CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow
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Working toward rapid crop improvement, seed system development & genetic resource stewardship - for climate, enviro, livelihood, nutrition & gender solutions
Joined August 2018
🌾 Shared breeding tools = faster progress for #rice in #Africa. In his op-ed, @AfricaRice DG Baboucarr Manneh shows how collaboration with @CGIAR #BreedingResources is already delivering farmer-preferred rice varieties in record time! Learn more ⤵️ .
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By Dr. Baboucarr Manneh, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Director GeneralIn the face of urgent challenges threatening global food security — from climate change to new diseases and other adaptation...
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🇳🇬 @nrcri_umudike is #Africa’s only institute fully dedicated to root & tuber crop (RTC) breeding 🍠. With support from @CGIAR #AcceleratedBreeding NRCRI is setting new standards for RTC breeding in Nigeria & beyond. Executive Director @cegesi explains in⤵️
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By Chiedozie Egesi, Executive Director/CEO, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Nigeria’s National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) is the only research institute in Africa fully...
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#Cassava is a multi-billion $ crop in #SEAsia but diseases threaten livelihoods. Using DNA fingerprinting + surveys, #MarketIntelligence & @BiovIntCIAT_eng reveal how seed systems work in #Laos #Cambodia & #Vietnam, shaping breeding & seed interventions ⤵️.
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by Jonathan Newby, Erik Delaquis, Luz Andrea Gomez, Adriana Bohorquez Cassava production in Mainland Southeast Asia is a multi-billion-dollar sector supporting the livelihoods of millions of smallh...
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How do we connect people, processes & priorities across @CGIAR crop breeding? 🌱. 👉 Through Enable – the new coordination engine strengthening partnerships, building capacity & tracking impact. Learn more ⤵️
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By Biswanath Das, Enable Area of Work Lead, CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow ENABLE is the coordination and support engine of CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow (B4T) — a cross-functional Area of Work that...
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🌱 New service! @CGIAR & @HarvestPlus now offer XRF nutritional analysis for breeders!. ✅ Zinc, iron & provitamin A.✅ Fast, cost-effective, high-quality.✅ Integrated w/ #BreedingResources service offer, Bioflow & EBS. 🔗 Learn more:
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Reducing global undernutrition remains one of CGIAR’s most pressing opportunities for impact. For two decades, HarvestPlus has led investments in breeding crops enriched with zinc, iron, and provit...
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🇺🇬 Uganda’s population grows ~3% yearly, but ag productivity lags. Strengthening crop breeding is key 🌱 With #AcceleratedBreeding TRANSFORM, @narouganda aligned with national priorities & piloted a grant-based model for faster innovation! Read more ⤵️
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By Godfrey Asea, Senior Principal Research Scientist, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) In Uganda, the need for accelerated agricultural innovation is important and high to achieve...
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🚀 @CGIAR is shifting crop breeding to focus on breakthrough products 🌱 = varieties with measurable gains & wide farmer adoption. No more incremental change: streamlined pipelines, clear Target Product Profiles & rigorous validation drive real impact ⤵️.
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By Peter Coaldrake, CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow’s Interim Director and Christian Werner, Quantitative Geneticist for Accelerated Breeding For over five decades, CGIAR has made major contributions to...
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🌾India, the world’s top #rice producer, still struggles with low yields due to older varieties. At Seed Accelerator Meet 2025 in #Hyderabad, @irri & #InclusiveDelivery rallied partners to speed adoption of resilient rice through stronger seed systems ⤵️.
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HYDERABAD, India (01 May 2025) - To accelerate the adoption of newly released, high-performing rice varieties in India, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) convened a national-level...
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#MarketIntelligence & @CGIAR partners mapped 690 Seed Product Market Segments, then used climate + elevation data to define maize “mega-environments” & thus refine market segmentation 🌽 . Now we’re inviting partners to expand this work together ⤵️.
