Updates from Accelerated Breeding: May 2023 After a year of transition and foundation setting – and important progress – 2023 has already seen some key steps and milestones in the Accelerated Breeding Initiative’s push toward greater impact from breeding. We aim to share these updates with you more regularly – so this edition may be a longer read than future
Scientists at CGIAR are releasing several high quality reference genomes representing African crops targeted by the agricultural research network. Eight banana, one cowpea and two common bean reference genomes were sequenced and released earlier in 2023. And now a new release contains both high quality reference genomes (three yam, two cassava) and high quality data (one potato, one sweet potato,
Hybrid – Virtually via Zoom, and in-person at select CGIAR Centers- Register Now! In 2022, the United Nations designated 12th May as the International Day of Plant Health to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the environment, and boost economic development. Healthy crops, healthy planet! But climate change
CGIAR INITIATIVES Plant Health Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas
CGIAR INITIATIVES Mixed Farming Systems Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas
CGIAR INITIATIVES Diversification in East and Southern Africa Primary Impact Area Climate adaptation & mitigation Related Impact Areas
CGIAR INITIATIVES Genebanks Primary Impact Area Environmental health & biodiversity Related Impact Areas
CGIAR INITIATIVES Market Intelligence Accelerated Breeding Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas