NIGERIAN PLANT BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (NPBA)

Hello fellow Plant Breeders! 📷 The countdown is on for our inaugural conference at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Asokoro, Abuja. We're buzzing with excitement to see you all in just 2 days! 📷 #npbaconf2023 #PlantBreedersConference #ExcitementBuilding"

Distinguished Plant Breeders! Greetings! Thanks again to all that have responded to the call to register formally. We still need more people to get registered so that we can set out to do the things we need to do as an association. web.facebook.com/groups/3662375…

#Nigeria: President @MBuhari Signs the Plant Variety Protection Act, 2021 into Law!!!!! web.facebook.com/groups/3662375…

Call for Applications – 2021/2022 ESD SCHOLARSHIP

Smallholder Farmers And Plant Variety Protection Bill: @NPBA_ng Stand sciencenigeria.com/smallholder-fa…

Farmers Urge NASS To Pass Seed Act, PVP, Biosafety Bills sciencenigeria.com/farmers-urge-n… via @Science Nigeria

Difficulty of access & low quality inputs limit sorghum & cowpea yields in Northern #Nigeria. 13,000 #farmers will benefit from farmers` hubs launched in Kano & Jigawa states by @SyngentaFDN as part of @AvisaProject implementation. bit.ly/3tCdHqS #OneCGIAR @CGIAR

PLANT BREEDERS (or if you know a plant breeder) - I am preparing a multi-media review for a major journal on genomics opportunities and plant breeding. Contact me asap (kfolta at ufl.edu) to be part of the effort! @ASHS_Hort @ASPB @NAPlantBreeders @UCPlantBreeding

Hi all, A great opportunity for professional development with Corteva. 👇 Link for application: corteva.recsolu.com/external/event…

The Director-General, National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC), Dr Philip Ojo, has stated that the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Bill will provide intellectual property protection to breeders and improve food security in Nigeria. facebook.com/groups/3662375…

@IITA_CGIAR Research Fellow of the Week. Glad to announce our first feature @FaithABankole whose research work focuses on identifying IITA-MIP early and extra-early maturing maize inbred lines with resistance to multiple fungal diseases.

This June, join the first-ever digital conference focused on Africa’s drylands. Inspiring speakers, the latest science, concerts, film screenings, virtual tours, networking, and unexpected discoveries with the GLF! Register now: bit.ly/3k766gy #GLFAfrica @GlobalLF

"The PVP bill addresses issues around the breeder and it is important to fashion ways for Nigeria to feed its large population. The farmer needs the right seeds to produce and the seeds act addresses a lot of issues related to seeds genetic resources. " - Prof. @cegesi

Via this book ‘Sowing Legume Seeds Reaping Cash:A Renaissance within Communities in Sub-Saharan #Africa’, a team from @ICRISAT @IITA_CGIAR #CIAT compiled impact stories & testimonies from a sample of value chain actors who were part of the @tropicallegumes bit.ly/3gLCVQw

AIT 8 PM National Broadcast, 24th. April, 2021 on the 3rd CFT Harvest of the Biotech TELA Maize at IAR Farms, Zaria, says the biotech TELA Maize will bring a renewed hope for farmers to smile again.

We are currently inviting all interested participants to submit their research abstracts ahead of #APBAConf2021. The deadline for submissions is on June 15, 2021.

Registration for #APBAConf2021 is officially open! To register for either virtual or in-person sessions, visit the APBA website: africanplantbreeders.ug.edu.gh/virtual-regist…

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED! Digital Dialogue - “Building Forward Better: WFP Laureates Mobilizing for Food Systems Action” March 25, 2021 at 8 a.m. CDT. Register NOW: bit.ly/382Lxxd.

From the Desk of the President, @NPBA_ng To all the women in the field of Plant Breeding, we celebrate and appreciate you for giving your best!!! Happy Women’s Day 2021 🎉