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Hitting the nail on the head: A nuts-and-bolts approach to local capacity...
Breathing life into support services By addressing the needs at the heart of quality agricultural research, right there on the station, GCP was the first to cotton on to a crucial missing link between...
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Hitting the nail on the head: A nuts-and-bolts approach to local capacity...
Breathing life into support services By addressing the needs at the heart of quality agricultural research, right there on the station, GCP was the first to cotton on to a crucial missing link between...
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Cassava on the catwalk: Ghanaian ‘make-over’ for crop-science underdog
‘Made (up) in Ghana’ In the world of crop research as in the fashion industry, there are super-models, mere models, spectators and rank outsiders. Make no bones about it, trusty old cassava (Manihot...
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Sororal science and a mentor on a mission – why cassava and capacity building...
Two peas in a pod, hand in hand, Elizabeth Parkes “In the past, the assumption was always that ‘Africa can’t do this.’ Now, people see that when given a chance to get round circumstances – as GCP has...
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A grounding in the reality of groundnut research in Africa, and why blood is...
Vincent Vadez Today, we travel to yet another sun-kissed spot, leaving California behind but keeping it legumes. We land in Africa for some ground truths on groundnuts with Vincent Vadez (pictured),...
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Tanzanian groundnut researchers breaking new ground…and carrying their own...
Omari Mponda After getting a good grounding on the realities of groundnut research from Vincent, our next stop is East Africa, Tanzania, where we meet Omari Mponda (pictured). Omari is a Principal...
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Super Sam: Kenya’s nurturing geneticist, and the fruits of his labour
Samuel Gudu “Having funding to support PhD students and provide them with the resources they need to complete their research is very fulfilling and will go a long way to enhance the long-term success...
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Eva’s endeavours: a professional path in plant science inspired by Norman...
“…I wanted to contribute in a similar way” – Eva Weltzien Eva Weltzien Learning about the work of Nobel laureate, Norman Borlaug, in high school inspired Eva Weltzien to become a plant breeder so she...
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2 – 1 = 3: Seeking sorghum solutions, breeding for more yield with less water
One of the greatest challenges of our time is growing more crops to feed more people, but using less water Sorghum is one of the most ‘efficient’ crops in terms of needing less water and nutrients to...
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Peasant lad to leading professor: Paul and his passion for pods
Beyond chickpeas to embrace beans, chickpeas, groundnuts and pigeonpeas As a scientist who comes from the dessicated drylands of the unforgiving Kerio Valley, where severe drought can mean loss of life...
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