Rothamsted International
African Fellows Programme

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Alumni from the AFP scheme

Valentine Aritua

Dr Valentine Aritua,
Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
, Uganda

Initial studies towards understanding the epidemiology of Xanthomonas campestris pv musasearum, the casual organism of banana bacterial wilt; with Julian Smith at Central Science Laboratory (CSL), UK.

Assobadjo

Achille Assogbadjo,
Universite d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Genetic diversity assessment of the multipurpose baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L) for its sustainable utilisation and management in parkland agroforestry system of Benin (West Africa); with Prof Patrick Van Damme, University of Ghent in Belgium. Read more>>

Dr Gelagay Ayelet, National Veterinary Institute, Ethiopia

A study of the molecular epidemiology of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus circulating in Ethiopia; with Dr Madhuchhanda Mahapatra, Institute for Animal Health Pirbright, UK.

Bosco Bua

Bosco Bua,
Kyambogo University, Uganda

Assessing the genetic diversity of cassava brown streak virus and resistance to cassava brown streak disease from Uganda; with Prof. Gary Foster at the University of Bristol, UK.

Hortense Diallo

Hortense Diallo,
Université d'Abobo-Adjamé, Ivory coast

Viruses of papaya in Cote d'Ivoire: biological and molecular characterization; with Prof Philip Jones at Rothamsted Research, UK.

Dr Ndeye Ndack Diop,
Centre d’Etude Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERASS), Senegal

Isolation and characterization of cowpea cystatin genes, involved in drought resistance; with Dr Anne Repellin at Universite de Paris Xii, France.

Marius Ekue,
Universite d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Exploring the genetic diversity of the endogenous agroforestry species ackee (Blighia sapida Konig) in Benin; with Prof. Dr. Reiner Finkeldey at Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany.

Bonto Faburay

Dr Bonto Faburay,
International Trypanotolerance Centre (ITC), Gambia

Attenuated Ehrlichia ruminantium vaccine to control heartwater in smallholder livestock production systems in The Gambia; with Prof Frans Jongejan at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Esron Karimuribo

Esron Karimuribo,
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania

A molecular genetic investigation of mastitis resistance mechanisms in 'Bos indicus' Maasai and Boran cattle in Tanzania; with Dr Keith Ballingall at Moredun Research Institute, Scotland.

Kouassi

Nazaire Kouassi,
Laboratoire Central de Biotechnologies (CNRA), Ivory Coast

Development of diagnostic tools and analytical processes for the detection of banana virus diseases in Cote d'Ivoire; with Dr Julian Smith, CSL in UK.

Caroline Kadu,
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya

'Allanblackia' in agroforestry systems: developing the tools to manage a new tree crop for small-scale farmers in Africa; with Dr Joanne Russell at Scottish Crop Research Institute, Scotland.

Walter Leke,
Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Cameroon

Molecular epidemiology of emerging Begomoviruses that infect Okra and Watermelon vegetable crops and the whitefly haplotypes in Cameroon; with Dr Anders Kvarnheden at Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Sweden.

Mpumi Matole

Dr Nompumelelo Matole,
African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Kenya

Characterisation of drought tolerance in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] mutant lines using molecular markers for use in marker assisted plant breeding; with Dr Mike Humphreys at IGER (Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research), Wales. Read more>>

Josephine Namaganda

Dr Josephine Namaganda,
Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Uganda

Environmental biosafety of and banana improvement for subsistence growers in Uganda; with Prof Howard Atkinson at University of Leeds, UK.

Charles Ssekyewa

Dr Charles Ssekyewa,
Martyrs University, Uganda

Molecular Characterization of Tomato leaf curl disease causing viruses in Uganda; with Dr Katherine Steele at University of Bangor, Wales. Read more>>

Alicia Timm

Dr Alicia Timm,
Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Molecular diagnosis and genetic diversity of economically important thrips species present in southern Africa; with Dr Juerg E. Frey at Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil Research Station ACW in Switzerland.

Edward Yeboah

Edward Yeboah,
Soil Research Institute, Ghana

Storage of organic carbon in aggregate and density fractions: the influence of organic resource quality; with Dr Saran Sohi at Rothamsted Research, UK.

Fassil Yimamu-Kebede

Fassil Yimamu-Kebede,
Mekelle University, Ethiopia

Screening of lentils for salinity and boron tolerance; with Dr Philip Hollington University of Bangor, Wales.