Tackling the tick-borne diseases menace in cattle in Africa

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Written on Monday, 23 January 2017 07:02

On 21 January 2017, the BecA-ILRI Hub convened a meeting to develop the agenda for the tick and tick borne disease community of practice (CoP). The CoP has been formed to spur scientists in African national agricultural research systems working on ticks and tick borne disease, to have a more comprehensive and holistic view of their research challenges. The community will enable the researchers strategize jointly on how to mobilize resources, and how resources available in their individual institutions can contribute collectively in addressing agricultural challenges at a larger scale.

Coordinated by ABCF alumni Gaston Amzati (Evangelical University of Africa, DRC) and Barberine Assongo (University of Dschang, Cameroon), the CoP comprises ABCF alumni drawn from six countries across eastern Africa, who are conducting research on various aspects of tick borne disease. The members include Esther Kanduma (University of Nairobi, Kenya); Fredrick Kabi (National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI), Uganda); Diaeldin A. Salih (Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Sudan); Triza Tonui (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya); Lionel Nyabongo (National Veterinary Research Laboratory, Burundi); Milcah Kigoni (Kenyatta University, Kenya); and Constantin Nimbona (Institute of Agronomic Sciences of Burundi).

This CoP is the sixth community to be formed through the Africa Bioscience Challenge Fund (ABCF) program which seeks to mobilize bioscience capacities for joint action in regional agricultural programs. Other CoPs that have been formed with the support of the BecA-ILRI Hub include local chicken genetic research for development; goat genetics, taro improvement, African swine fever and Brachiaria grass.

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