Crops to End Hunger Case Studies in Africa and Beyond: Supporting CGIAR Partners through Genotyping Services

Date:

August 14, 2023 to May 31, 2024

This seminar series presents an in-depth overview of Crops to End Hunger breeding modernization projects and its significant role in supporting all CGIAR partners through genotyping services from 2021 to 2023. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the projects that our partners are currently working on, how the allocated funds were utilized, and future plans and possibilities.

Join us in this informative and enriching series to gain insights into the impactful projects undertaken by our CGIAR partners, understand the efficient utilization of resources, discuss lessons learned, and explore the path ahead for further advancements. Together, we can create a brighter future and make a significant difference in global agriculture and food security.

To join: Check your inbox for an invitation, or join the Zoom link in the table below

Presenter/s: Various CGIAR partners, genotyping experts, leaders

Target audiences: CGIAR/NARES crop breeding staff and experts and other interested parties

Date/time/duration: Weekly or biweekly at 5pm (Nairobi Time). Approx 45 minutes per session

Objectives:

The webinar will help participants understand or be able to do the following:

Provide an overview of CtEH projects and how they support or impact particular crops
Understand how technologies such as genotyping are being employed in crop breeding, and supporting breeding decisions, particularly in Africa
Increase engagement within CGIAR partnerships and improve understanding on how CGIAR genotyping services can contribute
Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing, within a platform that explores innovative strategies and best practices in achieving our common goal of ending hunger

More info: a.oliveira@cgiar.org

Schedule: (Details may change. Please check back for adjustments.)

2024 WEBINAR SERIES:

#	Timing	Date	Title	Presenters & Speakers	Crop(s)	Institute	Country
9	1^st Week of February 2024	1^st	Seminar 9	Intro: Moez Amri	Various	UMP6	Morocco
	Presentation	Recording	Impact of low and mid-density markers genotyping on CIMMYT’s tropical maize breeding	Manje Gowda, Sudha Nair, XueCai Zhang	Maize	CIMMYT	Kenya, India, Mexico
10	3^rd Week of February 2024	15^th	Seminar 10	Godfrey Asea	Various	NARO/NACRII	Uganda
	Presentation	Recording	Development and validation of KASP markers associated with cooking time and canning quality traits in Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)	Eunice Kesiime	Common bean	NACRII	Uganda
11	5^h Week of February 2024	29^th	Seminar 11	Jurandir Magalhaes	Sorghum	EMBRAPA	Brazil
			Introgression of QTLs for Drought Tolerance into Farmers’ Preferred Sorghum Varieties	Andekelile Mwamahonje	Sorghum	TARI	Tanzania
12	3^rd Week of March 2024	14^th	Seminar 12	Kelly Eversole	Wheat	Eversole Ass.	USA
			Integration of the CGIAR consolidated genotyping services into the CIMMYT Global Wheat Program	Susanne Dreisigacker	Wheat	CIMMYT	Mexico
13	1^st Week of April 2024	4^th	Seminar 13	Pearl Abu	Maize	WACCI	Ghana
			Genetic diversity and identification of QTLs for low Nitrogen tolerance in doubled haploid maize lines through mid-density genotyping	Georgina Ehemba	Maize	ISRA	Senegal
14	3^rd Week of April 2024	18^th	Seminar 14	David De Koeyer	Potato	AAFC	Canada
			Sweet Potato Low and mid-density panels: Practical Implications on Breeding in Africa	Reuben Ssali & Goodwill Makunde	Sweet potato	CIP	Uganda/MZ
15	1^st Week of May 2024	2^nd	Seminar 15	Rodomiro Ortiz	Various	SLU	Sweden
			Implementation of EiB mid-density genotyping for unlocking the genetic diversity of an Argentinean public temperate maize collection	Maria L. Federico	Maize	INTA	Argentina

2023 WEBINAR SERIES:

#		Timing	Date		Title	Presenters & Speakers	Crop(s)	Institute	Country
0	2^nd week of August			10^th	Overall Introduction	Eng Hwa		CIMMYT
1	2^nd week of August			10^th	Seminar 1	Intro: Hugo Campos	Potato/ Sweetpotato	CIP	Peru
	Presentation				Using KASP markers for QC in potato and sweet potato, lessons learned and perspectives	Kante Moctar Guilherme da Silva	Potato/ Sweetpotato	CIP/ UMG	Peru/ Brazil
2	4^th week of August			24^th	Seminar 2	Intro: Robert Asiedu	Yam	IITA	Nigeria
	Presentation				Harnessing the potential of highly informative KASP and middle density SNP markers panel for yam breeding	Agre Paterne	Yam	IITA	Nigeria
3	1^st week of September			7^th	Seminar 3	Intro: Joaquim Mutaliano	Sorghum	IIAM	Mozambique
	Presentation				Understanding drought tolerance and validating Stay-green KASP markers in sorghum	Damaris Odeny	Sorghum	ICRISAT	Kenya
4	3^rd week of September			21^st	Seminar 4	Intro: Melaku Gedil	Maize	IITA	Nigeria
	Presentation				Genetic and morphological characterization of maize landraces for heat tolerance	Charles Nelimor	Maize	CSRI	Ghana
5	1^st Week of October			5^th	Seminar 5	Intro: Lennin Musundire	Various	CIMMYT	Kenya
	Presentation				Accelerating Genetic Gains through Genomics-Led Breeding in Potato	Salej Sood	Potato	ICAR	India
6	3^rd week of October			19^th	Seminar 6	Intro: Timothy Close	Cowpea	UC Riverside	USA
	Presentation				Usage of cowpea low and mid-density panels	Patrick Ongom	Cowpea	IITA	Nigeria
7	2^st Week of November			9^th	Seminar 7	Intro: Claudia Teixeira	Maize	EMBRAPA	Brazil
	Presentation				Advances in breeding climate-resilient maize varieties for West Africa and Central Africa a review of current tools available to plant breeders	Gloria Adu	Maize	CSRI	Ghana
8	2^nd week of December			12^th	Seminar 9	Intro: Allan Brown	Musa	IITA	Tanzania
	Presentation				KASP markers for efficiency in banana improvement	Brigitte Uwimana	Banana/plantain	IITA	Uganda

Schedule 2023-2024_Crops to End Hunger Case Studies in Africa and Beyond.pdf

Module 3 events

Short description:

This seminar series presents an in-depth overview of Crops to End Hunger breeding modernization projects and its significant role in supporting all CGIAR partners through genotyping services from 2021 to 2023.