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SUPER WOMAN: Candice Gardner plays major role in preserving U.S. maize diversity
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Jennifer Brito’s “tortillas verdes” improve maize nutritional value
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Chhavi Tiwari aids women farmers with zinc-fortified wheat
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Julie King tames wild relatives of wheat, improving resilience
Climate adaptation and mitigation
SUPER WOMAN: Evangelina Villegas developed transformative quality-protein maize
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Paula Kantor engages men to support gender progress
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Jeanie Borlaug Laube unites global wheat community
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Super woman: Rosalind Morris an “outstanding wheat cytogeneticist”
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
She conducted genetic studies with worldwide importance in explaining wheat genetics.
SUPER WOMAN: Nobel winner Barbara McClintock discovered “jumping genes”
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Julie Miller Jones dispels myths that wheat protein is unhealthy
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
A nutritionist outspoken about the negative consequences of gluten-free diets, shares her views.
SUPER WOMAN: Jane Ininda “priceless gem” to maize development in Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Suchismita Mondal develops climate change resilient wheat
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Suchismita Mondal was inspired by the humble flour tortilla to take up a career as an international wheat breeder.
SUPER WOMAN: Dolores Robles González spurs farmers to adopt conservation agriculture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Diane Holdorf promotes sustainability to support smallholders
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Jessica Rutkoski conquers math demons, finds success as wheat breeder
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
In high school, Jessica Rutkoski was similar to many girls who suffer from the tedium and complexity of high school arithmetic – she avoided it.