This seminar is organised by Cambridge Global Food Security in collaboration with the Tropical Agriculture Association East Anglia Branch, NIAB International, and CambPlants. Participants will learn about the experiences of two of East Anglia’s leading crop research centres in transferring research results to farmers in Kenya and Ethiopia.
Talks by:
Lesley Boyd, NIAB International
"Supporting smallholders in improving wheat cultivation."
Peter Emmrich, John Innes Centre, Norwich
“The potential of improved grass pea genotypes for food security in water-stressed regions”.
There will be an opportunity to visit the research glasshouses on the adjacent NIAB Innovation Farm, especially to see wheat and ornamental plant breeding.
Please reserve your place here.
Date:
Tuesday, 16 May, 2017 - 13:30 to 18:00
Contact name:
Jacqueline Garget
Contact email:
Event location:
NIAB Innovation Farm, Villa Road, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9NZ