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Abia, Nigeria

• Plant nutrition, soil fertility and crop management - increasing soil fertility and crop responsiveness to management for optimal yield.
• Develops protocols, conducts research and manages trials/experiments/projects – with strong interest in sustainable agriculture research.
• Works with smallholder/commercial farmers through researcher/farmer managed demonstration trials etc, to promote, diffuse and use technologies and innovations.

• Plans, conducts and supervises field experiments, with regular activity reports.
• Conducts trainings for extension agents, farmers etc, to promote the adoption of improved digital advisory tools, e.g., the AKILIMO, for good agronomic practices.

Northern Region, Uganda

• Sustainable crop management systems for cassava production - improved nutrient use efficiency, effective herbicide and pesticide use
• Researcher/farmer joint on-farm experiments on balanced fertilizer application based on specific crop nutrient requirement.
• Improved intercropping systems, planting patterns with effective weed control system and dissemination of viable seeds.
• Improved technology transfer through demonstration trials and direct supervision of farmers for guided adoption.
• Technical support, especially for female smallholder farmers on the use of new technologies and keeping farm records.

Abia, Nigeria

Weather monitoring for planning and early warning systems. Seasonal analysis and assessment of crops performances and response to changing weather patterns.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Plant Production Systems - Production Ecology And Resource Conservation

Activities and Societies: Dancing, cycling and event planning Thesis topic: Growing out of hunger: Towards an improved understanding of.

Short Course, Guiding Seed Sector Transformation

The course focused on strengthening competencies to support seed sector development, taking an integrated perspective on seed systems.

Master’S Degree, Natural Resources Management

Developed living cover crops for sustainable willow biomass crop establishment in Northeastern New York ”.

Bachelor'S Degree, Geography

Advanced Certificate, Ethical Production

• Underlying principles of ethical production • Private standards • Market access strategy • Companies and the new ethical production.

Advanced Certificate, Sustainable Farming And Integrated Crop Management

• The consequences and boundaries of intensive production and preservation policy • The integrated crop management concept • Soil.