Webinar 2 will highlight the importance of germplasm (phytosanitary) health in the prevention of transboundary pest and disease spread, as well as the propagation of clean planting material to be used locally. Experts will discuss the implications of poor germplasm practices on agricultural and food system sustainability, farmer livelihoods, and food and nutrition security. They will also examine how opportunities for greater workplace diversity in germplasm health hubs and gender-responsive programming could drive more inclusive sustainable development.
Moderator
Lava Kumar
Head of the Germplasm Health Unit, & Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Unit International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Jan Kreuze
Leader Crop and Systems Sciences Division, International Potato Center (CIP)
Speakers
Vivian Polar
Gender and Innovation, Senior Specialist CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)
Safaa Kumari
Head of Germplasm Health Unit International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Ravi Khetarpal
Executive Secretary Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)
Francoise Petter
Assistant Director European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
Charlotte Lusty
Head of Programs Crop Diversity Trust
Jingyuan Xia
Secretary International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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