2013 GRM
GCP’s mission is using genetic diversity and advanced plant science to improve crops by adding value to breeding for drought-prone and harsh environments. This is achieved through a network of more than 200 partners drawn from CGIAR Centres, academia, regional and national research programmes, and capacity enhancement to assist developing-world researchers to access technologies and to tap into a broader and richer pool of plant genetic diversity.
http://generationcp.org/2013-general-research-meeting/31-research/cassava
2019-06-25T09:07:31-05:00
Joomla! - Open Source Content Management
Cassava Challenge Initiative Launch Meeting
2014-05-05T18:31:43-05:00
2014-05-05T18:31:43-05:00
http://generationcp.org/2013-general-research-meeting/31-research/cassava/834-cassava-challenge-initiative-launch-meeting
Sandra Morales
S.Morales@cgiar.org
<div class="feed-description"><p style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 90px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #2479ba;"><span style="color: #808000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Fiesta Royale Hotel, Accra, Ghana</span><br /><span style="color: #808000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 23rd – 24th July 2010</span></span></b><span style="color: #1f497d;"> <br /></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 90px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #2479ba;"><span style="color: #808000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></span></p>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: blue;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1719&Itemid=115">List of participants</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: blue;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #2479ba;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">FEATURE STORY: <a href="communications/media/feature-stories/a-cross-continental-coalition-on-cassava-for-africa">A cross-continental coalition on cassava for Africa</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 90px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Agenda: <span>Click on the topic titles to view the corresponding presentations</span> </span></p>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 90px;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody style="margin-left: 90px;">
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 127.3pt; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: windowtext -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top" width="170">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 10.5pt 30px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TIME</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TOPIC<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">–</span>SPEAKER</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Friday 23rd</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chair: Dr Hans Adu-Dapaah CRI Director</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:25–08:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Opening Prayer</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. C. Egesi</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:30–08:40</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Welcome from CSIR DG</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. A.B. Salifu</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:40–08:55</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1728&Itemid=115">Welcome from GCP</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:55–09:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Introduction of Guest of Honour</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mrs Ruth Prempeh</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:00–09:25</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Minister's Speech & Launch</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Hon Sherry Ayitey Minister - MEST</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:25–09:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Vote of Thanks</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mrs E. Y. Parkes</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:30–10:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Picture Taking and Coffee </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Session 1</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Overview and Project Management</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:15–10:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1726&Itemid=115">CI objectives </a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:30–10:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Linkage (IBP, AR and NARs)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:45–11:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1724&Itemid=115">Project 1: Genetic resources</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1722&Itemid=115">Development of a genetic resources base for drought and biotic stress improvement in cassava </a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay / Dr. Morag</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:00–11:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; text-align: left;" valign="top"></td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project 2: Biotic Resources </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:15–11:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1720&Itemid=115">Overview of Project and Proposed Activities</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Egesi / Dr. Onyeka</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:45–12:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">12:30–14:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lunch </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; text-align: left;" valign="top"></td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chair: Prof. J.P. Tetteh</span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Session 2</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project 3: MARS</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">14:00–14:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1729&Itemid=115">The Mars Process and Pipeline</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">14:30–15:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Data Management</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Arllet Portugal</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">15:00–15:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1723&Itemid=115">Overview and Work Plan for Mars</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Okogbenin</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">15:30–16:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1731&Itemid=115">Genomics Tools to Accelerate Cassava Improvement</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Pablo</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">16:00–16:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Coffee</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">16:15–16:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1731&Itemid=115">Overview of Phenotyping Activities</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Tim Setter</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">16:45–17:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion of Work Plan </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Saturday 24th</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 90px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> </span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Session 3</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chair: Dr. Xavier Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">(Phenotyping)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:30–09:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1721&Itemid=115">Overview / Work Plan</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Hernan</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:00–09:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1727&Itemid=115">Drought Tolerance Trial in Latin America</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Luis</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:30–10:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:30–11:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Coffee</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:00–11:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1730&Itemid=115">CoP/CI Training and Capacity Building</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1725&Itemid=115">Challenge Initiative Project 5: Cassava breeding community of practice</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. E.Okogbenin</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:45–12:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">12:15–12:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1734&Itemid=115">Product Delivery</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Butler</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">12:45–13:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Product Delivery Strategy</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Butler</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">13:00–13:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">13:15–14:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lunch</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 90px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chair: Dr. Larry Butler</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Session 4</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sustainability</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">14:00–15:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion on Necessary Resources to Sustain CI Activities</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Butler</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">15:30–16:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Coffee</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 90px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1733&Itemid=115">Mega programme for roots and tubers, plantains and bananas</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Kulakow /Dr. Hernan</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">16:00–17:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">General Discussion and Closing</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">17:00–17:15</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Closing</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><br /> <br /> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="margin-left: 90px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><br style="page-break-before: always;" clear="all" /> </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 150px;"><span style="color: #4682b4;"><a href="#top"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; color: #4682b4;">Back to top<br data-mce-bogus="1" /></span></a></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; display: none;"> </span></p></div>
