West Africa Centre
for Crop Improvement

Students Profile - First Cohort

Moses A. Adebayo, Nigeria

“I have t contribute my quota for humanity, for my country. I see it more as a calling than a mere academic pursuit ”.read more

 

Maxwell Asante, Ghana

“I want to do so well that the impact is felt for the poor people all around Ghana and Africa”.read more

 

Solomon G. Ansah, Ghana

“What can I contribute to my country? That is my thought, that is my challenge ”.read more

 

Mamadou Aissata, Niger

“I hope the work I do will benefit farmers in Niger, and maybe all of West Africa ”.read more

 

Mamadou Coulibaly, Niger

“Mali is a beautiful country with many fertile lands, but we can't take advantage of them without the proper agricultural policies that will allow the land and the people to flourish. This is beginning to happen but it must not stop now”.read more

Some Koussao, Burkina Faso

I know the problem with the sweet potato," Some says. "Now I hope to find the solution.".read more

 

Ndubuisi D. Njoku, Nigeria

"We have to feed our people," he said. "We must work hard to feed others.I see this as contributing my own quarter to Nigeria nation building."read more

Issaka Ahmadou, Niger

"I've always loved agriculture. I have worked in the fields as a boy with just my arms, nothing else, with no modern instruments. It is very hard work. Most people still work this way. I hope to help them and give them something to take to the fields." read more