| First Name | Last Name | Institution | Country |
| Abimbola | Oluwaranti | Obafemi Awolowo University | Nigeria |
| Abiola | Amao | Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria | Nigeria |
| Ahmed | Abdelmoghny | Agricultural Research Center (ARC) | Egypt |
| Aleck | Kondwakwenda | Crop Breeding Institute | Zimbabwe |
| Alexander | Kena | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) | Ghana |
| Amade | Muitia | Mozambique Agricultural Research Institute (IIAM) | Mozambique |
| Amelework Beyene | Assefa | Agricultural Research Council (ARC) | South Africa |
| Eric | Agoyi | University of Abomey-Calavi, Non Timber Forest Products & Orphan Crops Unit, Laboratory of Applied Ecology (LEA) | Benin |
| Inge | Gazendam | Agricultural Research Council (ARC) | South Africa |
| Isaac Onziga | Dramadri | Makerere University / Makerere Regional Center for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) | Uganda |
| Isata | Kamanda | Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute | Sierra Leone |
| Jane | Mbugua | Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) | Kenya |
| John Saviour Yaw | Eleblu | University of Ghana / West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement | Ghana |
| Kesbell | Kaonga | Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture Research Services, Chitedze Research Station | Malawi |
| Kouadio Nasser | Yao | Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa / International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) | Kenya |
| Kumba Yannah | Karim | Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center | Sierra Leone |
| Liliane | Tandzi Ngoune | Univ of Namenda, Dept Crop Production, Coltech | Cameroon |
| Lloyd | Mbulwe | Zambia Agriculture Research Institute | Zambia |
| Matilda | Bissah | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute | Ghana |
| Maxwell | Okoye | Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) | Nigeria |
| Mizan Tesfay | Abraha | Tigray Agricultural Research Institute | Ethiopia |
| Moumouni | Konate | Institute of Environment and Agriculture Research | Burkina Faso |
| Mounira | Elbaz | Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (CRRHAB) | Tunisia |
| Patrick | Ongom | Makerere University / Makerere Regional Center for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) | Uganda |
| Pavithravani | Venkataramana | The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology | Tanzania |
| Safiatou | Sangare | Institut d'Economie Rurale (IER) | Mali |
| Samia | Lotfy | National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) | Morocco |
| Santatra | Ravelomanantsoa | Centre National de Recherche Appliquée au Développement Rural (CENRADERU-FOFIFA) | Madagascar |
| Seyni | Boureima | University of Maradi | Niger |
| Tesfahun Alemu | Setotaw | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center | Ethiopia |
| Viviane | Raharinivo | Centre National de Recherche Appliquée au Développement Rural (CENRADERU-FOFIFA) | Madagascar |
| Walter Ajambang | Nchu | Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) | Cameroon |