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Chrispus O.A. Oduori

KALRO

Chief Research Scientist

Description

Holds a Ph.D. in Plant Breeding (University of KwaZulu Natal’s African Center for Crop Improvement (ACCI), South Africa (2009); an M.Sc. in Plant Breeding from Mississippi State University, USA (2005); B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Botany from the University of Nairobi (1988); and attended many professional courses. Dr. Oduori has 34 years experience in finger millet research and management and pioneered finger millet hybridization breeding in Africa and has successfully made wild x adapted crosses with the support of The Global Crop Diversity Trust. He has released and promoted 9 varieties in Kenya.

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Reaping what we sow: The role of seed banks in a rapidly changing climate

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)