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Augustine Antwi-Boasiako

Augustine Antwi-Boasiako

Plant Breeding & Genetics

Principial Technologist

Mr. Antwi-Boasiako is currently a PhD candidate in Crop Genetics and Breeding at Nanjing Agricultural University, China. He holds an MPhil Agronomy (Plant Breeding) degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as well as B.Ed (Agriculture) degree from the University of Education Winneba (UEW). His current research is geared towards genetic improvement of pineapple and mango and their value chain development. Previously, he has worked on breeding for resistance to soybean diseases (rust, white mold and bacterial leaf pustule) and shattering.

Mr. Antwi-Boasiako has a good number of peer-reviewed publications in international journals (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Augustine_Antwi-Boasiako) and has good knowledge in project management.

bbbantwi@cropsresearch.org