Plant breeders develop competitive, high-yielding, resistant crop varieties that can cope with
the challenges of biotic stresses and tolerate abiotic stresses, resulting in nutritious food for …

The role of seed systems in nutrition of smallholder farmers has received little attention. This
review mapped evidence of impact on nutrition, identifying themes from 43 studies as direct …

ABSTRACT Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major tropical crop. Regarded as an
orphan crop a few decades ago, it now receives considerable attention from governments …

Seed systems research is central to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals. Improved varieties with promise for ending hunger, improving nutrition, and …

This paper reviews and analyzes key features from cassava breeding at the International
Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) over 50 years and draws lessons for public breeding …

Although the development of improved seeds has witnessed significant advances over the
last decades, the adoption of improved seeds and varieties by smallholder farmers is …

Low soil nitrogen levels, compounded by the high costs associated with nitrogen
supplementation through fertilizers, significantly contribute to food insecurity, malnutrition …

Participatory variety selection (PVS) is the selection of new varieties among fixed lines by
farmers under different target environments. It is increasingly being used to select and …

The devastating threat of black leaf streak disease caused by Pseudocercospora fijiensis on
plantain production in West Africa spurred the development of resistant hybrids. The goal of …

Gene technologies, such as transgenesis and new breeding techniques (NBTs), expand the
toolbox for plant breeding. Many countries in Africa, however, have long been seen as “slow …