The African Potato Association (APA) is pleased with your participation in the 13th Triennial APA Conference which was held at the Speke Resort Hotel in Munyonyo, Kampala-Uganda from May 25 to 30, 2025. This landmark event brought together leading experts and partners in order to share insights, innovations, and strategies to advance potato and sweetpotato value chains in Africa.
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Resources for the conference:
- APA 2025 RESENTATIONS
- APA 2025 PICTURES
- APA 2025 VIDEOS
- APA 2025 Presentation Template (PPT 10.4MB)
- APA 2025 Poster Template (PDF 1.3MB)
- APA 2025 Agenda (PDF 0.3MB)
- APA 2025 Rapporteur Template (DOCX 0.1MB)
Registration:
- Register here
- Edit your registration details
- View list of registered participants
- View/ Download submitted abstracts
Conference Theme:
- Theme: ‘Fostering climate smart Cropping systems for sustainable potato and sweetpotato value chains’
- Dates: May 25-30, 2025
- Venue: Speke Resort Hotel, Munyoyo, Uganda
Conference Focus
The 2025 APA Conference focused on the role of innovation, research, and partnerships in building resilient, sustainable, and inclusive value chains for potato and sweetpotato. The conference served as a platform to showcase cutting-edge scientific advancements, highlight transformative technologies, and foster collaborative networks across Africa and beyond.
Why attend? Participants were able to:
- Engage with leading experts, researchers, and stakeholders across Africa.
- Discover innovative solutions for challenges facing the potato and sweetpotato sectors.
- Build partnerships to drive impactful research, policy, and investments.
- Contribute to advancing food security, income generation, and climate resilience in Africa.
Registration Fees and Payments
All participants officially registered. The registration fee of $360 (UGX 1,350,000) for the APA 2025 conference covered membership of APA for two years and services related to the organization of the conference like;
- Airport transfers (on arrival and departure)
- Conference package
- Refreshments during the meeting
- Exhibition area
- Poster area
- Lunches on conference days.
** Participants were also required to pay an extra $70 (UGX 262,500) to participate in field visits which took place in Kamuli (Eastern Uganda), NaCRRI (Central Uganda), and Kabale (South-western Uganda).
Payment Details:
Account Name: International Potato Center APA2025
Account Numbers: USD 220111200045, UGX 220111200038
Bank Name: NCBA BANK UGANDA LIMITED
Bank Branch: Nakasero Branch
Bank Address: Twed Towers, Plot 10 Kafu Road.
Swift Code: CBAFUGKA
For more information, contact: APA 2025 Conference Secretariat
- Dr. Yona Baguma, APA President, apauganda@naro.go.ug
- Dr. Reuben Ssali, APA secretary, +256 707 260797, r.ssali@cgiar.org
- Dr. Benard Yada, +256 772 889069, yadabenard21@gmail.com
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