The three-week long Biotechnology School which brought together 24 participants from 7 countries for training in Genotyping and Phenotyping Plant Genetic Resources at the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has ended successfully.
At the closing ceremony held at Erata hotel, Accra, the Director of WACCI, Professor Eric Danquah in a brief speech said he was delighted at the outcome and evaluation of the workshop. He thanked the Volkswagen Foundation for the funding and hoped that there would be more of such workshops in the future. Participants were treated to good food and music and received certificates of participation.
Some of the participants had this to say;
- Vivian Oduro, Ghana: “It was just excellent! We had quality information that would carry us throughout our career. Well done WACCI”
- Obitoye Dorcas Olubunmi, Nigeria: “The training was excellent, eye-opening and very interesting. The information given was so accurate and up to date. All staff were warm, welcoming and approachable. It was indeed an international workshop. Keep up the good work, WACCI”.
- Leiser Willmar Lukas, Germany: “Wunderbar! Amazing time in Ghana. Very interesting, well organised workshop with great cultural exchange by both instructors and participants. Thanks for the nice time”.
From left, Leiser Willmar Lucas (Germany), Oumarou Goita (Mali) receiving certificates of participation from Prof. S.K. Offei, Associate Director WACCI & Dean, School of Agriculture and Prof. Philip White, Head, Environmental Plant Interactions Programme, Scottish Research Institute, Dundee Scotland respectively.
