Project

contribution of sustainable agriculture for food security in northeast Congo Basin

Code
HGA13V1213
Duration
01 April 2013 → 30 June 2020
Funding
Federal funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Plant biology
    • Soil sciences, challenges and pollution
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural plant production
    • Agriculture, land and farm management
    • Horticultural production
Keywords
crop protection tropical agriculture
 
Project description

VlIR-UOS project with the University of Kisangani, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. This project includes three parts: (1) soil fertility (G. Baert), (2) plant protection (G. Haesaert), and (3), banana production (R. Swennen). Three laboratories are arranged (soil, crop protection and in-vitro) for support of the investigation. Different Masters and doctoral will be supported.