🌿 Performance Cassava 🌿 Nsajigwa Mwakyusa - #cassava breeder for TARI, Tanzania 🇹🇿 describes to Herminio Rocha of EMBRAPA, Brazil 🇧🇷 how new disease resistant varieties, bred in partnership with #IITA, are in final evaluation & will soon be released for farmers TARI Tanzania official page

🇧🇷 Brazil vs. Tanzania 🇹🇿 Herminio Rocha, EMBRAPA Brazil & Nsajigwa Mwakyusa, TARI Tanzania, compare their approaches to rapid propagation of #cassava seed. South-South knowledge sharing like this will lead to stronger, more efficient seed systems in both countries TARI Tanzania official page

🌿🇧🇷 Home & Away 🇹🇿🌿 Cassava came from #Brazil 🇧🇷 & arrived in #Tanzania🇹🇿 in the 18th century. The Brazilian team from EMBRAPA & SEBRAE are visiting East Africa this week to see how 'their' crop is getting on 😏 Good progress to report 👍🏼 Embrapa Sebrae TARI Tanzania official page

🌿Cassava Varieties 🌿 Virus-resistant varieties were first introduced to western Kenya from neighbouring Uganda in 1997 Encouraging to see that almost 30 years later some of these (MM96/4271, Migyera & MH95/0183 etc) are grown more widely than ever. mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/9…

🌿Seed Standards 🌱 TOSCI 🇹🇿 is playing a lead role in Africa on improving quality management for vegetatively propagated (VPC) seed. Today the TOSCI team shared it's experience with a team from EMBRAPA & SEBRAE, Brazil 🇧🇷. Key knowledge exchange to strengthen VPC seed systems

☀️ Cassava Sky 🌱 Improved varieties of #cassava grown by seed entrepreneur Burton Nsape 🇹🇿 have produced high quality, vigorous, & tall stems ready for sale. Varieties Pwani, Mkumba, Mkuranga1 & Kiroba are high yielding (20-30t/ha) & more disease resistant than local varieties

First report of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus in Australia rdcu.be/dVK7m

Happening now🗣️📢 A study tour for smallholder farmers to impart knowledge on banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) disease and its prevention in Uganda, led by MAAIF 🇺🇬 IITA NARO Uganda George Mahuku AU-IAPSC Awareness about the disease is key to #StopBBTV spread in Africa

Seed quality of vegetatively propagated crops (#VPCs) is an essential component in disease management. @TOSCI inspectors undertook a training organised by PROSSIVA to enable them to effectively inspect and certify #EGS #Bananas aiming to combat #BBTV in Tz. IITA

Capacity building at YMCA agricultural college in Limuru, Kenya. As the #ResilientCities Inititiative (RCI) transforms into the Future Food Frontiers & Security! NemAfrica continues to advocate for the use of tray seedlings to avoid pest propagation and increase produce.

😎 Field Certification 😎 The Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI) is driving quality up in the seed systems of #Tanzania. Here, TOSCI's Salehe Kombo shares a light moment 😎 during a rain-soaked visit to seed producers in the Lake Zone 🌨️ #PROSSIVA

🌱 Seed Business x 2 🌿 #PROSSIVA Project partners in 🇹🇿Tanzania, including TARI, TOSCI, MEDA, CIP & IITA, are exploring business advantages for seed producers to grow & sell seed of more than one vegetatively propagated crop. #Cassava being added to #sweetpotato & vice versa

CGIAR #IntheNews 🌍As climate change accelerates red spider mite infestations in Libya, ICARDA emphasizes early detection, farmer education, and sustainable pest management to protect crops from devastating losses. More: on.cgiar.org/3YuoPIT SciDev.Net #ClimateAction

🌿Marketing Magic 🌿 High-viz jacketed Edward Fujo is very serious about marketing his high quality #cassava seed in Katoro, Tanzania 🇹🇿 And it's paying off, as demand for his TARICASS4 variety is exceeding supply. 'Jipatie mbegu Bora za muhogo' #PROSSIVA TARI Tanzania official page

🌍🍌📢 Towards a biocontrol solution to reduce aphid vector-assisted spread of the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), using the Cameroonian entomopathogen fungal isolates IITA AU-IAPSC IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Participants conducted a field test on disease identification, utilizing the Plantvillage Application along side visual assesment. It was truly an engaging and insightful experience.

The ongoing training at TARI Ukiriguru... it was a great session inviting extension officers, plantvillage team and farmers. The participants shared their experience on usage of the Application.

On the day 3 of the training, Participants were actively engaged in practical sessions using PlantVillage Application in the field.. guided by Neema from IITA.

The Plantvillage Application is the vital tool supporting farmers and extension officers in diagnosis and managing crop diseases. Special thanks to Penn state university and IITA for developing this innovative technology .

💥🇨🇩🧬🔬🌿Effects of Cassava Brown Streak Disease and Harvest Time on Two Cassava Mosaic Disease-Resistant Varieties in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo🌿🇨🇩💥 mdpi.com/3638264 #mdpiagronomy via Agronomy MDPI