
Jonathan Newby
@jononewby
Cassava Program Leader - CIAT. Agricultural Economist working on smallholder livelihood projects. CGIAR Coordinator for Lao PDR
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03-07-2009 11:18:44
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Sustainability starts at home. #NAFRI-Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT working to ensure research stations & multiplications hubs are being managed sustainably. Cropping systems & management for a #sustainable #cassava #seedsystem. ACIAR Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Australian Embassy in Laos @ScalingAgronomy CGIAR



Great to see the #NAFRI - Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT labs and field sites in Vientiane 🇱🇦 full of young agricultural scientists from the region. Australian Embassy in Laos Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 ACIAR The Crawford Fund

After 2 years in the Tanzania fields with IITA TARI Tanzania official page @DSMZ_de,Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT progenies from COL40 crosses are thriving with exceptional #resistance to #CBSD and #CMD! 🌟 A groundbreaking achievement in #cassava #breeding for #sustainable #agriculture RootsTubersBananas Breeding


This brown streak virus disease #CBSD is really destructive . We win against it with our resistant lines with healthy tubers shinining bright under African skies. Leibniz-Institut DSMZ


Si quieren conocer los últimos descubrimientos sobre enfermedades de #yuca en esta región, no se pierdan las presentaciones de Ana Maria Leiva Ana Maria Leiva y Jenyfer Jimenez Jenyfer Jiménez Polo, esta mañana en el Simposio de Asociación Colombiana de Fitopatología #cassava #frogskin #escobadebruja PalmiraUNAL


VSD #cacao and #CWBD could be sibling diseases, first time observing C. theobromae growing from cacao and cassava petioles at the same time, would it be possible to have plasmogamy with each other?#CassDisseaseAsia cooperation UP Los Baños Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT


Disease Alert: The emergence of #cassava witches' broom #disease (#CWBD) in the Americas will require strong regional coordination to minimize its impact on food security and biodiversity USAID ACIAR Euphresco network Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Embrapa Cirad doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.7…



#Cassava farmers in Southeast Asia are WTP for clean planting materials & new varieties. Supporting market-based clean #seed approaches is an important component of a regional strategy for tackling the #CMD & #CWBD threatening livelihoods & industry. alliancebioversityciat.org/stories/under-…

New public-private #partnerships required to deliver disease-free motherplants & new #resistant varieties to a network of #entrepreneurial farmer stem multipliers to meet this #smallholder demand. ACIAR Australian Embassy in Laos Derek Yip Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Asian Development Bank សមាគម កសិករដំឡូងមីខ្មែរ

Happy Birthday 🎈 5 years since constructed, #NAFRI continues to use the CassavaDiseaseSolutionsAsia rapid multiplication tunnels in Laos 🇱🇦. With new resistant clones on their way from Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Vietnam 🇻🇳 FutureSeeds is about to enter a new phase. ACIAR Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT




#CMD or #CBSD — take your pick, #Viruses movin’ slick like a backstreet trick. #Whiteflies spread it like it’s just a quick fix, And the #farmers lose crops, now they’re stuck in the mix. #cassava Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT IITA CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow on.soundcloud.com/AwmdZWHWYKbzQw…
