Presentations Preceding the Technical Committee Meeting: IPM CRSP East Africa Regional Project

Fairway Hotel, Kampala, Uganda

March 14, 2007

 

Introductions and Overview: Prof. S Kyamanywa, Regional coordinator IPM CRSP EAST AFRICA Biological Monitoring of Arabica Coffee in the Mount Elgon area Mr. Patrick Kucel, Ugandan Coffee Research Institute
IPM activities in East Africa: Dr. Mark Erbaugh, The Ohio State University Genetic and Cultural Characterization of Colletotricum Kahawe, the causal agent of the coffee berry disease (CBD) in Uganda Dr. Africano Kangire, Ugandan Coffee Research Institute
Tomato Work in Kenya:     Dr. Monicah Waiganjo  Kenya Agricultural Research Institute THIKA Passion Fruit Work in Uganda Mrs. Mildred Ochwo Ssemakula, Department of Crop Science Makerere University

Tomato Work in Tanzania: Prof. A. Maerere/Prof. K. Sibuga Department of Crop Science Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro

Passion Fruit Work in Kenya Mrs. Mary Wabule, AD-HIC, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
Development of IPM technologies for Tomato Production in Central Uganda: Dr. Robinah N Ssonko, Department of Crop Science Makerere University, Kampala

Detection and characterization of  Xanthomonas campestris pv. Musacearum Dr. Geoffrey Tusiime, Department of Crop Science, Makerere University
Developing IPM technologies for key pests and diseases of scotch bonnet hot pepper Dr. Jeninah Karungi, Department of Crop Science Makerere University  
Biological Monitoring of coffee in Tanzania Prof. A. Maerere/Prof. Kallunde Sibuga, Department of Crop Science Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro