Introducing the future of crop breeding: His/Her
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16.05.23
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As CGIAR puts the finishing touches to its forthcoming Genetic Innovation Gender Strategy, Vivian Polar, Gender, and Innovation Specialist at the International Potato Center (CIP) sets out how gender inclusivity is being integrated into crop breeding programs and why it matters.
Genetic innovations in crop breeding over the last decades have been a game-changer, increasing yields in farmers’ fields by up to 60% across a whole range of food security crops like potato, millet, and common bean.
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