From September 29 to October 17, Digital Solutions delivered a comprehensive Train-the-Trainers program on the Enterprise Breeding System, equipping data managers across CGIAR centers with advanced EBS skills. Through hands-on activities and expert virtual coaching, participants gained the capability to train end-users and drive data-driven, digitally enabled breeding improvements in their programs.
IRRI’s participation in KALRO’s capacity-building program strengthened Kenya’s national rice research system by advancing technical and digital competencies. Through hands-on training in EBS, Bioflow, and modern breeding practices, the initiative empowered scientists, enhanced institutional collaboration, and reinforced the commitment to accelerating digitally enabled, efficient, and high-impact rice research across the country.
The International Potato Center (CIP) is taking a major step in CGIAR’s digital transformation by integrating its potato and sweet potato breeding data into the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS). As the first Roots, Tubers, and Bananas (RTB) crops fully managed within EBS, this milestone advances networked, data-driven breeding under CGIAR’s Breeding for Tomorrow vision. Through this integration, CIP enhances efficiency, transparency, and data stewardship, paving the way for faster development of climate-resilient, farmer- and consumer-preferred varieties while reinforcing CGIAR’s unified, secure, and sustainable breeding data ecosystem.
🌱 Following the launch of Breeding for Tomorrow (B4T) at the CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, Kenya on 08 April 2025, representatives from the B4T and Breeding Resources (BR) teams also hosted the shared booth to connect and network with breeders and researchers.
🚀 During the event, the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) team also showcased how it can transform crop breeding to drive faster breeding cycles and data-driven decisions for a food-secure future. EBS is CGIAR’s preferred breeding data management system. It features a single and powerful data management solution tailored for the demands of a modern breeding enterprise.