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A collaborator needed: PhD student has mobility grant covering travel & subsistence and includes a research allowance to the host institute in any Sub-Saharan Africa country.

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    Display nameAnne Njoroge
    First nameAnne
    Last nameNjoroge
    Emailanne.njoroge@crophealthconsulting.com
    RoleScientist
    CountryKenya
    OrganisationCrop Health Consulting Services
    Area of ResearchHost Plant Resistance
    Describe your research

    I research and deal with invasive plant pest and diseases. Beyond monitoring the impact of globalization of agriculture on the successful establishment of these pests and diseases, I have assessed extensively the value of host plant resistance in integrated pest and disease management. I have managed projects in the field in different countries in eastern Africa to evaluate host resistance, obtained both conventionally and using biotech approaches and the pros and cons of both approaches. I have also studied extensively the biology and population dynamics of a disease causing pathogen exposed to transgenic host plants.

    ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/00
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    Member sinceDecember 1, 2020
    Topics posted15
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    • A collaborator needed: PhD student has mobility grant covering travel & subsistence and includes a research allowance to the host institute in any Sub-Saharan Africa country.
      March 16, 2021

    • Webinar Series on Fall armyworm IPM: Host Plant Resistance
      March 15, 2021

    • Funding by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to addresses three major activity areas including integrated pest management (IPM) with a special focus on tackling the presence of the invasive arthropod pest, Fall Army Worm (FAW).
      March 10, 2021

    • A talk on “Fall Armyworm: New Invasion in Africa, Asia, and Oceania Require Targeted Chemistries and Cultural Practices”
      February 22, 2021

    • $499,000 for a three-year project funded by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture titled “An integrative approach to determining fall armyworm population genomics and dispersal”
      February 18, 2021

    • Scientific Conference: “Migratory Pests and Invasive Species: Early Warning System, Monitoring, Control and their Impact on Food Security, Environment and Livelihoods during COVID-19 pandemic”.
      February 15, 2021

    • Your thoughts? Some reasons given against #GM crops to control #fallarmyworm: 1). Dominance by a few agricultural companies hence creating seed dependence as farmers have to buy from them. 2) Conserve genetic resources of the country and local seed varieties.
      January 20, 2021

    • What factors are the main drawbacks in the adoption of improved crop varieties in the fight against the #fallarmyworm pest? Any experiences you can share?
      December 31, 2020

    • What #HostPlantResistance real time experiences can you share, in form of an “elevator speech”, considering the new potential of the #fallarmyworm to attack any crop where food choice is limited?
      December 22, 2020

    • African and Asian agriculture for 2021 focus, options for managing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in maize and sorghum
      December 19, 2020

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    • The student is looking for an institution which has an electroantennogram (EAG) facility to test the moth antenna responses. If this is you please liaise with me please.
      March 17, 2021

    • Great research strides in identifying cultivar resistance that can be used in combination with other IPM strategies!
      February 23, 2021

    • @matshediso, I completely agree with you. The adoption of technologies, including GE crops, will be facilitated by a wider participatory approach involving a range of stakeholders. This way, informed decisions will be evaluated.
      January 21, 2021

    • Thank you too Bett for your insights. Looking forward to hear the different approaches Australia will use to manage the pest!
      December 31, 2020

    • Great news! Maize hybrids that tolerate injury by the #fallarmyworm and the integration of these #hybrids with other pest management practices will lessen the #FAW impacts
      December 23, 2020

    • Thank you @rgoodman2unl-edu for raising such pertinent issues that need to be considered if the war on the #FAW has to be won. Also true that legal constraints are a major bottleneck in the advancement of #HostPlantResistance obtained using the #GMTechnology. Some advancement has been made in the region though. Towards the end of last year, Kenya approved commercial farming of #BtCotton making it the first biotech crop to be planted in the country after years of research and emotive debates. https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2019/12/kenyas-bt-cotton-approval-opens-door-to-other-gmo-crops/. Also the push to have the #BtMaize approved is now been voiced by government officials. https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/government-urged-to-approve-gm-maize-variety/ https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/blog/2020/11/kenya-advances-gm-maize-to-improve-increase-yields-reduce-pesticide-use/
      December 21, 2020

    • @vinodkukanur thank you for your insights and the case study from Brazil.
      December 17, 2020

    • @allan-hruska do you think Bt-maize “for food” versus “for feed” even though none represents a nutritional concern in humans and animals is the reason #HostResistance, the surest way to fight #FallArmyWorm, still suffers acceptance in Africa? Just following up on your comment on #twitter. Thanks for your insights!
      December 9, 2020

    • @bbett, my exact sentiments!
      December 9, 2020

    • @roger-day, thanks for sharing this. This is great news for Kenya and we hope the legislators will not slow down the process.
      December 7, 2020

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