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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: 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 DanquahPublisher: CABI Publishing Imprint: CABI Publishing ISBN: 9781786393814ISBN 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  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: 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 DevelopmentReviewsAuthor InformationGabrielle 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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