FOODCROPS.VN. 2016. Pamela K. Anderson. ROOTS & TUBERS: Serving People, The Planet, and Prosperity

1. ROOTS & TUBERS:
Serving People,
The Planet, and
Prosperity
Pamela K. Anderson
18 January 2016
p.k.anderson@cgiar.org

4. GOAL 2 – ZERO HUNGER

5. Malnutrition
2 billion people experience micronutrient malnutrition
1.9 billion people are overweight or obese
794 million people are estimated to be calorie deficient
161 million children <5 are stunted
1 in 12 adults worldwide has Type 2 diabetes
Soure: 2015 Global Nutrition Report (IFPRI)

6. By 2050, the world population is
expected to reach 9.7 billion
We will need to increase food
production by 70%
InternationalPotatoCenter

11. Growth rates of yields for major cereals in
developing countries are slowing
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1
2
3
4
5
6
1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003
Averageannualgrowthrate(%)
maize
rice
wheat
Source: World Bank, 2007. World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for development.

13. Yam 2.9%
Potato 2.7%
Cassava 1.9%
Sweetpotato 1.0%
Growth Rates of
Roots & Tubers (1993 – 2020)

14. The Chinese population is expected to continue
growing and stabilize at about 1.5 billion. China
has targeted 95% food self-sufficiency.
They estimated that over the next 2 decades food
production will need to increase by 100,000,000 T,
and that 50,000,000 T should come from potatoes
alone

15. 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Virus
Late blight
Clean seed
Bacterial wilt
World average
+ 6.0 tons
+ 5.1 tons
+ 2.8 tons
+ 0.6 tons
Yield(t/ha)
Potato yield gap analysis
Source:
a) Fuglie, 2007. Research Priority Assessment for the CIP 2005-2015 Strategic Plan:
Projecting Impacts on Poverty, Employment, Health and Environment.

18. Olluco
Kañihua
Quinua
Oca
Potato
Barley
Ullucos tuberosus
Chenopodium quínoa
Oxalis tuberosa
Ssp. Andigena
(Carbohidrate)
(Carbohidrates)
97 / 2.1 / 0.5
61 / 1.0 / 1.6
62 / 1.1 / 1.1
376 / 11.5 / 4.2
Nutritional properties
(quality and quantity of aminoacids
(Metabolismo de colorantes sanguíneos)
Energ.
K/Cal
Protein
g.
Hierro
Mg.
Energ.
K/Cal
Proteinas
g.
Hierro
Mg.
Energ.
K/Cal
Protein
g.
Hierro
Mg. Energ.
K/Cal
Protein
g.
Hierro
Mg.
Mutton
Dairy

19. Malanga, Yautía
Xanthosoma sagittifolium

20. Yam
Dioscorea spp.

21. Taro
Colocasia esculenta

22. Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato
1.7 million households
in Sub-Saharan Africa
as direct beneficiaries
of OFSP
Spillover may have
benefited 2 – 5 times
that many households

23. Vitamin A Cassava
Vitamin A Cassava developed through
conventional breeding by CIAT, IITA, and
Nigeria’s national program: 6 cultivars
released (2011-14)
• Starter packs of stems reach 500,000
farmers and 1,000,000 bundles of
stems were harvested by commercial
farmers for sale to others in 2015
• Promotion creates demand and price
premia

24. Micronutrient Content of Native
Potatoes: Iron, Zinc, Vitamin C,
Vitamin A

25. GOAL 1 – NO POVERTY

26. PAPA ANDINA INITITIVE
Seed
production
system for
native
potatoes
Commercial
information systems
(price info on native
potatoes)
IPM for
market quality
criteria
Post Harvest
management
to smooth
supply
Input provider Farmer Wholesaler Processor Retail

28. 2002 2006
PERU: Native Potato Chips Market
2008
MT
1000
2000
Creative
imitations
Large
companies
Certification
2004
PMCA:
Commercial
Innovation
2009

29. Pepsico-Frito Lay officially
launched “Lays Andinas”
THE SOCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY
CHALLENGE:
Embedding new products
into the company business
plan – not corporate social
responsibility efforts

30. Spaces dedicated to potatoes
- Supermarkets in 2014 -

31. Cassava is a versatile commodity; given it’s high
starch content, it can be transformed into many
important products for industrial use
Composite flour for
bread, biscuits,
snacks, pasta
Animal feeds
(poultry, fish,
livestock)
Glucose, sorbitol &
other products
High Quality
Cassava Flour
(HQCF)
Cassava chips Starch Ethanol
Cassava
Export (for use in
ethanol production)
Plywood
Food & beverage
(culinary cubes,
drink powders)
Industrial (pharma,
textile, adhesives,
paper)
Spirit distilling
Pharmaceutical /
industrial uses
(sterilization)
Sweeteners &
sugar replacements
Toothpaste,
cosmetics, &
medicine
Source: Dahlberg, 2015: Overview of cassava in Africa.

32. Cassava in Latin America

33. Cassava in Asia
Biofuel

34. Nearly all of Africa’s cassava is grown for
subsistence, with industrial potential largely
untapped
Source: FAOSTAT, SESRTCIC “Food Security and Poverty Alleviation Initiative in OIC Member States of sub-
Saharan Africa: A preamble to Cassava Integrated Project”, 2006, http://www.iita.org/cassava
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5
5
5
5
10
16
16
17
53
Malawi
Ghana
Angola
DRC
Nigeria
Uganda
Cameroon
Tanzania
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Top cassava producers in Africa, 2013 (million MT)
STUDY BY DALBERG, 2015:
Overview of cassava
production in Africa

35. Cassava in Africa

36. Improving value
addition
and nutrition
using orange-
fleshed
sweetpotato

37. Making it happen required
research on best
technologies & marketing
strategies

38. GOAL 8 – DECENT WORK

39. The Youth Bulge
YOUTH AFRICA ASIA LAC
< 15 Years 41% 26% 24%
15 – 24 Years 19% 17% 16%
Source: UN World Population Prospects, 2015 Revision.

40. GOAL 5 – GENDER EQUALITY

42. Women’s
Empowerment in
Agriculture Index
Access to productive resources
Control over use of income
Production decision-making
Time allocation
Community leadership
WEAI

43. GOAL 13 – CLIMATE ACTION

44. Climate induced % change
in production by 2050
Source: M. Rosegrant (IFPRI) 2009
NCAR A2a
Global Production 16%

45. Sloped land
(Laos)
Nigeria
Brazil
Dry environments
Humid environments
Orinoco river, Venezuela
Amazon, Brazil
Acid soils, Colombia
Fertile soils, Vietnam

46. GOAL 17 – PARTNERSHIPS
FOR THE GOALS