Expression of Interest to attend Launch Conference & ECR Training Workshop
22nd March 2018
The CONNECTED Africa Launch Conference will be held in Kampala on 7th – 9th May 2018 The conference will run over three days, with one day on site at the NaCRRI Research Institute in Namulonge. ECR Training Workshop: Kampala on 10th – 11th May 2018 Immediately following…
First stage in pump-prime funding call now open (12 March – 8 April)
12th March 2018
The first stage in the CONNECTED pump-prime funding calls opened on Monday 12 March 2018, with an invitation to potential applicants to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI). This call is the first of two that will run during the CONNECTED project lifetime.…
Funding calls from CONNECTED: process and updated timelines
26th February 2018
The first stage in the CONNECTED pump-prime funding calls will begin on Monday 12 March 2018, with an invitation to potential applicants to submit an Expression of Interest. In response to feedback from network members at CONNECTED’s UK Launch Conference in January, the…
Regular newsletters
26th February 2018
Member newsletters were originally produced quarterly when the network began. In summer 2018, the engagement and interest of members in our growing network became such that a decision was made to increase newsletters’ frequency from quarterly to monthly. It’s easy to sign up…
A community to promote open science practices in plant pathology
21st February 2018
Open Plant Pathology is a community of modelers and computational researchers involved in • plant pathology • plant disease epidemiology • pathogen population biology • microbial ecology and • genomics that supports the several forms of Open Science practices in Plant Pathology. You…
Blog: reflections on our UK Launch Conference
12th February 2018
In a new blog, Hayley Shaw, Manager of the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute, and an advisor to the CONNECTED Network, reflects on the network’s UK Launch Conference, which took place in Bristol from 29 – 31 January 2018. She outlines some of…
Technology interventions & the private sector’s role in agriculture
15th January 2018
Prof. Emmanuel Okogbenin’s presentation to UK Launch Conference The fourth presentation at the CONNECTED UK Launch Conference on Tuesday 30 January will be delivered by Prof. Emmanuel Okogbenin, Director of Technical Operations at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Kenya A CONNECTED Management…
Cassava, sweet potato & yam research presentation
15th January 2018
Researcher presentation to UK Launch Conference confirmed Dr Titus Alicai will address the CONNECTED UK Launch Conference on Tuesday 30 January. The plant virologist from Uganda’s National Crops Research Research Institute, is a CONNECTED Management Board member. The focus of his presentation will…
Maize research & outreach materials for crop protection
11th January 2018
Dr Anne Wangai’s presentation to UK Launch Conference Details of a second researcher presentation for the CONNECTED UK Launch Conference in Bristol later this month have been confirmed. Dr Anne Wangai, a Chief Research Officer at the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation…
Diagnosis, surveillance & control of plant viruses
11th January 2018
Prof. Lava Kumar’s presentation to UK Launch Conference As preparations for the UK Launch Conference of CONNECTED continue, details of the first researcher presentation has been confirmed. Prof. Lava Kumar, Head of the Germplasm Health, Virology and Molecular Diagnostics Units at the International…