<div class="feed-description"><p style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 90px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #2479ba;"><span style="color: #808000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Fiesta Royale Hotel, Accra, Ghana</span><br /><span style="color: #808000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> 23rd – 24th July 2010</span></span></b><span style="color: #1f497d;"> <br /></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 90px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #2479ba;"><span style="color: #808000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></span></p>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: blue;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1719&Itemid=115">List of participants</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: blue;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #2479ba;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">FEATURE STORY: <a href="communications/media/feature-stories/a-cross-continental-coalition-on-cassava-for-africa">A cross-continental coalition on cassava for Africa</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; margin-left: 90px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Agenda: <span>Click on the topic titles to view the corresponding presentations</span> </span></p>
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 90px;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tbody style="margin-left: 90px;">
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 127.3pt; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: windowtext -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top" width="170">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 10.5pt 30px; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TIME</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TOPIC<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">–</span>SPEAKER</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Friday 23rd</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chair: Dr Hans Adu-Dapaah CRI Director</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:25–08:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Opening Prayer</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. C. Egesi</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:30–08:40</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Welcome from CSIR DG</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. A.B. Salifu</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:40–08:55</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1728&Itemid=115">Welcome from GCP</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:55–09:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Introduction of Guest of Honour</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mrs Ruth Prempeh</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:00–09:25</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Minister's Speech & Launch</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Hon Sherry Ayitey Minister - MEST</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:25–09:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Vote of Thanks</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mrs E. Y. Parkes</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:30–10:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Picture Taking and Coffee </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Session 1</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Overview and Project Management</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:15–10:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1726&Itemid=115">CI objectives </a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:30–10:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Linkage (IBP, AR and NARs)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:45–11:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1724&Itemid=115">Project 1: Genetic resources</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1722&Itemid=115">Development of a genetic resources base for drought and biotic stress improvement in cassava </a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay / Dr. Morag</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:00–11:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; text-align: left;" valign="top"></td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project 2: Biotic Resources </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:15–11:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1720&Itemid=115">Overview of Project and Proposed Activities</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Egesi / Dr. Onyeka</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:45–12:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">12:30–14:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lunch </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; text-align: left;" valign="top"></td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chair: Prof. J.P. Tetteh</span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Session 2</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Project 3: MARS</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">14:00–14:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1729&Itemid=115">The Mars Process and Pipeline</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">14:30–15:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Data Management</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Arllet Portugal</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">15:00–15:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1723&Itemid=115">Overview and Work Plan for Mars</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Okogbenin</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">15:30–16:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1731&Itemid=115">Genomics Tools to Accelerate Cassava Improvement</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Pablo</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">16:00–16:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Coffee</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">16:15–16:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1731&Itemid=115">Overview of Phenotyping Activities</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Tim Setter</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">16:45–17:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion of Work Plan </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Saturday 24th</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 90px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> </span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Session 3</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chair: Dr. Xavier Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">(Phenotyping)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">08:30–09:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1721&Itemid=115">Overview / Work Plan</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Hernan</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:00–09:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1727&Itemid=115">Drought Tolerance Trial in Latin America</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Luis</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">09:30–10:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">10:30–11:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Coffee</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:00–11:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1730&Itemid=115">CoP/CI Training and Capacity Building</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1725&Itemid=115">Challenge Initiative Project 5: Cassava breeding community of practice</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. E.Okogbenin</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11:45–12:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">12:15–12:45</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1734&Itemid=115">Product Delivery</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Butler</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">12:45–13:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Product Delivery Strategy</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Butler</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">13:00–13:15</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">13:15–14:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lunch</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 90px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chair: Dr. Larry Butler</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Session 4</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sustainability</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">14:00–15:30</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Discussion on Necessary Resources to Sustain CI Activities</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Butler</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">15:30–16:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Coffee</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 90px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> </span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #000000;"><a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1733&Itemid=115">Mega programme for roots and tubers, plantains and bananas</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Kulakow /Dr. Hernan</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">16:00–17:00</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">General Discussion and Closing</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Delannay</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 90px;">
<td style="width: 170px; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; border-color: #f8f8ff; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin-left: 95px; text-align: left;" valign="top">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 60px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">17:00–17:15</span></p>
</td>
<td style="width: 338.7pt; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0cm; height: 47.45pt; margin-left: 95px;" valign="top" width="452">
<p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 6pt 30px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Closing</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><br /> <br /> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="margin-left: 90px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><br style="page-break-before: always;" clear="all" /> </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 150px;"><span style="color: #4682b4;"><a href="#top"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; color: #4682b4;">Back to top<br data-mce-bogus="1" /></span></a></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; display: none;"> </span></p></div>
