Thirty-two nutritious, high yielding, and disease-resistant varieties developed from AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center lines have the potential to extend harvests, increase incomes, and improve health in sub-Saharan Africa. From disease-resistant tomatoes to nutrient-packed indigenous leafy greens that produce over longer periods, 32 new vegetable varieties developed from AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center lines will diversify food production in sub-Saharan Africa and help farmers and communities become more self-sufficient and less vulnerable to food price shocks. In early March, the National Variety Release Office in Mali announced the release of 23 improved vegetable varieties developed from AVRDC germplasm. The varieties were published in Volume III of the Catalogue Officiel Des Espèces et Variétiés maintained by the Seed Laboratory of the National Directorate for Agriculture. Tanzania’s Horticultural Research and Training Institute (HORTI-Tengeru) and the ...
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