1000 Farms Trials Platform
Project’s Goal
The goal of this project is to improve and expand on-farm trial solutions to enhance genetic gains and sustainability in agriculture.
Expected Result
- Developed and implemented OFT standard operating procedures for CGIAR mandate crops.
- Integrated advanced GxExM analyses into the ClimMob platform for breeding pipelines.
- Assessed on-farm genetic gain using OFT data.
- Enabled automatic report generation to inform breeding decisions.
- Trained professionals and integrated the 1000FARMS approach into African university curriculums.
- Established new collaborative arrangements to scale OFT in NARES.
- Developed and implemented a ‘Trials as a Service’ business model.
Location
Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda
Contact
Manners, Rhys (IITA)
Project duration
Start: 01 November 2021
End: 30 November 2025