Cassava - Human resources
2011-08-31T16:08:24-05:00
2011-08-31T16:08:24-05:00
http://generationcp.org/2013-general-research-meeting/31-research/cassava/222-cassava-human-resources
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><p>Cassava - Human resources</p></div>
<div class="feed-description"><p>Cassava - Human resources</p></div>
Cassava - Products
2011-06-04T16:14:51-05:00
2011-06-04T16:14:51-05:00
http://generationcp.org/2013-general-research-meeting/31-research/cassava/154-cassava-products
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><p></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr><th class="td1" valign="top">#</th><th class="td2" valign="top">Product</th><th class="td3" valign="top">Type</th><th class="td4" valign="top">Description</th><th class="td5" valign="top">Current Use</th><th class="td6" valign="top">Access</th><th class="td7" valign="top">Access URL</th></tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">1</td>
<td valign="top">A microsatellite kit for the GCP cassava reference germplasm set</td>
<td valign="top">Genomic Resources</td>
<td valign="top">Reference kit of 36 SSRs, with sequence list and protocol, germplasm checks, and allele sizes of microsats for those checks</td>
<td valign="top">Assessment of diversity in cassava collections</td>
<td valign="top">Contact M. Ferguson, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:m.ferguson@cgiar.org">m.ferguson@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">2</td>
<td valign="top">A cassava germplasm reference set</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">A reference set derived from a cassava composite set of 2494 accessions from CIAT, IITA and EMBRAPA genotyped using 22 SSR at CIAT and 8 SSR at IITA</td>
<td valign="top">Comparative genomics studies and introduction of diversity and selected traits in cassava breeding programmes.</td>
<td valign="top">Contact M. Ferguson, International Center for Tropical Agriculture(IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:m.ferguson@cgiar.org">m.ferguson@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">3</td>
<td valign="top">Cassava germplasm improved for physiological and biotic traits</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">BC2 progenies with excellent delayed PPD identified for establishment in vitro and shipment to partners in Africa; Several wild Manihot species and inter-specific hybrids with resistance to cassava green mites identified, accessions of M. esculenta sub spp flabellifolia with resistance to whiteflies identified; Development of a new set of CMD resistant materials with enhanced nutritional quality for shipment to partners in Africa; The main objective of project is to accelerate the process of introgression of useful genes from wild relatives into cassava via a modified Advance Back Cross QTL (ABC-QTL) breeding scheme.</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm to be used in a SP3 commissioned project 2003 (Cassava Nigeria)</td>
<td valign="top">Contact A. Bellotti,International Center of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:a.bellotti@cgiar.org">a.bellotti@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">4</td>
<td valign="top">Drought tolerant contrasting cassava varieties</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">In order to elucidate the mechanisms of cassava which has remarkable tolerance to drought and to determine the best traits to be used in breeding programmes for drought tolerance, selected contrasting varieties have been screened and evaluated in four representative semi-arid environments in Brazil, Colombia, Tanzania and Ghana.</td>
<td valign="top">Cassava breeding materials in Brazil</td>
<td valign="top">Contact, A. Alves, EMBRAPA, Brazil</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:aalves@cnpmf.embrapa.br">aalves@cnpmf.<br /> embrapa.br</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">5</td>
<td valign="top">Drought resistant cassava germplasm lines</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">Seedlings of 109 accessions of selected cassava germplasm (drought and other resistances) certified virus free and ready for distribution/use</td>
<td valign="top">Improvement of cassava breeding lines in West Africa</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm multiplied in quantity compatible with distribution to selected partners in the range of 10 seedlings per accession per partner.</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:d.dumet@cgiar.org">d.dumet@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">6</td>
<td valign="top">UMCASS33. a disease-resistant, high-yielding cassava variety from Nigeria</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">Released in December 2010, UMCASS33 brings together favorable quality and agronomic characteristics from South American and African cassava. Selected South American cassava provided a higher nutritional content, while African cassava conferred resiliencyand CMD resistantce . CIAT provided the South American cassava, while the local variety resistant to cassava mosaic disease (CMD) was developed from material obtained from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). UMCASS33 has indicated higher yields and tolerance to acid soils conferred from the South American parentage and CMD disease resistance from the African.</td>
<td valign="top">Cultivation by Nigerian farmers and breeding material for elite lines.</td>
<td valign="top">Contact Dr. Emmanuel Okogbenin or Dr. Cheidozie Egesi, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) at Umudike, Nigeria</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:eokogbenin@yahoo.com">eokogbenin@<br /> yahoo.com</a> <a href="mailto:cegesi@yahoo.com">cegesi@yahoo.com</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">7</td>
<td valign="top">Training course materials on phenotyping</td>
<td valign="top">Training Materials</td>
<td valign="top">Training course : phenotyping and water deficit. A ooklet of the course, distributed to participants with copy to GCP; CD rom with all power point presentations, conclusions of the course and spreadsheets for calculating environmental data and soil water balance. Distributed to participants with copy to GCP; six A4 pages presenting techniques (measurements of plant temperature, of evaporative demand, of soil water content, of intercepted radiation, calculation of evapotranspiration); The training course aimed at providing participants with theoretical and practical elements for these choices. Twenty three scientists (level : PhD or master) participated to the course, 6 from Africa, 6 from south Asia, 4 from east Asia, four from Latin America and 3 from Europe. The latter were participants to ongoing GCP projects which received no financial support from the GCP. The course lasted 8 working days (from 3 to 12 July 2006) and the time was split into three parts of similar durations (i) lectures, aimed at providing and discussing the theoretical frameworks, (ii) practical sessions in the greenhouse or in the field aimed at a direct contact with the tools involved in phenotyping, (iii) computer sessions in which each participant could work on practical examples and directly test methods of analysis and reasoning. The course consisted in two sessions : "Characterising the plant environment and the stress" with lecures, a practical experience of measurements in greenhouse and field and computer sessions, and "Assessing phenotypes : trait evaluation" with lectures, a field session and two days of computer sessions.</td>
<td valign="top">General training on phenotyping</td>
<td valign="top">CD rom with all power point presentations, conclusions of the course and spreadsheets for calculating environmental data and soil water balance on demand from GCP (www.generationcp.org)</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:a.okono@cgiar.org">a.okono@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<div class="feed-description"><p></p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr><th class="td1" valign="top">#</th><th class="td2" valign="top">Product</th><th class="td3" valign="top">Type</th><th class="td4" valign="top">Description</th><th class="td5" valign="top">Current Use</th><th class="td6" valign="top">Access</th><th class="td7" valign="top">Access URL</th></tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">1</td>
<td valign="top">A microsatellite kit for the GCP cassava reference germplasm set</td>
<td valign="top">Genomic Resources</td>
<td valign="top">Reference kit of 36 SSRs, with sequence list and protocol, germplasm checks, and allele sizes of microsats for those checks</td>
<td valign="top">Assessment of diversity in cassava collections</td>
<td valign="top">Contact M. Ferguson, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:m.ferguson@cgiar.org">m.ferguson@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">2</td>
<td valign="top">A cassava germplasm reference set</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">A reference set derived from a cassava composite set of 2494 accessions from CIAT, IITA and EMBRAPA genotyped using 22 SSR at CIAT and 8 SSR at IITA</td>
<td valign="top">Comparative genomics studies and introduction of diversity and selected traits in cassava breeding programmes.</td>
<td valign="top">Contact M. Ferguson, International Center for Tropical Agriculture(IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:m.ferguson@cgiar.org">m.ferguson@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">3</td>
<td valign="top">Cassava germplasm improved for physiological and biotic traits</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">BC2 progenies with excellent delayed PPD identified for establishment in vitro and shipment to partners in Africa; Several wild Manihot species and inter-specific hybrids with resistance to cassava green mites identified, accessions of M. esculenta sub spp flabellifolia with resistance to whiteflies identified; Development of a new set of CMD resistant materials with enhanced nutritional quality for shipment to partners in Africa; The main objective of project is to accelerate the process of introgression of useful genes from wild relatives into cassava via a modified Advance Back Cross QTL (ABC-QTL) breeding scheme.</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm to be used in a SP3 commissioned project 2003 (Cassava Nigeria)</td>
<td valign="top">Contact A. Bellotti,International Center of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:a.bellotti@cgiar.org">a.bellotti@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">4</td>
