IV International Symposium on Banana: International Conference on Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact

SPEECH BY H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI

BANANA (MUSA SPP.) GROWING FOR EXPORT: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN PRODUCTION AND MARKETING - THE NEED FOR PARTNERSHIPS

EXPORTING BANANAS FOR IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES FROM LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA

A VADEMECUM OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) TRADE FROM AFRICA INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION

SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TISSUE CULTURE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) IN KENYA THROUGH THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN APPROACH

CONSUMER PREFERENCE OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

CHARACTERISTICS OF MOUNTAIN BANANAS IN FRENCH WEST INDIES

OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS FOR DRIED DESSERT BANANA (MUSA SPP.) EXPORT IN UGANDA

GOT MATOOKE (MUSA SPP.) FOR CHRISTMAS?

AFRICA'S GROWING ROLE IN WORLD TRADE COULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES

INNOVATION IN BANANA VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN METEMA DISTRICT, NORTHWESTERN ETHIOPIA: IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND MARKET SUCCESS (IPMS) PROJECT EXPERIENCES

THE EXTENT AND CAUSES OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) MARKET DISTORTIONS IN UGANDA

THE IMPACT ON THE BANANA MARKET OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AND OF THE POSSIBLE CONCLUSION OF BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

THE INFLUENCE OF MARKETING COOPERATIVES ON THE BARGAINING POSITION OF PRODUCERS IN FARM-GATE BANANA PRICES: EVIDENCES FROM SMALLHOLDERS IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

BANANAS: AFRICA FORCED TO INNOVATE

CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS INTRODUCING A GENETICALLY MODIFIED BANANA (MUSA SPP.) IN UGANDA

BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE IN UGANDA

DETERMINANT OF TECHNICAL, ALLOCATIVE AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCIES IN THE PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION INDUSTRY, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) CULTIVATION IN NIGERIA: A REVIEW OF ITS PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND RESEARCH IN THE LAST TWO DECADES

PROSPECT AND CONSTRAINTS OF MARKETING OF MUSA SPP. IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

MUSA PROCESSING BUSINESSES ¿ THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT

BANANA (MUSA SPP.) JUICE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA

OVERVIEW OF MUSA PROCESSING BUSINESSES AND THEIR SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT IN CAMEROON

BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PROCESSING BUSINESSES: SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT AND ROLE IN POVERTY REDUCTION IN RURAL TANZANIA

PERSPECTIVES OF SMALL-SCALE MUSA PROCESSING FIRMS IN NIGERIA

ANALYSIS OF MUSA PROCESSING BUSINESSES AND THEIR SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT IN MALAWI

ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND TRANSGENICS IN BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) IN AFRICA

THE POTENTIAL OF TISSUE CULTURE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA AND THE ANTICIPATED LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS

THE ROLE OF NATIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

LEVERAGING NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR SCALE AND IMPACT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CROP CRISIS CONTROL PROJECT

PROTECTING THE AFRICAN BANANA (MUSA SPP.): PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

INTEGRATED CONTROL OF FUSARIUM WILT OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.)

NEMATODE CONTROL ON PLANTAIN SUCKERS (MUSA SPP. AAB GENOME) THROUGH SUBMERGENCE IN BOILING WATER: EMERGENCE RATES, EARLY GROWTH, BUNCH YIELD AND ROOT HEALTH

THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF GIS TECHNIQUES IN DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL: AN EXAMPLE BASED ON A REGIONAL PROJECT IN CENTRAL AFRICA

THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT DIAGNOSTIC NETWORK (IPDN) IN AFRICA: IMPROVING CAPACITY FOR DIAGNOSING DISEASES OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) AND OTHER AFRICAN CROPS

SPREAD OF XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. MUSACEARUM IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PLANTS FOLLOWING INFECTION OF THE MALE INFLORESCENCE

INDEXING TISSUE CULTURE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) SEEDLINGS FOR BANANA STREAK VIRUS WITH THE AIM OF ESTABLISHING A CLEAN MOTHER BLOCK

CONTROL OPTIONS FOR BANANA WEEVIL (COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS) AND TERMITES (MICROTERMES SPP.) ON BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) IN NIGERIA

