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Overview of Organizational Structure and Activities

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Southern Agriculture Zone Division

The zone is sub‐divided into 5 centers: Rubona Songa Kigembe Muhanga Sigira Research priorities for RAB

Crop production and protection ‐Development of high yielding and resistant crop varieties ‐Diseases and pests identification/diagnostics and management ‐Tissue culture protocol development for staple food crops, horticulture, coffee and tpriority rees Animal resources for enhanced food security ‐ Animal genetic improvement (crossing, artificial insemination & embryo transfer), ‐ animal nutrition and animal health Conservation and protection of Germplasm ‐ Ex‐situ conservation ‐ Gene Bank for plant and animal genetic resources

• Sustainable natural resources management

‐ Soil fertility management and soil conservation ‐Water resources management and irrigation ‐Forestry and agro‐forestry systems ‐ Agro‐meteorology and climate change adaptation Integration of Research and Extension for development (technology transfer)

Main research activities in this Zone‐ SAZD

• Research program per commodities

– Root and tubers (Cassava,Sweetpotato) – Industrial crop (Tea) – Cereal (Sorghum, Rice, Wheat, Maize) – Horticulture – Pulse and oil (Bean, Soybean, sunflower,..) – Sericulture – Soil Quality and Plant Nutrition – Forestry and Agroforestry – Largestock and smallstock research program

Main research activities in this Zone‐ SAZD

• Cross‐cutting research programs

– Biotechnology – Postharvest and Nutrition – crop protection – Socio‐economics

• National Gene Bank

III.1 Cassava

Major constraint in Cassava production are diseases: Cassava viral diseases: CBSD and CMD

CBSD root symptoms

III.7.Soybean program

• Breeding and Variety selection
• Improvement of nitrogen fixation (Rhizobium)

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Sunflower

III.9.RICE Program

Bacterial blight trapping nursery Screening for resistance to Bacterial Blight of rice

Baked products containing OFSP for improved vitamin A status

RESEARCH ON SILKWORM SELECTION & BREEDING AND HYBRID EGGS PRODUCTION

• Genetic

characterization and maintenance

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National Genetic Resource of silkworm continued done adaptability selection 48 genetic different of silkworm breeds.

• Selection

and breeding for disease resistant and adaptability of genetic modification line for deducing new highly productive local silkworm breeds.

• Research on improvement techniques of

disease control and certification

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silkworm eggs is on‐going.

• The new silkworm breeds (6 breeds: J; C;

J200; K; Angel; Deamond) found to be resistant to bacterial and virus diseases and have high cocoon yield (35‐42 kg/box).

• Improvement methodology of

production Pure Parents (P3, P1), hybrid (F1) silkworm eggs and production of highly heterocyst hybrid (F1), free ‐ diseases silkworm eggs was developed.

Extension Programs

FFS Twigire Girinka One cup