The second part of Blockseminar 1 focussed on “Sustainable crop production and crop protection under varying climate impacts”. The topic was chosen to discuss and better understand the serious impacts of, for example, pathogens and insects on food crops. Locust swarms in Ethiopia and neighbouring countries have caused major crop losses in the region.
The program included following talks.
Welcome speeches by Prof. Dr. Ralf Vögele, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Dr. Ayano Beraso Hula, President, Hawassa University
Contributions of the national crop research to food security in Ethiopia: achievements and the way forward (online), Dr. Mandefro Nigussie Woldemariam, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Innovative cropping systems for sustainable food security: The Case of Sequential Intercropping, Prof. Walelign Worku Ayele, University of Hawassa, Ethiopia
Assessing the impact of climate change on crop yields (online), Dr. Til Feike, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Kleinmachnow, Germany
Challenges of pest management and control in Ethiopian Agriculture, Dr. Ferdu Azerefegne Tilahun, University of Hawassa, Ethiopia
Establishing an interdisciplinary data center at Hawassa University, Dr. Abebe Kebede Habtegabriel, University of Hawassa, Ethiopia
Use of plant growth models and seasonal weather forecast for yield stabilization under vulnerable crop cultivation conditions, Kidist Abera Anteneh, CLIFOOD PhD-Scholar, University of Hohenheim
Climate change and intergenerational persistence of poverty and malnutrition, Samuel Elias Kayamo, CLIFOOD PhD-Scholar, University of Hohenheim
Mining natural variation for improvement of Plectranthus edulis/yam: analysis of genetic diversity and selection on phenotypes and genes for yield, stress resistance and ecological adaptation, Dejene Bekele Dibaba, CLIFOOD PhD-Scholar, Hawassa University
Integrated nutrient management and resource use efficiency for sustainable agricultural intensification, Dr. Getachew Agegnehu Jenberu, Research Management Coordinator – Soil, International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Ethiopia)
Excellence in Agronomy initiative for sustainable intensification and climate change adaptation, Dr. Kazuki Saito, Africa Rice Center
Possibilities for raising wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity to improve food security under climate change, Abate Feyissa Senbeta, CLIFOOD PhD-Scholar, Hawassa University
Isolation and characterization of n-fixing and phosphate solubilizing bacteria from grain legumes: for sustainable nutrient management and crop productivity during the era of climate change, Adishiwot Wendimu Dejene, CLIFOOD PhD-Scholar, Hawassa University
Study on soil fertility, nutrient balances and biological N-fixation under contrasting soil pH and cropping systems in southern Ethiopia, Tadele Etefa Geremu, CLIFOOD PhD-Scholar, Hawassa University
Invasive and new pest threats in agriculture and other ecosystems in Ethiopia, Dr. Bayeh Mulatu Aregay, Entomologist and IPM Expert, FAO Representation to Ethiopia
Push-pull: Sustainable, climate-resilient, and regenerative IPM innovation for crop and livestock production in Africa (online), Dr. Jimmy Pittchar, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya
Plant Protection Research on Key Economic Pests in Ethiopia: Experience from the National Agricultural Research System, Dr. Mohammed Yesuf Mohammed, Ethiopian Institute of Agriculture Research (EIAR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The future of plant protection - old concepts and new approaches for sustainable and resilient crop production, Prof. Dr. Ralf Vögele, Institute of Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim
