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In DR Congo, Farmers Prefer Locally Bred Disease-resistant Cassava Clones In DR Congo, Farmers Prefer Locally Bred Disease-resistant Cassava Clones In the Democratic Republic of Congo, farmers are prefering locally bred Control Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD)-resistant cassava clones. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is funding the CBSD project. The farmers’ verdict came at a recent Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) to evaluate the CBSD-tolerant cassava clones currently on trial. The PVS took place in the Ruzizi Plain. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is implementing the project in partnership with the National Institute for Agronomic Study and Research (INERA) to counter CBSD, a disease that causes significant damage to cassava production in DR Congo. ....