Molecular genetic diversity studes of Napier grass species from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia

Two diseases of Napier grass (grass head smut and grass stunt disease) are a major threat to the smallholder diary sub-sector in the region in East and Central Africa. Resource poor and landless farmers are particularly affected by these yield reductions to the extent that they cannot produce...

Diagnostic and control tools and strategies for Taenia solium cysticercosis

The aim of this project is to make available and promote appropriate diagnostic and control tools and strategies for T. solium cysticercosis/taeniosis including the use of a user friendly “pen-side” diagnostic test, a vaccine and other options for control and prevention in targeted...

Napier Grass stunt and smut project

Natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in the dry lands of Eastern and Central Africa

Objective The goal of this project is make a significant contribution to understanding high priority regional policy issues and potential reforms that will favor improved and sustainable biodiversity conservation, while enhancing livelihoods in pastoral areas of the Eastern and Central African...

Exploiting market opportunities for value-added dairy and meat products in the Eastern and Central Africa region

This new extended project goes beyond the initial one that mainly involved consumer demand analysis and takes a value chain approach starting from smallholder dairy and meat production and marketing, value addition and processing and demand in the three countries, and extends geographical coverage to Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda. Within each country the project collaborates with various stakeholder organizations, both public and private, to meet the objectives of the project. GOAL