Project Summary The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI) partners with scientists…
Innovation LabMay 6, 2021
From data to crops: ILCI researchers advance cowpea breeding in East and Southern Africa
In the arid regions of East and Southern Africa, cowpea is a vital crop. Renowned for its resilience to poor…
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In Uganda, roughly 90% of its more than 44 million people rely on common beans…
Innovation LabApril 28, 2021
The processes for breeding programs to set priorities are variable. The most developed approaches focus…
Innovation LabApril 28, 2021
Written by: Hale Ann Tufan, associate director of the Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement and…
Innovation LabMarch 10, 2021
One of the first plant species ever domesticated, cowpea is also one of the world’s…
Innovation LabMarch 5, 2021
For generations farmers in Uganda knew that finger millet would be the backbone of their…
Innovation LabJanuary 25, 2021
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement hosted our first annual meeting Nov.…
Innovation LabNovember 11, 2020
There’s no mistaking Gael Pressoir’s intense passion for two things: food security and equitable collaboration.…
Innovation LabOctober 27, 2020
Written by: Hale Ann Tufan, Associate Director of the Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement This…
Innovation LabOctober 1, 2020
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement announced approximately $4 million in funding…
Innovation LabSeptember 17, 2020
