Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah Presents GCHERA Award to the Vice-Chancellor

Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Director, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), this morning, presented the World Agriculture Prize award he received from the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA) to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu.

The inscription on the certificate reads"

GCHERA World Agriculture Prize, 2018 Laureate, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, University of Ghana. In recognition of Professor Eric Danquah's lifetime contribution as a plant geneticist and leadership in training the next generation of plant breeders in Africa for Africa. Signed: John Kennelly, President of GCHERA, October 28, 2018.

Hearty congratulations to Prof. Eric Danquah for making the University of Ghana proud.

 

Prof. Danquah presenting the Award to the Vice-Chancellor

 

 

Please click here for his acceptance speech