Parminder Virk
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Colombia
Biography
Parminder Virk is the Head of Crop Development and he is responsible for the development of biofortified staple food crops. He spent most of his career at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, as lead Rice Breeder for productive environments, biofortified rice and transgenic breeding. Together with his team he developed 27 rice varieties for major rice growing countries. He has extensive experience in international collaboration with public and private sectors in germplasm development, distribution/testing, research, training, technical assistance and consulting and technology transfer.
Abstract
Abstract : Breeding biofortified crops to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition