Vivian Polar

Data-driven approaches can harness crop diversity to address heterogeneous needs for breeding products

Jacob van Etten, Kauê de Sousa, Jill E. Cairns et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2023 · 43 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Agronomy, Crop Sciences +16

Targeting market segment needs with public-good crop breeding investments: A case study with potato and sweetpotato focused on poverty alleviation, nutrition and gender

Sylvester Ojwang, Julius Juma Okello, David Jakinda Otieno et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science · 2023 · 24 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Crop Sciences, Nutrition +13

When Is Choice Empowering? Examining Gender Differences in Varietal Adoption through Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa

Vivian Polar, Jaqueline A. Ashby, Graham Thiele et al. · Sustainability · 2021 · 23 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Plant Breeding +14

Gender Roles and Native Potato Diversity Management in Highland Communities of Peru

Carlos A. Molina, David Dudenhoefer, Vivian Polar et al. · Sustainability · 2022 · 17 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Agronomy, Biodiversity Conservation +16

Assessing the Benefits of Andean Crop Diversity on Farmers' Livelihood: Insights from a Development Programme in Bolivia and Peru

Elisabetta Gotor, Alejandro M. Bellon, Vivian Polar et al. · Journal of International Development · 2017 · 13 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Agronomy, Sustainable Agriculture +12