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SUMMARY:APBA 4th CONFERENCE 2025 SIDE EVENT
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the APBA 4th Conference in Victoria Falls\, Zimbabwe\, for a side event hosted by the Makerere University Regional Center for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI)\, Patira Data Science\, and the Agrifood Systems and Nutrition Excellence Centre (CE-AFSN). \nTHEME:\nINTEGRATING DATA SCIENCE AND AI-DRIVEN IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR GENETIC INNOVATION IN AFRICAN PLANT BREEDING\nFacilitators\nDr. Richard Edema Director\, MaRCCI\, Uganda\, Dr. Stephen O. Opiyo Senior Data Scientist/ Bioinformatician\, Patira Data Science\, USA\, Prof. Rogério M. Chiulele Universidade Eduardo Mondlane\, Mozambique
URL:https://rcci.mak.ac.ug/event/apba-4th-conference-2025-side-event/
LOCATION:ELEPHANT HILL RESORT\, ELEPHANT HILL RESORT\, Zimbabwe
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SUMMARY:Grain Amaranth Symposium organized by Iowa State University\, Iowa State University-Uganda Program and Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement.
DESCRIPTION:Grain Amaranth Symposium organized by Iowa State University-Uganda Program and Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement.  \nMakerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) in Uganda and Iowa State University (ISU) (Ames\, IA\, and Kamuli) established the nucleus of a team on breeding\, utilization\, and promotion of grain Amaranth. This is an important crop for addressing nutritional security in mothers and school going children in Uganda. This team-building effort received seed funding from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at ISU for bringing together experts\, stakeholders\, and potential funding organizations. The aim of the symposium is to strategize\, identify additional partners\, and find mechanisms to sustain this intended long-term effort in addressing nutritional needs of mothers and school going children by providing protein-rich source from grain Amaranth. \nThis symposium will take place May 1-3\, 2024\, both in Kamuli (May 1) and at MaRCCI (May 2\, 3). Together with this invitation letter is a tentative agenda and details of progress made in Amaranth breeding initiative\, utilization and promotion. \nTogether with brief history is a tentative program for the symposium \nTentative agenda: \nA. May 1\, 2024\, Kamuli \n\n12 pm Arrival & Lunch\n1 – 5 pm Demonstrations\, Tour\, Facility Visit (Grain Amaranth demonstration trial\, Visit of schools\, Visit of farmers\, Visit Nutrition-Education Center\, Visit of threshing\, storage\, and milling facilities\n6 pm Dinner\, Social Gathering\, Over-night stay at Kamuli\n\nB. May 2\, 2024\, MaRCCI \n\n\n\n\n8 am Breakfast\n9 am Departure to MaRCCI\, Demonstrations\, Tour\, Facility Visit\, Talks\n11 am Visit MaRCCI Overview presentation\n12 pm Lunch\n1 pm Visit nurseries and trials\, including Grain Amaranth demonstration\n2 pm Visit Seed Science Center (seed production\, quality)\n3 pm Visit NaCRRI\, Namulonge\, Horticulture Breeding Program\, presentation & tour\n5 pm Check-in Kampala\, dinner\, socialization\n\nC. May 3\, 2024\, Kampala\n \n\n8 am Breakfast\n9 am Presentations (Zoom access will be available)\n\n\n\n\nDorothy Masinde\, ISU; Dorothy \, Makarere\, Needs for improving nutritional quality of grain amaranth\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Brenner\, ISU\, Genetic diversity of grain amaranth in germplasm collection\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlfred Ozimati\, MaRCCI\, Needs and opportunities for grain amaranth breeding in Uganda\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharon\, Makarere \, Seed Systems needs for grain amaranth\n\n\n\n\n12 pm Lunch\n1 pm Open Discussion about developing a grain amaranth breeding and research program benefiting human nutrition\, climate\, and local/regional economies\n5 pm Departure (for late flights)\n\nFor our planning of this event\, i.e.\, to get a good estimate of the participant number: please let Dr. Edema know by March 15\, 2024\, whether you will participate: (redema14@gmail.com).
URL:https://rcci.mak.ac.ug/event/grain-amaranth-symposium-organized-by-iowa-state-university-iowa-state-university-uganda-program-and-makerere-university-regional-centre-for-crop-improvement/
LOCATION:KAMULI\, Uganda
ORGANIZER;CN="Iowa State University-Uganda Program and Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement.":MAILTO:redema14@gmail.com
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