SLIDE 1 AFRICA CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE for INNOVATIVE RODENT PEST MANAGEMENT AND BIOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (IRPM&BTD) Acronym : ACE- RatTech
Mastomys natalensis Mastomys natalensis
Sokoine University of Agriculture, TANZANIA
SLIDE 2 Centre leader: Prof. Apia W. Massawe
Mastomys natalensis
Deputy Centre Leader:
Makundi
VISION: INNOVATIVE CENTRE IN RODENT PEST MANAGEMENT AND BIOSENSOR TECHNOLOGIES
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RE RESEARCH ARCH ARE AREAS AS OF ACE ACE IRP RPM& B & BTD
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Research on rodents: Mostly by PhD students (17 currently)
Biology: Ecology, taxonomy and systematics, diet a A n g a r l i y c s u i s l t u r e
Field damage/reduced yield of staple crops Yield of vegetable crops, marketability Loss, damage, contamination to stored crops
Rodent management: Fertility control, etc. Health
Zoonosis – Lassa fever, plague, leptospirosis Contamination – dysentery (Salmonella etc.)
Biosensor technology
Landmine detection, disease diagnosis (TB), endangered species trafficking
SLIDE 5 INNOVATIONS AN AND D CO COMMERCIALIZATION 1.
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- 2. RODENT REPELLENTS (Chemical and natural products)
- 3. FOOD STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
Rodent management is not only about reducing rat numbers, and must look for improvement in people’s livelihoods
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Global research on rodents?
Very little commercial research. Most is on bait optimisation for existing anti-coagulants. Some efforts to build a better rat trap and some research on repellents and fertility control Research on rodents in Europe, America , Australia, China,and Japan has declined American research limited, mainly on squirrels, urban pests,island eradication programmes, some plague focusresearch Africa is becoming a hotspot for rodent research: A C E IRPM is new initiative inAfrica to research on solutions to rodent problems
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Biosensor Technology: Detecting tuberculosis in human sputum
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BIOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY: Detecting landmines
SLIDE 10 Areas for research collaboration with ACE IRPM & BTD on rodents
- Zoonoses and zoonotic diseases (leptospirosis, plague, lassa fever,
mycoplasmosis, etc.) Use of modern techniques for research
- - Remote sensing
- Drones
- Communication technology
- Taxonomy – New species?
- Repellents
- Fertility control
- Chemical and hormonal control
- Immuno-contraception
- Ecology
- Damage and impact evaluation
- Biosensor technology
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Thank you for your attention
