| Current Fellows in AFP scheme |
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Dr Frank OWUSU-ANSAH, Cocoa Research Institute, Ghana |
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Started his 8 month Fellowship in April 2008 with Professor Bob Curnow at the University of Reading, UK. Project entitled "the statistical basis for cocoa clone selection - supporting the breeding programme in Ghana".
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| Robert KAJOBE, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda |
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Started his 5 month Fellowship in May 2008 with Dr Gay Marris at the Central Science Laboratory, UK. Project entitled "the development of appropriate surveillance systems for honybee pests and diseases for the improved production of honey and other bee products in Uganda".
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| Mr Ekanao TEDIHOU, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Benin | |
| Started an 8 month Fellowship in August 2008 with Dr Niels Holst at the University of Aarhus. Project entitled "The factors that influence 'Aspergillus flavus' strains and toxin expression in maize in different agro-ecozones of Benin: A forecast model". | |
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Fellows appointed - awaiting arrival |
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| Mr Esayas AMOSA, Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia | |
An 8 month Fellowship with Dr Toby Bruce at Rothamsted Research, England. Project entitled "the development of semiochemical-based management methods for the coffee berry borer, 'Hypothenemus hampei' (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). |
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| Dr Fufa DAWO, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia | |
| A 12 month Fellowship with Professor Christian Grund at the Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Germany. Project entitled "Molecular characterisation of Newcastle Disease (ND) virus isolates in Ethiopia". | |
| Mrs Sandra KAMENYA, Makerere University, Uganda | |
| A 6 month Fellowship with Dr Julian Smith at Central Science Laboratory, England. Project entitled "Identification and characterisation of the causal agents of a virus-like disease of sunflower in Uganda". | |
| Mr Mamadou KOUTOU, Environment & Agriculture Research Institute (INERA), BURKINA FASO | |
| An 8 month Fellowship with Dr Anders Kvarnheden at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden. Project entitled "The molecular characterization of begomoviruses causing Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Disease (TYLCD) in Burkina Faso". | |
| Dr Sunday OLUWAFEMI, Bowen University, Nigeria | |
| A 12 month Fellowship with Dr Michael Birkett at Rothamsted Research, England. Project entitled "The control of leafhopper pests of maize by induced or constitutive plant defence". | |
