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Harish Gandhi

Breeding Lead, Dryland Legumes and Cereals

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Harish Gandhi is a Breeding Lead for Dryland Legumes and Cereals in CIMMYT’s Genetic Resources program in Kenya. He is a transformative plant breeding and genetics professional, with more than 15 years experience of driving genetic gains, building effective teams, and pioneering innovative research and development.

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The Africa Dryland Crop Improvement Network (ADCIN), NARES, and CGIAR scientists in Africa optimized quantitative genetic criteria for breeding programs and breeding strategies and pipelines for chickpea, pigeon pea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl-millet, and finger millet crops.

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tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

As the world faces food insecurity and malnutrition fueled by a changing climate, experts reveal that millets, a valuable nutritious and climate-resilient food source, offer an opportunity to enhance sustainable food production and transform food systems.

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tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

New survey identifies opportunities for redesigning crop varieties to win the race between climate change and food security.

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tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Scientists and stakeholders in Africa are co-designing a network approach to improve and expand dryland crops value chains in the continent.