Kampala, Uganda
Forest Cottages Hotel and Sendusu Research Station
27 – 29 March 2018
DAY 1: Tuesday 27 March
| Time | Topic | Responsible |
| Morning | Chair: Rony Swennen Rapporteur: Laura Cortada | |
| 8.30 – 9.00 | Registration | Solomy |
| 9.00-9.10 | Introductions and welcome | Danny Coyne, Henry Wainwright |
| 9.10-9.25 | Banana in Uganda | Jerome Kubiriba, National Programme (NARO) |
| 9.25-9.40 | Banana breeding & agronomy at NARO | Robooni Tumuhimbise, National Programme (NARO) |
| 9.40-10.00 | Banana & Enset in Ethiopia | Ethiopia team |
| 10.00-10.30 | Coffee break | |
| Mid-morning | Chair: Dan Bebber Rapporteur: Manoj Kaushal | |
| 10.30 -10.40 | Banana-based systems in eastern Africa | Rony Swennen |
| 10.40-10.50 | Banana systems in Angola | Aderito Pais da Cunha |
| 10.50-11.10 | Discussion | |
| 11.10-12.00 | MUSA2020 updates from each group | All |
| 11.30-13.00 | MUSA2020 project discussions | Aurelio Ciancio |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | Forest Cottages |
| 14.00-17.00 | Transport to visit of banana farms | James Kisaakye |
| 18.30-20.00 | Welcome Cocktail | Forest Cottages |
DAY 2: Wednesday 28 March
| Time | Topic | Responsible |
| Morning | Chair: Luis Pocasangre Rapporteur: Solomy | |
| 8.30 – 8.40 | Day 1 recap | Rosa Manzanilla |
| 8.40-9.00 | Commercial bio-product implementation in Uganda: prospects and obstacles | RealIPM, Uganda |
| 9.00-9.20 | Commercial TC banana production in Uganda | Erostus Nsubuga, AGT |
| 9.20-9.40 | Seedling nursery supply systems | VEDCO, Uganda |
| 9.40-10.00 | Phytosanitary and policy issues | Herbert Talwana, Makerere Univ |
| 10.00-10.30 | Coffee break | |
| Mid-morning | Chair: David Studholme Rapporteur: James Kisaakye | |
| 10.30-10.50 | The Past, Present and Future of Biocontrol in Africa | Henry Wainwright |
| 10.50-11.10 | Meta-analyses of banana pest and pathogen biocontrol studies | Dan Bebber, |
| 11.10-13.00 | General discussion & MUSA2020 project discussions | Aurelio Ciancio |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | Forest Cottages |
| 14.00-17.00 | Transport to commercial Tissue Culture lab then hotel | James Kisaakye |
| 19.00- | Dinner |
DAY 3: Thursday 29 March
| Time | Topic | Responsible |
| Morning | ||
| 8.30 – | Day 2 recap and day 3 instructions | Rosa Manzanilla & Danny |
| Visit IITA banana station and NARO research Station | James Kisaakye | |
| 12.00 | Lunch, NaCRRI restaurant | Joseph Kisitu |
