Central Africa Consultant

Mr. Mbah David Akuro. He holds a Ph.D. in Genetics in 1980 from the Pennsylvania State in The United States, a Master of Science degree in Animal Science from the University of Florida in 1975 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Cuttington College and Divinity School in 1967 in Liberia. Currently, he is a member of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences. He had been the Director of Regional Research Center covering three agro ecological zones namely guinea savannah, sudan and the sahel. The centre he led harboured one of sixteen laboratories of Excellence of the Francophonie. He was also the
heads of Dairy Research Programme and the Beef Research Programmme. He has published numerous articles. Among these i) Factors affecting the growth of sheep and goats in West and Central Africa; ii) Livestock production in subhumid regions of West and Central Africa: Constraints and potentials for genetic improvement; iii) Biotechnology: Potential and risk for agricultural development in West and Central Africa with particular reference to Cameroon; iv) Status of biodiversity, biotechnology and biosafety with special appraisal of capacity building in Central Africa.