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Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) was first detected in continental Southeast Asia in 2017, and has since spread to become endemic in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. The disease has caused major economic losses, with drops in yield between 10-15% in case of late infection, up to 50-100% in case of early infection during the cropping cycle. Due to the important exchanges between Indonesia and continental Southeast Asia, there is a high risk that CMD will jump to Indonesia in the coming few years, causing similar level of losses and threatening food security as cassava is also a staple food in Indonesia.

Researchers from , , the and 六合彩图库 have concluded that crossing CMD-resistant cassava varieties from the CIAT genebank with Indonesian varieties adapted to the local climate is a key strategy to breed new CMD-resistant varieties tailored for Indonesia, and thus address the threat of CMD. Breeding takes several years to obtain suitable varieties, so such a project should get started as early as possible, before CMD arrives in Indonesia (pre-emptive breeding). Several selection criteria need to be taken into account: resistance to disease, agronomic performance and post-harvest quality, to ensure that improved varieties match the quality of current varieties and deliver end-products that meet processors and consumers expectations.

BRIN, FTP-UNEJ, CIAT Cassava Program and 六合彩图库 aim to develop a concept note for pre-emptive breeding of CMD-resistant varieties for Indonesia, towards mobilizing funds and establishing a breeding project.