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Rob Finlayson

Robert Finlayson is the Southeast Asia program's regional communications specialist. As well as writing stories for the Centre's website, he devises and supervises strategies for projects and the countries in the Southeast Asia region, including scripting and producing videos, supervising editors and translators and also assisting with resource mobilization.

Adaptation / Africa - Central / Africa - Eastern / Africa-North / Africa-South / Africa-West / Agriculture/Agroforestry / Biotechnology / Capacity Building / Climate / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / Food Security / Food Trees / Germplasm / Knowledge And Information Systems / Plant Ecology / Plant Growth Forms / Plant Physiology / Plant Propagation / Productivity / resilience / Seeds / Species

by Rob Finlayson · 23 May, 2018

Breeding success: Bunmi Olasanmi and the UC Davis African Plant Breeding Academy

Growing a food-secure future for Africa is the aim of the University of California at Davis African Plant Breeding Academy. Bunmi Olasanmi is the first in a series of success stories. By Bunmi Olasanmi I...

Dr Happiness Osebele, geneticist and mother of five, one of 29 senior plant breeders from around Africa attending the African Plant Breeding Academy in July 2016 at ICRAF. Photo: World Agroforestry Centre/Catharine Watson

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Biodiversity / Biotechnology / Capacity Building / Certification / Conservation / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / CRP6.1-Livelihood systems / CRP6.2-Management and conservation of forest and tree resources / CRP6.5-Impacts of trade and investment on forests and people / Extension Activities / Food Security / Food Trees / Forest / Forest Products / Genetic Resources / Germplasm / Knowledge Sharing / Medicinal Plants / Natural Resource Management / Nigeria / Plant Propagation / SD3-Tree diversity, domestication and delivery / SDG01-Poverty eradication, building shared prosperity and promoting equality / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / SDG04-Education and life-long learning / SDG05-Gender equality and women’s empowerment / SDG08-Economic growth and employment / SDG12-Sustainable Consumption and Production / SDG15 -Ecosystems and biodiversity / SDG16-Peaceful and inclusive societies, rule of law and capable institutions / SDG17-Means of implementation/Global partnership for sustainable development / Seeds / Silviculture / Solutions / Species / Tree domestication / Trees / Women

by Cathy Watson · 23 Jul, 2016

How Happiness is breeding plants for Africa’s future

Plant breeders are improving food plants and building a more food-secure future for Africa. One has been working at it all her life despite early challenges. A plant breeder called Happiness spent 17 months trying to...