<td valign="top">Drought tolerant contrasting cassava varieties</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">In order to elucidate the mechanisms of cassava which has remarkable tolerance to drought and to determine the best traits to be used in breeding programmes for drought tolerance, selected contrasting varieties have been screened and evaluated in four representative semi-arid environments in Brazil, Colombia, Tanzania and Ghana.</td>
<td valign="top">Cassava breeding materials in Brazil</td>
<td valign="top">Contact, A. Alves, EMBRAPA, Brazil</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:aalves@cnpmf.embrapa.br">aalves@cnpmf.<br /> embrapa.br</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">5</td>
<td valign="top">Drought resistant cassava germplasm lines</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">Seedlings of 109 accessions of selected cassava germplasm (drought and other resistances) certified virus free and ready for distribution/use</td>
<td valign="top">Improvement of cassava breeding lines in West Africa</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm multiplied in quantity compatible with distribution to selected partners in the range of 10 seedlings per accession per partner.</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:d.dumet@cgiar.org">d.dumet@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">6</td>
<td valign="top">UMCASS33. a disease-resistant, high-yielding cassava variety from Nigeria</td>
<td valign="top">Germplasm</td>
<td valign="top">Released in December 2010, UMCASS33 brings together favorable quality and agronomic characteristics from South American and African cassava. Selected South American cassava provided a higher nutritional content, while African cassava conferred resiliencyand CMD resistantce . CIAT provided the South American cassava, while the local variety resistant to cassava mosaic disease (CMD) was developed from material obtained from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). UMCASS33 has indicated higher yields and tolerance to acid soils conferred from the South American parentage and CMD disease resistance from the African.</td>
<td valign="top">Cultivation by Nigerian farmers and breeding material for elite lines.</td>
<td valign="top">Contact Dr. Emmanuel Okogbenin or Dr. Cheidozie Egesi, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) at Umudike, Nigeria</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:eokogbenin@yahoo.com">eokogbenin@<br /> yahoo.com</a> <a href="mailto:cegesi@yahoo.com">cegesi@yahoo.com</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">7</td>
<td valign="top">Training course materials on phenotyping</td>
<td valign="top">Training Materials</td>
<td valign="top">Training course : phenotyping and water deficit. A ooklet of the course, distributed to participants with copy to GCP; CD rom with all power point presentations, conclusions of the course and spreadsheets for calculating environmental data and soil water balance. Distributed to participants with copy to GCP; six A4 pages presenting techniques (measurements of plant temperature, of evaporative demand, of soil water content, of intercepted radiation, calculation of evapotranspiration); The training course aimed at providing participants with theoretical and practical elements for these choices. Twenty three scientists (level : PhD or master) participated to the course, 6 from Africa, 6 from south Asia, 4 from east Asia, four from Latin America and 3 from Europe. The latter were participants to ongoing GCP projects which received no financial support from the GCP. The course lasted 8 working days (from 3 to 12 July 2006) and the time was split into three parts of similar durations (i) lectures, aimed at providing and discussing the theoretical frameworks, (ii) practical sessions in the greenhouse or in the field aimed at a direct contact with the tools involved in phenotyping, (iii) computer sessions in which each participant could work on practical examples and directly test methods of analysis and reasoning. The course consisted in two sessions : "Characterising the plant environment and the stress" with lecures, a practical experience of measurements in greenhouse and field and computer sessions, and "Assessing phenotypes : trait evaluation" with lectures, a field session and two days of computer sessions.</td>
<td valign="top">General training on phenotyping</td>
<td valign="top">CD rom with all power point presentations, conclusions of the course and spreadsheets for calculating environmental data and soil water balance on demand from GCP (www.generationcp.org)</td>
<td valign="top"><a href="mailto:a.okono@cgiar.org">a.okono@cgiar.org</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
Cassava InfoCentre
2011-06-04T16:14:34-05:00
2011-06-04T16:14:34-05:00
http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/cassava/cassava-cassava-infocentre
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><h3 target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures">Annual reports</h3>
<ul>
<li target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures"><a target="_blank" href="onlinepubls/2013AR_Cassava_web/cassava/2013arcassavaweb/index.html">2013 – read online</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2142&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> 2013 – download PDF (<span class="small">453.62 kB</span>)</a> | <a target="_blank" href="/onlinepubls/CassavaAR_2012/cassavaar2012/index.html">2012 – read online</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2156&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> 2012 - download PDF (<span class="small">328.65 kB</span>)</a> | prior to 2012, scroll down and flip to cassava section from <a href="/communications/programme-publications/annual-reports-and-workplans">these links </a></li>
</ul>
<h3 target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures">Briefs and updates</h3>
<ul>
<li target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures">Go to the cassava section in our <a href="communications/programme-publications/project-updates">Project Updates</a> | <a href="/communications/programme-publications/project-briefs">Project Briefs</a> | <a href="/communications/programme-publications/posters-topmenu">Poster Abstracts</a> | <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/category/cassava-2/" target="_blank">Blogs</a></li>
</ul>
<table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 691px; height: 269px;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="2">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 175px;"><strong>Open-access e-book chapter</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 175px;"><strong>Facts & figures</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 175px;"><strong>Databases & products<br /></strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 175px;"><strong>Stories and videos</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">
<p>Phenotyping cassava for<br />adaptation to drought</p>
<p><img src="images/research/cassava/Cassava_chapter_cover.jpg" alt="Cassava chapter cover" height="131" width="100" /></p>
</td>
<td> <img style="margin: 5px auto; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" alt="Cassava A-in-A R med" src="images/research/cassava/Cassava_A-in-A_R_med.jpg" height="92" width="115" /></td>
<td> <img style="margin: 5px auto; display: block; vertical-align: middle;" alt="Cassava3 market small" src="images/research/cassava/Cassava3_market_small.jpg" height="124" width="76" /></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> <img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;" alt="Cassava2 A-in-A R med" src="images/research/cassava/Cassava2_A-in-A_R_med.jpg" height="93" width="131" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a href="onlinepubls/frontiers_chapters/Cassava_Okogbenin/cassavaokogbenin/" target="_blank">2013 edition</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures"></a></li>
<li><a href="onlinepubls/chapterii31/index.html" target="_blank">2011 edition</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/401/communities/communities/facts-figures/cassava-facts-figures">Worldwide</a> (IBP)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/east-to-west-country-perspectives-on-cassava-in-africa">East & West Africa</a></li>
<li>Economic analysis
<ul>
<li><a href="/onlinepubls/Pathways_to_impact/number3/number3/index.html">Brief</a></li>
<li><a href="/gcp-impact/gcp-socioeconomic-studies/ex-ante-impact-analysis">Study</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/134/communities/genomics-crop-info/crop-information/cassava">Crop information and genomics</a> (IBP)</li>
<li><a href="http://cassava.igs.umaryland.edu/cgi-bin/index.cgi">Products</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://cassava.igs.umaryland.edu/cgi-bin/index.cgi">Genome database</a><br />(UoM)</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/category/cassava-2/" target="_blank">Blogposts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_qCTCRACWIqxYoLp90CaSVkymCtkwcDw" target="_blank">Videos</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.podomatic.com/playlist/generationcp/851463" target="_blank">Podcasts</a></li>
<li>Feature stories and news<a href="/communications/media/feature-stories"><br /></a>(see links below)</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Network for researchers</h3>
<p>Join the cassava researchers' <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/146/communities/communities/cassava">community of practice</a> (IBP website)</p>
<p> </p>
<h3>Feature stories and news</h3>
<p><strong>2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/princess-pauper-mother-orphan-queen-celebrating-cassava-and-rural-women">Princess, pauper, mother, orphan, queen: celebrating cassava and rural women</a></li>
