Genetics and Genomics Platform

for Rice in Africa

R & D at AfricaRice (St. Louis, Ibadan and Dar es

Salaam)

Strengthen NARS (training and lab set-up)

Support breeders in varietal development

Breeders with new tools to develop improved lines

GRiSP partners (IRRI, IRD, CIAT, CIRAD, JIRCAS),

Cornell University and Embrapa

Cell/Tissue culture & transformation

CIAT

GCP Integrated Breeding Platform

Allelic diversity studies

QTL analysis for biotic and abiotic stresses

Marker assisted breeding

Marker assisted recurrent selection

Creation of double haploids and in vitro plants

Practical training in genotyping, sample preparation, analysis and interpretation of data

Cloning of identified genes at AfricaRice

Development of molecular tools (SNPs, Sequencing etc.)

Regional hubs (IRD, BECA and CERASS)

IRD/IRRI

Bio-informaticsMAS

MARS

The Genetics and Genomics Platform for Rice in Africa : An Interface between NARS and Advanced Research

Institutes

-- Outsourcing genotyping- Data analysis (Optimas)

- Data and information sharing