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Display name Anne Njoroge First name Anne Last name Njoroge Email anne.njoroge@crophealthconsulting.com Role Scientist Country Kenya Organisation Crop Health Consulting Services Area of Research Host 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.
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African and Asian agriculture for 2021 focus, options for managing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in maize and sorghum
December 19, 2020“Pyramided” Bt corn may not be considered as “pyramided” anymore if resistance to one Bt protein exists.
December 11, 2020Genetic Engineering may not solve Africa’s fall armyworm problems
December 7, 2020
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Thank you too Bett for your insights. Looking forward to hear the different approaches Australia will use to manage the pest!
December 31, 2020Thank 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@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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