Current activities
- Banana germplasm conservation: 110 accessions in field at Rubona Station
- Evaluation of performance of banana varieties in different agro-ecologies of Rwanda (including work in watersheds)
- Introduction of banana germplasm
- Validation of banana agronomic management technologies
- Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW)
  • Characterization of pathogen collected from different areas of Rwanda (with Biotechnology Unit)
  • Studies on epidemiology of the disease
  • Banana Program staff represented on the National Task Force for BXW management
- Capacity building: training of scientists and technicians in various aspects of science
Current activities