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By Bert Lenaerts & Neale Paguirigan In 2025, approximately 690 Seed Product Market Segments (SPMS) have been identified through collaboration between CGIAR centers and national partners. According to...
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CGIAR is setting clear #AcceleratedBreeding Goals for 2025 — practical, measurable targets to ensure we deliver better varieties faster, at scale. The future of crop breeding depends on sharper priorities & smarter investments! More in our latest op-ed ⤵️.
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Message from Breeding for Tomorrow (B4T) Interim Director Peter Coaldrake to CGIAR Breeders, National Partners, and Funders. CGIAR has a track record of 50 years of success in the field of crop...
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Derek Barchenger, Head of #Pepper Breeding at @WorldVegCenter wins the 2025 Norman E. Borlaug Award from @WorldFoodPrize!. 🌶 Derek’s leadership has boosted nutrition, productivity & climate resilience for 300,000+ farmers. 🔗 🔗
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Soy demand is surging in #EastAfrica 🫘 Yet 🇰🇪🇺🇬🇹🇿🇪🇹 still rely on imports, missing huge economic & nutrition gains. @IITA_CGIAR, @gatesfoundation & #AcceleratedBreeding TRANSFORM are building a regional breeding network, the future of soybean breeding! ⤵️.
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By Dr Godfree Chigeza, Soybean Breeder, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dean Muungani, Product Manager – Grain Crops, IITA, and Lennin Musundire, CGIAR Accelerated Breeding...
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🚀 @CGIARbreeding - Breeding for Tomorrow - & @CGIAR_Data - Digital Transformation Accelerator - are joining forces to deliver smarter crop innovation! . 🤝From AI-ready data platforms to @Google.-powered phenotyping, big things are coming! ⤵️.
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By Ram Dhulipala, Interim Director of CGIAR’s Digital Transformation Accelerator, and Peter Coaldrake, Interim Director of Breeding for Tomorrow CGIAR’s 2025–2030 Research Portfolio is designed to...
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#MarketIntelligence is steering @CGIAR crop breeding toward what farmers, processors & consumers want — not just yield. From 🍠 sweet potato in #Nigeria to 🥜 groundnut in #Tanzania & barley in #Ethiopia 🌾 468 TPPs shapes crops for real-world needs ⤵️.
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Market Intelligence refocused crop breeding in Africa by aligning products with farmer, processor, and consumer needs through transdisciplinary collaboration. The CGIAR Research Initiative on Market...
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🚨 The need to build capacity in crop breeding has never been greater #BreedingResources is helping with world-class tools, training & mentorship 🌱👩🔬. 👥 Read BR CapDev Lead on what's available to @CGIAR & partner breeders via BR capacity development 👇.
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As global food-security challenges intensify, the urgency to strengthen capacity in breeding programs has never been greater. CGIAR Breeding Resources (BR), an area of work (AoW) of CGIAR Breeding...
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Join @AfricaRice & #BreedingResources on Aug 6 to explore shared breeding services accelerating innovation across West & Central Africa 🌱🌍. 👥 With Baboucarr Manneh & Sandra Milach.🕘 9:00–10:00 GMT.📋 Details: 📝 Register:
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The Enterprise Breeding Systems Q2 2025 release is here!. @CGIAR breeding data tool now features:.⚡Smart molecular data views.🔎QTL profiling workflows.📈Time-series data tools.🌱Plot-level genotyping controls.📍Geospatial planting site tagging.🔁On-demand randomization updates
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Access to improved #rice & #bean seed is a challenge in Uganda - especially for women 🌱❌. #InclusiveDelivery trained farmers on quality seeds, scaling to 5 countries & reaching 1M+ people via youth & women quality centers (YWQC) radio, & partnerships ⤵️.
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In Butaleja district in eastern Uganda, women and youth face challenges in accessing quality seed. Seed Equal developed the youth and women quality centers (YWQC) model, which integrates behavior...
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RT @IAES_CGIAR: 🧪🌾🔬 The @CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB) underwent a rigorous #evaluation from Aug 2021 to April 2022, shaping….
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