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Breeders find strength in diversity at EiB contributor meeting
EiB news | Sam Storr | 3/12/2018
Around 115 members of the CGIAR breeding community, plus others representing national programs, universities, funders and the private sector, met for a three-day discussion of how to co-develop the next generation of advanced breeding programs that...
Genotyping workshop for transformative rice breeding in Bangladesh
EiB news | Sam Storr | 10/10/2018
During 17-21 September, 22 members of the transformative rice breeding project at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) received training in high-throughput genotypic selection and analysis as part of the collaboration between EiB and...
IRRI gathers researchers to advance breeding programs around the world
EiB news | Sam Storr | 28/9/2018
Last August, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) hosted more than 40 participants from public sector breeding programs across ten countries for the Joint Breeders’ Training and Workshop, in collaboration with EiB and the...
CGIAR leaders meet on future of breeding program improvement
EiB news | Sam Storr | 13/9/2018
A meeting of scientific leaders in the CGIAR agreed that a cultural change is the way forward to drive breeding technology adoption, higher rates of genetic gain and more effective replacement of outdated crop varieties in the developing world.Greater...
New business model puts high-tech genotyping to work for smallholder farmers
EiB news | Sam Storr | 20/8/2018
By Milcah Kigoni and Sam StorrThe ability to accurately and cheaply read the plant genome has made it possible to greatly speed up the creation of improved crops. Today, breeding teams developing varieties for smallholder...
EiB news | Solomon Sirak | 22/2/2018
"By working together, we can have much greater impact and help train breeders in the latest and most efficient techniques,” Liz Jones, GOBII Director.This article first appeared...