LGC BIOSEARCH Webinars

 

Celebrating advances in agrigenomics with “SuperSheroes”: women scientists using technology to seed global change

Abstract

In the COVID-19 era, maintaining food security and agriculture supply chain resilience have never been more critical, as are the technology choices to address these challenges. In this webinar, the spotlight is on three “SuperSheroes,” women scientists who are seeding global change in agriculture by championing modern genomics that promote sustainability, efficiency, and optimal breeding workflows.

Topics Covered

• Improving sustainability and knowledge within the oil palm industry by increasing genotyping efficiency with an end-to-end workflow at Sime Darby Plantation, Malaysia.
• Applying agrigenomics and new molecular breeding tools to fortify potato varieties in Sub-Saharan Africa, strengthening local communities and addressing malnutrition.
• Improving the biofortification of amaranth through genomic selection to maximise nutritional intake for rural communities in Madagascar.

Speaker
Dr. Santatra Ravelomanantsoa
Crop improvement and Plant Health Scientist National Center of Applied Research for Rural Development, FOFIFA

Speaker
Dr. Sukganah Apparow
Manager, Molecular Breeding Laboratory Sime Darby Plantation Technology Centre

Speaker
Dr. Inge Gazendam
Researcher, Plant Breeding Agricultural Research Council Vegetable and Ornamental plants

Moderator
Dr. Joy Kang
APAC Regional Marketing Manager LGC, Biosearch Technologies