InnovativeAgricultureResearchInitiative(iAGRI)
CollaborativeResearchWorkshop
April28‐29,2016
Improved Soil Health and Germplasm to Advance Tomato Production in Tanzania: Outputs, Outcomes and Impacts
Anna Teste n, Delphina Mamiro, Hosea Mtui, Ernest Mbega, Babu Selemani, Jackson Nahson, David Francis S a l l y Mi l l e r
Outputs: Journal Articles
Articles in Peer‐Reviewed Journals (6)
Testen, A.L., Baysal‐Gurel, F., Mamiro, D.P., Miller, S.A. 2015. First report of tomato big bud caused by a 16SrII‐C phytoplasma in Tanzania. Plant Disease 99:1854.
Testen, A.L., Nahson, J., Mamiro, D.P., Miller, S.A. 2015. First report of tomato pith necrosis caused by Pseudomonas cichorii in Tanzania. Plant Disease 99:1035.
Testen, A.L., Mamiro, D.P., Nahson, J., Mtui, H.D., Miller, S.A. 2016. Outcome mapping as means to evaluate a participatory plant health project: A case study from Morogoro, Tanzania. In prep.
Testen, A.L., Mamiro, D.P., Mtui, H., Mbega, E., Selemani, B., Nahson, J., Francis, D., Miller, S.A. 2016. Introduction and evaluation of tomato germplasm by participatory mother‐baby trials in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. In prep.
Testen, A.L., Mamiro, D.P., Nahson, J., Mtui, H.D., Miller, S.A. 2016. Survey of tomato diseases and local plant disease knowledge in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. In prep.
Testen, A., Mamiro, D.P., Nahson, J., Culman, S., Miller, S.A. 2016. Using a participatory approach to improve soil health for smallholder tomato farmers: A case study from the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. In prep.
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Outputs: Presentations
Testen, A.L. and Miller, S.A. 2014. Linking soil and plant health to improve tomato production in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. Invited Seminar, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Office of International Programs. University Park, PA.
Testen, A.L., Mamiro, D.P., Mbega, E.R., Miller, S.A. 2014. Seeding a participatory soil and plant health program in Morogoro, Tanzania. Phytopathology 104 S3:156. Beyond Borlaug: How the Next Generation of Plant Pathologists Are Advancing the Green Revolution, 2014 APS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Testen, A.L. 2015. Ethnophytopathology and survey of tomato diseases in Morogoro, Tanzania. 29th Annual Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Columbus, OH. Magonjwa yashambuliayo nyanya mkoani Morogoro na njia za kuyadhibiti. Sally Miller, Delphina
Mamiro, Anna Testen, Ernest Mbega, Hosea Mtui, Ruth Mazengo, Abel Mchome, Brian Gardener, David Francis, Jackson Nahson. Poster Presented at Nane Nane Exhibition 1st ‐10th
August, 2014.
Testen, A. 2014. Survey of tomato diseases in the Morogoro Region. Sokoine University of Agriculture Department of Crop Science and Production Seminar.
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Outputs: Webinars
iAGRI tomato and soil health webinar series (attendees from SUA, Ohio State, and IITA)
Miller, S.A. Diagnosing diseases of tomatoes. June 25, 2014.
Miller, S.A. An overview of seedborne bacterial diseases. July 16, 2014.
McSpadden‐Gardener, B.B. Microbial ecology of the tomato root zone. August 20, 2014
Mamiro, D.P. Management of tomato late blight in Tanzania. September 17, 2014
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Outputs: Workshop
Disease and Insect pest Diagnostics Workshop, November 30‐December 4, 2015, Dar es Salaam (IITA), TZ. Instructors: Sally Miller, Delphina
Mamiro, Anna Testen, Celeste Welty, James Legg, George Mahuku, Mary Maganga.
