Our annual conference meeting will hold on Friday 15/9/2023. Get to know our invited guest speaker James Legg.
Registration is still ongoing and it's free for all. You can register here 👇
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We are 5 DAYS away to our annual division meeting.
We can't wait to share from the wealth of experience of our speaker James Legg of IITA.
Registration is still possible and it's FREE for all.
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Hope ignited for the youth! African Development Bank Group launches Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks: approves $16 million for Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank in Liberia. There’s more to come! We will unleash youth-based wealth across Africa. african.business/2023/07/apo-ne…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Akinwumi A. Adesina, Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli and Mansur Muhtar as members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group.

Congratulations to them!

African Development Bank Group
Sahel Consulting

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🥳! We are officially just a week away from the biggest Agribusiness and Science related Event in Africa
Join us in Durban for the #AASW8 as we bring together the brightest minds in agriculture, agribusiness and science to address some of Africa's most pressing issues in #AR4D

#PlantHealthDay
African Phytopathology Group The American Phytopathological Society World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg)

In a new Feature, Z. Gloria Abad et al. present the comprehensive resource “IDphy”—the first online tool that uses original type specimens for the molecular and morphological identification of #Phytophthora species.

🔓 Read now: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…

Alarming news for bananas🍌
Rampant fungus jeopardizes banana production in Africa eurekalert.org/news-releases/… via EurekAlert! The American Phytopathological Society

WorldVeg is pleased to launch a 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 program of its Golden Jubilee Year. MSc & PhD students worldwide are invited to conduct part of their degree programs at WorldVeg’s HQ in Taiwan.
Learn more:
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#PlantHealthDay
CGIAR Plant Health Initiative in Strengthening Plant Health Management in the Global South. Watch for updates and join the event to learn more about ongoing capacity-strengthening efforts and future needs.
IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention AU-IAPSC

An Editor's Pick by Anouk van Westerhoven et al. shows that Tropical Race 4 wasn't successfully contained in Mozambique.

Read their report on the isolation, characterization, & genome sequences of TR4 strains from symptomatic bananas in MZ: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0…
Phytopathology @ WUR

Students - great opportunity

Call for papers on 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀!

Click bit.ly/3XtrgYt to see an abstract template.
*Deadline: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯

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The 2023 APS OIP International Research Achievement Award is now open for applications! Nominate an early career plant pathologist's for their international research achievements, due May 1st 2023 - apsnet.org/members/engage… The American Phytopathological Society APS Graduate Student Committee APS Leadership Institute Committee APS Committee for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Smart gardening hacks to save your time & money via 5-minutes-crafts

I am so excited and honoured to work with Lourena Arone Maxwell Dr. Shahasi Y. Athman and our team to foster dialogue, engagement and collaboration in the world of #plantpathology and #planthealth thank you all for the support

We're happy to announce Lisa Rothmann of UFS as our new vice-president.She polled 63.64% votes whilst the runner-up Dr. Shahasi Y. Athman of Makerere University College of Natural Sciences Makerere University polled 36.36% of the total votes casted.We thank you both for your interest in serving our division.
CONGRATULATIONS🎉🥳

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📢 Scholarship!

The University of Pretoria/Mastercard Foundation is offering scholarships for African students interested in postgraduate study, commencing in Jan 2023. Courses include agriculture, crop science etc.

Details > lnkd.in/dbXY9iEJ

Deadline > 31 October 2022

Lourena Arone Maxwell The American Phytopathological Society World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) African Phytopathology Group Sally Mallowa @AmyCharkowski Women In Ag Science Loved meeting your family!