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How CGIAR Partnerships secure the future of potatoes in East Africa
International Potato Center (CIP)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
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding11.12.24-
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
International Potato Center (CIP)15.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Article by the International Potato Center (CIP) and the International Institute of Tropical Agricul…
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Data management and analytics in African drylands: Leveraging the power of CGIAR Breeding Analytical Pipeline for data-driven decision making
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Breeding is a numbers game, which, being data-driven, needs accurate and precise numbers. The Drylan…
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Accelerated Breeding Initiative expands costing support with a Train-the-Trainer workshop
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding19.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Understanding costs for better Breeding Programs Since 2018, Accelerated Breeding Initiative (ABI), …
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Shared breeding pipelines improve dryland crops in sub-Saharan Africa
CGIAR14.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
An innovative regional shared breeding approach is improving the cultivation and commercial viabilit…
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Soft launch of CGIAR Breeding Analytics Pipeline enables complex quantitative genetic analyses for CGIAR crop breeders
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources18.04.24-
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Nutrition, health & food security
In late 2023, Breeding Resources Initiative tasked a fast-track team of biometricians with the devel…
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How crop breeding can benefit the environment
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding08.04.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Modern agricultural practices have enabled food production to meet — and even outpace — demands…
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In a water-challenged world, crop breeders must do more than go with the flow
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources18.03.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
With water sources dwindling and harsher climate conditions on the rise, farmers in the developing…
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IRRI and AfricaRice collaborate on developing and delivering improved and localized rice varieties to smallholder farmers in Africa
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)18.03.24-
Food security
As a continuation of accelerating and modernizing the breeding programs through the Accelerating Gen…
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How Kenya’s plant breeding stations are investing in women in science
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)04.03.24-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Also published in Farmers Review Africa, Smart Farmer Kenya, and included in Peoples' Daily, "Challe…
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