Our Team
The Soybean Innovation Lab team is made up of more than 100 technical soybean experts from across 24 countries, representing a variety of institutions, including national agricultural research systems, universities, the private sector, and development agencies with expertise across the soybean value chain, ranging from breeding and genetics to agronomics, pest and disease management, to mechanization, economics, food science and more.
Where We Work
The Lab’s $18 million soybean development portfolio supports activities across 18 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa including Eastern, Western, and Southern African countries.
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Dr. Ken Dashiell
Deputy Director General for Partnerships and Capacity Building, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
President Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Earl Kellogg
Senior Fellow, Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
Dr. Ken Schneeberger
Director, International Programs, College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, University of Missouri
ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Brady Deaton
Former Chancellor, University of Missouri
Dr. Daniel Gustafson
Deputy Director - General, Programmes, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
Dr. Sandra Milach
Research Director, Corteva
Dr. Brady Deaton
Former Chancellor, University of Missouri
Dr. Daniel Gustafson
Deputy Director - General, Programmes, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
Dr. Sandra Milach
Research Director, Corteva
Dr. John Derera
Global Head of Research & Development, Seed Co, Zimbabwe
Annie Dee
President, Dee RIver Ranch
Dr. Mark Keenum
President, Mississippi State University
Dr. Abdulai Salifu
Former Director General, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana
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