Strengthening Breeding Capacity through Digital Innovation: IRRI Conducts EBS End-User Training in Tanzania
From 8–13 September 2025, IRRI conducted Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) End-User Training in Tanzania, engaging researchers from IRRI and TARI across Uyole and Dakawa stations. Led by Michael Gituma, the sessions enhanced digital capacity, strengthened collaboration, and empowered participants to apply EBS for more efficient, data-driven breeding practices.
IRRI Hosts Train-the-Trainer Program on Enterprise Breeding System (EBS)
From September 8–12, 2025, IRRI hosted a Train-the-Trainer program on the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) for PhilRice selected staff. The five-day course-built skills in system management and data handling, empowering participants to strengthen institutional capacity, promote EBS adoption, and advance collaborative, data-driven breeding across national programs.
IITA crop programs push for digital and seamless data collection with EBS
A 2-day workshop for field staff and breeders was conducted to demonstrate the cross-platform integration between EBS and the Field Book mobile application on 14-15 April 2025 at IITA Headquarters in Ibadan.
Powering crop breeding efficiency for key teams at the Alliance Bioversity & CIAT
EBS, a comprehensive, integrated, and intuitive breeding data management system preferred by the CGIAR, is now powering the tropical forages program and is also set to boost breeding efficiency for cassava and beans—befitting of a modern breeding enterprise.
EBS team members co-learn, co-create in BrAPI Hackathon
The 2025 BrAPI Hackathon at IRRI focused on interoperability in breeding systems, with EBS teams leading discussions on analytics, genotypic data, and AI/ML integration.
👩🏫ICARDA & IITA breeders complete EBS Train-the-Trainer course
The EBS GUS team completed a Train-the-Trainer course for ICARDA and IITA, equipping 14 breeders with advanced EBS skills through hands-on virtual sessions.
Knowledge Exchange Program concludes CIAT-Forage programs’ EBS adoption
A two-week Knowledge Exchange Program (KEP) was hosted by the Enterprise Breeding System’s (EBS) adoption team at the International Rice Research Institute Headquarters (IRRI HQ) from 13-24 January 2025.
Philippine Rice Research Institute’s Department of Agriculture adopts EBS
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija — A week-long Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) training was held at the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) Central Experiment Station (CES) from 20-24 May 2024. A total of 14 participants composed of Science Research Specialists from the Plant Breeding and Biotechnology Division (PBBD), including a data manager and computer programmer, attended the tailored training sessions, which are part of the EBS adoption process as PhilRice transitions to use EBS as its breeding management system.
EBS IS team conducts internal Engineering Capacity-Building Sessions
The Enterprise Breeding System’s (EBS) Internal Services (IS) team conducted Engineering Capacity-Building Sessions from 15-25 January 2024 at the International Rice Research Headquarters (IRRI HQ). The series of sessions was attended by EBS staff based in IRRI HQ, including some colleagues from the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT).
SEA-NARES PH Collaborators explore EBS and more during three-day training workshop
A three-day training workshop on the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) for Southeast Asia-National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (SEA-NARES) collaborators was held last November 21-23, 2023, at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.