Knowledge Generated
Breeding Better Bananas created genomic resources and tools for the global banana community, such as the 3rd Generation Hapmap, the BananaBase database, and the BananaBreed R package⁴. Breeding Better Bananas has also adopted genomic selection and other best practices that reduced the breeding cycle by more than half and increased the accuracy and efficiency of selection⁴. Breeding Better Bananas has conducted product profile and variety adoption studies to identify the traits and preferences of different segments of banana farmers and consumers⁵. Breeding Better Bananas established a network of banana breeders and stakeholders that fosters knowledge exchange and collaboration.
(1) Improving the prospects for breeding better bananas. https://www.rtb.cgiar.org/news/improving-the-prospects-for-breeding-better-bananas/.
(2) Breeding Database – Breeding better bananas. https://breedingbetterbananas.org/breeding-database/.
(3) BPAT Assessment of IITA/NARO banana, plantain programs. https://breedingbetterbananas.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BPAT-Final-Report-IITANARO-Banana-May-4th-2021.pdf.
(4) Improving the prospects for breeding better bananas – CGIAR. https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/improving-the-prospects-for-breeding-better-bananas.
(5) East Africa’s banana farmers welcome new varieties that resist disease …. https://allianceforscience.org/blog/2021/06/east-africas-banana-farmers-welcome-new-varieties-that-resist-disease-and-drought/.