Promoting the conservation and use of plant genetic resources by training and research: capabilities and capacities for plant genetic resources training in public universities and institutions in Eastern Africa

Abstract

Limited information is available on the pool of infrastructure, training curricula and capacity for concerted PGR training available at an eco-regional level in Eastern Africa. This report is the result of visits made in the year 2000 to designated universities, institutes and organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda to carry out a survey and gather such information. It gives detailed information on capabilities relevant to PGR training within and among institutions. It particularly pays attention to the institutional capabilities, institutional capacities, and the model (institutional) links that are basic for setting up a consortium of stakeholders, not as individual persons but as communities of educators with a common vision and mission.