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CALS recognizes Joe DeVries for pioneering agricultural work in Africa

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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Ronnie Coffman to chair WACCI’s International Scientific Advisory Board
At a stakeholder engagement meeting April 12 hosted by the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), Ronnie Coffman took the helm as chairman of WACCI’s International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), reinforcing the organization's...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Global Development
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Eric Danquah named Africa Food Prize winner
Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, a Ghanaian plant geneticist and scientific leader who established a thriving model for agricultural education, earned the 2022 Africa Food Prize for his achievements training African agricultural scientists in Africa and for Africa.
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

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World Agriculture Prize winner is Cornell partner

A plant geneticist from the University of Ghana who has partnered with Cornell of years won the 2018 World Agriculture Prize.