Dr. J.P.Kanahe Kagorora

Senior Lecturer and Dean, School of Agricultural Sciences
Mountains of the Moon University
P. O Box 837, Fort Portal
Office: +256 483 425766
Mobile: +256 772 499582
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Academic History
PhD., University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom 1993
BSc, Agric (Hons) Makerere University, Uganda 1976

Expertise
Plant Pathology, Crop protection, General Agriculture ,and Agro forestry

Professional Activities
Dr. Kanahe Kagorora is a Senior Lecturer and Dean, School of Agricultural Sciences and his responsibilities at Mountains of the Moon University are 20% research,20% administration and 60% teaching.

He teaches Plant Pathology and Microbiology but contributes to other courses in the school. His research program concentrates in the area of Plant diseases with a focus on fruits and vegetables with a firm reliance of integrated disease control methods.

Dr. Kagorora has conducted research on diseases of a number of crops, including citrus, Passion fruit, Tomatoes, pineapples and mycotoxins of stored maize, cassava and sweet potatoes.

Before joining MMU he worked both as a Dissemination Specialist and Project Manager with the World Agro forestry Centre (ICRAF), Research Officer with the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) Uganda, Phytosanitary Officer, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)Uganda and as an Agricultural Officer, Agricultural extension (MAAIF) Uganda

Consultancies Undertaken

Training consultant on Pineapple wilt disease to community coaches for pineapple growers under the multi- stakeholders platform in the Rwenzori Region organized by SNV Contractor: Private Sector Development and Consultancy Center (PRICON) Fort Portal, February 2010
Consultant Agronomist on a team by the Ssemwanga Centre P.O. Box 26416 Kampala on Development of viable value chains for the promotion of Citrus marketing and increased earnings to rural farmers in Uganda Contractor: The National Planning Authority, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MFEP), July 2007
Natural Resource Management Consultant on a team by the Household Agricultural Support Program, Ministry of Local Government to make a Video on Community participation in improved land management in Bundibugyo district. Contractor: The World Agroforestry Centre, P.O. Box 26416 Kampala May, 2005
Consultant Agronomist on a team by the Ssemwanga Centre P.O. Box 40257 Kampala to Assess market potential for selected tree fruits in Uganda. Contractor: FORRI-ICRAF Agroforestry Research and Development Program. March 2003
Agroforestry Consultant for the re-aforestation of Naminya Resettlement Village Jinja Contractor: AES Nile Power Jinja, P.O. Box 24401 Kampala September 2002

Publications

Nagawa, F., Kagorora, K., Boffa, J.M., Owuor, C., Bwengye,E and Rusoke,C. (2004) Partnership building and stakeholder participation in soil erosion management. A case study of Kasitu subcounty in Bundibugyo district, Mt. Rwenzori region Uganda. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.9 No.1. 2004 Pg. 199-203

Kagorora, J.P.K., Siriri D and SekatubaJ.(2003).Farmer assessment of selected shrub species for improved fallow technology in Mukono district. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol.8 No10

Kagorora, J.P., Opolot,I.V., Balitta, P.and Kugonza, J.(2002). Farmers’ assessment of improved fallow shrub species in Mukono District. Agroforestry Trends Vol.3 No.3 Pg.13-14

Kagorora J.P.K., and Opolot, V.I (2001). Eds. Building partnerships in Agroforestry Research and Development. Proceedings of a workshop held at Kifu, Mukono Uganda 16 to 17 July , 2001.

Kagorora, J.P.K.,(2000). Working with communities for Agroforestry to work

Agroforestry Trends Vol. 2 No.2

Kagorora, J.P.K., Ssekyewa, C. and Otim, A. (2000). An evaluation of some fungicides in the management of fruit and leaf spot (Phaeoramularia angolesis) of citrus. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 5, No. 2.

Papers Presented

Kagorora J.P.K., (2004) Enhanced natural resource management for improved livelihoods in the Rwenzori foothills, Uganda. Paper presented at the World Wide Fund for the conservation of nature (WWF) workshop held16-17 November 2004 at Kasese, Uganda

Kagorora J.P.K., (2003) Preliminary assessment of the performance of improved tropical fruit trees introduced on farm in Mukono district, Uganda. A paper presented at the National Tree Fruits workshop19-21February, 2003 held at Hotel Africana, Kampala Uganda

Kagorora J.P.K., (2001) Farmers’ assessment of improved fallow shrub species in Mukono District. In: Proceedings of the National Agricultural Research organization (NARO) conference 4-7 December, 2001 held at the International conference centre, Kampala, Uganda