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Aug 2, 2012

Proposal Experience Sharing I

After chilling out, at this time, all participants are distributed in various rooms of CECAT participating in the session Proposal Experience Sharing I.

Baru room:
1. LAC-Brazil: Cryopreservation technology applicable to the Peanapple Germplasm Collection using droplet vitrification of apices for long-term conservation and safety duplication;
2. Africa-Brazil: Identification of broad resistance sources to anthracnose and rust in common bean and resistance gene tagging using SNP markers.

Tambaqui room:
1. LAC-Brazil: Thermoterapy chamber: A rapid and eco-efficient method for cleaning and massive propagation of cassava and plantain seeds;
2. Africa-Brazil: Improving Livelihoods of smallholders through implementation of sustainable small ruminant improvement programs.

Pampa room:
1. LAC-Brazil: Plant Health through soil health management: boosting soils for increasing plant defenses and suppressiveness to reduce losses caused by Fusarium wilt on bananas;
2. Africa-Brazil: Application of DNA-markers for development of drought tolerant potato germplasm.

Pantanal room:
1. Africa-Brazil: Swidden systems for Poverty Alleviation and Provision of Environmental Services;
2. Africa-Brazil: Facilitating local level dairy innovation platforms for smallholder farmers.

Auditorium Biomas:
1. Africa-Brazil: Participatory evaluation and promotion of improved pepper cultivars (capsicxum spp) among smallholder farmers;
2. Africa-Brazil: Enhancing Rice and maize Production by small holders using bacteria-plant extract biopesticide.

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