Integration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospects

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationGhent Universityen
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierLAURA CORTADA: 0000-0002-5953-3798
cg.creator.identifierDaniel Coyne: 0000-0002-2030-6328
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1163/15685411-00003291en
cg.identifier.iitathemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDING
cg.identifier.iitathemeNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1388-5545en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalNematologyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT DISEASESen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT HEALTHen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
cg.volume22en
dc.contributor.authorCortada, L.en
dc.contributor.authorDehennin, I.en
dc.contributor.authorBert, W.en
dc.contributor.authorCoyne, D.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-04T14:41:46Zen
dc.date.available2019-11-04T14:41:46Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/105624
dc.titleIntegration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospectsen
dcterms.abstractWithin sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), although nematodes are viewed among the most important threats to crop production and food security, the presence of trained nematologists working within this discipline has traditionally been viewed as scarce. The few research studies concerning this subject address this topic from a country or sub-regional perspective and generally portray nematology as ‘insufficient’. Over the past two decades, a few initiatives have been instrumental in building greater nematology expertise. For the first time a structured survey was undertaken, involving interviews with individuals from SSA that were (or currently are) involved in nematology training programmes, research, national extension services or in African universities. This paper provides evidence of the positive impact of various initiatives and shows an increase in the number of available nematology positions, together with high rates of graduates that return home to occupy qualified positions. Our findings will help researchers, policy makers and donors to identify areas requiring support to increase the promotion of nematology in SSA and to make an impact for end-users.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCortada, L., Dehennin, I., Bert, W. & Coyne, D. (2019). Integration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospects. Nematology, 1, 1-21.en
dcterms.extentp. 1-21en
dcterms.issued2019-07-15
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherBrillen
dcterms.subjectcapacity buildingen
dcterms.subjecteducationen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen
dcterms.subjectsubsaharan africaen
dcterms.subjectnematodesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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