CMD resistant #cassava clones at #NAFRI 🇱🇦 in an advanced yield trial (AYT). First time in Laos a population of botanical seed has advanced through the pipeline. Looking forward to harvest! Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT ACIAR CGIAR Genetic Innovation

A great collaboration to identify a natural source of resistance to #CBSD and deploy it into breeding programs in Africa; LAC and Asia. Stephan Winter Samar Sheat, Ph.D.🌿 Luis Augusto Becerra Xiaofei Zhang

South American #cassava #Col40 is key for successful CBSD #breeding Progenies from crossing made by #CIGAR are under screening Leibniz-Institut DSMZ as part of RootsTubersBananas Breeding project more #CBSD and #CMD prototypes on the way Excited to be part of this initiative, aiding cassava farming 🌎

‘Pruning’ has been one of the innovations Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT introduced to Vietnam 🇻🇳 to modernise cassava breeding & tackle disease. 🇻🇳 is now sharing resistant populations with partners in ASEAN & #Africa. ACIAR Andrew Goledzinowski 🇦🇺 CGIAR Genetic Innovation IITA NARO-NaCRRI-Namulonge USAID

In an increasingly connected cassava economy, these findings are critical before this pathogen from Asia jumps to new countries and continents 🌍 🌎 #Pathogens don’t need passports!

With the rapid transboundary spread of #cassava witches' broom disease, understanding its biology is key to implementing better preemptive mgmt strategies, from #earlydetection & production of #cleanseed, to ID resistant varieties. ACIAR USAID nature.com/articles/s4159…

Isolation, genome analysis and tissue localization of Ceratobasidium theobromae, a new encounter pathogen of cassava in Southeast Asia Alejandra Gil-Ordóñez Juan Manuel Pardo Garcia Samar Sheat, Ph.D.🌿 Khamla Ana Maria Leiva Warren Arinaitwe Stephan Winter Jonathan Newby Wilmer Cuellar nature.com/articles/s4159…

Beans are key to nutritional well-being and #ACIAR support to The UWA Institute of Agriculture & PABRA is 📉bean cooking time by 24% while preserving nutrients, helping combat malnutrition: bit.ly/3YlSSCP Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Ismahane Elouafi Juan Lucas Restrepo #SDG2 #SDG17 #SustainableAgriculture

A #global & forward looking approach is needed to protect #smallholder #cassava #farmers 👩‍🌾 & #industry 🏭 👨‍🍳 from future threats to productivity. Thanks Leibniz-Institut DSMZ Samar Sheat, Ph.D.🌿 for being part of the team 💪 CGIAR Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT ACIAR USAID Gates Foundation

If this #cassava #pathogen 🦠 showed up in a farmer’s field in Africa or Asia tomorrow, how long would it take to be: not confused with #insects damage? correctly #diagnosed by scientists? Officially #reported? Strategy developed? Resources #mobilised? #Actions coordinated?

#Partnerships are critical to tackling the many challenges facing #smallholder #cassava farmers & capturing the new market opportunities. Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT & University of Minnesota bringing new tools 🧰 🧬💻 to accelerate #genetic improvements. CGIAR Genetic Innovation CGIAR gems.umn.edu/news/weeding-o…

With support from the #cassava breeding team, we're exploring the North Coast of #Colombia for the elusive "frog" (cassava frogskin disease), testing molecular #diagnostics and a protocol for early reproduction of symptoms in our cassava "Reina". USAID CGIAR Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

#South #American dual #resistant #CBSD and #CMD #cassava prototypes from #CIAT crosses Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT are doing super well under the African skies in #Salima #Malawi that run under the wonderful Dr. Parkes and Mr. Daniel RootsTubersBananas Breeding Leibniz-Institut DSMZ

Follow me on #Tropentag2024 on #Pest, #diseases and #control options. Talking about localisation of fungus #Ceratobasidium #theobromae the causal agent of a severe disease of #cassava in #Southeast #Asia Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT the cassava witches’ broom disease #CWBD Leibniz-Institut DSMZ

Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural It was great experience in #Pest #Diseases and Control Options oral and poster sessions at #Tropentag2024 My disease was #CWBD and the pest was #Ceratobasidium #Theobrome Stay tuned for control options with Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT team in #Asia and #Colombia Leibniz-Institut DSMZ

A quick trip to #BanteayMeanchey 🇰🇭 to catch up with a few farmers who received a couple of bundles of #CMD resistant varieties at the #GDA-Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT harvest field day earlier in the year. ACIAR Derek Yip

Economic 💵 & Scenario Analysis shows how #disease 🦠 exposes #smallholder #cassava #farmers to risk of debt 💸 especially if prices 📉. 700,000ha of cassava in Cambodia 🇰🇭 Maintaining productivity critical 4 #livelihoods Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT CGIAR CGIAR Genetic Innovation ACIAR