International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia


Purpose

To improve the income and food security of cassava farmers and of other stakeholders by developing doubled haploid technology for the production of inbred lines that will be used by cassava breeders to increase rates of genetic gain for traits of importance along the value chain

Division

Global Growth & Opportunity

Date

May 2014

Region Served

GLOBAL

Committed amount

$2,841,865

Grant topic

Agricultural Development

Duration (months)

40

Grantee location

Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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