Session 4: Expanding Access to Breeding Products
Innovations in Genetic Improvement of Agricultural Systems
Session 4: Expanding Access to Breeding Products
June 8, 2021
Moderator
Dr. Jennifer Billings
Global Agriculture Development Leader, Corteva Agriscience
Opening Remarks
Introductory video
Dr. Gerald Shively
Associate Dean and Director of International Program in Agriculture, Purdue University
Presentations
Gender and Youth Issues Related to Access to Breeding Products
Dr. Hale Ann Tufan
Professor and Associate Director, FtF Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement, Cornell University
Scaling Access to Breeding Products
Dr. Julie Howard
Senior Adviser (non-resident) Center for Strategic and International Studies
Expanding Access to Improved Seeds
Dr. Chikelu Mba
Team Leader-Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Making Improved Animal Genotypes Available to Smallholder Farmers
Dr. Victor Olori
Senior Geneticist, Aviagen Group
Questions & Answers
Wrap-up & Closing Remarks
RESOURCES
- Seed System Definitions
(Article, AgriLinks, 2020) - A novel hybrid seed system for plants
(Report, Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2008) - Seed Systems and Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
(Report, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2009) - The cassava seed system in Nigeria: Opportunities and challenges for policy and regulatory reform
(Report, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2020) - New Genes in Traditional Seed Systems
(Report, Plos One, 2012) - Access to genes: linkages between genebanks and farmers' seed systems
(Report, Springer Link, 2018) - Systems biology of seeds: decoding the secret of biochemical seed factories
(Report, National Institutes of Health, 2018)
- Utilization of farm animal genetic resources in a changing agro-ecological environment in the Nordic countries
(Report, Frontiers in Science, 2015) - Animal genetic resources
(Article, European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources, 2018) - Climate change and the characterization, breeding and conservation of animal genetic resources
(PDF Report, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2020) - What are animal genetic resources?
(PDF Report, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2018) - The Second Global Assessment of Animal Genetic Resources
(PDF Report, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2015) - Molecular Genetic Characterization of Animal Genetic Resources
(PDF Report, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2011) - Livestock and Genetic Resources
(PDF Report, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2021) - African Animal Breeding Network
(Resource, African Animal Breeding Network, 2021) - Projects
(Resource Page, International Livestock Research Institute, 2021) - African Dairy Genetic Gains
(Project, International Livestock Research Institute, 2022) - URUS Global Development
(Resource, URUS, 2021)
- Focusing on women and youth to transform agriculture
(Article, SciDevNet, 2018) - Keeping food on the table in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Article and Video, Global Fund for Women) - The Gender Gap in Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
(PDF Report, United Nations Women, 2015) - Investing in rural youth in the Asia and the Pacific region
(PDF Report, International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2019) - Macro scenario of regional women's economic activity and education
(Article, Food and Agriculture Organization, 1999) - Rural women - a key asset for growth in Latin America an the Caribbean
(Article, Food and Agriculture Organization, 2017) - The rural youth situation in Latin America and the Caribbean
(PDF Report, International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2019) - Empowering Africa's women farmers
(Article, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2019)