A heartfelt appreciation to everyone who made the APBA Conference 2025 in Victoria Falls a success! #APBAConf2025
African Plant Breeders Association – APBA
Farming
Legon, Greater Accra 2,816 followers
Changing the narrative of crop improvement and seed sector in Africa
About us
The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) is an initiative of full-fledged scientists, students, and professionals in Africa from higher education institutions (HEIs), research organisations and private companies who felt the need to change the narrative of crop improvement and the seed sector in Africa.It is a forum dedicated to building capacities, problem-solving, resource mobilisation, and long-term strategic development of the agricultural sector in Africa through effective plant breeding programmes and provision of tangible solutions to governments, seed companies, nongovernmental organisations and farmers.
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https://africanplantbreeders.org/
External link for African Plant Breeders Association – APBA
- Industry
- Farming
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Legon, Greater Accra
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2019
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Noguchie Link, Accra
Legon, Greater Accra, GH
Employees at African Plant Breeders Association – APBA
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Dean Muungani
Executive Committee Member at African Plant Breeders Association – APBA
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Peter Aikpokpodion
Professor | Agri-Commodities Value Chain & Project Development | Specialist in Cultivars & Seed System Development | Crop Production | Tropical Tree…
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Moez AMRI
Professor, Genetics and Plant Breeding at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P)
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Mawulawoe Adjoa Awity
Let’s talk Agriculture 🧑🌾 Plant breeder | Gender and Youth Advocate | Social Impact Strategist Transforming lives through science, strategy…
Updates
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At #APBAConf2025, Dr. Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, Seed System Specialist at IITA, highlighted the critical role of strong seed systems in ensuring breeding innovations create real impact across Africa’s food systems. #APBAConf2025
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Dr. Chris Ojiewo, Inclusive Delivery Lead , CGIAR Breeding for Tomorrow, in his keynote address at #APBAConf2025, noted that a key step in tackling food insecurity is ensuring improved crop varieties reach farmers and communities across Africa. #APBAConf2025
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At #APBAConf2025, Prof. Eric Danquah , Founding Director of West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement , emphasized that scientific excellence is the foundation of Africa’s influence in global development — a powerful call to strengthen research, innovation, and higher education to drive the continent’s transformation. #APBAConf2025
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Meet the newly elected Executive Committee of the African Plant Breeders Association (APBA)! Elected at #APBAConf2025, this dynamic team of leaders will guide APBA’s mission to advance plant breeding, innovation, and food security across Africa. Join us in congratulating them!
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In his keynote address at #APBAConf2025, Dr. Abdou Tenkouano, Director General, ICIPE, highlighted the need to empower communities through innovation to drive sustainable transformation. #APBAConf2025
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In her opening remarks at #APBAConf2025, Prof. Julia Sibiya emphasized that addressing hunger and malnutrition goes beyond science; it is a moral mission to build a resilient and food-secure Africa. #APBAConf2025
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Congratulations to the Poster Award Winners at the APBA Conference 2025! * Evalyne Nyawira Gichuki – Best Scientific Poster * Sylvia Monica Kalemera – Most Innovative Poster * Innocent Unzimai – Best Visual Communication Well done to all on your well-deserved recognition. #APBAConf2025
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The APBA 2025 Conference brought together scientists, innovators, and policymakers united by one goal — advancing Africa’s fight against food insecurity, malnutrition, and climate change. Dr.Allen Van Deynze , Director at the Seed Biotechnology Center, University of California, Davis, praised the outstanding presentations and posters addressing these critical challenges across the continent. #APBAConf2025
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Former Global Talent Development Lead - Seed Product Development @ Corteva Agriscience ; Former Corteva Distinguished Laureate; Former R&D Director Corteva Agriscience - Dow Agrosciences
#APBAConf2025 #APBA #NAPB #NAPBBorlaugScholars The International Borlaug Scholars APBA NAPB Mentoring Program has officially launched at the African Plant Breeders Association Meeting. Hosted by the National Association of Plant Breeding (NAPB) and the African Plant Breeders Association (APBA), the kickoff event took place in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. This gathering brought together scholars, mentors, and organizers, marking an engaging start to these initiatives. APBA president Julia Sibiya presented the awards during the event. Participants received a comprehensive overview of the International Borlaug Scholars mentoring program tailored for Plant Breeding PhD candidates. They learned about the program’s objectives and were introduced to plans for future participation, including the upcoming NAPB meeting scheduled for 2026 at Texas A&M University. The selected 2025 scholars are: - Djidjoho Tierry Hodehou - Zeleke Keimeso - Irene Mughi - Dorcas Olaoye - Abdou Mouizz Salaou - Eric Nduwarugira We appreciated the commitment of mentors and representatives from APBA and NAPB, including Charles Mutimaamba, Catherine Ziyomo, John Hickey, Ronald Dorcinvil, Allan Van Deynze, Donn Cummings, Steve Kesovich, and Klaus Koehler. A highlight of the event was the opportunity for scholars to meet their mentors in person. The mentoring program will span two years, with each scholar receiving guidance from both an African and an American mentor. This dual-mentorship model aims to foster scientific excellence, international collaboration, and professional growth.
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