- PhD degrees mentored in seed health, seed technology, plant biotechnology and plant pathology,
- MSc degree in seed technology and seed business
- Short courses in Biotechnology, seed health, seed technology and seed business for seed sector development for African partners
- Molecular tools for plant disease diagnostics and variety selection
Target groups eligible for these short course training include:
o Young Scientists with interests and working in biosciences
o Medium scale farmers and growers
o SMEs in seed production and seed business
o Extension agents – training of trainers to enforce wider and better sharing of transfer of the technology and knowledge to farmers and growers
o Plant breeders and technicians or field officers from research institutions. ARIs that deals with plant breeding.
o Seed technologists, seed certification officers
o Seed regulatory representatives
o The centre is also planning to offer short courses on Hands-on Application of
This module is targeted to provide basic and practical skills in the following:
o Molecular diagnosis and detection of pathogenic races in seeds and whole plant samples
o Conventional identification and diagnosis of pathogens in plant and seeds
o Tools for markers assisted selection in crop improvement
o DNA fingerprinting for variety identity and identification of fake seeds