A new episode of SciDev.net ‘s Africa Science Focus podcast has been released, focusing on the work of the UK-CGIAR Centre’s crop genetic improvement project.
In the episode, SciDev reporter Michael Kaloki investigates how the project’s scientists are tackling Africa’s food crisis by exploring gene editing to develop climate-resilient crops, particularly wheat.
The episode features contributions from:
Cristobal Uauy, a project leader in crop genetics at the John Innes Centre
Godwin Macharia, centre director for the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
Anna Backhaus, a cereal pre-breeder at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Richard (Dick) Shaw, director of the UK-CGIAR Centre.
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