Africa: Keeping the Grass Greener for African Plant Breeders

2 January 2014

Accra, Ghana — For the few plant breeders in Africa like Vivian Oduro, working for an international research institution is an obvious choice, with prestige and benefits any agricultural scientist would find hard to decline.

But Oduro - a sweet potato breeder - is staying put. She will use her expertise in Africa for the farmers with whom she now shares a special bond because she understands their challenges intimately.

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