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Introduction of accessions from the regeneration intitative into the international bean and cassava collections held by CIAT

This project oversaw the regeneration of 878 accessions of cowpea and other varieties of bean as part of CIAT's continued efforts to introduce accessions received from national institutes into…

Introduction of accessions from the regeneration intitative into the international wheat and maize collections held by CIMMYT

This project oversaw the transfer of 6,848 accessions of wheat and 3,159 accessions of maize as part of the CIMMYT's continued efforts to introduce accessions received from national institutes into…

Improving genebank documentation at CePaCT

This project aimed to improve the IT environment for documentation at CePaCT by upgrading and adding to the genebank IT infrastructure. Current staff were provided user instruction about the system…

Improving genebank documentation systems with SPGRC

This project enabled the SPGRC to install a web-based information platform, linking all its members. Training for users in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, and Seychelles was included as…

Regional Consultation on Improving linkages between conservation and use of Cowpea, Pearl Millet, Sorghum and Yam in West Africa

This project supported the organization and hosting of a regional consultation on improving linkages between conservation and use of cowpea, pearl millet, sorghum, and yam in Benin, Ghana, Mali,…

In-vitro screening for sweet potato salinity tolerance: Development of methodology and evaluation of 100 accessions

The project with CIP in collaboration with INTA, Argentina evaluated 106 accessions of sweet potato for tolerance to salinity. The project identified 20 accessions as potential sources of genes for…

Increasing farmers' access to good yam Cossette varieties resistant to storage insects in Northwest of Benin

In response to farmers’ demands of cossette varieties resistant to drought and with good storage qualities, the Laboratoire d’Agrobiodiversité et Amélioration des Plantes Tropicales (LAPPT) of the…

Increasing farmers' and breeders' access to conserved diversity of pearl millet and sorghum in Ghana

This project involved the collection of diversity in geographical gaps. These accessions were characterised morphologically and genotyped when possible. Field days were organised to allow farmers to…

Increasing farmers' and breeders' access to conserved diversity of yam, pearl millet, sorghum, and cowpea in Nigeria

This project involved the collection of diversity in geographical gaps. These accessions were characterised morphologically and genotyped when possible. Field days were organised to allow farmers to…

Increasing farmers' and breeders' access to diversity of cowpea, sorghum, pearl millet, and yam in Mali

This project involved the collection of diversity in geographical gaps. These accessions were characterised morphologically and genotyped when possible. Field days were organised to allow farmers to…

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