The funding for this project supported an important meeting in El Batan, Mexico during which stakeholders discussed the steps needed to continue "Taking Genesys Forward."
To respond to the need for better knowledge on seed processing and conservation techniques, as well as on data gathering, management and publication, training sessions have been provided to the staff…
Breeding activities aimed at addressing biotic and abiotic constraints have reached advanced stages: 180 advanced breeding lines have been tested to select superior adapted lines; the…
Recognizing stakeholders' need for a better knowledge of the existing diversity at farmers’ level, as well as of farmers’ preferences for yam, LAAPT has provided on-the-job training and technical…
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…
This project collected and analyzed nearly 300 wild Helianthus samples. It also evaluated 55 previously developed pre-bred lines. Of these 55, many accessions showed significant variation from each…
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…
This project included a survey of the yam producing areas and the gathering of information regarding existing yam diversity and farmers' preferences; advisory support on the survey methodology was…
The Institut Togolais de Recherche Agronomique (ITRA), in collaboration with the Laboratoire d’Agrobiodiversité et Amélioration des Plantes Tropicales (LAPPT), surveyed the yam producing areas and…
This rice pre-breeding project generated four information products, organizing five categories of data, in addition to the rice germplasm itself. Nearly 300 accessions of rice were genotyped and…