GARDEN TOOL TRANSMISSION OF XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. MUSACEARUM ON BANANA (MUSA SPP.) AND ENSET IN ETHIOPIA

CARRIAGE OF BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) IN REFRIGERATED SHIPS AND CONTAINERS: PRESHIPMENT AND SHIPBOARD FACTORS INFLUENCING CARGO OUT-TURN CONDITION

EFFECT OF MODE OF RIPENING ON ETHYLENE BIOSYNTHESIS DURING RIPENING OF DIPLOID BANANA (MUSA SPP.) FRUIT

CULTIVAR DIFFERENCE IN PEEL BLACKENING OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) FRUIT DURING LOW TEMPERATURE STORAGE

PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHANGES DURING EARLY FRUIT DEVELOPMENT AND RIPENING OF THREE MUSA CULTIVARS IN CAMEROON

POSTHARVEST CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALITIES OF SELECTED BANANA (MUSA SPP.) CULTIVARS IN OMAN

EFFECT OF RIPENING ON TOTAL POLYPHENOL CONTENTS OF MUSA HYBRIDS AND CULTIVARS GROWN IN CAMEROON

POSTHARVEST DISEASE: EFFECTS OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AGE OF BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) ON THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO WOUND ANTHRACNOSE DUE TO COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE

DETERMINATION OF MATURITY INDICES OF TISSUE CULTURED BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) 'WILLIAMS' AND 'GRANDE NAINE'

METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON BANANA (MUSA SPP.) YIELD DETERMINATIONS

PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) CULTIVATION IN AFRICA: A BRIEF SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO DECADES

AGRO-ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION IN BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.): AN APPROACH TO DEVELOP MORE SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR BOTH SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL PRODUCERS

FACTORS DRIVING FERTILIZER ADOPTION IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) SYSTEMS IN UGANDA

BENEFITS AND POTENTIAL USE OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI (AMF) IN BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) SYSTEMS IN AFRICA

GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF THE PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) HYBRID 'FHIA 21' TO SHADING AND ROOTING BY INGA EDULIS ON A SOUTHERN CAMEROONIAN ULTISOL

PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) CROPPING SYSTEMS OF SOUTHERN CAMEROON

ON-FARM DEMONSTRATION, TESTING AND DISSEMINATION OF ¿BOILING WATER TREATMENT¿ FOR PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) SUCKER SANITATION IN SOUTHERN CAMEROON

SUSTAINABLE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION IN THE TAPI BASIN: KHANDESHI FARMER'S LIVELIHOOD

SURVIVAL AND YIELD OF THE PLANTAIN 'EBANG' (MUSA SPP., AAB GENOME, 'FALSE HORN') PRODUCED FROM CORM FRAGMENT INITIATED PLANTS AND SUCKERS AFTER HOT WATER TREATMENT IN SOUTHERN CAMEROON

CLONAL PROPAGATION OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) CULTIVAR 'BARI-1' (AAA GENOME, SAPIENTUM SUBGROUP)

DEVELOPMENT OF A DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOL FOR CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS FOR SCREENING BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PLANTING MATERIAL IN IVORY COAST

IN PLANTA SUPPRESSIVENESS TO NEMATODES AND LONG TERM ROOT HEALTH STABILITY THROUGH BIOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT - DO WE NEED A COCKTAIL?

COMBATING PHYTOSANITARY CONSTRAINTS TO BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION: THE KENYAN EXAMPLE

AGROBIOTEC: CLEAN PLANTING MATERIAL MICROPROPAGATION FOR IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTION IN BURUNDI

MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF MUSA GERMPLASM IN SRI LANKA AND SELECTION OF SUPERIOR GENOTYPES

FAST-TRACK RELEASE OF BLACK LEAF STREAK RESISTANT BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) HYBRIDS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES TO FARMERS IN CAMEROON: A STRATEGY TO ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY

ON-FARM PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION OF EAST AFRICAN HIGHLAND BANANA 'MATOOKE' HYBRIDS (MUSA SPP.)

