Papers from the 11th Meeting – SEACF 2012

Opening Address (55.44 KB)
On behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya

Regulation, Partnerships and Development of the Cotton Sector in Kenya (69.98 KB)
Micah Powon, Cotton Development Authority, Kenya

World Cotton Situation (319.91 KB)
M. Rafiq Chaudhry, International Cotton Advisory Committee, Washington DC, USA

Role of Knowledge Bank and Advisory Services in Crop Protection (69.89 KB)
Morris Akiri, Regional Director, CABI, Kenya

Cotton Production in Ethiopia (2.65 MB)
Zerihun Desalegn, Ethiopian Cotton Producers, Ginners and Exporters Association, Ethiopia

Status of Cotton Sector in Kenya (1.71 MB)
Alex Mungai, Cotton Development Authority, Kenya

Country Report – Mozambique (1.88 MB)
Helder Fabiso de Sousa and Manuel Pedro Maleia, IAM and IIAM, Mozambique

South African Cotton Production and Research Report 2012 (1.13 MB)
Graham Thompson, Lawrence Malinga, Lawrence Owoeye, Institute for Industrial Crops, South Africa

An Overview and Current Status of Cotton Research Program in the Sudan (144.95 KB)
Abdelrahman H. Latif and Elfadil. A. Babiker, Cotton Research Program, Sudan

The Cotton Sector in Tanzania (3.18 MB)
Emanuel Mwangulumba, Tanzania Cotton Board, Tanzania

Current Status of Cotton Research and Production Trends in Uganda (1.43 MB)
Lubwama Damalie, Cotton Development Organisation, Uganda

Status of Cotton Research in Zambia (2.11 MB)
Mutibo Chijikwa Mushenywa, Cotton Development Trust, Zambia

Potential Cotton Hybrids for Irrigated Production System (3.07 MB)
Zerihun Desalegn, Ethiopian Cotton Producers, Ginners and Exporters Association, Ethiopia

Development of Cotton in Kenya: From Genes to Jeans (5.15 MB)
L. A. Wasilwa, V. W. Wasike and V. O. Kirigua, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya

Efficacy of Selected Botanical Pesticides Against Red Spider Mite, Tetranychus telarius and Aphid, Aphis Gossypii on Cotton (4.00 MB)
Kambo et al; Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kerugoya, Kenya

Factors Affecting a Farmer’s Willingness to Adopt Intercropping in Cotton: A Case Study of Farmers in Magoye, Zambia (780.06 KB)
Mutibo Chijikwa Mushenywa, Cotton Development Trust, Zambia

Enhancing Smallholder Farmers’ Decision Making in Pest Management on Cotton in Kenya (2.17 MB)
D. Karanja, W. Gitonga, A. Mungai, J. Macharia, R. Musebe, A. Gikandi, L. Muthoni, L. Wasilwa and M. Kimani, CABI, CODA and KARI, Kenya

Determinants of Irrigated Cotton Farming Among Smallholders in Bura Irrigation Scheme, Kenya (709.07 KB)
Anthony Muriithi, Micah Powon and Eric Bett, Cotton Development Authority, Kenya

Stability and Adaptability of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. race latifolium) varieties and Inbred Lines in North Mozambique (1.51 MB)
M. P. Maleia, L. Moiana and A. Chamuene, Agricultural Research Institute of Mozambique, Mozambique

Efficacy of Commercially and Naturally Available Remedies for Pest Control in Organic Cotton by Small Scale Farmers (965.61 KB)
Lawrence Malinga, Institute for Industrial Crops, South Africa

Tanzania Cotton Production and Productivity (207.05 KB)
Emanuel Mwangulumba, Tanzania Cotton Board, Tanzania

Plenary Discussion: Gaps Between Cotton Industry and Scientists in Africa (46.93 KB)
All participants