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LATEST NEWS....
The Royal Society South Africa-UK Science Networking Scheme [added: 18/09/2009 09:12:04]
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 provided support for a one week visit of UK nematologists to labs and farms in South Africa followed by a one-day workshop to examine possible research collaborations between the two countries and opportunities to link to the NIESA
American Geophysical Union [added: 18/09/2009 09:05:43]
• Dr Talwana has received usd10 000 from American Geophysical Union through the Global System for Analysis, Research and Training (START) for his project entitled “Pathogenicity and species shifts in plant parasitic nematodes affecting banana production in the East African Highlands: what is the influence of climate change?” His was one of only 17 projects awarded from a total of 402 applications!
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