Practical Agricultural Development

Not that we have anything against plant breeders, no sir. But it is good to be reminded by MAT Kinase that breeding is not the only option. MAT’s five points:

1. Agronomy comes first.
2. The right varieties already exist.
3. Infrastructure is essential.
4. Risk matters as much as payoff.
5. Don’t forget the social system!

All this from the tri-societies meeting in San Antonio in October.