Polar, V.    

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Surname:Polar 
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Institute:CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB), led by CIP, Av. La Molina 1895, La Molina, Lima, Peru 
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Publications as Author



2024

Qualitative report on: qualitative baseline investigation on the current practices and institutional arrangements in breeding by CGIAR - NARES- and private sector to define breeding objectives, Edosa, G. H.*, Nchanji, E., Webber, H., Pede, V., Polar, V. and Teeken, B., 2024.
 
Systematic review of BPAT and CRP evaluations on market segmentation and target product profile development in CGIAR breeding programs, Friedmann, M ., Pede, V., Polar, V., Rice, B. and Webber, H., Working paper, 2024.
 

2023

Data-driven approaches can harness crop diversity to address heterogeneous needs for breeding products, van Etten, J., de Sousa, K., Cairns, J., Dell’Acqua, M., Fadda, C., Guerena, D., van Heerwaarden, J., Assefa, T., Manners, R., Muller, A., Enrico Pe, M., Polar, V., Ramirez-Villegas, J., Solberg, S. O., Teeken, B. and Tufan, H. A., in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), volume 120, number 14: e2205771120, pages 1-10, ISSN 0027-8424, 2023. [DOI]
 
Contextualizing women's and men's trait preferences and choice options in the uptake of breeding products: a framework, Cavicchioli, M., Cole, S. M., Teeken, B., Ashby, J. A., Polar, V., Kramer, B., Yami, M.* and Abdoulaye, T., Brief, 2023.
 

2022

Building demand-led and gender-responsive breeding programs, Polar, V., Teeken, B., Mwende, J.*, Marimo, P., Tufan, H. A., Ashby, J. A., Cole, S. M., Mayanja, S., Okello, J. J., Kulakow, P. and Thiele, G., pages 483-461, chapter 16, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 

2021

Examining choice to advance gender equality in breeding research, Polar, V., Mohan, R. R., McDougall, C., Teeken, B., Mulema, A. A., Marimo, P. and Yila, J., pages 77-111, chapter 2, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), ISBN 978-0-89629-391-5, 2021. [DOI]
 

2020

A review of varietal change in roots, tubers and bananas: consumer preferences and other drivers of adoption and implications for breeding, Dufour, D., Vernier, P., Mwanga, R. O., Parker, M., Schulte-Geldermann, E., Teeken, B., Assfaw Wossen, T., Gotor, E., Kikulwe, E., Tufan, H. A., Sinelle, S., Kouakou, A. M., Friedmann, M., Polar, V. and Hershey, C., in: International Journal of Food Science and Technology, pages 1-17, ISSN 0950-5423, 2020. [DOI]
 

Publications as Editor

2024

Feminist research in agriculture: moving beyond gender-transformative approaches, Cole, S. M., Rajaratnam, S., Liani, M., Joshi, D., Basnet, S., Bisht, M., Shijagurumayum, M. S., Jain, M.*, Kumar, P.*, Fischer, K., Puozaa, D. K.*, Reyes, A. and Velasco, H., pages 193-226, chapter 10, Springer, ISBN 978-3-031-60985-5, 2024. [DOI]
 

2022

Building demand-led and gender-responsive breeding programs, Polar, V., Teeken, B., Mwende, J.*, Marimo, P., Tufan, H. A., Ashby, J. A., Cole, S. M., Mayanja, S., Okello, J. J., Kulakow, P. and Thiele, G., pages 483-461, chapter 16, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 
Turning waste to wealth: harnessing the potential of cassava peels for nutritious animal feed, Okike, I., Wigboldus, S., Samireddypalle, A., Naziri, D., Adesehinwa, A. O. K., Adejoh, V. A.*, Amole, T., Bordoloi, S.* and Kulakow, P., pages 173-206, chapter 6, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 
Root, tuber and banana food system innovations, pages 1-583, chapter 1, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 
Transforming yam seed systems in west Africa, Maroya, N., Balogun, M., Aighewi, B., Mignouna, D., Kumar, P. L. and Asiedu, R., pages 421-451, chapter 14, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 
Scaling readiness: learnings from applying a novel approach to support scaling of food system innovations, Schut, M., Leeuwis, C., Sartas, M., Andrade, L. A. T., van Etten, J., Muller, A., Tran, T., Chapuis, A. and Thiele, G., pages 71-102, chapter 3, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 
Cost-effective cassava processing: case study of small-scale flash-dryer reengineering, Tran, T., Abass, A., Andrade, L. A. T., Chapuis, A., Precoppe, M., Adinsi, L.*, Bouniol, A., Ojide, M.*, Adegbite, S. A.*, Lukombo, S., Sartas, M., Teeken, B., Fotso Kuate, A., Ndjouenkeu, R.*, Moreno, M. T., Belalcázar, J., Lopez-Lavalle, L. A. and Dufour, D., pages 105-143, chapter 4, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 
Toolbox for working with root, tuber, and banana seed systems, Andrade-Piedra, J., Garrett, K. A., Delaquis, E., Almekinders, C. J., McEwan, M. A., Kilwinger, F. B., Mayanja, S., Mulugo, L.*, Navarrete, I., Omondi, A., Rajendran, S. and Kumar, P. L., pages 319-352, chapter 11, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 
Commercially sustainable cassava seed systems in Africa, Legg, J., Diebiru-Ojo, E. M., Eagle, D., Friedmann, M., Kanju, E., Kapinga, R., Kumar, P. L., Lateef, S., Magige, S.*, Mtunda, K.*, Yabeja, J. W. and Nitturkar, H., pages 453-482, chapter 15, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]
 
Innovative digital technologies to monitor and control pest and disease threats in Root, Tuber, and Banana (RT&B) cropping systems: progress and prospects, Kreuze, J., Adewopo, J., Selvaraj, M., Mwanzia, L., Kumar, P. L., Cuellar, W., Legg, J., Hughes, D. P. and Blomme, G., pages 261-288, chapter 9, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-92021-0, 2022. [DOI]