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Nairobi, Kenya

• Operationalization of NARS-CG networks for pigeonpea and chickpea involving 7 NARES and value chain actors• Develop a robust regional trialling, product advancement and on-farm testing strategy for DLC crops in ESA• Assessment of NARS breeding programs and backstop on developing regional breeding pipelines• Germplasm acquisition, evaluation and use in genetic enhancement program and cultivar development

Nairobi, Kenya

- Overseeing strategic decision making in the product development and delivery process through liaison between the CGIAR and NARS or commercial breeding teams.- Design well defined and clearly prioritized product profiles for sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, groundnut, pigeonpea and chickpea in the TPEs-Sets the roadmap for product design and delivery in to the market-Develops a strategy for product delivery and implementation of product in to the market in cooperation with partners and stakeholders-Closely with seed systems to guide seed producers in multiplying early generation and commercial seed

Nairobi, Kenya

- Modernization of legumes breeding through varietal replacement strategy and product profiles, optimized breeding pipelines and trait matrix , recycle elite lines into crossing program, digital data capture and data based decisions- Regional gene bank manager with goal to conserve, effectively use, and share unique germplasm - Pigeonpea and chickpea seed strategies and seed road maps for target countries

Nairobi, Kenya

- Led Pigeonpea and chickpea breeding for Eastern and Southern Africa- Designed and implemented seed strategies and seed road maps - Conservation and evaluation of pigeonpea and chickpea genetic resources- Pigeonpea germplasm collection missions, evaluation, and use of core & mini-core collections- Identification of mega environments and target population environments for pigeonpea and chickpea

Nairobi, Kenya

- Evaluate chickpea reference sets for local adaptability and select potential accessions- Development, evaluation, and sharing of elite breeding lines to NARES, private seed companies- Performed MET – evaluation, FPVS, fast track varietal release through regional seed harmonization- Genetic enhancement using unique germplasm for high seed mass, insect and drought tolerance - Develop and maintain wilt sick plots of pigeonpea

Hyderabad, India

- Botrytis grey rot tolerance breeding, diversification of pistillate lines- Maintained sunflower germplasm- In charge of breeder seed production of castor, sunflower and safflower

Karnal, India

- Coordinated MET - trials and nurseries under All India Coordinated Wheat Improvement Project- Evaluated International wheat nurseries received from CIMMYT and ICARDA- Managed hybrid wheat research and development- Genetic enhancement using synthetic hexaploids, buitre lines- Introduced early generation selection for end-use quality traits- Coordinated National Genetic Stock and Segregating Stock nurseries

Karnal, India

- Streamlined Pre-breeding and developed trait specific gene pools for hybrid parents- Wheat floral biology studied to enhance out-crossing- Handled two shuttle breeding locations for rapid generation and disease screening - Standardized the hybrid seed production, heterotic pools used, and superior hybrid combinations identified