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SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS
1-Responsibilities and Achievements
Training
Organic agriculture training, research, membership to the Uganda Organic Agriculture Certification
Company (UgoCert) Certification Committee and Secretary to the Board of Directors of the same
certification company.
Training in Organic Agriculture under the Organic Sector Development Training of the Export
Promotion of Organic Products from Africa, EPOPA funded by the Swidish Development Agency
(SIDA), and organization of similar local training
Facilitated during the training of trainers and especially extension workers, Horticulture training
programs, UGA/87/003/FAO/UNDP Project
Research Experience
Research Fellow of AFP Rothamsted, in collaboration with Dr. Katherine Steel, University of Bangor,
UK, (2007): the study will focus on identification of tomato yellow leaf curl viruses in all tomato
growing agro-ecologies of Uganda, other than the eight districts covered during this study, evaluation
of selected tomato lines against tomato yellow leaf curl viruses, dissemination of elite tomato
germplasm to farmers in Lake Victoria Basin
Research on knowledge gaps along the export market chain of organic exports in Uganda. In
collaboration with the National Organic Agriculture Movement of Uganda, (2006)
Research on the impact (knowledge, attitude, income, nutrition) of the vegetable gardening activity in
Universal Primary Education Schools on the school community and on surrounding villages
(I@Mak.com 2005 Rockfeller Funded Project): the objective of this activity is to impact agricultural
skills to pupils so that those who may drop out of school after Primary seven will be able to use the
skill
Research, on first identification of tomato viruses in Uganda (1997-2006), as part of PhD research
work
Evaluation of three tomato lines, UMU1, UMU2, and UMU3 for their performance under organic
farming systems, with no use of synthetic chemicals (2004-2005)
Participation in regional evaluation of AVRDC tomato lines against Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, in
collaboration with the Hebrew University, Israel (2003)
Research on effectiveness and feasibility of using botanicals in soil fertility and pest management in
organic vegetable production (2003-on going)
International Foundation for Science Scholar (C/1997-1) from 1992-95: during this period, research on
Passion fruit collar rot disease and identification of the pathogen and options for collar rot
management. Technical backstopping and co-authorship of Prof. Patrick Van Damme
Consultancies/ project coordination
Consultant COLEACP/PIP, export agriculture IPM project in Uganda.No.0454/GG/Ssekyewa/01, and
Lot No 0443/CC/PSM (01-10), 2005-2006