A best way forward to the organisation of entomological training courses in sub-Saharan Africa

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationRoyal Museum for Central Africa, Belgiumen
cg.contributor.affiliationAfrican Natural History Research Trust, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.affiliationSokoine University of Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationAlbany Museum, South Africaen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Pretoriaen
cg.contributor.affiliationCitrus Research International, South Africaen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité d'Abomey-Calavien
cg.contributor.affiliationBiosecurity Queensland, Australiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationSenckenberg Natural History Collections Dresdenen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecologyen
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Museum Bloemfontein, South Africaen
cg.contributor.affiliationRhodes University, South Africaen
cg.contributor.donorDirectorate- General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aiden
cg.contributor.donorBelgian Science Policy Officeen
cg.contributor.donorNational Research Foundation of South Africaen
cg.contributor.donorJRS Biodiversity Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativePlant Health
cg.coverage.countryBelgium
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africa
cg.coverage.countryAustralia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BE
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BJ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZA
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2AU
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Europe
cg.creator.identifierGeorg Goergen: 0000-0003-4496-0495
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103026en
cg.identifier.iitathemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0738-0593en
cg.issue103026en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Educational Developmenten
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.iitaBIODIVERSITYen
cg.subject.iitaCAPACITY DEVELOPMENTen
cg.subject.iitaDISEASE CONTROLen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTSen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT HEALTHen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactPlatformNutrition, Health and Food Security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume107en
dc.contributor.authorJordaens, K.en
dc.contributor.authorDe Meyer, M.en
dc.contributor.authorVan Nuffel, M.en
dc.contributor.authorKirk-Spriggs, A.H.en
dc.contributor.authorSabuni, C.en
dc.contributor.authorMwatawala, M.en
dc.contributor.authorMujabwa, R.en
dc.contributor.authorKabota, S.en
dc.contributor.authorBellingan, T.en
dc.contributor.authorGoergen, G.en
dc.contributor.authorMansell, M.en
dc.contributor.authorManrakhan, A.en
dc.contributor.authorSinzogan, A.en
dc.contributor.authorSchutze, M.K.en
dc.contributor.authorThomas-Cabianca, A.en
dc.contributor.authorCopeland, R.en
dc.contributor.authorMuller, B.en
dc.contributor.authorVirgilio, M.en
dc.contributor.authorBert, E.en
dc.contributor.authorNovember, E.en
dc.contributor.authorMidgley, J.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-20T08:19:56Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-20T08:19:56Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/159959
dc.titleA best way forward to the organisation of entomological training courses in sub-Saharan Africaen
dcterms.abstractRegion, Diptera remain understudied. For a large part this is due to a lack of Diptera taxonomic experts and collection curators from the Afrotropical Region (except for South Africa perhaps), the difficulties some developing countries face in maintaining collections, and the low number of digitised specimens. This impedes the use of these Diptera collections for identification services, taxonomic and phylogenetic research, and other biological research areas. The dire need for knowledge transfer and training of young and emerging entomologists in the Afrotropical Region has prompted the Royal Museum for Central Africa and collaborating institutes to organise entomological training courses in the Afrotropical Region. The training courses take place in Africa, in strategic locations, cover a period of ten working days, are taught in English, and are free of cost to participants and lecturers. Here, we first provide a brief history of the evolution of the training courses. Second, we give a short description of the gender, age, educational and professional profile of the applicants and participants of the training courses. Third, we provide as much information as possible on all aspects of the organisation of the training courses. All information is freely available and documents are provided in Word or Excel format to facilitate future use by others. It is to be hoped that this information shall stimulate and facilitate the organisation of other entomological (or similar) training courses in the Afrotropical Region and other biogeographical regions. Such training courses will stimulate South-South networks for entomology research and the simultaneous training of participants with a different educational or professional background might foster collaborations between universities, other scientific institutes in postgraduate training and research. They may also initiate collaboration between scientific institutes and those involved in management, policy making, outreach, or implementation of legal procedures. We believe that this kind of training courses presents a best way forward in the organisation of similar capacity building activities that will contribute to a sustainable network of entomologists. Finally, these training courses may be one of the many possible ways to reduce the gender inequality gap in biological sciences in the Afrotropical Region.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2024-04-05
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJordaens, K., De Meyer, M., Van Nuffel, M., Kirk-Spriggs, A.H., Sabuni, C., Mwatawala, M., ... & Midgley, J. (2024). A best way forward to the organisation of entomological training courses in sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Educational Development, 107: 103026, 1-18.en
dcterms.descriptionOpen Access Articleen
dcterms.extent1-18en
dcterms.issued2024-05
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectbiodiversityen
dcterms.subjectcapacity buildingen
dcterms.subjectdipteraen
dcterms.subjecteducationen
dcterms.subjectinsectsen
dcterms.subjectpestsen
dcterms.subjectpollinationen
dcterms.subjectteachingen
dcterms.subjectfliesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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