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September 23, 2024
Seed: A thriving industry with diverse careers - Discover the intricate process of how agricultural seed are developed, tested, and multiplied to ensure the best quality reaches farmers (SANSOR / Food for Mzansi)
May 31, 2024
Advancing biotechnology in Africa: Reflections from Kenya and Zambia
February 5, 2024
From California to Kenya: The first year of the CRISPR course for African plant scientists
July 10, 2023
Facilitating youth employment in the vegetable sector
June 14, 2023
Building capacities for advanced modern breeding programs in Africa - CIMMYT trains scientists in product profile-based maize breeding for increased genetics gains
March 7, 2023
Women in science, women in seed
October 5, 2022
Not all agriculture jobs are outdoors
Become a part of the growing agriculture sector
August 11, 2021
How to encourage more young people to get involved in Africa's agri-food systems (AfricaNews)
March 26, 2021
Des recettes pour attirer les jeunes dans l’agro-industrie en Afrique
February 19, 2021
IITA seeks to build the next generation of female scientists and leaders
February 12, 2021
“Gender should not be a blocker”
We need more women in science to fulfil agriculture’s potential
August 20, 2020
Lessons for gender in seed systems - Workshop participants exchange ideas on expanding opportunities for women in the seed sector
January 10, 2020
Making seed systems work for men and women - Seed systems play a major role in Africa’s agricultural transformation — but are they gender-friendly?
November 28, 2019
Tech for good: A plant breeder's journey (Forbes)
February 8, 2019
Meet the role models for the next generation of women and girls in science
October 8, 2018
A conversation with Professor Rita Mumm, who leads the Education and Training component of the USAID Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab, which focuses on sustainably building knowlege within sub-Saharan Africa through an African-based education platform (The News Gazette)
May 16, 2018
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) - Transforming African agriculture by training plant breeders
March 8, 2018
Empowering women through plant breeding (CropLife)
February 16, 2018
What inspires plant scientists and why is their job so important?
February 6, 2018
Youth Ag-Summit 2017 - Unlocking the potential of a generation
New farming forces needed - Young talents in agriculture
November 24, 2017
No crop left behind - Improving the plants that Africans eat and breeders neglect - Nutrition and genetics in Africa (The Economist)
October 6, 2017
Broadening young people’s lens on agriculture
September 15, 2017
Plant breeding capacity building in Africa
May 1, 2017
Human health and agriculture aren’t so different after all
April 7, 2017
International Seed Testing Association presents: Fresh in The Field, article #4 - New generation of seed scientists is enthusiastic, eager to learn and talented - Erica Dello Jacovo, a 28-year-old early stage researcher and PhD student
February 21, 2017
Scientist inspires girls in Africa to embrace agriculture careers (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
February 10, 2017
Women in Science: Catherine Feuillet - Bayer recognizes the power of diversity on the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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The Triumph of Seeds
How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
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Hybrid The History and Science of Plant Breeding Noel Kingsbury The University of Chicago Press
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