AFRICAN PLANT BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (APBA)
The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) is an initiative of full-fledged scientists, students, and professionals in Africa from higher education institutions (HEIs), research organisations and private companies who felt the need to change the narrative of crop improvement and the seed sector in Africa.It is a forum dedicated to building capacities, problem-solving, resource mobilisation, and long-term strategic development of the agricultural sector in Africa through effective plant breeding programmes and provision of tangible solutions to governments, seed companies, nongovernmental organisations and farmers.
MISSION
To strengthen plant breeding in Africa through advocacy for investments in human capacity development and institutions and establishment of strategic public-private partnerships for the promotion of food and nutrition security and a sustainable future.
VISSION
A recognised and valued advocate for plant breeding research and education helping to guide and implement a cohesive plant breeding agenda for Africa to modernize agriculture for agricultural transformation to end hunger, achieve food and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
AFRICAN PLANT BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (APBA)
The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) is an initiative of full-fledged scientists, students, and professionals in Africa
APBA— African Plant Breeders
our objectives
- Promote scientific plant breeding, and related research, through purposeful scientific discussion and communication in an independent forum where ideas, knowledge and experiences can be shared in an interdisciplinary manner.
- Promote and foster the growth of plant breeders in Africa, and stimulate and nurture the spirit of discovery and technological innovation in order to facilitate regional and international scientific integration.
- Encourage, promote and coordinate projects or activities of major national, regional and international interest, while at the same time facilitating the exchange of expertise and experience among breeders through sabbaticals, regular meetings, symposia, scientific and popular seminars, workshops, courses and congresses.
- Engage with government and international agencies on behalf of the membership of the Association, with respect to the issues of registration and quality control and to promote scientific research, development, as well as science education and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.
- Identify eminent scientists/plant breeders of outstanding talent in Africa and globally, for advising on African national and regional plant breeding research and development issues, policies and programmes.
- Enter into and foster relations with any professional societies, associations, bodies as well as research centres and institutions which, from time to time, APBA shall deem to be having similar goals and objectives as the Association.
- Advocate for proper, safe, and ethical exploitation of science and technology in plant breeding for national development in Africa.
- Establish a regular award scheme for recognition of outstanding achievement in African plant breeding.
- Undertake any other activities as the Association shall, from time to time, deem appropriate for the furtherance of its aims and objectives.