East Africa smallholder farmers to benefit from banana breeding pact

게시됨 2024년 4월 3일

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A groundbreaking banana breeding project, the Mchare and Matooke Regional Target Product Profiles, has been launched in East Africa, thanks to a collaboration between the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR), and six national agricultural research centres from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. This initiative, formalized during the East Africa Banana Network Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, aims to develop and disseminate new banana hybrids tailored to the highlands of eastern Africa. By establishing the East African Banana Breeding Network, the project seeks to streamline the breeding process, address specific country needs, and enhance food security and farmer income through the cultivation of improved cooking banana varieties. The network's steering committee, chaired by Rony Swennen of IITA, includes representatives from various research and agricultural organizations across the participating countries, marking a significant step towards improved agricultural practices and outcomes in the region.

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원본 콘텐츠

Small-scale farmers in East Africa and their families are set to benefit from a transformative banana breeding project. This follows a pact between the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) – the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) – and six national agricultural research centres, to enhance breeding processes. The agreement, dubbed Mchare and Matooke Regional Target Product Profiles, was signed during the recent East Africa Banana Network Meeting in Kampala, Uganda. It aims to develop and test new banana hybrids jointly in the highlands of eastern Africa, following standardised breeding and testing procedures. The agreement was signed by country banana research leads from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania in the presence of IITA Head of Breeding Hapson Mushoriwa and representatives of Genetic Innovation’s Accelerated Breeding Initiative. These countries represent about 40% of banana ...

출처: Smart Farmer Kenya