Democratic Republic of Congo
Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world’s favourite fruit
Using artificial intelligence, scientists created an easy-to-use tool to detect banana pests and diseases. With an average 90% success rate in...
Mining banana biodiversity to reduce vitamin A deficiencies in East Africa
In this month’s DG Dialogues, M. Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International, explains how swapping one variety of the most consumed food...
Tapping into Congo Basin’s forest foods for increased nutrition security
Forest products make a major contribution to household food and nutrition security in the Congo Basin, says new open-access paper published as part of...
Preventing micronutrient deficiencies through vitamin A-rich bananas
Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of acquired blindness in children and increased mortality from diarrhoeal diseases. Find out how Vitamin...
The Democratic Republic of Congo home to one of the highest diversity of plantains in Africa
A series of collecting missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo reveals the extent of the country’s plantain diversity. Plantains are cooking...