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.
Source: ‘I Havent Forgotten Where I Came From,’ says Yvonne Pinto, Incoming IRRI Chief
