Welcome to NIESA
- Welcome to Nematology in Africa, a platform for accessing and sharing information on all aspects of plant parasitic nematodes.
Key features for members include
- access to up-to-date high quality information resources
- image library to aid correct identification of species
Parts of the image libarary are also accessible for non-members to encourage broad participation of anyone interested in plant parasitic nematodes across the globe.
LATEST NEWS....
FURTHER GRANT SUCCESS FOR NIESA SCIENTISTS [added: 11/03/2009 09:51:58]
Dr Driekie Fourie, ARC Grain Crops Institute, South Africa and Prof Brian Kerry, Rothamsted Research, UK have been awarded a grant under The South Africa-UK Science Networks scheme supported by the UK’s Royal Society and SA’s National Research Foundation. The funding will support a visit of UK nematologists to labs and farms in South Africa and a one-day workshop to examine possible research collaborations between the two countries and opportunities to link to the NIESA network.
The Royal Society Tanzania-UK Science Networking Scheme [added: 15/01/2009 11:04:34]
Support from The Royal Society Tanzania-UK Science Networking
Scheme in April, 2008 established links between the Ministry of
Agriculture & Food Security, Tanzanian Horticultural Association
(TAHA),Research, Institutes in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Kibaha and
Morogoro and nematologists in NIESA, which led to presentations in
Arusha at the annual meeting of TAHA and a one-week training
workshop for Plant Health Inspectors.
Link to poster
REPORT ON COURSE FOR PLANT HEALTH INSPECTORS [added: 20/11/2008 20:58:51]
A course for plant health inspectors was held at Sokoine University of Agriculture from 11 to 15 August 2008. The aim of the course was to equip plant inspectors with technical information that will enable them to accurately identify and manage pests of quarantine importance within the region.... more