Michael BaumDr. Michael Baum holds a PhD in Biotechnology and works as Deputy Director General Research, ICARDA, Rabat, Morocco. His contribution as the team leader breeding and scaling of climate-smart varieties coordinates ICARDA's mandate within CGIAR, to impove barley, lentil, faba bean and grasspea at a global level, and kabuli chickpea with ICRISAT, and durum and bread wheat with CIMMYT regionally. He has proven his skills in resource mobilization and helped to identify and attract over US$ 10 million in funding to build the facilities, develop ICARDA's biotechnology program, and strengthen biotech research across the region. Read More Read Less