Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Director, West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), this morning, presented the World Agriculture Prize [1] award he received from the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences [2] (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 [3]