Centre of Excellence in Cameroon

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Who we are

The Centre of Excellence of the University of Dschang is member of the CAPACITY4FOOD Centres of Excellence Network. We are a special unit of academic, technical and administrative staff in Integrated Soil Fertility Management for Food Security with skills and competence in transversal topics such as Project cycle Cycle Management, Quality Assurance of study programmes and university services.

MISSION:

- To develop and share ISFM technologies that would increase agricultural productivity, income, stimulate business and ensure food security in West Africa

- To support academic staff of partner Higher Education Institutions and others for better definition of curricula

- To support farmers and government authorities (national and regional levels) to build partnerships, start joint initiatives and initiate agreements

- To generate and promote agricultural technologies and improve productivity, value addition, income and food security

VISION: The Network of Centres of Excellence aims to be a reference point for promoting agricultural practices with the view to achieve regional food security

Where we are

University of Dschang, Dschang Campus

Research and Application Farm (FASA)

BP 222 Dschang

Telephone: +237 75 45 25 52

Email: obenft@yahoo.com

What we offer

- Soil fertility diagnosis and recommendations on fertiliser use

- Climate weather info regarding crop production (cropping calendars)

- Disease management on the farms

- Planned national and regional diagnosis of soil fertility potentials and constraints

- Development of appropriate integrated soil fertility management technologies with farmers and promoting their use through formal and informal trainings

- Training of Academic staff, farmers and students on innovations/advances in ISFM technologies and related issues

- Promoting dissemination of ISFM technologies through oral, audio-visual and print media

- Identification of core curricula for M.Sc and Ph.D. programs in Soil Fertility

- Promotion of postdoctoral fellowships and visiting scientist positions at centres of excellence

- Advisory services

- Create a context which allows scientists to develop research proposals, compare research results

- Provide research information (through training) and enhance utilization of mature technologies in ISFM by target clienteles

- Strengthen research-extension interface and institutional linkages for sustainable soil fertility management

- Promote south-south and north south collaboration of scientists

- Promote regular communication/interactions with policy makers

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