A regional training workshop organized by AfricaRice jointly supported
through its Green Super Rice (GSR) project and the West and Central African
Council for Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) project on research methods
in marker-assisted selection (MAS) was held in Cotonou, from 29 March to 3
April.
The aim of the workshop was to upgrade the capacity of plant breeders
from research centers and universities of 12 African countries (Benin, Burkina
Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda,
Senegal, Sierra Leone and Uganda) to use research methodologies applied in MAS.
MAS is a tool that allows the direct application of molecular markers to make
plant breeding easier and breeding programs more efficient.
AfricaRice and the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
experts served as resource persons for the workshop. The participants
highlighted the importance of forming a network that will enable them to
exchange information on MAS-related research activities in the participating countries.
They also pointed out the importance of establishing functional biotechnology
laboratories in their countries and of a regional supply system to facilitate
procurement of laboratory material.
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