CURRICULUM VITAE. Dr. FRANCISCA FRANCIS. KATAGIRA

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Sex: Marital Status: Nationality: Dr. FRANCISCA FRANCIS. KATAGIRA Female Married Tanzanian Contact Address: Francisca Francis Katagira P.O. Box 2291 DAR ES SALAAM Mobile: SHORT SUMMARY I am a professional agricultural scientist and have worked with the Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives for more than thirty (30) years under different capacities in the field of pest management and environment conservation. Since 1989, I was incharge of pesticides management in Agriculture, also member of the National Chemicals Technical committee and member of Pesticides Approval and Registration committee. I participated in the negotiations of the Multilateral Environment Agreements and also took part in developing of the legal framework for their adoption/implementation in Tanzania. I participated in development and implementation of SAICM in Tanzania and in East African countries. I was the Assistant Director Plant Health Services (Plant Protection) and retired in I am currently a freelance consultant and Director of Agricultural Consultancy and Solutions Company Limited. I am also Secretary of the Science Technology and Innovations for Women in Tanzania (STI4WT) an association whose major function is to promote Science Technology and Mathematics (STEM) education. I am also a member of AGENDA for Environment an NGO dealing with environment conservation. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: B. Sc. Agriculture (Crop Science) University of Dar es Salaam, Faculty of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania M. Sc. Aplied Plant Sciences (Pathology), University of London, Wye College, UK PhD - Factors that affect establishment of Neochetina weevils for control of water hyacinth (Eichhornea crassipes) in the Lake Victoria Basin in Tanzania. Makerere University, Uganda 1

2 OTHER COURSES/SEMINARS ATTENDED 1980 Attended rural extension course at the Agricultural International Center- Wageningen in Netherlands Was awarded Certificate in Rural Extension March-April Attended a short course on Pesticides Safe Use at Tokyo International Center in Japan. Was awarded Certificate in Pesticides Safe Use May July Attended a short course on Project Management at the Dutsche Foundation international center in Berlin- Germany. Was awarded Certificate in Project Management Attended a short course in Safe Use of Pesticides Training of Trainers that was conducted by the International Group of Associations of manufactures of Agrochemical Products (GIFAP) in collaboration with the Plant Protection Improvement Programme (a regional programme including Zambia, Botswana, Malawi and Tanzania) and the Agrochemical Association of Tanzania Attended a short course in Participatory Project Management conducted by NETWAS International Attended a one-week course on Chemical Waste Management that was conducted at the Tropical Pesticides Research Institute(TPRI)- Arusha, Tanzania by an expert from FAO- Rome Attended a two weeks course on Environmental Assessment and Management in Rural Development conducted at Wye College University of London (UK) Attended short course on control of Tropical Weeds at Queensland University Australia Attended short course on Ecotoxicology was conducted TPRI- Arusha by experts from the Natural Resources Institute (NRI)- UK 2

3 2011 July / August Attended short course on Organization Development and Change Management at Mananga Swaziland. WORK EXPERIENCE 2012 todate 2015 Free lance consultant and have carried out a number of assignments including: - Training on Residual spraying and fogging of ULV and EC Insecticides formulations in warehouses for M/S Bajuta International Company Ltd - Training of staff on fumigation of parchment coffee for M/S Karagwe Estates Company Ltd - Fumigation of maize and beans in warehouse for M/S Bajuta International Company Ltd. This is done twice a year - Expert/consultant on 100 acre coffee farm(western Coffee company (T) Ltd being established in Karagwe district/kagera region, Tanzania - Management of Public health pests in 20 Boarding schoolsdone twice a year Designated National Authority (Pesticides)for the Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (2012) Regional (Africa) Expert/ consultant for Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. The consultancy is funded by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme. In 2008 was engaged for one week in Uganda, in 2009 in Botswana, in December 2011 in Mozambique and in December 2012 in South Africa (Pretoria) to members from Zambia, Swaziland, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Eritrea 3

4 January Assistant Director Plant Health Services Responsible for all Plant Protection activities 1999 to 2008: Incharge of national plant protection activities and enforcement of the Plant Protection Act Incharge/ Coordinator Water Hyacinth control and Integrated soil and Water Conservation in the Lake Victoria basin under the Lake Victoria Environment Management Project financed by the World Bank Incharge of plant invasive species and their management in Tanzania Incharge of pesticides management in the agricultural sector Designated National Authority (Pesticides)-Rotterdam Convention Responsible for environment issues in relation to pesticide use 1984 to 1998: Co-ordinator of field activities for control of migratory pests including Armyworms (Spodoptera exempta, Quelea grain eating birds (Quelea quelea), red locusts ( Nomadacris septemfaciata) in Arusha, Manyara, Singida, Dodoma, Morogoro, Iringa, Mbeya, Lindi, Mtwara, Shinyanga, Mwanza, Mara, Rukwa and Tanga. National coordinator- Banana weevil control project in Kagera financed by EEC(EU) Incharge of pesticide management in the Agricultural sector National Coordinator of Integrated Pest Management Project a GTZ funded project. This was initiated in the Western Cotton Growing Zone (WCGZ) of Tanzania where a lot of pesticides were being used on cotton 4

5 1978: Section Manager at Kilombero Sugar Estate in Morogoro region. Was incharge of 350 acres of surgarcane plantation with 10 officers and 50 plantation workers Duties: Preparation of work plan and budgets Responsible for sugarcane production planting in the section including planting new cane, and harvesting Weed and disease control in the section Irrigation during the dry season Monitoring of sugar content in sugar cane during their growth period Research on pest management 1979 Conducted a countrywide survey of Bean (Phaseolus sp.) diseases in Tanzania in collaboration with International Centre of Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia.. RESEARCH CONDUCTED Diseases of sunflowers in Tanzania (1976/7) Bean resistance (hypersensitivity) to Pseudomonas phaseolica (1982/3) Occurrence of smut disease in sugar cane (1977/8) Susceptibility of Spodoptera exempta to low dosages of Diazinon 60% EC (1991 Effects of water hyacinth weevils (Neochetina eichhornia, N. bruchi (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) in the management of water hyacinth in Tanzania (2000) Effect of Silt to the establishment and Performance of Neochetina weevils on Water hyacinth ( ) Effect of Nitrogen & Phosphorus on Water hyacinth biomass and performance of Neochetina weevils on Water hyacinth ( ) Critical levels of Nitrogen for the growth of water hyacinth(2004). 5

6 Efficacy assessment of Bamethrin 2.5% EC against American bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera Hübner ) on cotton in the Lake Zone of Tanzania( ). Evaluation of Bamethrin 0.5% ULV against American bollworm ( Helicoverpa armigera Hübner ) on cotton in the Lake Zone of Tanzania ( ) Establishment of Neochetina weevils in rivers Kagera, Mara, Pangani and Sigi in Tanzania for control of water hyacinth ( ) Impact of interspecific competition by compatriot aquatic weeds on water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Martius) Solms growth and development in the Kagera river ( ) Memberships in Learned Societies Member of Entomological Society of Tanzania. Member of Tanzania Association for Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment (TAWLAE). Member of Tanzania Chemicals Association in Tanzania Member of Women in Science, Technology and Innovation in Tanzania (STI4WT) 2009 to date (2014): Member 6

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