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Connecting Genebanks, Economics and Careers: The Genebank Impacts Fellowship

Two cohorts of young professionals have had the opportunity to leverage their passion for economics and agricultural sciences through a Genebank Impacts Fellowship, supported by the CGIAR Genebank Platform and the Crop Trust. The fellows, selected from a wide range of countries and academic backgrounds, undertake research aimed at assessing the impacts of genebanks and the genetic materials they conserve and distribute.

“With the Genebank Impacts Fellowship Program, we want to make the connection between genebanks and other disciplines such as economics and social sciences,” says Program Coordinator, Nelissa Jamora, agricultural economist at the Crop Trust, who spoke to us about the program.

Read the full interview on Crop Trust.

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