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West Africa Region
International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN)
West Africa: Stakeholder Meeting & Training Workshop
AGENDA
| Tuesday 5th September: Aims and Previous Experiences |
| 9:00 |
Welcome to IITA-Bénin and Aims of Stakeholder Meeting and Training Workshop: Fen Beed, IITA Bénin |
| 9.30 |
Bienvenue au Bénin: Ministre de L'Agriculture de l'Elevage et de la Pèche, Monsieur Gaston Kossi Dossouhui |
| 9.45 |
U.S. National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) and International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN): Sally Miller, Ohio State University, USA |
| 10.30 |
Coffee |
| 11:00 |
IPDN data and communication network: topics for outreach training methods including web demonstration: Pete Vergot, University of Florida |
| 12:00 |
Links to other IPM-CRSP projects including West African Consortium of IPM Excellence: Bob Gilbertson, University of California Davis and Larry Vaughn, Virginia Tech, USA, Amadou Diarra, Institut du Sahel, Mali |
| 12.30 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 |
A means to an end: the Global Plant Clinic and primary plant healthcare: Eric Boa, CABI, UK |
| 15.00 |
New diseases from everywhere: Rob Reeder, CABI, UK |
| 15.30 |
Coffee |
| 16.00 |
How do I know what I have and what does it matter if I know? Hannah Clarendon, FAO, Crop Protection, Regional Office for Africa, Ghana |
| 16.30 |
Development of Pest Diagnostics and the Provision and Positioning of Technical Plant Health Services: Julian Smith, CSL, UK |
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| Wednesday 6th September: Regional Requirements and Priorities
Participants from the following countries will present their diagnostic activities, capacities (both technical and human) and constraints. The aim is to summarise the requirements and priorities for a plant pathogen diagnostic network in West Africa.
- Bénin
Rachidatou Sikirou: LDC/ INRAB, Saliou Bello, Romuald Dosso: CRAN-INA, (Extension and research), Benoit Gnonlonfin: INRAB-post harvest/mycotoxins, Andre Fanou (Research), Leonard Afouda: Université de Parakou, Bonaventure Ahohouendo: Université d'Abomey Calavi (Academic & Training), Bouraima Yacouba / Grégoire Adanve: SPV (Government-Regulatory Authority) Plus others from all aspects of crop production-research-extension
- Burkina Faso
Hamidou Traore, Oumar Traore: INERA (Extension and research)
- Cameroon
Zachee Ngoko / Didier Begoude: IRAD (Extension and research)
- Cote D'Ivoire
Hortense Diallo: Université d'Abobo-Adjamé and GPC (Extension and research)
- Ghana
Emanuel Moses: CRI (Extension and research) Prosper Bissi and Takyi Sraha: Trade and Investment Program for a Competitive Export Economy (commerce)
- Guinea
Mahmoud Camara: IRAG (Extension and research)
- Mali
Ioussofou Kollo: AVRDC (Extension and Research) Amadou Diarra: Institut du Sahel (IPM CRSP: Extension and Research)
- Niger
Haougui Adamou: INRAN (Extension and Research)
- Nigeria
Afiniki B. Zarafi: University of Ahmadu Bello University (Research and Teaching) Ken Obasa: University of Agriculture, Ogun State (Research) Gabriel Adejare: Nigerian Plant Quarantine Service (Government-Regulatory Authority) IITA Nigeria staff and students of plant pathology.
- Senegal:
Abdou Aziz: ISRA (Extension and Research)
- Sierra Leone:
Dennis Taylor: Rice Research Station (Extension and Research)
- Togo
Djodji Adjata: Université de Lomé (Research and Teaching)
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| Thursday 7th - Friday 8th September: Training workshop
Combination of theoretical presentations, laboratory work and practical demonstrations will be used to provide training in plant pathogen diagnoses and the transfer of results.
Trainers
Maria Ayodele (IITA): seed pathology, phytosanitary and quarantine regulation
Fen Beed (IITA): general pathology
Eric Boa (CABI): diagnoses and extension
Ousmane Coulibaly (IITA): socio-economic impact assessment
Alana Den Breeyen (IITA & University of Florida): lab health
Robert Gilbertson (University of California, Davis): diagnoses of viruses
Josephine Hotegni (IITA): pathogen identification and storage
Baimey Hugues (IITA): nematology Rob Reeder (CABI): symptom diagnoses
Sally Miller (Ohio State): pathogen diagnoses
Babajide Odu (IITA): virology
Julian Smith (CSL): bacteriology Paul
Van Mele (ADRAO): technology transfer video: spotted seed means diseased seed
Pete Vergot (University of Florida): extension and technology transfer
Topics
Definition of symptoms (abiotic and biotic)
Definition of disease and types of causal organisms
Sample collection, preservation and field notes (environment / host / pathogen)
Infrastructure Standards for "ideal" Plant Disease Diagnostic Labs
Aseptic techniques and laboratory methods for media preparation
Pathogen isolation - culture - identification - storage
Pathogen inoculation: pathogenicity - virulence - host specificity
Diagnostic methodologies including bacterial streaming/flow test and test for Ralstonia and for detection of viruses
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Dr. Sally Miller
Department of Plant Pathology
The Ohio State University – OARDC
1680 Madison Avenue Wooster, OH 44691
Ph: 330-263-3678 Fax: 330-263-3678
E-mail: miller.769@osu.edu
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