Speakers/Panelists
Meet Our 2024 Speakers
Our Speaker
Senator ABUBAKAR KYARI. honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food security Federal Republic of Nigeria
Our Speaker
Senator Dr Sabi Abdullahi (Baraden Borgu) Honorable Minister of State For Agriculture
Our Speaker
Hon. Patrick Nwabueze Ubru Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro Industrialization, Enugu State
Our Speaker
Prof Lateef Oladimeji Sanni Executive Director, NSPRIPM
Our Speaker
Dr Arnab Gupta, WCDI Netherlands.
Meet Our 2024 Panelists
Our Panelist
Chinedu Agbara, Sahel Consulting.
Role: Facilitator
Our Panelist
Walter De Boef, Wageningen University and Research (WUR).
Role: Session facilitator
Our Panelist
Dr Samson Afolabi, Research and Production Manager, Premier Seed Nig Ltd.
Role: Panelist, private seed companies’ perspective
Our Panelist
Inge Tenniglo, Agricultural Counsellor for Nigeria and Ghana.
Role: Panelist, perspective on donor alignment
Our Panelist
Dr Sunday Aladele, National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB)
Role: Panelist, perspective on conservation
Our Panelist
Dr Lucky Omoigui, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Role: Panelist, perspective on variety deployment
Our Panelist
Dr William Malafwal, Program Manager, Oxfam
Role: Panelist, perspective on humanitarian and food security
Our Panelist
Akintoye Olagbaju, Ph.D
Chief Research Scientist (Postharvest
Entomologist) in the Durable Crops Research Department at the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Headquarters, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Our Panelist
Timothy Azakere
Team Lead (Foundation for Sustainable Smallholder Solutions) A Legacy Organization for Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
David Onu, MD INTERA Network
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Prof Mrs N. I. Odiaka, Director Seed Technology Centre Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (former Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi) Benue State Nigeria.
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Dr Oyawale Ibitoye
MD Premier Seeds Ltd
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Mr Daniel Aghan Communication officer AFSTA Nairobi Kenya
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Dr Samaila Aliyu – Head Agronomy and Seed Development FMN Plc
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Prof Morufat Balogun, IITA- PROSSIVA Project
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Mr Geoffrey Nsofon TAAT Private Sector Specialist
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Professor Yusuf Ahmad Sani, Executive Director NAERLS
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Dr Godwin Atser -Country Director SAA Nigeria
Role: Keynote Speaker 2 and Panelist,
Our Panelist
Cecilia Mwangi- Senior Program Coordinator – Resourced
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Rufus Idris – Country Director AGRA Nigeria
Role: Panelist,
Our Panelist
Role: Panelist,
SeedConnect Africa 2024
Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja.
Date: 26th – 27th November, 2024
Time: 9:00am Prompt
Explore our curated collection of seeds and plants.
Address
- FCT, Abuja
Contact Us
- info@seedconnectafricaconference.org
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