Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah is a globally recognized plant geneticist, science leader, and Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics at the University of Ghana. He is the Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), established in 2007, which has become a top centre for postgraduate training and research in plant breeding, genetics, and seed science. Under his leadership, WACCI has enrolled over 160 PhD students from 19 African countries and graduated more than 120, many of whom now lead agricultural research and innovation across the continent. He led the teams that released the WACCI high-yielding maize and tomato hybrids now under commercialization in Ghana.
Professor (Mrs.) Ibok Oduro is an astute researcher and a Professor of Postharvest Technology at the Department of Food Science and Technology, KNUST. She had her BSc. (1985) and MSc. (1987) degrees in Chemistry at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a PhD in Postharvest Technology at the University of Cranfield, UK. Professor Oduro has distinguished herself in developing innovative approaches for nutrient enrichment with Indigenous plant and animal species and in postharvest management of crops. Her impactful research and leadership (with over 170 high-impact publications) have contributed to efforts towards alleviating food insecurity and malnutrition in Africa.
