DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH

GREAT brings together experts from a wide array of disciplinary backgrounds and professional experience. Having such a rich diversity of knowledge, skills and experiences together on one team allows us to offer GREAT course participants a truly unique training, and provide top-notch mentoring and support during the field research portion of the GREAT program.

Trainers

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Margaret Najjingo Mangheni

Margaret Mangheni

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Hale Ann Tufan

Hale Ann Tufan

Cornell University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Josephine Ahikire

Josephine Ahikire

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding

Jacqueline Ashby

Jacqueline Ashby

CGIAR

Courses: Plant Breeding and Seed Systems for South Asia

Elizabeth-Asiimwe

Elizabeth Asiimwe

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Grace Bantebya

Grace Bantebya

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

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Florence Birungi Kyazze

Makerere University

Courses: Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Jenipher Bisikwa

Jenipher Bisikwa

Makerere University

Courses: Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Eileen Bogweh Nchanji

Eileen Bogweh Nchanji

IITA

Courses: Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

brenda boonabaana

Brenda Boonabaana

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Cheryl Doss

Cheryl Doss

Oxford University

Courses: Cereal Grains

Laura Forsythe

Lora Forsythe

Natural Resources Institute

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana

Elisabeth Garner

Elisabeth Garner

Cornell University

Courses: Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Rosemary Isoto

Rosemary Isoto

Makerere University

Courses: Plant Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Devon Jenkins

Devon Jenkins

Cornell University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding

Enid Katungi

Enid Katungi

International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Courses: Plant Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Godfrey Kayobyo

Godfrey Kayobyo

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding

Peter Kulakow

Peter Kulakow

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana

Miriam

Miriam Kyotalimye

Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes

Lori Leonard

Lori Leonard

Cornell University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains

Christine Leuenberger

Christine Leuenberger

Cornell University

Courses: Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding

Lawrence Lubyayi

Lawrence Lubyayi

Uganda Virus Research Institute

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding

Hazel Malapit

Hazel Malapit

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana

Hilary Mara

Hillary Mara

Cornell University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana

Richard Mirro

Richard Miiro

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Peace Musiimenta

Peace Musiimenta

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Amon Mwiine

Amon Mwiine

Makerere University

Courses: Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Tabitha Nafula

Tabitha Nafula

Makerere University

Courses: Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa

Maria Nassuna-Musoke

Maria Nassuna-Musoke

Makerere University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia

Lilian Nkengla

Lilian Nkengla

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Courses: Cereal Grains; Legumes

Tonny Obua

Tonny Obua

Makerere University

Courses: Plant Breeding

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Thomas Odong

Makerere University

Courses: Legumes

Collin Ogara

Collin Ogara

Makerere University

Courses: Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding

David Kalule

Kalule Okello David

Makerere University

Courses: Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding

Elizabeth Parkes

Elizabeth Parkes

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains

Jaron Porciello

Jaron Porciello

Cornell University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains

Anne Rietveld

Anne Rietveld

Bioversity International

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana

Deborah Rubin

Deborah Rubin

Cultural Practice

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana

Losira Sanya Nasirumbi

Losira Sanya Nasirumbi

Makerere University

Courses: Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems for South Asia

Margaret Smith

Margaret Smith

Cornell University

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding

Eva Weltzien

Eva Weltzien

Consultant

Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia