CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow will participate at the 33rd Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG33) to present the latest progresses in its Science Program. Global Shared Services will introduce its private–public genotyping consortium to accelerate genetic gain in low- and middle-income countries' crop breeding programs and Accelerated Breeding will present on support to CGIAR-partner breeding teams.
PAG33 will be a 6-day conference, featuring 6 plenary talks presented by world renown authorities in plant and animal genomics, 200+ scientific workshop sessions, a gallery of 1,200 poster abstracts, and a vendor expo of 100+ companies and organizations in genomics industries.
The Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG) is designed to provide a forum on recent developments and future plans for plant & animal genome projects. The conference is an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and applications on this internationally important project.
A Private–Public Genotyping Consortium to Accelerate Genetic Gain in Low- and Middle- Income Country Crop Breeding Programs
What if you could cut genotyping costs in half, while gaining access to high-performance tools and partners?
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CGIAR Genotyping Consortium will help you do just that. It is a new initiative designed to reduce genotyping costs and expand access for public and private breeders alike.
By pooling demand across a broad network - including CGIAR Centers, national research programs, and private seed companies - we're building a powerful public-private platform to make genotyping more affordable and efficient.
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This presentation will introduce the Genotyping Consortium to the audience, and explain how to participate.
- Learn more about the CGIAR Genotyping Consortium
- Presentation: A Private–Public Genotyping Consortium to Accelerate Genetic Gain in LMIC Crop Breeding Programs
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Data-driven decision-making is central to improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of modern plant breeding programs. However, many public breeding programs, particularly in developing countries, face persistent challenges in translating available data into robust selection and advancement decisions, largely due to resource, capacity, and infrastructure constraints.
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This presentation highlights recent efforts by CGIAR, in collaboration with National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES), to strengthen breeding outcomes through improved data use. We showcase key innovations aimed at (i) the design and implementation of efficient, context-appropriate breeding strategies; (ii) the development and deployment of tools and methodologies that enhance data quality, analytical rigor, and decision support; and (iii) collaborative approaches that promote shared ownership of breeding decisions and equitable benefit-sharing among partners.
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Together, these advances illustrate how strategic investments in data systems, analytics, and partnerships can enable more informed breeding decisions and accelerate genetic gain across CGIAR–NARES breeding networks.
Presentation: Data-driven decisions in plant breeding: Breeding innovations for CGIAR-NARES breeding networks
