Livestream IPBO Conference “Scientific Innovation for a Sustainable Development of African Agriculture”

on https://www.psb.ugent.be/livestream

Thursday 30 August & Friday 31 August 2018 from 09:00 am CET

Program

The main topics that will be discussed are (1) Relevant crops for Africa, (2) Creating new plant varieties through scientific innovation, (3) Biotic stresses threatening crop yields, (4) Abiotic stresses threatening crop yields, (5) Improved soil fertility to enhance crop yield, (6) Mycotoxins, a threat for both human and animal health and (7) Enhancing the nutritional value of important crops for Sub-Saharan Africa.

The organizers are honored to welcome Denis Kyetere (AATF, Kenya) and Jeremy Ouédraogo (NEPAD-ABNE, Senegal) as keynote speakers and also many other speakers confirmed their presence: Leena Tripathi (IITA, Kenya), Johnnie Van den Berg (North-West University, South-Africa), Jill Cairns (CIMMYT, Zimbabwe), Steven Runo (Kenyatta University, Kenya), Zerihun Tadele (University of Bern, Switzerland), Sheila Okoth (University of Nairobi, Kenya), Robert Mwanga (CIP, Uganda), Yves Van de Peer (PSB/VIB-UGent), Dirk Inzé (PSB/VIB-UGent), Sarah De Saeger (UGent), Dominique Van der Straeten (UGent), Geert Haesaert (UGent), Hervé Vanderschuren (ULiège), Ndomelele Ndiko Ludidi (University of the Western Cape), Johan Six (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)