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Kiboko Research Station in Kenya upgraded to accelerate East Africa maize and dryland crop breeding
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources27.01.25The Crops Research Facility of the Kiboko Research Station, an essential agricultural research stati…
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Guinea grass reference genome to open new territories in forage breeding
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources11.12.24-
Environmental health & biodiversity
By Rosa Jauregui, Tropical Forage Plant Breeder, Urochloa spp. and Megathyrsus maximus, the Alliance…
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Breeding and Research Services publishes 13 standard operating procedures for trialling and nursery
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources11.12.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Breeding Resources Initiative, through its Business Process Management unit, developed 13 Standard O…
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Infographic shows how CGIAR Genetic Innovation partnerships tackle global challenges
CGIAR31.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
The world faces unprecedented food security, social and environmental challenges. Smallholder farmer…
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Blueprints for new varieties: CGIAR prepares new lab service with release of key crop reference genomes
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources24.05.23-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Scientists at CGIAR are releasing several high quality reference genomes representing African crops …
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Hot, dry climates call for resilient, high-performing wheat varieties
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)09.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Public and private crop research organizations worldwide have worked behind the scenes for decades, …
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Harnessing crop breeding data: AfricaRice transitions to Enterprise Breeding System
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources20.04.23-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
If you visit AfricaRice breeding stations in Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Nigeria and Senegal, you mi…
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Genetic gains in Uganda maize breeding are strong – and heading for improvement
CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding17.04.23-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In the face of complex climate risks in Uganda, maize breeders are ensuring smallholder farmers…
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New lab services and systems set to launch in early 2023
CGIAR Initiative on Breeding Resources12.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
To produce better crop varieties faster, breeding programs need to adopt the best services and…
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New drought-tolerant crops for resilient dryland livelihoods
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)15.03.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
An international collaboration of world-leading scientists led by ICARDA Morocco has delivered six g…
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