BASICS-II
Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2
Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II)
The success of the BASICS project led to provision of additional grant to IITA to lead a phase 2 of the project named The Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II). BASICS-II is a combination of BASICS project in Nigeria and BEST Cassava project in Tanzania. The project comprises of six components namely Integrated Breeding & Seed System Activities; Early Generation Seed Enterprises; Commercial Seed Entrepreneurs; Processor-Associated Seed System Model; Quality Control & Disease Management; and Catalyze Scaling & Replication through partners. CRS leads the implementation of component 3 (Commercial Seed Entrepreneurs) in Nigeria while NRCRI is co-lead. The component is operational in Benue, Kogi, Abia, Akwa Ibom and Imo States with possibility of extension to other states.
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