OUR FELLOWS
Dorcas Olubunmi Ibitoye started her botany studies as an undergraduate student, determined to do well, go far, and find ways to improve the lives of rural people.
I opted for plant breeding, because I saw the potential for creating improved crop varieties that could increase yields, and boost nutrition and incomes for smallholder farmers,” she says.
Field of Research
Africa needs an agricultural revolution. It has to start with improved seeds, bred in Africa for Africa for strong yields, despite various production constraints