<li><a href="/news-a-updates/118-2014/867-vibrant-video-series-takes-us-back-to-the-roots-of-one-down-to-earth-crop-cassava">Five-part cassava video, with Nigeria's Chiedozie Egesi</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/cassava-ready-for-a-close-up-after-research-make-over-in-ghana">Cassava ready for a close-up after ‘research make-over’ in Ghana</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/a-threat-from-the-east-deadly-cassava-disease-stalking-pristine-west-africa">A threat from the East: Deadly cassava disease stalking pristine West Africa</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/new-shoots-of-a-green-revolution-in-africa-disease-resistant-cassava-varieties-put-down-roots-in-tanzania">New shoots of a green revolution in Africa: Disease-resistant cassava varieties put down roots in Tanzania</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/umucass33-the-new-bug-busting-high-harvesting-taste-tingling-cassava-variety-now-in-nigeria">UMUCASS33: the new bug-busting, high-harvesting, taste-tingling cassava variety now in Nigeria</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/disease-resistant-cassava-released-in-nigeria">Disease-resistant cassava released in Nigeria</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/victors-over-vectors-improving-cassava-for-africa">Victors over vectors: Improving cassava for Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="communications/media/news-a-updates/more-cis-launched">Cassava Research Initiative launch</a> [then called 'Challenge Initiative']</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/a-cross-continental-coalition-on-cassava-for-africa">A cross-continental coalition on cassava for Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/collective-action-to-boost-cassava-yields-in-africa">Collective action to boost cassava yields in Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/east-to-west-country-perspectives-on-cassava-in-africa">East to West: Country perspectives on cassava in Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/breeders-in-formation">Breeders in formation</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/gcp-research-to-benefit-from-completion-of-draft-genome-sequence-for-cassava">GCP research to benefit from completion of draft genome sequence for cassava</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong> 2006</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Cassava poised for a sea change; Passion for cassava (pp 12–15 in this <a target="_blank" href="onlinepubls/gcp-research-highlights-2006/partner_producthighlights2006/issue1/issue1/index.html">e-book</a>)</li>
<li>At home and to go; Molecular bonds (pp 26–29 in this <a href="/onlinepubls/gcp-research-highlights-2006/index.html">e-book</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/gcp-capacity-building-finding-the-champions6">GCP capacity building: Finding the champions</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2005</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/gcp-work-in-cassava-brings-state-of-the-art-technologies-to-africa5">GCP work in cassava brings state-of-the-art technologies to Africa</a></li>
</ul>
<p> </p></div>
<div class="feed-description"><h3 target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures">Annual reports</h3>
<ul>
<li target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures"><a target="_blank" href="onlinepubls/2013AR_Cassava_web/cassava/2013arcassavaweb/index.html">2013 – read online</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2142&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> 2013 – download PDF (<span class="small">453.62 kB</span>)</a> | <a target="_blank" href="/onlinepubls/CassavaAR_2012/cassavaar2012/index.html">2012 – read online</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=2156&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> 2012 - download PDF (<span class="small">328.65 kB</span>)</a> | prior to 2012, scroll down and flip to cassava section from <a href="/communications/programme-publications/annual-reports-and-workplans">these links </a></li>
</ul>
<h3 target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures">Briefs and updates</h3>
<ul>
<li target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures">Go to the cassava section in our <a href="communications/programme-publications/project-updates">Project Updates</a> | <a href="/communications/programme-publications/project-briefs">Project Briefs</a> | <a href="/communications/programme-publications/posters-topmenu">Poster Abstracts</a> | <a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/category/cassava-2/" target="_blank">Blogs</a></li>
</ul>
<table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 691px; height: 269px;" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="2">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 175px;"><strong>Open-access e-book chapter</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 175px;"><strong>Facts & figures</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 175px;"><strong>Databases & products<br /></strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center; width: 175px;"><strong>Stories and videos</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">
<p>Phenotyping cassava for<br />adaptation to drought</p>
<p><img src="images/research/cassava/Cassava_chapter_cover.jpg" alt="Cassava chapter cover" height="131" width="100" /></p>
</td>
<td> <img style="margin: 5px auto; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" alt="Cassava A-in-A R med" src="images/research/cassava/Cassava_A-in-A_R_med.jpg" height="92" width="115" /></td>
<td> <img style="margin: 5px auto; display: block; vertical-align: middle;" alt="Cassava3 market small" src="images/research/cassava/Cassava3_market_small.jpg" height="124" width="76" /></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"> <img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 5px; vertical-align: middle;" alt="Cassava2 A-in-A R med" src="images/research/cassava/Cassava2_A-in-A_R_med.jpg" height="93" width="131" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a href="onlinepubls/frontiers_chapters/Cassava_Okogbenin/cassavaokogbenin/" target="_blank">2013 edition</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/cassava-facts-figures"></a></li>
<li><a href="onlinepubls/chapterii31/index.html" target="_blank">2011 edition</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/401/communities/communities/facts-figures/cassava-facts-figures">Worldwide</a> (IBP)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/east-to-west-country-perspectives-on-cassava-in-africa">East & West Africa</a></li>
<li>Economic analysis
<ul>
<li><a href="/onlinepubls/Pathways_to_impact/number3/number3/index.html">Brief</a></li>
<li><a href="/gcp-impact/gcp-socioeconomic-studies/ex-ante-impact-analysis">Study</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/134/communities/genomics-crop-info/crop-information/cassava">Crop information and genomics</a> (IBP)</li>
<li><a href="http://cassava.igs.umaryland.edu/cgi-bin/index.cgi">Products</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://cassava.igs.umaryland.edu/cgi-bin/index.cgi">Genome database</a><br />(UoM)</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/category/cassava-2/" target="_blank">Blogposts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_qCTCRACWIqxYoLp90CaSVkymCtkwcDw" target="_blank">Videos</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.podomatic.com/playlist/generationcp/851463" target="_blank">Podcasts</a></li>
<li>Feature stories and news<a href="/communications/media/feature-stories"><br /></a>(see links below)</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Network for researchers</h3>
<p>Join the cassava researchers' <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/146/communities/communities/cassava">community of practice</a> (IBP website)</p>
<p> </p>
<h3>Feature stories and news</h3>
<p><strong>2014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/princess-pauper-mother-orphan-queen-celebrating-cassava-and-rural-women">Princess, pauper, mother, orphan, queen: celebrating cassava and rural women</a></li>
<li><a href="/news-a-updates/118-2014/867-vibrant-video-series-takes-us-back-to-the-roots-of-one-down-to-earth-crop-cassava">Five-part cassava video, with Nigeria's Chiedozie Egesi</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/cassava-ready-for-a-close-up-after-research-make-over-in-ghana">Cassava ready for a close-up after ‘research make-over’ in Ghana</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/a-threat-from-the-east-deadly-cassava-disease-stalking-pristine-west-africa">A threat from the East: Deadly cassava disease stalking pristine West Africa</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/new-shoots-of-a-green-revolution-in-africa-disease-resistant-cassava-varieties-put-down-roots-in-tanzania">New shoots of a green revolution in Africa: Disease-resistant cassava varieties put down roots in Tanzania</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2011</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/umucass33-the-new-bug-busting-high-harvesting-taste-tingling-cassava-variety-now-in-nigeria">UMUCASS33: the new bug-busting, high-harvesting, taste-tingling cassava variety now in Nigeria</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/disease-resistant-cassava-released-in-nigeria">Disease-resistant cassava released in Nigeria</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2010</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/victors-over-vectors-improving-cassava-for-africa">Victors over vectors: Improving cassava for Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="communications/media/news-a-updates/more-cis-launched">Cassava Research Initiative launch</a> [then called 'Challenge Initiative']</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/a-cross-continental-coalition-on-cassava-for-africa">A cross-continental coalition on cassava for Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/collective-action-to-boost-cassava-yields-in-africa">Collective action to boost cassava yields in Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/east-to-west-country-perspectives-on-cassava-in-africa">East to West: Country perspectives on cassava in Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/breeders-in-formation">Breeders in formation</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/news-a-updates/gcp-research-to-benefit-from-completion-of-draft-genome-sequence-for-cassava">GCP research to benefit from completion of draft genome sequence for cassava</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong> 2006</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Cassava poised for a sea change; Passion for cassava (pp 12–15 in this <a target="_blank" href="onlinepubls/gcp-research-highlights-2006/partner_producthighlights2006/issue1/issue1/index.html">e-book</a>)</li>
<li>At home and to go; Molecular bonds (pp 26–29 in this <a href="/onlinepubls/gcp-research-highlights-2006/index.html">e-book</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/gcp-capacity-building-finding-the-champions6">GCP capacity building: Finding the champions</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2005</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/gcp-work-in-cassava-brings-state-of-the-art-technologies-to-africa5">GCP work in cassava brings state-of-the-art technologies to Africa</a></li>
</ul>
<p> </p></div>
Cassava – Capacity building
2011-06-04T16:14:14-05:00
2011-06-04T16:14:14-05:00
http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/cassava/cassava-capacity-building
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><p>In Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania, cassava researchers have benefited from physical infrastructure, as well as from GCP’s Genotyping Support Service (GSS), and GCP is also funding several postgraduate students working on cassava – including at least one in each of the four countries in the cassava community of practice (CoP),which includes Uganda.</p>
<p>An informatics and data management workshop was held for all four partner countries in Accra, Ghana, in July 2010.</p>
<p>The aim is to strengthen the capacity of country breeding programmes to combine both conventional and molecular breeding.</p>
