CGIAR Excellence in Breeding has launched new low-cost, high throughput genotyping services, positioning CGIAR and national breeding programs to take a leap forward in delivering vital crop varieties. The Low Density SNP Genotyping Services (LDSG) provide breeders with streamlined and centralized services, along with training and mentoring. The services offer various applications with the potential to accelerate the production
A new website has been launched as a hub of genomic data and resources for the notorious wheat rust pathogens: https://www.wheat-rust-genomics.com This new website brings together all current genomic resources and tools available for the three wheat rust pathogens: Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (causing stem or black rust) P. striiformis f. sp. tritici (stripe or yellow rust) and P. triticina (leaf or brown rust). It also provides a forum to
To help equip farmers with necessary tools and information to weather the worsening climate crisis, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is working with partners to deliver local agro-climactic advisories through various media and channels to smallholders in Vietnam.
Ever wonder how to integrate gender into your research? In this blog, Alliance gender researchers covers the ABC’s of gender mainstreaming with new videos, recommendations and further reading suggestions. Gender mainstreaming is a strategy that takes into account the interest and concerns of men and women in all policies, program and project.
Scientists build on the evidence of their peers, passing it on, improving their methodologies and creating new solutions from old ones. And every so often a scientist changes the mould of thinking, establishing ideas that shape a generation. Robert Rhoades was one of those. He joined the International Potato Center (CIP) in 1979 at its… The post CIP’s remembered ancestors
To combat the spread of pests and diseases in cassava, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT have launched the first ever cassava stem multiplication center in Lao PDR, and the first tunnel-based rapid multiplication system in Asia. This is an important step in protecting the regional cassava industry, worth 225 million USD in Lao PDR alone, and multi-billion sector
In 1966, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) hosted a training event that was unlike any class the students had attended before. The students came from all over the world, the classroom moved between different environments in Mexico, and their teacher was Norman Borlaug. Over the course of 6 months, national agricultural partners, graduate students, and future research leaders from
A new series of briefs from the International Livestock Research Institute aims to improve understanding of the complex linkages between the health of people, animals and their shared environment. One Health approaches work across sectors and scales for better health outcomes for people, animals and the environment and recognizes the interconnections between all three. The series of seven key messages