New project personnel to lead regulatory and seed sector/stewardship efforts
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Feed the Future Global Biotech Potato Partnership welcomes two new team members.
Rob Potter will head regulatory activities as the Regulatory Global Resource Lead. Rob has a Ph.D. from Rothamsted Experimental Station and over 35 years of experience in agricultural biotechnology research and development working in six countries on three continents. For the past 17 years as a consultant, this work has focused on regulatory approval of modified crops, as well as development of regulatory systems in a number of African and Asian countries. During this time, he has submitted successful dossier in a range of crop species in North America, including late-blight tolerant potato lines in Canada. In addition, Rob was employed as the Technology Coordinator for the USAID-funded ABSPII project at Cornell University during which time a previous late-blight tolerant potato was evaluated.
Another new team addition as the Seed Sector and Stewardship Global Resource Lead is Monica Parker. Dr. Parker brings greater than 15 years experience in agriculture and food systems development collaborating with governments, and public, private, community and farmer institutions. She has supported potato sector development in greater than 10 countries throughout Africa and the Middle East. With a major focus on seed system development and quality assurance, she has advised governments and public institutions on seed system development and seed quality assurance, and technically backstopped small to large scale seed businesses in seed production and business. Originating from Canada, she completed her MSc from Simon Fraser University and Ph.D. from the University of Guelph, both in Plant Pathology.
Welcome Rob and Monica!
