{"id":16728,"date":"2026-06-20T12:52:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-hosts-workshop-on-cbsd\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:08:17","slug":"iita-hosts-workshop-on-cbsd","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-hosts-workshop-on-cbsd\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA hosts workshop on CBSD"},"content":{"rendered":"The project tagged \u201c<em>Preventive actions against the propagation and expansion of Cassava Brown Streak Disease (<a href=\"http:\/\/cassavabiz.org\/production\/virus02.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBSD<\/a>) in the Democratic Republic of Congo\u201d<\/em>, has successfully organized a work plan development workshop on 20\u201421 April, at Mbanza-Ngungu, 150 km West of Kinshasa.\n<div id=\"attachment_2443\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1075px\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/991_1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2443\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/991_1.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of participants at the CBSD Workshop, DR Congo.\" width=\"1075\" height=\"463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2443\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants at the CBSD Workshop, DR Congo.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nCBSD, a viral disease of cassava, characterized by brownish spots on the roots which make them totally or partially unusable, contributes to an estimated $100 million annual loss in income of African farmers. CBSD was first discovered in Eastern DR Congo and is rapidly spreading to other provinces in the country.\n\nThe 4 year project, which seeks to prevent field losses due to CBSD in the entire Congolese communities,\u00a0 was officially launched in Kinshasa DR Congo,\u00a0 on\u00a0 April 13, 2017,\u00a0 by the national minister of agriculture, His Excellency Patrick Mayombe, in the presence of the secretary general of the ministry of agriculture, as well as representatives from National Agricultural Research Institute (INERA), the United States Agency for International Development (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USAID<\/a>), IITA, Food and Agriculture Organization (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fao.org\/home\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FAO<\/a>), national and international Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the media.\n\nThe workshop was convened to discuss current project activities, exchange experiences, and to develop work plans and implementation budget for 2017\/2018.\n\nDelegates from USAID, INERA, University of Kinshasa, the Ministry of Agriculture (the national Extension Service (SNV) and the National Seed Service (SENASEM), FAO and IITA Kinshasa and Kalambo; attended the workshop.\n\nThe project is implemented by IITA in collaboration with FAO and INERA and is funded by a US $ 4.6 million grant from USAID. 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