Dr. Brigitte Weston: Crop Innovation for Smallholder Farmers | Ep. 142
In this episode of The Crop Science Podcast Show, Dr. Brigitte Weston, Director of Product Development at Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One), explains how crop innovations can serve smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. She discusses photosynthetic efficiency, nutrient symbiosis, seed systems, and the missing middle between research and deployment. Learn how targeted innovation can improve yields, livelihoods, and local economies. Listen now on all major platforms!
"Extra cash from stronger smallholder yields can grow local economies from the grassroots and make whole communities more profitable."
Meet the guest: Dr. Brigitte Weston is the Director of Product Development at Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One), where she advances crop innovations for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. She earned her Ph.D. in Crop Sciences from the University of Saskatchewan and has more than 30 years of product development experience. Learn from Dr. Brigitte Weston on The Crop Science Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.
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What you will learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (01:29) Introduction
- (03:47) Gates Ag One
- (05:30) Research priorities
- (14:19) R&D model
- (17:01) Innovation gap
- (20:14) Seed systems
- (26:48) Final questions
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