Africa: I Haven t Forgotten Where I Came From, Says Yvonne Pinto, Incoming IRRI Chief allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On April 22, 2024, Yvonne Pinto will take over as the Director General of IRRI, where she started her working life as a visiting research scholar in 1985.
SYDNEY, Feb 28 (IPS) - Growing up on a small farming station in Holetta (Ethiopia), Yvonne Pinto would accompany her agriculturist father to the farm, where she would spend her time cross-fertilizing plants. Her tiny fingers making the task easier, as she would marvel at the end product of a prospective new and higher yielding variety. These formative years laid the foundation for her career in agricultural science.