We’re wrapping up the Plant Breeding Stories podcast by reflecting on our learnings and exploring what’s next with our host, Hannah Senior, CEO of PBS International.
In the final episode of the Plant Breeding Stories podcast, Hannah explains how her studies in experimental psychology and business plus an entrepreneurial spirit set her up for future success as CEO of PBS International, a company that designs and makes specialist pollination bags and tents. We learn about her business’ critical role in plant breeding programmes and discover why the Plant Breeding Stories podcast came to be. Hannah reflects on the recurring themes she heard throughout the podcast, including the challenges of funding non-commercial plant breeding programmes and the exciting opportunities that new technologies continue to bring to the industry. She shares her thoughts about entrepreneurship in agriculture and discusses why more systems-focused thinking could benefit food production. Finally, Hannah shares what’s next for her and for PBS International, as she hangs up her podcasting microphone for now.
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Transcripts of this episode and all our podcasts can be found at PBSInternational.com/podcast
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We’re wrapping up the Plant Breeding Stories podcast by reflecting on our learnings and exploring what’s next with our host, Hannah Senior, CEO of PBS International.
In the final episode of the Plant Breeding Stories podcast, Hannah explains how her studies in experimental psychology and business plus an entrepreneurial spirit set her up for future success as CEO of PBS International, a company that designs and makes specialist pollination bags and tents. We learn about her business’ critical role in plant breeding programmes and discover why the Plant Breeding Stories podcast came to be. Hannah reflects on the recurring themes she heard throughout the podcast, including the challenges of funding non-commercial plant breeding programmes and the exciting opportunities that new technologies continue to bring to the industry. She shares her thoughts about entrepreneurship in agriculture and discusses why more systems-focused thinking could benefit food production. Finally, Hannah shares what’s next for her and for PBS International, as she hangs up her podcasting microphone for now.
Links:
Get in touch via Twitter @ PBSInt or Instagram @ PBS_Int
Transcripts of this episode and all our podcasts can be found at PBSInternational.com/podcast
Innovating AgTech Podcast can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/user-73017811
Dr Susan McCouch, Professor in plant breeding and genetics at Cornell University, took journey of a
lifetime that reframed her understanding of humanity and charted the course for her life’s work in rice
breeding.
Susan’s Plant Breeding Story began with a hitchhiking adventure from Boston to Buenos Aires which
opened her eyes to society's food challenges and motivated her to pursue a career in agriculture. We
learn about the obstacles she had to overcome to earn her PhD degree in plant breeding and genetics as
a new mother, and why she jumped at the chance to develop the first genetic map of rice. She recalls
her post-graduate work with IRRI in the Philippines, where she helped implement genomics and
molecular breeding techniques and train the next generation of rice breeders. She shares how these
experiences led to the internationally-respected rice breeding program at Cornell University and its
open-source ethos which guides progress and helps solve modern-day agricultural challenges globally.
Transcripts of this episode and all our podcasts are available at pbsinternational.com/podcast.
Plant Breeding Stories
We’re wrapping up the Plant Breeding Stories podcast by reflecting on our learnings and exploring what’s next with our host, Hannah Senior, CEO of PBS International.
In the final episode of the Plant Breeding Stories podcast, Hannah explains how her studies in experimental psychology and business plus an entrepreneurial spirit set her up for future success as CEO of PBS International, a company that designs and makes specialist pollination bags and tents. We learn about her business’ critical role in plant breeding programmes and discover why the Plant Breeding Stories podcast came to be. Hannah reflects on the recurring themes she heard throughout the podcast, including the challenges of funding non-commercial plant breeding programmes and the exciting opportunities that new technologies continue to bring to the industry. She shares her thoughts about entrepreneurship in agriculture and discusses why more systems-focused thinking could benefit food production. Finally, Hannah shares what’s next for her and for PBS International, as she hangs up her podcasting microphone for now.
Links:
Get in touch via Twitter @ PBSInt or Instagram @ PBS_Int
Transcripts of this episode and all our podcasts can be found at PBSInternational.com/podcast
Innovating AgTech Podcast can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/user-73017811
