GCP Launches its Molecular Breeding Platform

Summary posted by Meridian on 9/11/2009
Source: GCP
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The Generation Challenge Program (GCP) of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has announced the launch of a new web-based Molecular Breeding Platform (MBP). The MBP is intended to serve as a one-stop-shop for information, analytical tools, and related services to aid in the design and efficient conduct of molecular-marker-assisted breeding experiments. The press release says it is hoped that the MBP will enable public and private sector breeding programs to accelerate variety development for developing countries and that it will deliver support services to guide and train breeders from national agricultural research systems in accessing and using marker technologies. The MPB is a five-year project with a budget of US$21 million. Funding for the project has been provided by various GCP donors and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The press release can be viewed online at the link below.

The original article may still be available at www.generationcp.org/latestnews.php?i=1579

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