Introducing operational innovations in breeding

Introducing operational innovations in breeding

IITA’s breeding programs have experienced massive organizational and operational change in the past one year alone. This has resulted in a reorientation to achieve customer-centricity by employing customer-facing breeding strategies and augmenting successful industry...
Molecular breeding comes of age in cassava improvement

Molecular breeding comes of age in cassava improvement

Ismail Y. Rabbi In December 2020, the IITA Cassava Breeding Program and the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) released four NextGen cassava varieties in Nigeria under the Next Generation Cassava Breeding Project (www.nextgencassava.org). This achievement...