This project will develop specific research tools for African cassava virologists and breeders, which will assist their research and work to improve cassava productivity and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It aims to minimize both the occurrence as well as impact of cassava virus diseases and their associated insect (whitefly) vectors.

Dates: 22-01-2013 to 30-09-2017 | Funder: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Organisations

Lead organisation: NRI, UK

Partners:

• Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI), Tanzania Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI), Tanzania
• National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), Uganda
• University of Bristol, UK