Videos
Shared services (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 10/11/2020
In this video, EiB's Gustavo Teixeira, Liz Jones and Eduardo Covarrubias describe plans for shared services to level up and streamline breeding activities across CGIAR and national agricultural research systems.
NARS (National Agricultural Research Systems) breakout session, Day 1. (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Join EiB's NARS point person Bish Das along with NARS representatives and other participants to learn more about breeding improvement approaches and programs in Africa and other locations.
Towards a suitable rice variety for Ghana's irrigated and rainfed lowlands (EiB Story of Excellence)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Ghana organization CSIR are undertaking significant changes in their breeding pipelines. There is now available a developed product pipeline/profile for investment to develop a suitable rice variety for the lowlands of Ghana.
Opening plenary (Asia) EiB Virtual Meeting 2020
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
First opening plenary of Sharing Excellence: EiB Virtual Meeting 2020. Watch Platform Director Michael Quinn for a program overview, reflection on our breeding program improvement mandate, and discussion.
Opening Plenary (Americas) EiB Virtual Meeting 2020
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Second opening plenary of Sharing Excellence: EiB Virtual Meeting 2020. Watch Deputy Platform Director Jan Debaene for a program overview, reflection on our breeding program improvement mandate, and discussion.
Breeding scheme optimization breakout session, Day 1 (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Breeding scheme optimization module lead Eduardo Covarrubias and team update on progress, and services offered. Followed by Q&A.
Product design and management breakout session, Day 1. (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Breakout Session of Sharing Excellence: EiB Virtual Meeting 2020. Join Peter Coaldrake, interim lead of the product design and management module for an overview of EiB initiatives to improve the targeting and development of more impactful crop varieties.
Genotyping / sequencing tools and services breakout session, Day 1 (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
Here's an overview of genotyping tools and services from EiB's Eng Hwa Ng and Ana Oliveira, plus Q&A with breeding partners and experts.
Bioinformatics and data management breakout session, Day 1 (EiB Virtual Meeting 2020)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
An update and discussion from EiB's bioinformatics/data module lead Young Wha Lee, and an overview of services offered.
New cooking bananas for smallholder farmers in Tanzania (EiB Story of Excellence/IITA)
Webinar recording | 9/11/2020
In this Story of Excellence, Rony Swennen talks about the challenges - breeding, organizational and technological overcome over the last five years to breed for this notoriously challenging crop.