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Technical adviser in the production of chilli, variety bird’s eye with the welfare directorate of the
Ugandan Army and with the USAID/APDF supported chilli export project, Joseph Matovu and
Company Ltd/USAID-OCAP Grant, at Kibaale Resettlement Scheme, 2 months during 1996.
Worked as the country project coordinator for the GTZ-IPM Horticulture regional project, from 1994
to July 2000. As linkage to that project, also was coordination of the Institute for Insect Physiology
and Ecology (ICIPE)/IFAD-funded project on Farmer Field Schools (1998-1999) and organisation of a
regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training workshop, 8 th to 18 th June 1997, Kampala,
Uganda.
In 1999, with assistance from Investment in Developing Export Agriculture (IDEA) project of
USAID, I initiated production of virus free passion fruit planting material.
Around 1998 to 2000, co-moderation AFRIK-IPM listserv, an IPM electronic communication system
with the main server based at Virginia Tech University, USA; and Chairperson of the Interim Steering
Committee for establishment of a Horticulture Research and Development Network for the
Association for the Strengthening of Agriculture Research in Eastern, Southern and Central Africa
(ASARECA).
Since 2000 to 2004, technical adviser and coordinator for Seeds for Africa Charitable Trust/ Uganda
Martyrs University Vegetable Gardening Projects in 157 Primary Schools, which aims at enhancing
environment friendly agriculture education in primary schools. During this project, environment
friendly vegetable gardens at schools were initiated, lead teachers educated and also educational
materials and tools given out. Supported by the British museum, teachers and children were educated
about the use of medicinal plants for pest management in agriculture and some plots of medicinal
plants were established.
Founder Head of the Faculty of Agriculture, which was started in the year 2000, at Uganda Martyrs
University, and development of hands-on curriculum for the Associate Bachelor’s Degree and a
Distance Learning Bachelor’s Degrees in Agriculture, and in Organic Agriculture. Under this
responsibility, an eco-tourism center for the University has been established with support from the
Dutch–NMCP Netherlands organization expert. The site has trees and animal species identified and
their uses documented based on existing indigenous knowledge.
2-Publications
Scientific Articles
a) International Journals
Shih S.L, +Green S.K, +Tsai W.S, *Ssekyewa C. 2005 Molecular Characterization of a New Tomato
Begomovirus from Uganda. Plant Dis. 90:246
Ssekyewa, C., Opio, F.A., Swinburne, T.R., Van Damme, P.L., and Abubakar, Z.M. 1999 Sustainable
management of collar rot disease of passion fruits in Uganda. International Journal of Pest
Management, 1999, 45 (3) 173 – 177.
Ssekyewa, C., Swinburne, T.R., Van Damme, P.L., and Abubakar, Z.M., 1999 Passion fruit collar rot