Emily ter Steeg

Emily ter Steeg is a PhD candidate in Development Economics at Wageningen University & Research. She focuses on the business models of Dutch vegetable seeds in low-tech markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on smallholder livelihoods and nutrition security. Her previous education includes two Master's degrees from the London School of Economics  (International Political Economy) and Science Po, Paris (International Security), completing the two-year dual degree programme in International Affairs. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from University College Utrecht, with a major in Law. After graduating, Emily lived in Rwanda for three years, where she worked for a hybrid potato breeding company and at the Netherlands Embassy.

Recent publications:

ter Steeg, E.M.S., Struik, P.C., Visser, R.G.F. & Lindhout, P. Crucial factors for the feasibility of commercial hybrid breeding in food crops. Nature Plants 8, 463–473 (2022). 

ter Steeg, E.M.S. and Lindhout, P. Maximising the positive impact of hybrid breeding. Prophyta (2022).

ter Steeg, E. We moeten lokaal kopen, en toch koop ik lychees uit Mozambique. Trouw (2021).