The 3rd Annual Asian Cassava Breeders Meeting was successfully held in Kasetsart University, Bangkok on December 3rd-6th, 2017. More than 30 participants from Asian countries and CGIAR centers attended the important event. Prof. Peng Zhang, together with delegates from CATAS, GCRI and GAAS, joined the meeting and presented the research updates in China.

The Asia Cassava Breeders Network (ACB-Net) is a regional community of practice that brings together cassava breeders and other interested stakeholders for systematic collaboration on cassava genetic enhancement and crop improvement. ACB-Net was established in late 2015 and is an open community and includes classical breeding programs, molecular breeding laboratories, and public and civil society partners interested in variety evaluations. On the meeting, participants reviewed ongoing regional collaborative research activities and proposed new directions. The ACB-net steering committee for the period 2018-2020 was also renewed. All attendees also joined a field day at TTDI.