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Fireside Chat // Resilient Crops: Advances in Breeding for Nutrition and Climate-Smart Agriculture
- Considering Mexico’s desire to conserve and protect native species of corn, and a general cautiousness around biotechnology in crops, how are the country’s plant breeders working to create crops with greater climate, disease and pest resiliency, as well as greater yields?
- What techniques are researchers using to increase the nutrient use efficiency of crops? What impact could this have on farmer’s overheads, and the environmental footprint of crop production?
- Given Mexico’s push for food self-sufficiency, is there a need for stronger legislative support to advance R&D in seed improvement and promote broader adoption of enhanced seed varieties?
- In high-value produce, which genetic characteristics are growers and sellers most keen to develop and grow? In terms of consumer preferences, which attributes are most attractive for fresh produce?
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