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5 research areas to remember from the African Plant Breeders Association 2023 Conference

EiB news | Julie Puech | 15/11/2023

 In Africa, people mostly eat what they grow, and the potential for trade and processed foods largely depends on how much they can produce. But the population is growing rapidly – by 2050, it will double. And at the same time,...

How CGIAR harnesses genetic innovations for resilient African food systems: Highlights from APBA 2023

EiB news | Julie Puech | 3/11/2023

 How can Africa leverage genetic innovations to support resilient food systems in the wake of global shocks? That's the pressing question CGIAR's Genetic Innovation and partner organization scientists...

Generous contribution by GIZ-BMZ empowers smallholder farmers through crop breeding modernization grants

EiB news | Julie Puech | 5/10/2023

In a stride towards enhancing breeding modernization and supporting smallholder farmers, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany extended its substantial...

Breeding Resources Initiative launches Global User Support (GUS) for breeding information management systems within CGIAR

EiB news | Adam Hunt | 2/10/2023

Breeding Resources Initiative (BRI) has established a comprehensive global user support network known as “GUS”, to enhance the management of breeding information systems throughout CGIAR. GUS is...

Inside Genetic Innovation’s process management: mapping processes to enhance breeding research services

EiB news | Adam Hunt | 1/9/2023

 CGIAR collaborates daily across our global network of research Centers. Together, we're developing the crop varieties that our world urgently needs, ensuring affordable and nutritional diets, improved...

Fostering food security and climate resilience: accelerated breeding modernization to support hi-impact NARES in Nepal

EiB news | Adam Hunt | 14/8/2023

 Accelerating breeding modernization to enhance genetic gainsTo address hunger, poverty, and climate change, farmers need robust and climate-resilient varieties of major crops such as wheat, rice,...

Price adjustment for genotyping shared services from August 2023

EiB news | Adam Hunt | 2/8/2023

Due to the recent inflationary pressures affecting various industries, including ours, a price adjustment of our Breeding Resources Initiative's genotyping shared services is scheduled to come into effect by the 15th of August. At CGIAR’s Breeding Resources Initiative, we are committed to...

Boosting sweetpotato’s productive potential with hybrid breeding

Partner news | Adam Hunt | 9/5/2023

CIP has worked closely with agricultural research institutions across Africa and Asia on breeding and selection to ensure that more farmers get access to sweetpotato varieties with essential characteristics such as high yield, nutritional value, and climate...

1st East Africa Potato Network Breeders Meeting discuss improving potato breeding in the region

Partner news | Adam Hunt | 8/5/2023

The establishment of the East Africa Potato Breeding Network is expected to facilitate collaboration and communication among potato researchers, enhance the understanding of the genetic and environmental factors...

Genetic gains in Uganda maize breeding are strong – and heading for improvement

Impact | Adam Hunt | 3/5/2023

 In the face of complex climate risks in Uganda, maize breeders are ensuring smallholder farmers have access to high-yielding and stress-tolerant maize varieties. Breeding programs from Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO...