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Workshop: BBSRC sponsored Peri-urban Workshop 11-14th Jan 2010. Astbury level 11 and CPS Seminar Room, 6.90 Manton.
Africa College workshop, sponsored by BBSRC
Sustainable Peri-urban vegetable production for nutritional food security in Sub-Saharan Africa:
09:00 to 17:00h 11-14th January 2010; Astbury level 11 and CPS Seminar Room, 6.90 Manton
You are invited to attend the above workshop. It is one of a series of events Africa College is holding in the first half of 2010 to prepare for a large RCUK call on Food security.
Amanda Read (BBSRC) will attend on 13th and 14th January.
Tim Benton is organising a parallel discussion involving two of the senior Chinese visitors (Prof Renjie DONG, Prof. Jing-Quan YU) to discuss other aspects of sustainable agriculture during the nematode-specific sessions on Wednesday.
Day 1: Monday 11th January 2010
Astbury, Level 11
Scene setting
Discussion leader
9:00 Expertise and interests of invitees
11:30 Coffee
12:00 Africa College and its expertise
13:00 Lunch
13:30 Peri-urban agricultural policies in China Renjie DONG
14:10 Produce safety and sustainability: lessons from China Jing-Quan YU
14:50 Nematode problems of peri-urban agriculture in China Deliang PENG
15:30 Tea
16:00 Discussion and capture of major issues
17:00 Close
Day 2: Tuesday 12th January 2010
CPS Seminar Room, 6.90 Manton
am: Molecular Diagnosis of vegetable pests and diseases
09:00 Root-knot nematodes Valerie Williamson
10:00 Nematode faunal analysis and soil health Howard Atkinson
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Fungal pathogens Mathew Abang
12:00 the status of Urban and Peri-urban horticulture in Tanzania Agnes Nyomora
13:00 Lunch
pm: Human health risks from peri-urban produced vegetables
14:00 Mycotoxin contamination of crops Yun Yun Gong
15:00 Rapid detection of human pathogens associated with peri-urban vegetable production Rupert Quinnell
15:30 Tea
16:00 Summary of researchable ideas identified in the day: next steps
17:00 Close
Day 3: Wednesday 13th January 2010
Astbury, Level 11
am: Future control options for root-knot nematode: pm, plant stress
09:00 Current approaches to pest management of Root-knot nematodes in West Africa Danny Coyne
10:00 Pest management of nematodes in Chinese peri-urban Agriculture Peilang Dong
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Biofumigation and Pest control James Lord
11:45 Microbial antagonists of nematodes Danny Coyne
12:30 Transgenic resistance: a long term solution? Howard Atkinson/Peter Urwin
13:00 Lunch
pm: Plant stress and vegetable nutritional quality
13:30 Plant stress Christine Foyer
14:30 Interactions between biotic and abiotic stress Peter Urwin
15:00 Food nutritional consequences of plant stress Caroline Orfila
15:30 Tea
16:00 Summary of researchable ideas identified in the day: next steps
17:00 Close
Day 4: Thursday 14th January 2010
Astbury, Level 11
Sustainable agriculture for the resource poor
9:00 AVRDC priorities for improved pest control Mathew Abang
9:45 Needs to strengthen horticulture in Tanzania Agnes Nyomora
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Technology Transfer for healthy vegetables in Africa Brigitte Nyambo
11:45 The potential of agricultural technology and biotechnological tools to enhance vegetables and other crops of small farmers in SSA Jacob Hodeba Mignouna
12:30 Mechanisms for influencing policy development as identified from public health issues James Newell
13:00 Lunch
13:30 Discussion of key points from the 4 day meeting
14:30 Priorities for research: assembly of partnerships
15:30 Tea
16:00 Next steps and timescales; developing proposals; addressing possible sponsors
15:00 Close
UK-based discussion leaders
Prof Howard ATKINSON Co-ordinator and lead Africa College; Centre for Plant Sciences University of Leeds
Prof Christine FOYER Africa College; Centre for Plant Sciences University of Leeds
Dr Yun Yun GONG Africa College; Leeds University, Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics
James LORD Africa College; Centre for Plant Sciences University of Leeds
Prof James NEWELL Africa College; The Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development; Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds
Dr Caroline ORFILA The School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds
Dr Rupert QUINNELL Africa College; Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, University of Leeds
Dr Peter URWIN Africa College; Centre for Plant Sciences University of Leeds
External discussion leaders
Dr Mathew ABANG The World Vegetable Center, (AVRDC), http://www.avrdc.org/contact.html
Dr Danny COYNE International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Uganda and Tanzania; http://www.iita.org/
Prof Renjie DONG Office of International Relations, China Agricultural University, Beijing; http://www.cau.edu.cn/cie/en/index.php
Dr Jacob Hodeba MIGNOUNA The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF); http://www.aatf-africa.org/index.php
Dr Brigitte NYAMBO ICIPE, African Insect Science for Food and Health; http://www.icipe.org/
Dr Agnes NYOMORA Department of Botany, University Of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; http://science.udsm.ac.tz/botany/
Prof Deliang PENG Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing; http://www.sklbpi.labs.gov.cn/teams_and_scientists.htm
Dr (Prof) Valerie WILLIAMSON Department of Nematology, UC Davis, USA; http://ucdnema.ucdavis.edu/imagemap/nemmap/VMW.htm
Prof. Jing-Quan YU School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, China; http://www.cab.zju.edu.cn/IVS/faculty/jqyu1.htm
11th January 2010
- Africa College Small Grant Competition 2013: Winners announced
- New textbook on West African weather forecasting
- EQUIP project ends with discussion of its future applications
- Sustainable Agriculture Bursary Awards announced
- Researching carbon markets and vulnerability in sub-Saharan Africa
- PhD candidate in School of Earth and Environment wins STEPS summer school scholarship.
- Transport Africa Scholarship Competition
- Africa College Small Grant Competition 2013: Call now closed.
- Ensemble predictions could help to improve the reliability of forecasts for rainfall during the West African dry season
- Growing evidence of global warming threat to future food supplies
- New publication on the Politics of Agricultural Carbon Finance
- Africa College researchers and the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) contribute to assessment of sustainability standards in agriculture.
- Bursaries available for Post Grad Students
- Field research on poverty reduction through co-operative participation in Kenya
- Africa College attends workshop on Sorghum in Nairobi
- The Global Plant Council publishes its Perspective
- Two new European research projects for Africa College's Director of Research.
- Africa College looks to develop models of highly productive integrated micro-farms
- Professor Andy Challinor, Africa College Research Director, in New Scientist.
- Africa College Researcher, Dr Lindsay Stringer, takes part in live HE Guardian panel.
- Press release from the CASCADE project.
- Africa College academic, Dr Lindsay Stringer, interviewed by Nature Climate Change
- Climate Compatible Development and experience from sub-Saharan Africa
- GM food saboteurs only destroy vital new knowledge
- Visit by Lord Cameron of Dillington to the University of Leeds and Africa College
- Looking for weather data?
- Transport Links Key on Road to Prosperity
- Visiting Research Fellow attends International Women's Day events.
- Executive Director of Africa College co-authors paper in Science: What next for Agriculture After Durban?
- Scientist awarded fellowship to work in Africa College
- Africa College attended CIALCA Conference in Rwanda
- RiDNet Brown Bag Lunch Series
- PhD students doing their field work in Kenya
- Africa College visit to IITA at BecA in Nairobi
- Africa College takes part in DSA-EADI Conference
- Defeating nematode worms with GM bananas
- Tim Benton appointed as UK's Global Food Security Champion
- New Post for Africa College Advisor, Dr Akin Adesina
- New Agriculturist publish an article on the AC conference
- Science, People and Politics publish article on Behrans Lecture
- Prof Foyer awarded Redox pioneer accolade
- Africa College attends IFPRIs 2020 Conference
- Research Impact Q & A session for Prof Atkinson
- Two Degrees Up: Climate Change Photofilm
- Africa College attends ESPA Conference in Nairobi
- New Director of Research for Africa College
- David Howlett attends UK-China Seminar on climate change
- Workshop held jointly with the World Bank-hosted SSATP.
- Earthbeat - David Howlett discusses the future of farming
- Prof Atkinson takes part in live debate on the Green Movement
- Africa College welcomes 2 new PhD students
- Study to investigate giant Saharan dust storms underway
- "New hot paper" by Prof Douglas Parker, University of Leeds
- Crop failures could double due to climate change
- Hilary Benn MP as Africa College speaker: View on-line
- Uganda prepares to plant transgenic bananas
- Visit of Janet Allen, Research Director of BBSRC
- Africa College competition winner announced
- Africa College scientist Prof Christine Foyer in the news
- New online lecture from Dr Colin Chartres available
- Dr Luuk Fleskens appointed to Africa College
- Agricultural Research Connections workshop, Nairobi
- Africa College generates world wide interest
- Africa College generates media impact
- Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: Water Resources Management Options for Smallholder Farming Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
- DFID Call for Proposals: New and Emerging Technologies Research Competition
- Workshop on food and water security research opportunities
- Academics make an impact
- Online consultation on innovation, technological diffusion and economic growth in low-income countries
- FAO report on Climate Change implications for food security and natural resources management in Africa
- Africa College Competition: Making an Impact through Communication
- School children learn about bananas at the Africa College Discovery Zone stall
- Africa College Partnership Seminar and workshop: Stefano Padulosi, Biodiversity International, Rome
- On-line Africa College Partnership Seminar: Prof John Pickett, CBE DSc FRS, Rothamsted Research.
- Africa College Partnership Seminars: Dr David Howlett and Dr. Peter K. Kwapong
- African Women in Agricultural Research and Development Fellowships
- Africa College workshop: Food, transport and packaging
- Paula Bramel, Deputy DG, Research for Development, IITA will be visiting the University of Leeds on March 8-9th 2010
- Africa College Technical Support consignment of lab equipment reaches Tanzania
- On-line lecture: Dr Michael Metzlaff, Bayer BioScience: Engineering Stress Tolerance in Crops
- Africa College Partnership: Quarterly newsletter: January 2010
- BBSRC Workshop perspectives by Mathew Abang
- BBSRC Excellence with Impact competition update
- On-line lecture: Prof. Ingo Potrykus, Is Golden Rice a GMO which will rescue the eyesight and lives of many children?
- Workshop: BBSRC sponsored Peri-urban Workshop 11-14th Jan 2010. Astbury level 11 and CPS Seminar Room, 6.90 Manton.
- Meeting summary: Africa College Workshop on Climate, Ecosystems and Society. 1st Dec 2009.
- Research without boundaries goes live with RWB forum
- First Africa College Quarterly Newsletter
- BBC 'Costing the Earth' interview
- 2 billion pounds needed for science 'Grand Challenge' to help feed the world
- Crop Scientists Visit Leeds University
- AAB symposium on Agriculture
- Workshop on Sustainable peri-urban vegetable production for nutritional food security in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Africa Call Infoday (FP7-AFRICA-2010)
- BBSRC Excellence with Impact Awards visit.
- Climate Change workshop in Malawi
- Climate change feedbacks in Kalahari rangelands
- University welcomes first Africa College visiting researcher
- Tropical Crops Biotechnology Conference
- Tackling Global Food Poverty
- Tanzania commends R4D Coalition