During the annual CASS project meeting in March 2023, the CASS Phase 2 team met in Tutzing, Germany to discuss current project progress and to lay the foundation towards CASS Phase 3. Representatives from all project participants reported on their current research progress towards cassava yield improvement and presented plans and ideas for another funding phase. We had a succesful project meeting, great interactions with visiting members from Gates Agricultural Innovations and an overall enjoyable time in the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing, close to the beautiful lake Starnberg.