Accelerated Breeding
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Accelerated Breeding aims to develop better-performing, farmer-preferred crop varieties and to decrease the average age of varieties in farmers’ fields, providing real-time adaptation to climate change, evolving markets and production systems.
Featured News & Events
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news
Five ways CGIAR accelerated crop breeding in 2022
05.01.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR has a rich history of crop breeding results, but modern challenges abound. Too many…
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Updates from Accelerated Breeding: 2023
30.05.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
Updates from Accelerated Breeding: May 2023 After a year of transition and foundation setting –…
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Genetic gains in Uganda maize breeding are strong – and heading for improvement
17.04.23-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
In the face of complex climate risks in Uganda, maize breeders are ensuring smallholder farmers…
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Featured Resources
Research Activities
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Aligning breeding teams and breeding objectives with farmers’ needs (ReFOCUS)
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ReORGANIZE breeding teams to drive efficiency gains -
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Trait discovery and deployment (DISCOVER) -
ACCELERATE population improvement and variety identification
Where We Work
The Initiative will work in dozens of low- and middle-income countries around the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Partners
Partnerships are essential to the success of CGIAR Initiatives. The CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding has a vast array of delivery partners, including CGIAR breeding programs, National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES) across Africa and Asia, and private-sector companies.
