The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has announced the finalists of its annual African Plant Nutrition Scholar Award.
A total of ten African students were selected from advanced science programs focused on plant nutrition and the management of nutrients applied to crops in Africa. Each student receives $2,000 (U.S. Dollars).
“The academic institutions these young people represent, and their professors and advisers, can be proud of their student’s accomplishments,” said Dr. Kaushik Majumdar, APNI Director General. “Our selection committee adheres to rigorous guidelines in considering important aspects of each applicant’s academic and personal achievements.”
This scholarship is supported through APNI’s continued and valued partnership with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and OCP Group (OCP S.A.). This initiative strives to encourage the brightest minds to focus on the critical target of continued advancement of the science of crop nutrition across Africa.
This year’s recipients include:
Ms. Sylvia Imbuhila BULETI — Kenya
Doctorate Program, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya
Area of Study: Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems using push-pull as a template
Mr. Bira Cheneke FEYISSA — Ethiopia
M.Sc. Program, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Area of Study: Effect of Parkland Ziziphus spina-christi L. and Mangifera indica L. on selected physicochemical properties of soil and sorghum yield in Sofi District, Harari Region, Ethiopia
Mr. Emmanuel HANYABUI – Ghana
Doctorate Program, Department of Soil Science, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Area of Study: Yield, nutritional quality of pineapple and soil ecosystems delivery in low nutrient soil amended with inorganic and organic fertilizers
Mr. Damiano Raphael KWASLEMA – Tanzania
M.Sc. Program, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Area of Study: Influence of organic carbon and nitrogen sources on bacterial ability to solubilize rock phosphate and enhance plant growth in acidic and calcareous soils
Ms. Kah Kyria Ngiah-Sah – Cameroon
Doctorate Program, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
Area of Study: Effect of different levels of fertigation on yield and quality of vegetables in protected copping in the drylands of Cameroon
Mr. Daniel Anyigulile MWAIKAMBO – Tanzania
M.Sc. Program, Applied Botany, University of Dar es Salam, Tanzania.
Area of Study: Assessment of the effects of soil physicochemical characteristics on fruit nutritional quality of local avocado germplasm grown in the Mbozi district
Ms. Rumbidzai W. NYAWASHA – Zimbabwe
Doctorate Program, Department of Plant Production Sciences and Technologies, University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
Area of Study: Soil organic carbon sequestration across scales in a subhumid region of Zimbabwe
Ms. Mbarka OUTBAKAT – Morocco
Doctorate Program, Agricultural Innovation and Technology Transfer Center (AITTC), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Benguérir, Morocco
Area of Study: Valorization of phosphogypsum in agriculture as an amendment and a fertilizer
Ms. Chantal Atut TIKU – Cameroon
Doctorate Program, School of Engineering and Department of Agricultural Engineering, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
Area of Study: Effect of soil moisture and potassium inputs on yam planting material for seed yam production in Tolon district of Ghana
Mr. Yahaya Mohammad YUSUF – Nigeria
M.Sc. Program, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Benguérir, Morocco
Area of Study: A comparison of soil phosphorus extraction methods for soil test-based P fertilizer recommendation for tomato production in Kano State, Nigeria
Brief summaries for each of these projects can be found at the APNI website https://bit.ly/3QXeH5h
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