Education modules
“The DLB educators" group are co-authors of chapters within the DLB text book published by CABI on “The Business of Plant Breeding: Market-led Approaches to Plant Variety Design in Africa” (2017). The textbook provides the core course material for the education workshops and copies are made available to all workshop participants. The textbook and associated research and educational resource materials are also available to download as open access on the CABI site.
Executive Summary
Market-led approaches to new variety design in Africa
Chapter 1: - Principles of Demand-Led Plant Variety Design
Paul Kimani
University of Nairobi
Chapter 2: - Visioning and Foresight
Nasser Yao
Appolinaire Djikeng
Jonathan Shoham
Chapter 3: - Understanding Clients’ Needs
PangirayiTongoona
AgyemangDanquah
Eric Danquah
Chapter 4: - New Variety Design and Product Profiling
ShimelisHussein
University of Kwazulu-Natal
Chapter 5: - Variety Development Strategy and Stage Plan
Rowland Chirwa
CIAT-PABRA
Malawi
Chapter 6: - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Jean Claude Rubyogo
Ivan Rwomushana
Chapter 7: - The Business Case for Investment in New Variety Development
Rowland Chirwa
CIAT-PABRA
Malawi
Chapter 8: - Gender, Diversity and inclusivity
Eileen Nchanji, Paul Kimani, Clare
Mukankusi, Enid Katungi and Nasser Yao
Chapter 9: - Product profiling tools
and Product concept
Nasser Yao, Paul Kimani and Eileen Nchanji