IITA Disease and Insect Pest Diagnostics Workshop Participants
Pacifique Kilongo Bulambo (INERA‐DRC), Tony Muliele Muku (INERA‐
DRC), Sylvia A. Mlemba (Sokoine University of Agriculture), Clerisse
Casinga (IITA‐DRC), Pascal Barumbanze (Isabu Burundi), Vestine Ntahiraja
(Isabu Burundi), Deo Kantungeko (IITA Burundi), Josette Uwimana
(Rwanda Agriculture Board), Olivier Ndayitegeye (Rwanda Agriculture Board), Godwin Rwezaula (Sokoine University of Agriculture), Hellen Kanyagha Mbije (Sokoine University of Agriculture), Jackson B. Nahson (Sokoine University of Agriculture)
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Outputs: Extension Materials
Afya ya Udongo. Authors: Sally Miller, Delphina Mamiro, Anna Testen, Steve Culman, Jackson Nahson
Namna ya Kupima Afya ya Udongo. Authors: Sally Miller, Delphina Mamiro, Anna Testen, Steve Culman, Jackson Nahson
Utambuzi na udhibiti wa magonjwa ya nyanya. Authors: Sally Miller, Delphina Mamiro, Anna Testen, Hosea Mtui, Jackson Nahson
The soil health card and disease identification/management cards were distributed to 100 farmers
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Outputs: Honors and Awards
Anna Testen, Presidential Fellowship, November 2015, The Ohio State University Graduate School
Anna Testen, Hayes Graduate Student Research Forum, The Ohio State University, First place oral presentation, February 2015
Anna Testen, U.S. Borlaug Fellowship in Global Food Security Graduate Student Research Grant, December 2013
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April 28‐19, 2016
Outputs: Students Supported
Selemani Babu. 2015 (anticipated). Disease reaction and yield performance of tomato varieties Morogoro field conditions. Master’s Dissertation, Sokoine University of Agriculture.
Testen, Anna. 2017 (anticipated). Improving soil and plant health for tomato farmers in Tanzania and Ohio. PhD Dissertation, The Ohio State University.
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Outcomes: Publications
Publications ‐ Journal articles (6), Presentations (5) and Extension materials (4)
1. Increased number of researchers/farmers knowledge/information on the extent of pest problems facing small scale Tanzanian tomato producers including new invasive species
2. Increased knowledge sharing among scientific community
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Outcomes: GAP
Farmers and extension workers training – good tomato agricultural practices (80 farmers, 7 extension workers)
1. Reduced pesticides use in vegetable production
2. Increased number of farmers carrying out scouting before application of fungicides/pesticides
3. Increased number of farmers testing the soil health of their tomato fields before fertilizer application Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Outcomes: Introduction of new tomato varieties (3 varieties)
Increased number of tomato varieties to the farming community Collaborative Research Final Workshop
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Outcomes: Training workshops
Training workshops (International) to researchers and laboratory technologists (Disease and Insect pest Diagnostics) (12 participants)
1. Increased capacity of researchers and laboratory technologists on identification of insect pests and diseases of vegetables
2. Increased number of trained researchers and laboratory technologists on identification of insect pests and diseases of vegetables
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April 28‐19, 2016
Outcomes: Student support Postgraduate student support in research training (1 MSc and 1 PhD)
•Increased number of graduate to the research, training and extension community Collaborative Research Final Workshop
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Outcomes: Webinars (4)
Research findings disseminated in a wider locations
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Impacts: Publications
Publications: Journal articles (6), Presentations (5) and Extension materials (4)
Increased awareness on management of vegetable pests problems
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Impacts: GAP
Farmers and extension workers training – good tomato agricultural practices (80 farmers, 7 extension workers)
1. Healthier farmers without too much exposure to the pesticides
2. Healthier tomato consumers with minimum residues of pesticides
3. Healthier environment without pesticides and fertilizers pollution
4. Healthier soils without fertilizer overdosing
5. Safer domestic water without pesticides and fertilizer pollution
6. Increased profit margin associated with less costs in pesticides purchases
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Impacts: Introduction of new tomato varieties (3 varieties)
1. Increased tomato productivity
2. Increased farmers income
3. Increased quality tomato to merchants and consumers
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016
Impacts: Training workshops ‐ Disease and Insect pest Diagnostics (12 participants)
1. Correct identification of insect pests and diseases of vegetables
2.Increased number of fields visited for sample collection
3. Increased number samples analysed 4. Increased capacity of field and storage management of insect pests and diseases of vegetables
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April 28‐19, 2016
Impacts: Postgraduate student support in research training (1 MSc and 1 PhD)
1. Increased tomato productivity
2. Increased farmers income
3. Increased quality tomato to merchants and consumers
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April 28‐19, 2016
Impacts: Webinars (4)
Increased knowledge sharing among scientific community
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Thank you
Collaborative Research Final Workshop
April 28‐19, 2016