Utilization of systems approach using multistakeholder platforms as modality of intervention has been increasingly experimented in agricultural research in tropical zones. Recent research findings indicated strong evidence of the positive contribution of research for development (R4D) and innovation platforms (IP) in increasing the impact of research for development interventions. However, specific factors of the platforms leading to higher impact yet to discovered. This study assesses the success ...

Cassava brown streak (CBSD) and mosaic (CMD) diseases are the major cassava production constraints in the East African region. Efforts to control these diseases were initiated in northeastern Tanganyika in the 1930’s using conventional breeding methods. Despite these efforts, CBSD is spreading, threatening central and western Africa. Identification of molecular markers associated with observed plant resistance and tolerance would facilitate marker assisted breeding leading to efficient breeding, ...