Kotch George

Biography

"As the Head of Plant Breeding, George spearheads the development of innovation and innovative products at IRRI while designing and leading its R&D processes. He has over 20 years of experience in Research Management built on a successful vegetable breeding career, including as the Head of Vegetable Research at Syngenta, Regional Vice President of R&D for HM.Clause (Limagrain) and R&D Director at Seminis. He also spent time in academia as a visiting industry scientist at University of California, Davis and North Carolina State. Just prior to joining IRRI, George was the President and Founder of a consulting firm specializing in developing Agri-Business companies and technology assessments"

Research Interest

Crop and Environmental Sciences