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- Funding Source
- Bill and Melinda Gates Fndn.
- Start date
- 2019
- End date
- 2022
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Displaying projects 1 - 5 of 5
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to validate activity and initiate early product development of beneficial microbes for deployment to smallholder and pre-commercial farmers in sub-Saharan African nations to control sweet potato weevils, a major pest of sweet potatoes -
to build a more effective plant breeding system that develops superior cultivars for critical African crops (cassava, yam, banana, cowpea, maize and soybean) through a partnership with a leading private-sector seed company. - Funding Source
- Bill and Melinda Gates Fndn.
- Start date
- 2020
- End date
- 2022
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to develop an effective banana breeding system capable of delivering rapid genetic gains in yield, pest and disease resistance, and eating quality for East and Central African farmers - Funding Source
- Bill and Melinda Gates Fndn.
- Start date
- 2019
- End date
- 2022
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to develop an effective sweet potato breeding system and a functional early seed generation system, in select African countries, capable of delivering rapid genetic gains for farmers with added benefits for both rural and urban households - Funding Source
- Bill and Melinda Gates Fndn.
- Start date
- 2019
- End date
- 2022
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to modernize and accelerate breeding of African yams for increasing stable yield, pest and disease resistance, and preferred food quality. - Funding Source
- Bill and Melinda Gates Fndn.
- Start date
- 2020
- End date
- 2022