CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow

The Enterprise Breeding Systems Q2 2025 release is here! @CGIAR breeding data tool now features: ⚡Smart molecular data views 🔎QTL profiling workflows 📈Time-series data tools 🌱Plot-level genotyping controls 📍Geospatial planting site tagging 🔁On-demand randomization updates

🧪🌾🔬 The @CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB) underwent a rigorous #evaluation from Aug 2021 to April 2022, shaping @CGIARgenetic innovation strategies with 9️⃣ recommendations. Discover how these insights are shaping CGIAR's future initiatives: bit.ly/45menFa

🌾Southeast Asia grows 28% of the world’s rice, but climate change is reshaping the game @irri is aligning rice breeding with real-world challenges, beyond yield alone, working on traits like DSR, nutrient-use efficiency... 📘 #MarketIntelligence brief: lnkd.in/dpHba5Hy

📢#BreedingResources Digital team is at @ADB_HQ Asia Pacific #DigitalTransformation Forum The team is showing high-level government officials how @CGIAR data + digital tools (EBS, #Bioflow, AgPile) power impact for 370M+ people & generate value 📍ADB HQ, #Manila #Philipines

🤝At the June #BrAPI Hackathon hosted by @irri @CGIAR #BreedingResources team joined 50+ global experts to advance data integration in crop breeding, tackling phenotyping, genotyping QC, AI, Enterprise Breeding System–Bioflow–AgPile connection & more! ebs.excellenceinbreeding.org/digital-soluti…

Access to improved #rice & #bean seed is a challenge in Uganda - especially for women 🌱❌ #InclusiveDelivery trained farmers on quality seeds, scaling to 5 countries & reaching 1M+ people via youth & women quality centers (YWQC) radio, & partnerships ⤵️ cgiar.org/initiative-res…

🌶️🍅 #VegetableBreeding must align with both farmers & processors 👨‍🌾 Farmers want yield, resilience & adaptability 🏭 Processors need consistency, shelf life & sensory traits @WorldVegCenter bridges the gap! Read #MarketIntelligence brief to learn more: cgspace.cgiar.org/items/a4cdb32a…

👏 Big congrats to Prasanna Boddupalli, @CIMMYT Regional Director for #Asia, named a Top Agri-Food Pioneer by the @WorldFoodPrize ! A global leader in #maize breeding, his work spans #Africa, #Asia & #LatinAmerica🌽 Read more on Prasanna's work impact: cgiar.org/news-events/ne…

🎉Congrats to @mhdarson @ICRISAT named one of the @WorldFoodPrize 2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers! From seed systems strategy to climate-resilient rice adoption, his work ensures @CGIAR improved varieties reach farmers, a work that continues under @CGIARbreeding #InclusiveDelivery

@CGIARbreeding's #BreedingResources now offers X-ray fluorescence (XRF) services to support faster, more efficient screening of micronutrients in crops! Powered by @HarvestPlus via @CGIAR online request portal🎉 📅 Join the webianr: July 17, 3PM EAT 📩 RSVP: [email protected]

🍅🌶️Tomatoes & peppers are vital to diets & economies in #Africa & #Asia. @WorldVegCenter & @CGIAR are teaming up to breed the next-gen varieties! 🔎A new #MarketIntelligence brief maps out tomato & pepper market segments in Africa 📄 Read: hdl.handle.net/10568/174902 Highligths ⤵️

Mozambique is making rice breeding more market-responsive!🌾🇲🇿 With @irri, IIAM & @CGIARbreeding #AcceleratedBreeding, national teams just finalized rice market segments & TPPs prioritizing: 🍚 Grain quality 🌿 Stress tolerance 📈 Yield ⏱️ Maturity 👇 cgiar.org/news-events/ne…

ICRISAT will act as the South Asia hub for Breeding Resources under @CGIAR's Breeding for Tomorrow (B4T) Science Program (@CGIARbreeding), offering shared tools and services to accelerate crop improvement and drive agricultural innovation. This system-wide harmonization will…

🌱 Do you want to know how to bred for where it matters? Join Christian Werner tomorrow for a @CGIAR #AcceleratedBreeding webinar on genetic gains in Target Population of Environments (TPE) & how GxE influences it 🗓️ July 3 ⏲️ 4–5 PM EAT 📩 RSVP: [email protected]

🎉 Hugo Campos of @Cipotato & #BreedingforTomorrow leadership is named a 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer by @WorldFoodPrize ! His work modernizing root, tuber & banana breeding across 15 African countries is transforming #CGIAR crop breeding for real impact👇 worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?node…

Yesterday we bid farewell to Dr. Sharifah Syed Alwee, Sr. Director for #BreedingResources at @CGIAR Her vision and leadership transformed how services are delivered: streamlined, data-driven, and impact-focused. Thank you, Sharifah - you will be deeply missed! 👏🌱

🧬Breeders shouldn’t be stuck in spreadsheets -especially during crucial breeding steps #Bioflow, built by #AcceleratedBreeding & #BreedingResources, automates key calculations so teams can focus on better decisions: cgiar-market-intelligence.shinyapps.io/bioflow/ 🎥 Watch Lorena Batista explain:

What’s next for breeders in data management? At @irri 🇵🇭 13 prototypes from #BrAPI Hackathon showcased: 📸 Field Book–EBS image syncing 🔄 EBS–Bioflow data exchange 🧬 Genotypic/sample data pipelines 🔍 Collab with Intercross, Artemis:Ona Learn more 👇 ebs.excellenceinbreeding.org/digital-soluti…

How do we deliver better varieties, faster? 🧬 900+ @CGIAR-NARES varieties in 66 countries (2022–2024) 📊 Data-driven Target Product Profiles 👥 90+ expert consults in 16 countries 🎯 Smarter pipelines = bigger impact Science aligned with farmer needs 👇 cgiar.org/initiative-res…

🚀Mid-year review of #AcceleratedBreeding Scaling Breeding Operations (SBO) grant to @narouganda ✅ 600+ farmers surveyed on cassava & matooke needs ✅ Founder lines defined ✅ Maize germplasm sent for MLN screening & DH induction ✅On-farm trials scaling up with @1000farms