Since 2006 the University of California at Davis Plant Breeding Academy has trained 114 crop breeders from 26 countries. Now the university has announced plans for a new African Plant Breeding Academy to be held in Nairobi, Kenya.
In a communique issued at the conclusion of a recent conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, participants stated that "National and regional regulatory bodies are essential to successful continental quality assurance harmonization in Africa."