Accelerated Breeding
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Accelerated Breeding aims to develop better-performing, farmer-preferred crop varieties and to decrease the average age of varieties in farmers’ fields, providing real-time adaptation to climate change, evolving markets and production systems.
Featured News & Events
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How CGIAR Partnerships secure the future of potatoes in East Africa
16.12.24The post How CGIAR Partnerships secure the future of potatoes in East Africa appeared first…
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Why early-stage on-farm sparse testing could be a game changer for crop breeding in Africa
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
By Mainassara Zaman-Allah, Christian Werner, Jill Cairns - CIMMYT Over 80% of the world’s 570…
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RTB Breeding Network Formalizes Collaboration to Accelerate Genetic Gains for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nutrition, health & food security
Article by the International Potato Center (CIP) and the International Institute of Tropical Agricul…
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Research Activities
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Aligning breeding teams and breeding objectives with farmers’ needs (ReFOCUS)
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ReORGANIZE breeding teams to drive efficiency gains -
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Trait discovery and deployment (DISCOVER) -
ACCELERATE population improvement and variety identification
Where We Work
The Initiative will work in dozens of low- and middle-income countries around the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Partners
Partnerships are essential to the success of CGIAR Initiatives. The CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding has a vast array of delivery partners, including CGIAR breeding programs, National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES) across Africa and Asia, and private-sector companies.
