Delivering 'born-again' (Virus-Eliminated) sweet potato to half a million small holder farmers in Zimbabwe
- 👤 Speaker: Dr Ian Robertson, University of Zimbabwe
- 📅 Date & Time: Thursday 05 June 2008, 16:00 - 17:00
- 📍 Venue: Department of Plant Sciences, Large Lecture Theatre
Abstract
Dr Ian Robertson is a lecturer in the Department of Crop Science at the University of Zimbabwe and owns a small business, Agri-biotech Ltd. The business is dedicated to providing small holder farmers in Zimbabwe with quality planting material. He is also interested in creating genetically modified crops that are actually useful to the small scale farmer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/feb/18/outlook.development
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Thursday 05 June 2008, 16:00-17:00