Níger: El Dr. Ali Koura Abdoulaye, coordinador del proyecto TCP/NER/3901 de la FAO sobre semillas de patata locales, se une al panel de expertos en papa.
Dr Ali Koura Abdoulaye, research scientist in biotechnology at INRAN, Niger, joins the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
Dr Ali Koura Abdoulaye, a research scientist in biotechnology at the National Institute of Agricultural Research of Niger (INRAN), has joined the Panel de expertos en papas de Potatoes.News. He specialises in plant breeding, seed systems and genetics.
Local seed potatoes in Niger
According to his submission, Ali Koura coordinated FAO Project TCP/NER/3901, which demonstrated for the first time the feasibility of a local potato seed production system in Niger, using apical rooted cuttings. His poster work with Dr Monica Parker on the subject was covered in our article on Niger’s potato output and imported seed.
Investigacion y formacion
He holds a PhD in plant breeding with a specialisation in biotechnology and a master’s degree in plant breeding (2017), both from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana, and an engineering degree in biotechnology from the University of Mostaganem, Algeria (2010). He was a Mandela Washington Fellow at Oklahoma State University in 2018. He also contributes to the SahelClim, RID and CropMix climate adaptation projects, linked to drought tolerance and Striga resistance.
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Áreas de especialización.
- Sistemas de semillas
- Fitomejoramiento
- Genética
- tecnología de semillas
- Cultivo de tejidos
- Biología Molecular
POR QUÉ ES IMPORTANTE
Seed is one of the main constraints on potato production in countries that depend on imports. Our earlier report put Niger’s seed imports at 8,000–9,000 tonnes a year. For growers and seed traders in the Sahel and other import-dependent markets, a working local multiplication system using rooted apical cuttings is a practical example of how supply could be built closer to the field.
Únase al panel
Potatoes.News Invita a profesionales de la papa de cualquier país a unirse al Panel de Expertos en Papa. Para postularse, escriba a v.kovalev@potatoes.news Con una breve biografía (80-150 palabras), sus áreas de especialización, su país y organización, y una foto de perfil. Este panel es el primer paso hacia la creación de una red internacional de profesionales de la papa que estamos construyendo junto con el International Potato Tour.
Based on the expert profile submitted by Dr Ali Koura Abdoulaye. Read his perfil del expertoMás información sobre el panel: Panel de expertos en patatas y el artículo de lanzamiento.
