Enhancing institutional breeding capacity in Ghana, Senegal and Uganda to develop climate resilient crops for African smallholder farmers (EBCA):

This project is supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and led by the IBP through a hosting arrangement with AfricaRice. The main objective of the project is to develop and disseminate improved crop cultivars in Senegal, Ghana and Uganda that have characteristics that meet smallholder needs (improved grain yield and quality, fodder) and market demands as well as able to mitigate agro-ecological challenges, climate change, and biotic and abiotic stresses. Ultimately, this will lead to the adoption of ‘fit-for-purpose’ varieties of sorghum, cowpea, rice and groundnut.