<div align="center">
<table style="width: 400px;" align="center" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border-color: #3399ff; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="center">
<p>For the African cassava breeders Community of Practice (CoP) supported by the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP), capacity development is important. “Capacity building is critical for the CoP, especially to use the products coming from GCP,” says Emmanuel Okogbenin, the CoP Coordinator.</p>
<p>He adds, “The common adage that people are the most important asset is not quite true. The right people are your most important asset. People with the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes.”</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<h2><br />Postgraduate students from partner institutes supported by the cassava RI</h2>
<table border="0">
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Country</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Student</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Home institute</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>University</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Course</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Research area</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Status</strong></span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Ghana</td>
<td>Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah</td>
<td>SARI–CSIR</td>
<td>WACCI, University of Ghana</td>
<td>PhD</td>
<td>Genetic studies of cassava genotypes for improved productivity in the guinea savanna zone of northern Ghana</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2010</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Ruth Prempeh</td>
<td>CRI-CSIR</td>
<td>WACCI, University of Ghana</td>
<td>PhD</td>
<td>Genetic sutides on root quality trais in cassava with emphasis on postharvest physiological deterioration</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2009</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Bright Boakye Peprah</td>
<td>CRI-CSIR</td>
<td>University of Ghana</td>
<td>MSc</td>
<td>Genotype-by-environment effects on improved cassava varieties</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2008 (via CoP)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Nigeria</td>
<td>Bunmi Olasanmi</td>
<td>NRCRI</td>
<td>University of Ibadan, Nigeria</td>
<td>PhD</td>
<td>QTLs for early maturity for cassava</td>
<td>Completed in 2010 (enrolled via CoP)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Tanzania</td>
<td>Bernedetha Kimata</td>
<td>ARI-Tanzania</td>
<td>Egerton University, Kenya</td>
<td>MSc</td>
<td>Genetic linkage mapping of CBSD tolerance</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2009 (via CoP)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Uganda</td>
<td>Williams Esuma</td>
<td>NaCRRI</td>
<td>Makerere University, Uganda</td>
<td>MSc</td>
<td>Genetic diversity of yellow-root cassava germplasm in Uganda</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2009 (via CoP)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Infrastructure</h2>
<p>Site-specific infrastructural development is planned for GCP Phase II, based on an ongoing needs assessment at research-station level. Thus far, infrastructural improvement includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>2011: Topographic surveys, improved infrastructure (irrigation systems, fencing, and weather stations), and plot rehabilitation for partners in Ghana and Nigeria</li>
<li>2005–2006: GCP supported the establishment of a modest molecular breeding laboratory at NRCRI in Nigeria, and a marker-assisted selection laboratory at CRI–CSIR in Ghana.</li>
</ul>
<p>Links</p>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.cimmyt.org/confluence/display/MBP/2010+July+Cassava+DM+Workshop">Data management workshop</a> (July 2010) <em>(IBP wiki)</em></li>
<li>
<p>Meet the GCP-supported cassava students <a href="communications/media/feature-stories/breeders-in-formation">HTML</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=44&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> PDF</a></p>
</li>
</ul></div>
<div class="feed-description"><p>In Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania, cassava researchers have benefited from physical infrastructure, as well as from GCP’s Genotyping Support Service (GSS), and GCP is also funding several postgraduate students working on cassava – including at least one in each of the four countries in the cassava community of practice (CoP),which includes Uganda.</p>
<p>An informatics and data management workshop was held for all four partner countries in Accra, Ghana, in July 2010.</p>
<p>The aim is to strengthen the capacity of country breeding programmes to combine both conventional and molecular breeding.</p>
<div align="center">
<table style="width: 400px;" align="center" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border-color: #3399ff; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="center">
<p>For the African cassava breeders Community of Practice (CoP) supported by the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP), capacity development is important. “Capacity building is critical for the CoP, especially to use the products coming from GCP,” says Emmanuel Okogbenin, the CoP Coordinator.</p>
<p>He adds, “The common adage that people are the most important asset is not quite true. The right people are your most important asset. People with the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes.”</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<h2><br />Postgraduate students from partner institutes supported by the cassava RI</h2>
<table border="0">
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Country</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Student</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Home institute</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>University</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Course</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Research area</strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Status</strong></span></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Ghana</td>
<td>Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah</td>
<td>SARI–CSIR</td>
<td>WACCI, University of Ghana</td>
<td>PhD</td>
<td>Genetic studies of cassava genotypes for improved productivity in the guinea savanna zone of northern Ghana</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2010</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Ruth Prempeh</td>
<td>CRI-CSIR</td>
<td>WACCI, University of Ghana</td>
<td>PhD</td>
<td>Genetic sutides on root quality trais in cassava with emphasis on postharvest physiological deterioration</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2009</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Bright Boakye Peprah</td>
<td>CRI-CSIR</td>
<td>University of Ghana</td>
<td>MSc</td>
<td>Genotype-by-environment effects on improved cassava varieties</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2008 (via CoP)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Nigeria</td>
<td>Bunmi Olasanmi</td>
<td>NRCRI</td>
<td>University of Ibadan, Nigeria</td>
<td>PhD</td>
<td>QTLs for early maturity for cassava</td>
<td>Completed in 2010 (enrolled via CoP)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Tanzania</td>
<td>Bernedetha Kimata</td>
<td>ARI-Tanzania</td>
<td>Egerton University, Kenya</td>
<td>MSc</td>
<td>Genetic linkage mapping of CBSD tolerance</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2009 (via CoP)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>Uganda</td>
<td>Williams Esuma</td>
<td>NaCRRI</td>
<td>Makerere University, Uganda</td>
<td>MSc</td>
<td>Genetic diversity of yellow-root cassava germplasm in Uganda</td>
<td>Enrolled in 2009 (via CoP)</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Infrastructure</h2>
<p>Site-specific infrastructural development is planned for GCP Phase II, based on an ongoing needs assessment at research-station level. Thus far, infrastructural improvement includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>2011: Topographic surveys, improved infrastructure (irrigation systems, fencing, and weather stations), and plot rehabilitation for partners in Ghana and Nigeria</li>
<li>2005–2006: GCP supported the establishment of a modest molecular breeding laboratory at NRCRI in Nigeria, and a marker-assisted selection laboratory at CRI–CSIR in Ghana.</li>
</ul>
<p>Links</p>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.cimmyt.org/confluence/display/MBP/2010+July+Cassava+DM+Workshop">Data management workshop</a> (July 2010) <em>(IBP wiki)</em></li>
<li>
<p>Meet the GCP-supported cassava students <a href="communications/media/feature-stories/breeders-in-formation">HTML</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=44&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> PDF</a></p>
</li>
</ul></div>
Cassava community of practice (G7010.01.05, G4008.26)
2011-06-04T16:13:59-05:00
2011-06-04T16:13:59-05:00
http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/cassava/cassava-cassava-cop
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><p>The cassava community of pracitce (CoP) primarily aims to facilitate the routine application of marker-assisted selection (MAS) in breeding programmes and to develop relevant schemes that effectively integrates MAS with field-based strategies.</p>
<p>The CoP organises training and workshops for members, facilitates breeder-to-breeder visits and supports postgraduate students. Among other areas, CoP members have benefitted from workshops on data analysis of genotypic and phenotypic data through GCP’s support.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<ol>
<li>To increase routine use of markers in breeding</li>
<li>Development of new generation of breeders</li>
<li>Improvement in data management and analysis</li>
<li>To develop partial inbred lines</li>
<li>Development of gene pools</li>
</ol>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI, Nigeria)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Crop Resources Research Institute, Uganda (NaCRRI), Uganda</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Root and Tuber Programme, Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele Research Station, (NRTP–ARI) Tanzania</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>In 2012, nine additional countries were added, raising the total of African countries from four to 13. The nine are:<strong> Côte d'Ivoire</strong> (Programme Plantes à Racines et Tubercules, CNRA [Centre National de Recherche Agronomique]); <strong>DR Congo</strong> (Program National Manioc, (L’Institut national pour l’Etude et la Recherche Agronomique– INERA); <strong>Ethiopia</strong> (Addis Ababa University); <strong>Kenya</strong> (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute – KARI); <strong>Liberia </strong>(Central Agricultural Research Institute – CARI); <strong>Malawi </strong>(Department of Agricultural Research, Chitedze Agricultural Research Station – CARS); <strong>Mozambique </strong>(Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique – IIAM); <strong>Sierra Leone</strong> (Sierra Leone Agricultural Institute – SLARI); and <strong>South Sudan </strong>(Root/Tuber and Horticultural Crops, Research Programme, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives and Rural Development).</p>
