Building Resilient Okra for Africa’s Future: A Farmer-Centered, Market-Driven Breeding Initiative

Building Resilient Okra for Africa’s Future:
A Farmer-Centered, Market-Driven Breeding Initiative

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Angel Jeng2025-11-06T09:45:15+00:00November 6, 2025|Categories: Latest News, West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions, West and Central Africa - Dry Regions|Tags: ACIAR, AVBC, breeding, okra, VACs|

Strengthening vegetable seed systems: Africa-wide consortium showcases exclusive new breeding lines

Strengthening vegetable seed systems:
Africa-wide consortium showcases exclusive new breeding lines

Breakthroughs in climate-resilient, high-yielding, and disease-resistant […]

Angel Jeng2025-09-15T08:05:41+00:00September 15, 2025|Categories: Latest News, West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions, West and Central Africa - Dry Regions|Tags: Africa, AVBC, seeds, tomato|

Slime, fiber, and healthier diets: How okra and amaranth are driving opportunities in West Africa

Slime, fiber, and healthier diets:
How okra and amaranth are driving opportunities in West Africa

Okra […]

Angel Jeng2025-09-12T04:21:42+00:00September 11, 2025|Categories: Latest News, West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions, West and Central Africa - Dry Regions|Tags: Africa, AVBC, seeds|

Tomato breeding innovations

WorldVeg Tomato Breeder, Dr Assaf Eybishitz

Tomatoes are the single […]

Angel Jeng2025-08-01T02:11:22+00:00August 1, 2025|Categories: Global, Latest News|Tags: Annual report 2024, APSA, AVBC, breeding, tomato|

Taking root – a scaling journey

Taking root – a […]

Timothy Cheng2024-11-29T05:38:54+00:00November 14, 2024|Categories: West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions|Tags: AVBC|

Seeds of Change: Enhancing availability of improved vegetable varieties in Tanzania

The One CGIAR Fruit and Vegetables for […]

Angel Jeng2023-11-30T02:30:18+00:00November 30, 2023|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: AVBC, breeding, CGIAR, FRESH, pepper, tomato|

Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium annual workshop

The Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium (AVBC) was established in 2018 as an […]

Angel Jeng2023-10-27T03:46:37+00:00October 27, 2023|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: AVBC, breeding|

Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium

A Research Partnership for Success

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Angel Jeng2024-10-23T02:24:09+00:00September 27, 2023|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News, West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions, West and Central Africa - Dry Regions|Tags: Africa, AVBC, breeding consortium|

The Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium and WorldVeg

The Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium (AVBC) is a partnership for research with a […]

Angel Jeng2023-03-31T03:29:32+00:00March 31, 2023|Categories: 2023 FRESH archive, Central & West Asia and North Africa, MAR2023|Tags: Africa, AVBC, breeding, seed|

Seed takes center stage

The Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium (AVBC) annual workshop is the public/private platform for collaboration to ensure Africa’s vegetable producers get the seed they need.

2021-10-01T03:22:30+00:00September 22, 2021|Categories: Articles, Eastern and Southern Africa, OCT2021|Tags: Africa, AVBC, seed|