Virus (CMD/CBSD) resistance; higher starch/yield; reduced cyanogenic potential; drought tolerance Staple for food security in marginal areas; supports >700k households; second only to bananas in calorie contribution. Disease losses and low yields

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Government and Agencies

Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security (MAIFS)

Levels 8 & 9, Renganaden Seeneevassen Building Corner Jules Koenig & Maillard Streets Port Louis Mauritius

Research Organizations/Institutes

Mauritius Sugarcane Industry Research Institute (MSIRI)

Moka Road, Reduit, Moka District, Mauritius

Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (FAREI)

Réduit, Moka, Mauritius.

Universities

University of Mauritius (UoM)

University of Mauritius Réduit, 80837 Mauritius

Universities

Alioune Diop University of Bambey

Route Nationale 3, BP 30, Bambey, Senega

Universities

University of Cape Town

Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa

Submitted by admin on February 23, 2026

Priority Organism

Cassava

Socioeconomic Justification

Staple for food security in marginal areas; supports >700k households; second only to bananas in calorie contribution. Disease losses and low yields constrain livelihoods.

GEd Potential

High

Existing R&D

RAB-led cassava work; IITA/CIAT/IITA breeding networks; FAO/IFAD support programmes; new Rwanda Agricultural Biotechnology Programme (RAB + AATF) targeting cassava.

Actual Annual Production (tonnes)

1300000