NextGen Cassava
WHAT WE DO
The NextGen Cassava Breeding project (NextGen Cassava) seeks to modernize partner cassava breeding institutions in Africa and use cutting-edge tools for efficient delivery of improved varieties of cassava. The ultimate beneficiaries of this project are the cassava farmers of sub-Saharan Africa, who will receive improved varieties that increase fresh root yields, are more resilient to devastating virus diseases, and exhibit other traits preferred by smallholder farmers.NextGen is currently in its second 5-year phase and is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UKaid from the UK government. [ READ MORE ] about NextGen Cassava’s mission, structure, and impact.
WHO WE ARE
WHERE WE WORK
NextGen Cassava’s international, cross-disciplinary team is comprised of thirteen institutional partners across eight countries on four continents, each contributing their expertise to make the project’s goals a reality. Learn more about our partner institutions, donor organizations, and related projects.
WHAT’S NEW
Cassava in the News
NextGen Blog
Another NextGen Cassava PhD earned! Paula Iragaba, @CornellCALS student working with the @GoreLab_Cornell, plans to return to Uganda to continue her research determining smallholder cassava farmer trait preferences, and turning these into quantifiable breeding targets.
We are so proud of and excited for our very own Hale Ann Tufan, winner of the 2019 Borlaug Field Award! https://t.co/mwzpVCCu3l Hale's pioneering work ensures that our breeding efforts respond to the needs of all genders and ages, and that our impact is fair and equitable.
A novel technique being tested by @CIAT_ researchers, called aeroponics, is helping #cassava breeders identify the genes that trigger early bulking of roots: https://t.co/xmlSFF5laK @CGIAR
We recently stopped by Braunschweig, Germany to welcome our new partner, @Leibniz_DSMZ_en and Dr. Stephan Winter, #cassava virus expert, to our project! His team is helping us immensely in our objective to breed varieties resistant to the devastating cassava brown streak virus.
Julius Kühn-Institut on Twitter
“Eine Reporterin von @Dlf_Forschung informiert sich bei Dr. Stephan Winter von der @Leibniz_DSMZ_en in unserem Gewächshaus in #Braunschweig üb...
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