The African Plant Breeding Academy, Class IV (2018–2019), UC Davis, created a video of their learning experiences in the plant breeding professional certificate program. The program is taught by world-class scientists, including several from UC Davis. Giving overviews of the science, skills, projects, networking, collaboration, and other opportunities learned in the course are:
Eric Agoyi, Kersting’s groundnut breeder, Benin Republic
Moumoni Konate, peanut breeder, Institute of Environment and Agriculture Research, Burkina Faso
Seyni Boureima, sesame breeder, University of Maradi, Niger
Abiola Amao Oluwafumke, moringa breeder, Forestry Research Institute, Nigeria
Mounira Elbaz, pepper breeder, CCRHAB, Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Tunisia
Kuma Yannah Karim, cassava breeder, Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Sierra Leone
Inge Gazendam, potato breeder, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
Isaac Onziga Dramadri, cowpea breeder, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda
Patrick Ongom Obia, cowpea breeder, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria
Alexander Kena, cowpea breeder, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana
Aleck Kondwakwenda, maize breeder, Crop Breeding Institute, Zimbabwe
Samia Lofty, citrus breeder, National Institute of Agronomical Research, Morocco
Pavithravani Venkataramana, lablab bean breeder, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania
Matilda Bissah, rice breeder, Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, Ghana
Ahmed Mohamed Abdelmoghny, cotton breeder, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
John Saviour Yaw Eleblu, cowpea breeder, WACCI, University of Ghana, Ghana
Kouadio Nasser Yao, molecular plant breeder, The Bioscience Eastern and Central Africa, International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI)
Viviane Raharinivo, rice breeder, National Center of Applied Research for Rural Development, Madagascar
Jane Mbugua, potato breeder, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya
Kesbell Kaonga, maize breeder, Chitedze Research Station, Malawi
Safiatou Sangare, maize breeder, Institute of Rural Economy, Mali
Amade Muitia, peanut breeder, Mozambique Agricultural Research Institute, Mozambiquwe
Maxwell Nkachukwa Okoye, Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), Nigeria
Assefa Amelework Beyene, cassava breeder, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa
Isata Kamanda, cassava breeder, Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Sierra Leone
Lloyd Mbulwe, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Zambia
Eric Agoyi, Kersting’s groundnut breeder, Benin Republic
Tesfahun Alemu Setotaw, barley breeder, Kulumsa Agriculture Research Centre, Ethiopia
Walter Ajambang, oil palm breeder, Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, Cameroon
Santatra Ravelomanantsoa, amaranth breeder, National Center of Applied Research for Rural Development, Madagascar
Liliane Tandzi Ngoune, maize breeder, University of Fort Hare, Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, Cameroon
Mizan Tesfay Abraha, tef/teff breeder, Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia
The course included 115 scientists from 25 African countries. Many of the sponsors of the program are noted in the video.
For more information on the African Plant Breeding Academy, and plant breeding classes in Asia, Europe, and UC Davis, visit the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy website.
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