The Business of Plant Breeding: Market led Approaches to Plant Variety Design in Africa
Author:   Gabrielle Persley (Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, Australia, and The Doyle Foundation, UK) ,  Vivienne M Anthony (Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Switzerland) ,  Rowland Chirwa ,  Agyemang Danquah
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
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9781786393814


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   15 November 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Gabrielle Persley (Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, Australia, and The Doyle Foundation, UK) ,  Vivienne M Anthony (Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Switzerland) ,  Rowland Chirwa ,  Agyemang Danquah
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
ISBN:  

9781786393814


ISBN 10:   1786393816
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   15 November 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1: Principles of Demand-led Plant Variety Design 2: Visioning and Foresight for Setting Breeding Goals 3: Understanding Clients’ Needs 4: New Variety Design and Product Profiling 5: Variety Development Strategy and Stage Plan 6: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 7: The Business Case for Investment in New Variety Development

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Gabrielle J Persley (Edited By) Gabrielle Persley has worked both as a researcher and as a senior strategic science leader, with some of the world's leading agricultural and development agencies, including several years as the Word Bank's Biotechnology advisor. Currently she is the Research Director of the Crawford Fund Australia, based at the Global Change Institute, University of Queensland. Professor Persley is also the Founder and Chair of the Doyle Foundation, Scotland, which advocates the role of science and technology in development, especially in Africa. She is a senior advisor to the International Livestock Research Institute and the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) in Kenya. Professor Persley has a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Queensland, based on her research on bacterial diseases of cassava in Africa. The University of Queensland awarded Professor Persley the Vice Chancellor's Award for Excellence in 2014 for her work in international science and technology in relation to food security.

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