Farmers across Canada have been breeding potatoes on their farms, with the support of The Bauta Initiative, since 2013. Join our guests for this fascinating conversation about the rationale, agronomy, and policy implications of farmer-bred potatoes, and what lies ahead for farmers who are blazing a new trail of potato diversity. This webinar is for the many farmers breeding their own potato varieties as part of our PPB program, as well as everyone interested in potato breeding.

Speakers:

Críostaigh O Ceallaigh-Bisson, Policy Analyst with BFICSS

Helen Jensen, Research Program Manager for BFICSS and Associate Professor at Bishop’s University

This event is part of the 2021 Seed Webinar Series run by the Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, run in collaboration with EFAO.