Dinia Grace Gepte (Breeding Analytics Software Engineering Senior Specialist) shares her best practices in a session titled Engineering for Impact last August 7, 2025 at IRRI HQ.
To drive best practices and shape organizational culture, team members need to know and feel that their insights, and their limits, are heard and valued. This was the highlight of the Digital Solutions (DS) unit’s third installment of its Open Spaces.
The 2nd DS Open Space session was held as part of the internal effort to build an ideal organizational culture.
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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.
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.
To equip team members with the skills needed to holistically support the digital product life cycle, an internal Application Programming Interface (API) Testing Workshop was held on 01 July 2025 for staff based at the IRRI HQ, Philippines.
Leveraging digital technologies to accelerate crop breeding processes and making sure these platforms and services are accessible to breeders was the key highlight showcased at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Digital Tech & Innovation Marketplace exhibit on 25-26 June 2025 at the ADB Headquarters, Philippines.
The DS team presented their outputs to the BrAPI community at the last day of the week-long BrAPI Hackathon at IRRI HQ, held from 02-06 June 2025.
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.
At CGIAR Science Week in Nairobi, the B4T and BR teams connected with breeders, while EBS showcased its transformative role in accelerating data-driven breeding for food security.
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.
The BR team’s EBS poster won top honors at CIMMYT SIW 2025, recognized for innovation, clarity, and strategic relevance by expert and participant votes.
The BR Digital Solutions team held its first Open Space on May 30—an agile, people-powered forum igniting culture change, leadership, and team excellence.