On the 10th of September, His Excellency Mr. Damien Donavan, Ambassador of Australia to the Kingdom of Morocco, joined the African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) in collaboration with the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) to launch the EXCEL Africa Project, an initiative for developing Mentorship and Capacity for Research in climate-responsive crop nutrition.
The meeting brought together representatives from APNI, ACIAR, and partner institutions, including the University of Queensland in Australia, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana, the University of Ghana- Legon, and Ibn Zohr University.
The two-year project aims to strengthen emerging African research leaders through research training, mentorship, and inclusive participation, while supporting climate-responsive crop-nutrition research in Morocco and Ghana.
Through presentations and discussions, Participants explored the project’s implementation framework and opportunities for continued collaboration among Moroccan, Ghanaian, and Australian research stakeholders.