[HIGHLIGHTS] “The gariguette, like me, is getting old”: We found Georgette, the creator of the famous strawberry

Georgette Risser, 91, is the inventor of the gariguette strawberry. The fruit is 48 years old, she is 91.

“At my age, I’m no longer suitable for going out,” she says. The success story of the strawberry begins with its inventor, says Georgette, who worked at INRA for her entire career. selecting a new variety of fruit is a bit more complex than making babies, she adds.