OUR FELLOWS
Blessing Adanta Odogwu remembers from childhood how her mother grew vegetables between rows of corn and cassava, and would caution Odogwu and her five siblings not to disturb the plants’ delicate seeds. But only as an adult, studying plant sciences and genetics, did she fully appreciate the preciousness and potential of seeds, including the role improved seed can play in bettering the lives of smallholder farmers.
We have an abundance of different food crops in Africa, but we need to modify and improve what we have to fit the people’s needs and move farmers from subsistence to greater income generation.
Field of Research
Imagine women who are empowered as a result of genderresponsive research. Imagine the positive changes this will cause and the effect it will have on their families and the larger society.