<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The cassava CoP is hosted on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/146/communities/communities/cassava">IBP website</a></li>
<li><span style="color: #000000;">3rd<sup></sup> </span>CoP meeting <a href="communications/media/feature-stories/collective-action-to-boost-cassava-yields-in-africa">HTML</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=41&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> PDF</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/breeders-in-formation">Postgraduate students funded by the CoP</a></li>
</ul></div>
<div class="feed-description"><p>The cassava community of pracitce (CoP) primarily aims to facilitate the routine application of marker-assisted selection (MAS) in breeding programmes and to develop relevant schemes that effectively integrates MAS with field-based strategies.</p>
<p>The CoP organises training and workshops for members, facilitates breeder-to-breeder visits and supports postgraduate students. Among other areas, CoP members have benefitted from workshops on data analysis of genotypic and phenotypic data through GCP’s support.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<ol>
<li>To increase routine use of markers in breeding</li>
<li>Development of new generation of breeders</li>
<li>Improvement in data management and analysis</li>
<li>To develop partial inbred lines</li>
<li>Development of gene pools</li>
</ol>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI, Nigeria)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Crop Resources Research Institute, Uganda (NaCRRI), Uganda</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Root and Tuber Programme, Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele Research Station, (NRTP–ARI) Tanzania</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>In 2012, nine additional countries were added, raising the total of African countries from four to 13. The nine are:<strong> Côte d'Ivoire</strong> (Programme Plantes à Racines et Tubercules, CNRA [Centre National de Recherche Agronomique]); <strong>DR Congo</strong> (Program National Manioc, (L’Institut national pour l’Etude et la Recherche Agronomique– INERA); <strong>Ethiopia</strong> (Addis Ababa University); <strong>Kenya</strong> (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute – KARI); <strong>Liberia </strong>(Central Agricultural Research Institute – CARI); <strong>Malawi </strong>(Department of Agricultural Research, Chitedze Agricultural Research Station – CARS); <strong>Mozambique </strong>(Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique – IIAM); <strong>Sierra Leone</strong> (Sierra Leone Agricultural Institute – SLARI); and <strong>South Sudan </strong>(Root/Tuber and Horticultural Crops, Research Programme, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives and Rural Development).</p>
<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The cassava CoP is hosted on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.integratedbreeding.net/146/communities/communities/cassava">IBP website</a></li>
<li><span style="color: #000000;">3rd<sup></sup> </span>CoP meeting <a href="communications/media/feature-stories/collective-action-to-boost-cassava-yields-in-africa">HTML</a> | <a class="doclink" href="index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=41&Itemid=115"><img src="/components/com_docman/themes/default/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png" alt="icon" border="0" /> PDF</a></li>
<li><a href="/communications/media/feature-stories/breeders-in-formation">Postgraduate students funded by the CoP</a></li>
</ul></div>
Cassava – Drought phenotyping
2011-06-04T16:13:35-05:00
2011-06-04T16:13:35-05:00
http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/cassava/cassava-drought-phenotyping
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><h3>Phenotyping cassava for drought tolerance to identify QTLs (G7010.01.04)</h3>
<p>Cassava has a long breeding and maturity cycle, factors providing a strong rationale for using molecular markers and enhanced phenotyping methods to optimise breeding .</p>
<p>This project uses a mapping population representing diversity in cassava drought tolerance that was developed in a previous GCP project implemented by EMBRAPA <em>(G3005.03-Identifying the physiological and genetic traits that make cassava one of the most drought-tolerant crops)</em>. This population is being phenotyped for drought tolerance in Brazil and Colombia, and QTLs will be identified. This information will be valuable in future marker-assisted cassava breeding.</p>
<h4>Objectives:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Phenotype a mapping population of cassava in managed drought and well-watered conditions</li>
<li>Identify QTLs for drought tolerance in this population</li>
<li>Select cassava genotypes conferring drought tolerance</li>
</ol>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries<br /></strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Brazil, Colombia</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) (CIAT)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Cornell University, USA</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<div class="feed-description"><h3>Phenotyping cassava for drought tolerance to identify QTLs (G7010.01.04)</h3>
<p>Cassava has a long breeding and maturity cycle, factors providing a strong rationale for using molecular markers and enhanced phenotyping methods to optimise breeding .</p>
<p>This project uses a mapping population representing diversity in cassava drought tolerance that was developed in a previous GCP project implemented by EMBRAPA <em>(G3005.03-Identifying the physiological and genetic traits that make cassava one of the most drought-tolerant crops)</em>. This population is being phenotyped for drought tolerance in Brazil and Colombia, and QTLs will be identified. This information will be valuable in future marker-assisted cassava breeding.</p>
<h4>Objectives:</h4>
<ol>
<li>Phenotype a mapping population of cassava in managed drought and well-watered conditions</li>
<li>Identify QTLs for drought tolerance in this population</li>
<li>Select cassava genotypes conferring drought tolerance</li>
</ol>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries<br /></strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Brazil, Colombia</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) (CIAT)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Cornell University, USA</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
Cassava – MARS for drought
2011-06-04T16:13:14-05:00
2011-06-04T16:13:14-05:00
http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/cassava/cassava-mars-for-drought
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><h3>Marker-assisted recurrent selection for drought tolerance (G7009.09/G7010.01.03)</h3>
<p>Although cassava produces more energy per unit area compared to other crops under harsh conditions such as limited rainfall (less than 500mm per year) or extended dry seasons (5–6 months), yield potential under drought varies widely in the gene pool.</p>
<p>Previous work revealed certain varieties from Africa are drought-tolerant, and this germplasm is the basis of an innovative molecular-breeding scheme based on marker-assisted recurrent selection (MARS) that seeks to deploy drought-tolerant hybrids more widely in cassava gene pools of the major cassava-growing agroecologies of West Africa.</p>
<p>The scheme employs a two-pronged approach: first, a drought tolerant genotype identified using phenotypic information will be used in crosses with a commonly grown elite lines, and the progeny used for QTL mapping. Secondly, marker-assisted breeding through MARS will be employed to improve the efficiency of producing elite germplasm with exceptional performance under drought by identifying useful allele (ie, quantitative trait loci or QTL) combinations and pyramiding (and fixing) multiple sources of genes for drought tolerance into a set of new progenitors.</p>
<p>Genotypic information will be generated by a high-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker genotyping platform based on SNP marker resources currently being developed.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<ol>
<li>To develop mapping populations</li>
<li>To identify QTLs associated with drought and yield performance</li>
<li>To recombine useful QTLs (genes) through MARS</li>
<li>To identify useful allele combinations for selection of elite drought-tolerant genotypes in MARS breeding schemes</li>
<li>To develop a new generation of top-performing and drought-tolerant elite lines</li>
</ol>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Ghana, Nigeria</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI, Nigeria)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (SARI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Cornell University, USA</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<div class="feed-description"><h3>Marker-assisted recurrent selection for drought tolerance (G7009.09/G7010.01.03)</h3>
<p>Although cassava produces more energy per unit area compared to other crops under harsh conditions such as limited rainfall (less than 500mm per year) or extended dry seasons (5–6 months), yield potential under drought varies widely in the gene pool.</p>
<p>Previous work revealed certain varieties from Africa are drought-tolerant, and this germplasm is the basis of an innovative molecular-breeding scheme based on marker-assisted recurrent selection (MARS) that seeks to deploy drought-tolerant hybrids more widely in cassava gene pools of the major cassava-growing agroecologies of West Africa.</p>
<p>The scheme employs a two-pronged approach: first, a drought tolerant genotype identified using phenotypic information will be used in crosses with a commonly grown elite lines, and the progeny used for QTL mapping. Secondly, marker-assisted breeding through MARS will be employed to improve the efficiency of producing elite germplasm with exceptional performance under drought by identifying useful allele (ie, quantitative trait loci or QTL) combinations and pyramiding (and fixing) multiple sources of genes for drought tolerance into a set of new progenitors.</p>
<p>Genotypic information will be generated by a high-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker genotyping platform based on SNP marker resources currently being developed.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<ol>
