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PATs

PAN-AFRICAN SOYBEAN VARIETY TRIALS

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SIL’s Pan-African Soybean Variety Trials (PAT) fast-track the introduction and testing of commercial soybean varieties sourced from across Africa, the U.S., Australia, and Latin America to provide the private sector, farmers, and processors with access to a broader selection of seed than what is currently available. The program consortium leverages its role as an independent third party and its unique access to international, regional, and national supplies of high-yielding and disease resistant germplasm to swiftly bring new varieties to market. 

Starting in just 4 countries in 2016, the Pan-African Trials (PAT) have grown to 24 countries across 113 locations with 56 public-sector and 66 private-sector partners. Testing is taking place in 149 locations involving 24,437 plots. The PATs have already been successful in bringing 15 new soybean varieties to market in Ghana, Mali, Kenya, Cameroon, and Malawi.

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the pat team

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Dr. Andrew Scaboo

Assistant Professor

Plant Sciences

University of Missouri

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Dr. Carrie Miranda

Assistant Professor

Plant Science​

Soybean Breeding Program

North Dakota Univeristy

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Armand Yambisa

Research Associate Intern

Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

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Dr. Érica Leles

Data Manager

Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

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Dongho Lee

Data Assistant

Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

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Bhavesh Manivannan

Web developer

Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

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Zoe Serelis

Commercialization Assistant

Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

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    Dr. Brian Diers

     

    bdiers@illinois.edu

    Principal Investigator 

    Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

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    Dr. Guilherme Torres

    Program Manager

    Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

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    josyf@illinois.edu

    Commercialization Manager

    Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

    Josy Francischini

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    g.chigeza@cgiar.org

    Soybean Breeder

    International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

    Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program 

    Dr. Godfree Chigeza

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    camling2@illinois.edu

    Program Coordinator

    Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program 

    Kelsie Camling

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    Júlia Paniago

    Program Coordinator

    Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

    Christabell Nachilima

    c.nachilima@cgiar.org

    Plant Breeding Research Associate

    Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

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    Emmanuel Ngonga

    Plant Breeding Research Associate

    Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program

    Breeding

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    Through direct and deep mentorship SIL researchers mobilize the critical trainings, equipment, infrastructure, mechanization, and standards of practice to transform partner soybean breeding programs into sustainable units that can successfully support the region’s varietal improvement needs.

     

    SIL efforts have introduced new, high-yielding and disease resistant soybean varieties. Since 2013, the experimental lines developed by SIL’s breeding partners in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia increased 1069%, yield plots planted increased 258%, and progeny rows planted increased 1069%. Partner breeding programs also achieved a 675% increase in successful crosses and a 223% increase in breeder productivity.

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    The Breeding team

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    Dr. Brian Diers

    bdiers@illinois.edu

    Principal Investigator 

    Soybean Breeding Program

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    Dr. Andrew Scaboo

    scabooa@missouri.edu

    Co-Principal Investigator 

    Soybean Breeding Program

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    Soybean Breeder

    International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Zambia

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    Soybean Breeder

    International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria

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    Soybean Breeder

    Makerere University

     Uganda

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    Dr. Masresha Yirga

    Researcher Pulse and Oil crops breeding and Genetics

    Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

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    Research Scientist (Soybean Improvement Programme)

    CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute

    Ghana

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    Dr. Carrie Miranda

    Assistant Professor

    Plant Science​

    Soybean Breeding Program

    North Dakota Univeristy

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