Working Document Series Open Access Generation of Future Science Leaders through Mentorship and Research: The case of Carnegie Post-Doctoral Fellowship J. Mwololo · T. Odong · P. Okori A postdoctoral fellowship was awarded to support research focusing on grain legumes and dryland cereals. Training of young scientists towards masters and doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees was embedded within the fellowship. Collaborative … RUF-40785 2019 CC BY 4.0 21 Nov 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Progress with establishment of the Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) - an East and Southern Africa African Centre of Excellence S. Akello · A. Z. Chitake · Isaac Onziga Dramadri · R. Edema +1 more Low agricultural productivity in Eastern and Southern Africa has led to recurrent chronic food insecurity, poor nutrition, and widespread poverty that continue to affect a significant proportion of the population. This low productivity is … RUF-40744 2019 CC BY 4.0 20 Nov 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Crop improvement through use of mutation breeding-a Review S.N.T.T. Addy · M. Adu · E. Afutu · G. Amenorpe +3 more The sustainability of agriculture in sub-Sahara Africa is threatened by rapid population explosion and climatic change, resulting in challenges with food sustainability and malnutrition. Conventional breeding approaches alone cannot produc… RUF-39010 2018 CC BY 4.0 24 Feb 2021