Odogwu Blessing Adanta

Plant breeder, Lecturer, Africademics scholarship ambassador, Mendeley advisor, GLA mentor, RUFORUM/Carnegie scholar, fellows-AWARD, Borlaug LEAP, ABCF.

[John Innes Centre @JohnInnesCentre]

NEWS - New culture project launched to support women in wheat research

A progressive culture improvement initiative led by the JIC, @TheSainsburyLab and @Rothamsted has secured funding from the UKRI @BBSRC.

https://t.co/DGVCk43RBs

@Saunders_Lab

[Eric Danquah @EY_Danquah]

WACCI intern Bright Fiakeye inspires with his talk, ‘Becoming a Cantab: My Journey,’ highlighting his MPhil research at Cambridge and future PhD work in Plant Breeding/Bioinformatics. As a First-Class graduate and Eric Danquah Foundation Fellow, Bright exemplifies WACCI’s vision of nurturing leaders for Africa. WACCI, a World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence and one of three VACS Capacity Hubs, is driving innovation in plant breeding for food security. Explore collaboration opportunities: [email protected].

[Botanical Society of America @Botanical_]

The new #AJB is now online---featuring the special section "The Role of Plant–Microbe Interactions in Plant Community Dynamics of Tropical & Subtropical Ecosystems"

Check out the intro here! https://t.co/6PMCkE1ygz #botany #epiphytes @wileyplantsci @WileyEcolEvol

[SODEDJI FREJUS, Ph.D. @FrejusSodedji]

[RUFORUM-In partnership with MCF @ University of Eldoret] Pre-Call for Scholarships under the TAGDev 2.0 Programme for the 2025/2026 Academic Year https://t.co/RoL7xylm2r via @ruforumsec

[oluwaseyi shorinola @seyi_shorinola]

1/4 - Check out our pre-print on population genomics in tef - an amazing African cereal with gluten-free grains, rich in fibre and nutrients and becoming a “superfood” globally. Pre-print 👉 https://t.co/XPrznEDRgt.

[RUFORUM @ruforumsec]

@JEIFFER32700195 Try this link: https://t.co/wmLdaMkvhf

[African BioGenome Project @DAISEA_AfricaBP]

Day 1: Pretoria, South Africa: Several African scientists turned up at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) of South Africa as part of the African BioGenome Project Open Institute Southern Africa Regional Workshop 2024. This practical is sponsored by @mgi_t

[RUFORUM @ruforumsec]

Mastercard Foundation, RUFORUM and partners sign new agreement to scale-up their successful program on Transforming Africa’s Agricultural Universities
#RUFTriennial24
https://t.co/VxAwLbxJht

[RUFORUM @ruforumsec]

Transforming Higher Education in Africa: Addressing Work Readiness Through Collaborative Efforts #RUFTriennial24
https://t.co/NTRtQcPliX

[IITA @IITA_CGIAR]

IITA Director General and @CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa Dr @simeonehui delivered a solidarity message from CGIAR at the Second @ruforumsec Triennial Conference, Windhoek, Namibia today.
Highlighting CGIAR's dedication to generating cutting-edge knowledge, technologies and practices that can be seamlessly integrated into academic curricular, Dr Ehui said CGIAR recognizes that transformative higher agricultural education is the cornerstone of achieving the goal of tackling Africa's agricultural sector's multifaceted challenges.
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#WithScienceWeCan #research #partnerships #agriculture #education #ruforum

[Alison Bentley @AlisonRBentley]

It’s time for the 2024 Crawford Fund Conference in Parliament House 🇦🇺
Excited to participate & to have the opportunity to mentor amazing #NextGen Scholar @shanice_vanhaef @QAAFI
#24cfconf

[RUFORUM @ruforumsec]

Educating Africa for the Future!
As we navigate the complexities of the 21st century, it's crucial to reflect on the lessons we've learned and how they shape the future of Africa's higher education sector. #RUFTriennial24 @unam_na @IUM_Namibia @NUST_Namibia

[FARA Africa @FARAinfo]

Join the 'High Level Partnership Roundtable for Last Mile Delivery' at the 2nd @ruforumsec Triennial Conference #RUFTriennial24 in Windhoek Namibia.

🗓️August 13, 2024 🕐 14:00 EAT

Register to join via zoom➡️ https://t.co/kQC1Xl3gQ4

[RUFORUM @ruforumsec]

This is part of the “Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth & Development (TAGDev2.0) programme & seeks to strengthen institutional safeguarding & leadership capacity for transformative education among our member Universities

[RUFORUM @ruforumsec]

Highlights from the AICCRA E-Learning Module Development for Universities in Africa currently underway in Windhoek at the #RUFTriennial24

[Alison Bentley @AlisonRBentley]

Inspiring to hear from @LineGordon on some of the secrets to research for building a resilient planet 🌍
Step 1: create science step changes through new ways of working: embedding daily inter-disciplinarity & a collaborative culture for diversity, inclusion & care 💚 #24cfconf

[African BioGenome Project @DAISEA_AfricaBP]

Hundreds of African scientists gathered in-person and virtually in Kenya this week for the 2nd edition of the African BioGenome Project @DAISEA_AfricaBP Open Institute East and Central Africa Regional Workshop 2024

[Daniel Dzidzienyo @dandzie]

🎓🌱 Congrats to the 9 WACCI MPhil Seed Science & Technology graduates! Their expertise is set to transform Africa’s seed industry and drive agricultural innovation forward. 🚀🌾 #Agriculture #SeedScience #WACCI #UGgraduation

[ThankGod Ebenezer @ThankGod_Ebenez]

African biodiversity pangenomes - vision 2025 and beyond...

[RUFORUM @ruforumsec]

RUFORUM in partnership with the @MastercardFdn have organised a workshop to discuss the state affairs for safeguarding young people and share best practices on how to make African universities inclusive and safe. #RUFTriennial24