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Maria Andrade (scientist)

Maria Andrade (scientist) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Maria Andrade (scientist) rather than just read about it. In short: Maria Isabel Andrade (born 1958) is a Cape Verdean food scientist. Andrade has worked in Mozambique as a sweet potato researcher since 1996 and was a co-winner of the 2016 World Food Prize.

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Reference excerpt

Maria Isabel Andrade (born 1958) is a Cape Verdean food scientist. Andrade has worked in Mozambique as a sweet potato researcher since 1996 and was a co-winner of the 2016 World Food Prize.

Early life and education In 1958, Andrade was born in São Filipe, Cape Verde. She began her education in Cape Verde in Fogo and Santiago. After completing high school, she went to the University of Arizona and graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, specializing in plant genetics. She completed further education at the North Carolina State University, earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree in plant breeding in 1994.

Career Andrade began her agricultural career when she started a Cape Verdean vegetable planting program in 1984. While leading the National Research Institute in Cape Verde, Andrade became a member of the Food and Agriculture Organization in 1994. From 1996 to 2001, she worked for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture as a sweet potato agronomist for a research group in Southern Africa. Andrade subsequently led a project in Mozambique that distributed sweet potatoes from 2002 to 2006. In 2006, she began working for the International Potato Center as a manager of sweet potato breeding in Southern Africa. Andrade's research in sweet potatoes' value of providing the daily vitamin A requirements has led to the global support in their use in biofortification. Outside of her work with the International Potato center, Andrade was the vice president of fundraising for the International Society for Tropical Root Crops from 2012 to 2016.

Awards and honors In 2013, Andrade was named a Nutrition Champion by Transform Nutrition. She was also a co-winner of the 2016 World Food Prize and the sole winner of the 2017 M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection.

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Maria Andrade (scientist)

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In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Maria Andrade (scientist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Maria Andrade (scientist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1958 births, 20th-century Cape Verdean women, 20th-century agronomists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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What is Maria Andrade (scientist) in simple terms?

Maria Isabel Andrade (born 1958) is a Cape Verdean food scientist. Andrade has worked in Mozambique as a sweet potato researcher since 1996 and was a co-winner of the 2016 World Food Prize.

Why does Maria Andrade (scientist) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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