Germany / Russia / United States / Afghanistan / Syria / Italy / Svalbard and Jan Mayen / Iraq / Lebanon / /
Facility
American University of Beirut / Plant Breeding / University of California / Plant Production / /
IndustryTerm
agricultural technologies / adaptable new technologies / food legume / agricultural production systems / food security / food / /
Organization
Germany’s Gregor Mendel Foundation / United Nations / University of California / Davis / Ford Foundation / Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers / International Center for Agriculture Research / Syngenta Foundation / American University of Beirut / /
Person
Mahmoud Solh / Gregor Mendel Stiftung / /
Position
Director of the FAO / professor of Genetics / Director General / /
“The public may not have noticed. But some people did!” Mahmoud Solh led the rescue of a major genebank from war in Syria Many people would regard improving dryland crops as responsibility enough on its own. However,