Annual Planning Meeting of the ACCELERATE Project that drives agricultural transformation

Dodoma, Tanzania, December 10 to 12, 2024 — The Accelerated Variety Turnover for Open-pollinated Crops project (ACCELERATE) held its annual planning meeting from December 10-12, 2024, at the Nashera Hotel in Dodoma, Tanzania. This event brought together key stakeholders to review progress and strategize for the upcoming year.

Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), ACCELERATE is a four-year initiative to hasten the adoption of new open-pollinated crop varieties (OPVs). The project is a collaborative effort led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT/Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) in partnership with the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI), and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).