*IITA and partners launch AfPBA CRISPR Class III Training to empower Africa’s Crop Improvement Scientists* IITA–CGIAR, a member of the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) in partnership with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at UC Berkeley, has officially launched the third cohort of its renowned African Plant Breeding Academy (AfPBA) CRISPR training program in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more story: https://bit.ly/3QdG9Nq