OVERVIEW
Our work bridges critical nodes of the plant health value chain to meet our vision: "disease-free crops for food and income security for all in Africa".
WAVE RESEARCH's strength lies in its experienced African researchers whose indigenous/homegrown knowledge and shared passion to contribute to national development, drives to collaboratively evolve functional national and regional plant health systems. In our molecular biology, tissue culture and symbiotic micro-organism laboratories, WAVE identifies, maps and tracks plant diseases that limit agricultural productivity and threaten food security in Africa.
CORE CAPABILITIES
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Fully equiped laboratories
WAVE RESEARCH has a network of 17 laboratories with cutting-edge equipment in 10 Central and West Africa countries including: Molecular Virology Laboratory Plant Tissue Culture and Propagation Laboratory Nanopore sequencing services (sample preparation, library construction, sequencing and data delivery) Valorization of Symbiotic Microorganisms Laboratory Service Provision Laboratory (available to government agencies, the private sector, scientists and students in the region)
Fully equiped laboratories
WAVE RESEARCH has a network of 17 laboratories with cutting-edge equipment in 10 Central and West Africa countries including: Molecular Virology Laboratory Plant Tissue Culture and Propagation Laboratory Nanopore sequencing services (sample preparation, library construction, sequencing and data delivery) Valorization of Symbiotic Microorganisms Laboratory Service Provision Laboratory (available to government agencies, the private sector, scientists and students in the region)
Digital data collections tools
Trained field personnel Experienced data/IT support team Experienced disease modeling team
Digital data collections tools
Trained field personnel Experienced data/IT support team Experienced disease modeling team
Advocacy
Harnessing genomic data to power advanced diagnostic platforms and biological innovations.
Advocacy
Harnessing genomic data to power advanced diagnostic platforms and biological innovations.
Capacity Building
Experience in setting up diagnostic laboratories Experience in setting up demonstration plots as innovation hubs Farmers/seed multipliers training Extension officers training Policy makers training
Capacity Building
Experience in setting up diagnostic laboratories Experience in setting up demonstration plots as innovation hubs Farmers/seed multipliers training Extension officers training Policy makers training
Disease modeling
With our national response plans against cassava viral diseases co-developed by WAVE RESEARCH and adopted in 10 of the WAVE RESEARCH network countries, our governments are better prepared for rapid and appropriate responses to contain the spread of these pathogens.
Disease modeling
With our national response plans against cassava viral diseases co-developed by WAVE RESEARCH and adopted in 10 of the WAVE RESEARCH network countries, our governments are better prepared for rapid and appropriate responses to contain the spread of these pathogens.
SERVICES
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"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
JOHN F. KENNEDY
PARTICIPATORY SURVEILLANCE
We believe that effective disease management starts at the grassroots. Our participatory surveillance program empowers local farmers and extension workers to become the first line of defense against agricultural threats.
PLANT DISEASE PROTOCOL
Observation
Farmers identify and document symptoms, discolorations or deficiencies in crop leaves or roots.
Sampling
Trained agents collect physical plant samples from the field using basic sample techniques.
Diagnostics
Rigorous labs perform advanced PCR and genomic sequencing to identify the exact pathogen.
Response
Rapid deployment of containment guidelines and distribution of clean, virus-free seeds.
FORECASTING & EARLY WARNING
85%
Prediction Accuracy
24/7
Active Monitoring
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