Africa Programs

The Minor Use Foundation works with partners across the continent to provide technical assistance, training, and capacity-building to address specialty crop grower needs and priorities.

Active Projects

Country	Commodity	Pest
Kenya	Passionfruit	Scale/Mealy bug
Uganda	Passionfruit	Scale/Mealy bug
Uganda	Coffee	Coffee Borer Beetle

Project Locations

Project Photos

Africa Fruit and Nut Priorities

Priority	Commodity	Pest	Countries Expressing Interest
1	Mango	Fruit fly	Burkina Faso, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Sengal
2	Papaya	Mealybugs	Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, Uganda
3	Banana	Fusarium tropical race 4	Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda
4	Avocado	Anthracnose	Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya
5	Mango	Anthracnose	Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda
6	Avocado	Phytopthora	Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya
7	Passionfruit	Anthracnose	Ghana, Uganda
8	Guava	Fruit fly	Kenya

Africa Agronomic, Vegetable and Herb Priorities

Priority	Commodity	Pest	Countries Expressing Interest
1	Eggplant	Fruit borer	Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Sierra Leone
2	Tomato	Leaf miner	Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
3	Okra	Powdery mildew	Uganda
4	Beans	Aphids	Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda
5	Beans, dry	Anthracnose	Tanzania, Uganda
6	Okra	Whiteflies	Ghana
7	Eggplant	Powdery mildew	Ghana, Uganda
8	Garlic	Sclerotium	Ethiopia
9	Basil	Thrips	Kenya

Africa Partners

Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development (COLEAD)

COLEAD is a network of companies, professional organizations and experts committed to inclusive and sustainable agriculture. As a non-profit private sector organization, our mission is to facilitate and implement action to increase the contribution of the agricultural sector to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)

KEPHIS is the government parastatal whose responsibility is to assure the quality of agricultural inputs and produce to prevent adverse impact on the economy, the environment and human health. KEPHIS mission is to provide a science-based regulatory service by assuring plant health, quality of agricultural inputs and produce for food security, globally competitive agriculture, and sustainable development.