OVERVIEW OF BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) IMPROVEMENT IN AFRICA: PAST AND FUTURE

IN VITRO MUTAGENESIS IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) IMPROVEMENT

SOMATIC MUTATIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS TO THE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES OF THE EAST AFRICAN HIGHLAND BANANAS (MUSA SPP.)

ANALYSIS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RELATIONSHIPS IN EAST AFRICAN 'APPLE BANANA' (AAB GENOME) AND 'MURARU' (AA GENOME) DESSERT BANANAS USING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS

AGROBACTERIUM-MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION OF BANANA CULTIVAR 'RASTALI' (MUSA, AAB GENOME) WITH CHITINASE GENE

CONTROL OF BANANA XANTHOMONAS WILT DISEASE USING GENETIC ENGINEERING

ESTABLISHMENT OF VIRUS-FREE BANANA (MUSA SPP.) MOTHER STOCK FOR PRODUCTION OF CERTIFIED BANANA PLANTS AND BANANA STREAK VIRUS TESTED TISSUE CULTURE SEEDLINGS

BANANAS (MUSA SPP.) AND NEW THINKING ABOUT PATHWAYS FOR SCIENCE IMPACT

INNOVATION SYSTEMS, FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS FROM THE ACP REGION

TRACKING THE SPILLOVER OF INTRODUCED TECHNOLOGIES: THE CASE OF IMPROVED BANANA (MUSA SPP.) GERMPLASM IN NORTHEAST TANZANIA

RAPID RESPONSES TO NEW PLANT DISEASES: THE USE OF GOING PUBLIC TO MONITOR THE SPREAD OF XANTHOMONAS WILT AND CONTROL NAPIER GRASS STUNT IN EAST AFRICA

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE ADOPTION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES IN UGANDA: A STUDY OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PEST MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY

MACROPROPAGATION AS AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY: LESSONS AND OBSERVATIONS FROM PROJECTS IN CAMEROON

EVALUATION OF THE DISSEMINATION OF NEW BANANA (MUSA SPP.) TECHNOLOGIES IN CENTRAL GHANA - THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS

FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF DISEASE-RESISTANT PLANTAIN AND BANANA (MUSA SPP.) HYBRIDS IN NIGERIA

ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF BANANA BACTERIAL WILT DISEASE ON BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTIVITY AND LIVELIHOODS OF UGANDAN FARM HOUSEHOLDS

INCREASING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS' COMPETITIVENESS IN BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTION AND MARKETING

INTRODUCTION OF TISSUE CULTURE BANANA TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON PRODUCER WELLBEING

DEVELOPING VIABLE BUSINESS WITH SMALLHOLDERS THROUGH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS - THE CASE OF BANANA (MUSA SPP.) VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE

A REGIONAL NETWORK OF DIALOGUE AND EXCHANGE PLATFORMS TO IMPROVE THE IDENTIFICATION OF FARMER'S NEEDS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF NEW CULTIVARS OF BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.)

A PROPOSAL FOR THE USE OF THE PARTNERSHIP-EXTENSION MODEL TO FACILITATE ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE'S PLANTAIN AND BANANA (MUSA SPP.) TECHNOLOGIES IN NIGERIA

USING STRATEGIC ENTRY POINTS AND LINKED TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENHANCED UPTAKE OF IMPROVED BANANA (MUSA SPP.) GERMPLASM IN THE HUMID HIGHLANDS OF EAST AFRICA

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF EXTENSION WORKERS IN BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

A MARKET ANALYSIS OF THE SOMALI BANANA SECTOR AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR EXPORT REVIVAL: EXPERIENCES OF SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES AND ACCESS TO MARKETS (SAMSAM) PROJECT

AN INNOVATION CAPACITY ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING PLANTAIN AND BANANA (MUSA SPP.) PRODUCTIVITY AND VALUE ADDITION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) SUBSECTOR ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING IN CAMEROON

RESEARCH-EXTENSION-FARMERS LINKAGE SYSTEM ON BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) IN NIGERIA: THE DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS

AN ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SYSTEM FOR PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.) IN GHANA

ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SYSTEM: BANANA (MUSA SPP.) CASE STUDY IN TANZANIA

RESEARCH FOCUS ON BANANA AND PLANTAIN (MUSA SPP.): NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVES