Equitable Crop Improvement: From Theory to Practice

Topics

• Describe key issues and concepts related to equity and social inclusion in global crop improvement.
• Identify systematic oppression at multiple levels, and how these limit the representation and voice of historically marginalized groups in crop improvement theory and practice.
• Describe how interdisciplinary (bridging social and biophysical sciences) crop improvement research is conceptualized and practiced.
• Explain how social science theories, methods, and data enable equitable crop improvement processes and outcomes.
• Describe how equitable crop improvement principles and strategies are applied across a product development pipeline, from varietal design to selection and release through critical analysis and case studies.
• Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the cultural practices, values, and beliefs of diverse groups of individuals.
• Assess one's own cultural perspective and the potential for associated biases, and how these may shape scientific practice in crop improvement research.
• Respectfully communicate and collaborate across difference with individuals from different identities, disciplines and backgrounds.
• Interpret qualitative and quantitative social science data to inform crop improvement decisions in design, selection, and dissemination.
• Critically analyze crop improvement research programs to formulate recommendations for more equitable research processes and outcomes.

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