<li>To develop mapping populations</li>
<li>To identify QTLs associated with drought and yield performance</li>
<li>To recombine useful QTLs (genes) through MARS</li>
<li>To identify useful allele combinations for selection of elite drought-tolerant genotypes in MARS breeding schemes</li>
<li>To develop a new generation of top-performing and drought-tolerant elite lines</li>
</ol>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Ghana, Nigeria</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI, Nigeria)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (SARI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Cornell University, USA</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
Cassava – Biotic trait markers
2011-06-04T16:09:36-05:00
2011-06-04T16:09:36-05:00
http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/cassava/cassava-biotic-trait-markers
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><h3>Improving and deploying markers for biotic traits (G7009.10/G7010.01.02)</h3>
<p>The genetics of cassava is the least understood of major staple crops in the world. This is largely due in part to its heterozygous nature which makes it difficult to develop appropriate stocks for classical genetic studies.</p>
<p>The first genetic map of cassava was published in 1997 using first generation of markers including RFLPs, AFLPs, RAPDs and isozymes. This map was further developed by anchoring single sequence repeat (SSR) markers, which are randomly distributed on the map. The map has been utilised in quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping studies in cassava for various traits, including resistance to pests and diseases, yield, morphological and quality traits. While QTLs have been detected for several traits, majority of the markers are yet to be applied in breeding programmes due to poor association with traits in marker-assisted selection (MAS) schemes.</p>
<p>Only markers associated with the CMD2 gene and cassava green mite (CGM) have so far been deployed in breeding programmes. Results of MAS conducted so far for CMD2 gene was 68 percent efficient, while validation studies for markers linked to the CGM resistance was good in East Africa, but response to CGM for the markers in West Africa was relatively moderate or tolerant to the pest. The lack of strongly linked markers to economic traits of importance necessitated the need for development of over 800 SSR markers for further mapping of the genomic regions controlling traits of interest. While success has been made in improving map saturation, recent efforts indicate that efficient fine-mapping has not been successfully attained using SSR markers.</p>
<p>To improve MAS for CMD2 gene, SCAR markers (at 4 cM to the gene) were developed which are now routinely used in breeding programmes. However, the need to accelerate the application of more markers in breeding programmes means that more efficient marker systems are necessary to efficiently tag genes for MAS schemes.</p>
<p>Current initiatives to develop SNPs for cassava by a GCP-funded project (see link further below) and other initiatives provide a new vista and array of immense opportunities to identify markers closely linked to new sources of CMD resistance and other biotic constraints.</p>
<p>This project therefore seeks to develop new mapping populations for QTL mapping for new sources of CMD resistance, and validation studies of the detected QTLs using available SNP markers developed from other GCP and non-GCP projects.</p>
<h2>Objectives</h2>
<ol>
<li>To develop mapping populations for CMD</li>
<li>To map QTLs for new sources of CMD</li>
<li>To develop populations for validation of QTLs for CMD and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD)</li>
<li>To screen local germplasm for cassava green mite (CGM) and cassava bacterial blight (CBB)</li>
</ol>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria (<a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/2013/11/20/cassavas-gain-and-surgerys-pain-career-crossings-and-causerie-with-chiedozie-egesi/" target="_blank">Princial Investigator's profile</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana (CRI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Root and Tuber Programme, Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele Research Station (NRTP–ARI), Tanzania</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Cassava genome database <em><a target="_blank" href="http://cassava.igs.umaryland.edu/cgi-bin/index.cgi">(University of Maryland website)</a></em></p></div>
<div class="feed-description"><h3>Improving and deploying markers for biotic traits (G7009.10/G7010.01.02)</h3>
<p>The genetics of cassava is the least understood of major staple crops in the world. This is largely due in part to its heterozygous nature which makes it difficult to develop appropriate stocks for classical genetic studies.</p>
<p>The first genetic map of cassava was published in 1997 using first generation of markers including RFLPs, AFLPs, RAPDs and isozymes. This map was further developed by anchoring single sequence repeat (SSR) markers, which are randomly distributed on the map. The map has been utilised in quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping studies in cassava for various traits, including resistance to pests and diseases, yield, morphological and quality traits. While QTLs have been detected for several traits, majority of the markers are yet to be applied in breeding programmes due to poor association with traits in marker-assisted selection (MAS) schemes.</p>
<p>Only markers associated with the CMD2 gene and cassava green mite (CGM) have so far been deployed in breeding programmes. Results of MAS conducted so far for CMD2 gene was 68 percent efficient, while validation studies for markers linked to the CGM resistance was good in East Africa, but response to CGM for the markers in West Africa was relatively moderate or tolerant to the pest. The lack of strongly linked markers to economic traits of importance necessitated the need for development of over 800 SSR markers for further mapping of the genomic regions controlling traits of interest. While success has been made in improving map saturation, recent efforts indicate that efficient fine-mapping has not been successfully attained using SSR markers.</p>
<p>To improve MAS for CMD2 gene, SCAR markers (at 4 cM to the gene) were developed which are now routinely used in breeding programmes. However, the need to accelerate the application of more markers in breeding programmes means that more efficient marker systems are necessary to efficiently tag genes for MAS schemes.</p>
<p>Current initiatives to develop SNPs for cassava by a GCP-funded project (see link further below) and other initiatives provide a new vista and array of immense opportunities to identify markers closely linked to new sources of CMD resistance and other biotic constraints.</p>
<p>This project therefore seeks to develop new mapping populations for QTL mapping for new sources of CMD resistance, and validation studies of the detected QTLs using available SNP markers developed from other GCP and non-GCP projects.</p>
<h2>Objectives</h2>
<ol>
<li>To develop mapping populations for CMD</li>
<li>To map QTLs for new sources of CMD</li>
<li>To develop populations for validation of QTLs for CMD and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD)</li>
<li>To screen local germplasm for cassava green mite (CGM) and cassava bacterial blight (CBB)</li>
</ol>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria (<a href="http://blog.generationcp.org/2013/11/20/cassavas-gain-and-surgerys-pain-career-crossings-and-causerie-with-chiedozie-egesi/" target="_blank">Princial Investigator's profile</a>)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana (CRI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Root and Tuber Programme, Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele Research Station (NRTP–ARI), Tanzania</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Cassava genome database <em><a target="_blank" href="http://cassava.igs.umaryland.edu/cgi-bin/index.cgi">(University of Maryland website)</a></em></p></div>
Cassava – Africa reference set
2011-06-04T16:09:07-05:00
2011-06-04T16:09:07-05:00
http://generationcp.org/gcp-research/research-initiatives/cassava/cassava-africa-reference-set
Administrator
brandon@decise.ca
<div class="feed-description"><h3>Improving and evaluating the cassava reference set for Africa (G7010.01.01)</h3>
<p>This project builds on discovery activities conducted in GCP Phase I.</p>
<p>The overall objective is to better describe cassava genetic resources, and to make them available to developing-country breeding programmes. It aims at doing this by:</p>
<p style="margin-left: 30px;">(1) improving and adding value to the existing reference set, and,</p>
<p style="margin-left: 30px;">(2) improving conservation of the cassava germplasm reference set, as well as improving access to the same by developing-country programmes.</p>
<p>It is anticipated that genetic resources and information made accessible through this project will provide a quantum leap in cassava improvement, particularly in target countries in Africa.</p>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Root and Tuber Programme, Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele Research Station (NRTP–ARI), Tanzania</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<div class="feed-description"><h3>Improving and evaluating the cassava reference set for Africa (G7010.01.01)</h3>
<p>This project builds on discovery activities conducted in GCP Phase I.</p>
<p>The overall objective is to better describe cassava genetic resources, and to make them available to developing-country breeding programmes. It aims at doing this by:</p>
<p style="margin-left: 30px;">(1) improving and adding value to the existing reference set, and,</p>
<p style="margin-left: 30px;">(2) improving conservation of the cassava germplasm reference set, as well as improving access to the same by developing-country programmes.</p>
<p>It is anticipated that genetic resources and information made accessible through this project will provide a quantum leap in cassava improvement, particularly in target countries in Africa.</p>
<table style="width: 680px;" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Target countries:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width: 130px;"><strong>Lead institute:</strong></td>
<td style="width: 550px;">International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td><strong>Partners:</strong></td>
<td>Crops Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CRI–CSIR), Ghana</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria</td>
</tr>
<tr style="background-color: #c1e3fd;" valign="top">
<td></td>
<td>National Root and Tuber Programme, Agricultural Research Institute, Naliendele Research Station (NRTP–ARI), Tanzania</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>