Pamela Ronald
Plant Geneticist | Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security
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Pamela Ronald is a world-renowned plant geneticist and professor at the University of California, Davis. Her pioneering research has helped develop flood-tolerant rice varieties that have improved the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers.
Ronald's TED Talks on the future of food have been viewed over 2 million times, championing scientific innovations to feed a growing global population sustainably. Her keynotes provide science-backed solutions for the challenges of climate change, food security, and environmental stewardship.
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The case for engineering our food
Pamela Ronald studies the genes that make plants more resistant to disease and stress. In an eye-opening talk, she describes her decade-long quest to isolate a gene that allows rice to survive prolonged flooding. She shows how the genetic improvement of seeds saved the Hawaiian papaya crop in the 1990s - and makes the case that modern genetics is sometimes the most effective method to advance sustainable agriculture and enhance food security for our planet’s growing population.
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TED | 2015 | 🇨🇦Vancouver, Canada |
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