Breeding operations teams are vital for ensuring programs deliver the varieties needed by smallholder farmers. There are many good practices being adopted; it's time to share and collaborate. Watch BOND's launch -- the Breeding Operations Network for Development (BOND), and learn:
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BOND vision as a “CoP with teeth,” supporting and connecting breeding operations specialists
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Plans for webinars, capacity development, resources and connections with colleagues
Following the launch will be the webinar, “Breeding operations at IITA & Seed production/processing at Bayer” from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Bayer Crop Science teams, with overviews of their management principles, practices and opportunities. Followed by Q&A.
Presenters: Gustavo Teixeira (EiB) / Alick Mulenga (IITA) / Gawie Groenewald (Bayer Crop Science)
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Special thanks: to EiB project funders including Crops to End Hunger, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ Germany), the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), and our presenters and partners.