Since 1967, the ISTRTB (formerly ISTRC) Symposia have been held every three years as a premier forum for sharing the latest research on root and tuber crops. This webpage provides a comprehensive archive of all past symposia, featuring downloadable PDF files with publications, presentation materials, and other key findings.
20th Triennial Symposium
Organisations: ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute
Theme: Tropical Root & Tuber Crops for Nutrition, Agri-food systems, Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (ISTRTC 4 NARES)
Date: November 17, 2025 to November 21, 2025
19th Triennial Symposium
Organisations: African Agricultural technology Foundation (AATF)
Theme: Technological and business innovations for strengthening root and tuber crops for resilient food, nutrition and industrial systems towards sustainable economic development.
Date: November 21, 2022 to November 25, 2022
18th Triennial Symposium
Organisations: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Theme: When, Where and How will Tropical Root and Tuber Crops Lead the Next Agri-Food Revolution
Date: October 22, 2018 to October 25, 2018
17th Triennial Symposium
Organisations: The Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century (GCP21)
Theme: First World Congress on Root and Tuber Crops
Date: October 5, 2016 to October 10, 2016
16th Triennial Symposium
Organisations: Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK (NRI-UoG), International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan (IITA), National Root Crop Research Institute, Umudike (NRCRI)
Theme: The Roots (and Tubers) of Development and Climate Change
Date: September 24, 2012 to September 28, 2012