to develop and disseminate IPM strategies to reduce socio-economic impact of FAW in Africa

Duration

• January.2020 ~ December 2024 (5 years)

Participating countries

• Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Activities

• 1^st year
  - Monitoring of occurrence, density, and damage of FAW and its natural enemy
  - Collection and identification of natural enemy
  - Screening of chemical and non-chemical insecticides effective to FAW
  - Evaluation of cultural practices and screening for resistant/tolerant varieties
• 2^nd year
  - Monitoring of occurrence, density, and damage of FAW and its natural enemy
  - Selection of effective natural enemy
  - Field test of selected chemical and non-chemical insecticides
  - Assembling and validation of best management options in an integrated manner
• 3^nd year
  - Monitoring of occurrence, density, and damage of FAW and its natural enemy
  - Implementation of effective natural enemy in field
  - Field test of selected chemical and non-chemical insecticides
  - Assembling and validation of best management options in an integrated manner
• 4^nd year
  - Monitoring of occurrence, density, and damage of FAW and its natural enemy
  - Implementation of effective natural enemy in field
  - Establishment of systematical application method
  - Assembling and validation of best management options in an integrated manner
• 5^nd year
  - Monitoring of occurrence, density, and damage of FAW and its natural enemy
  - Implementation and validation of IPM using natural enemy
  - Implementation and validation of IPM using systematical application of insecticides
  - Participatory scaling-up/Demonstration of effective and proven FAW-IPM strategy
  - Awareness creation of key stakeholders about FAW-IPM (Conduct field days and workshops)

To enhance the development and dissemination of improved rice varieties in Africa

Duration

• January 1st , 2017 – December 31st , 2019 (3 years)

Participating countries

• Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, D.R. Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Activities

• 1^st phase
  - Evaluation of Korean germplasm for agronomic performance in Africa
  - Development of breeding lines from crosses with Korean and African cultivars
  - Production of double-haploid lines
  - Evaluation and selection of elite rice lines in the participant countries
  - To support field test and enhancement of the research capability of the partner countries

to enhance tomato and onion production and productivity for sustainable yields in participating African countries

Duration

• January.2020 ~ December 2024 (5 years)

Participating countries

• Tomato: Nigeria, Comoros, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tunisia, Ghana, Uganda, Gabon, Zambia, and Senegal (11)
• Onion: Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Cote d’Ivoire and Morocco (5)

Activities - Details of Tomato Project

• 1^st year
  - Develop a common baseline questionnaire for all countries
  - Conduct a Situational Analysis/base line survey of tomato production
  - Obtain and multiply the introduced germplasm
  - Evaluate and Select Tomato Varieties
• 2^nd year
  - Obtain and multiply introduced germplasm
  - Evaluate and Select Tomato Varieties
  - Establish suitable substrate for Tomato seedling production
• 3^rd year
  - Evaluate and Select Tomato Varieties
  - Establish suitable substrate for Tomato seedling production
  - Evaluate Solanum Rootstock for specific country trait desired
• 4^rd year
  - Evaluate and Select Tomato Varieties
  - Evaluate Solanum Rootstock for specific country trait desired
  - Establish Fertilizer type and application rates for Tomato production
• 5^rd year
  - Establish Fertilizer type and application rates for Tomato production
  - Establish suitable irrigation method for tomato production
  - Dissemination of Information

Activities - Details of Onion Project

• 1^st year
  - Select adaptation variety in each country
  - Identification of seed volume for nursery
  - Development of optimum nursery condition
  - Introduction and evaluation of germplasm and breeding line
• 2^nd year
  - Select adaptation variety in each country
  - Identification of optimum nursery methods condition
  - Optimum of plant density and mulching condition
  - Development of inbreed line for high productivity and quality
• 3^rd year
  - Select adaptation variety in each country
  - Optimum of plant density and mulching condition
  - Identification of optimum fertilizer and irrigation condition
  - Development of male sterile and inbreed line for high productivity and quality
• 4^rd year
  - Identification of optimum fertilizer and irrigation condition
  - Demonstration at farm for development technics
  - Test of combination ability of F1 hybrid
• 5^rd year
  - Demonstration at famers for development technics
  - Breeding for excellent variety adaptation at the region

To reduce postharvest losses and improve quality of horticultural crops through application/implementation of improved postharvest handling manual

Duration

• February 1st , 2018 – January 31st , 2021 (3 years)

Participating countries

• Cameroon, Comoros, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Activities

• 1^st year
  - Application of the postharvest manual in the target area
  - Workshop
• 2^nd year
  - Adaption of development manual
  - Workshop
• 3^rd year
  - Dissemination of Practical manual
  - Planning Meeting
  - Monitoring and Evaluation

to further capacitate technical and specialized African researchers according to their needs considering the following criteria

Duration

• September 2, 2020 to March 31, 2021 (6 months)
  * The starting date of the training may be subject to change in accordance with the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

Participating countries

• Cameroon, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana(2)

Research Project list

• 1. Analysis of food nutritional and functional composition
  - Acquisition of food nutritional and functional composition analysis technology(pre-conditioning, extraction, equipment operation, etc.)
• 2. Technology for rearing honeybees and breeding the superior lines
  - Technological support for rearing honeybee and breeding the superior lines
  
• 3. Field diagnosis of soil chemical properties for soil management and fertilizer recommendations
  - Acquisition of techniques of soil management and fertilizer prescription, and capacity building through implementation of field diagnosis of soil chemical properties
  
• 4. Water and nutrition management technology for vegetable farming
  - Acquisition of fertigation and irrigation technology applicable to participating countries
• 5. Effects of drainage treatment on water physiology of legume
  - Research on water physiology of legume and training on productivity improvement
  

Purpose: to increased rice productivity through the use of quality seed of superior rice varieties in Africa.

Duration

• January.2020 ~ December.2022 (3 years)

Participating countries

• Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Activities

• 1^st year
  - Introduce KAFACI elite lines to each country with new cultural practice
  - Develop elite seed multiplication and dissemination system model
• 2^nd year
  - Understanding the importance of quality rice seeds
  - Establish seed multiplication and dissemination system for breeder’s seed
• 3^nd year
  - Recognizing the importance of sustainable seed multiplication and dissemination system
  - Establish multiplication and dissemination system for foundation and certified seed