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The outcome of the work of WACCI graduates show how science education and training can be employed to improve livelihoods of communities in Africa through increased productivity in farmers' fields following adoption of improved varieties. Graduates continue to work on developing research outputs such as publications and release improved varieties after their graduation. The focal crops of PhD graduates of the WACCI Program since the first batch of students graduated in 2007 up until 2018 is presented in Figure B1.3. The most significant product of the WACCI program has been the 66 graduates trained in PhD Plant Breeding since inception for 10 countries in Africa so far. The graduates trained per country at WACCI (2013–2018) is presented in Figure B1.4.

Figure B1.3 The focal crops of PhD graduates of the WACCI Programme (2013–2018).

Figure B1.4 PhD Plant Breeding graduates trained per country at WACCI (2013–2018).