Partner Activity Report NARL Activities & Achievements in Period 2 (2019) Cotonou, Benin, 2019 Kephas NOWAKUNDA, National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), Kampala, Uganda Kenneth AKANKWASA, NARL, Kampala, Uganda Elizabeth KHAKASA, NARL, Kampala, Uganda This report has been written in the framework of RTBfoods project. To be cited as: Kephas NOWAKUNDA, Kenneth AKANKWASA, Elizabeth KHAKASA, (2019). NARL Activities & Achievements in Period 2 (2019). Kampala, Uganda: RTBfoods Project Report, 19 p. Ethics: The activities, which led to the production of this manual, were assessed and approved by the CIRAD Ethics Committee (H2020 ethics self-assessment procedure). When relevant, samples were prepared according to good hygiene and manufacturing practices. When external participants were involved in an activity, they were priorly informed about the objective of the activity and explained that their participation was entirely voluntary, that they could stop the interview at any point and that their responses would be anonymous and securely stored by the research team for research purposes. Written consent (signature) was systematically sought from sensory panelists and from consumers participating in activities. Acknowledgments: This work was supported by the RTBfoods project https://rtbfoods.cirad.fr, through a grant OPP1178942: Breeding RTB products for end user preferences (RTBfoods), to the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Montpellier, France, by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Image cover page © LAJOUS P. for RTBfoods. Page 2 of 19 CONTENTS Table of Contents Product Profile (Country) Involvement ............................................................................................. 4 UAC-FSA Summary Narrative ......................................................................................................... 4 NARL Staff ...................................................................................................................................... 6 1 NARL Activities & Achievements on Matooke (Uganda) ........................................................... 8 1.1 WP1 – Matooke (Uganda) ................................................................................................ 8 1.2 WP2 – Matooke (Uganda) .............................................................................................. 10 1.3 WP3 – Matooke (Uganda) .............................................................................................. 11 1.4 WP5 – Matooke (Uganda) .............................................................................................. 12 1.5 Interactions with other Institutes working on Matooke (Results & Protocols Shared, Staff, Equipment) ................................................................................................................................ 12 2 NARL Activities & Achievements on Boiled Cassava (Uganda) .............................................. 13 2.1 WP2 – Boiled Cassava (Uganda) ................................................................................... 13 2.2 Interactions with other Institutes working on Boiled Cassava (Results & Protocols Shared, Staff, Equipment) ....................................................................................................................... 13 3 NARL Activities & Achievements on Boiled Sweetpotato (Uganda) ........................................ 14 3.1 WP2 – Boiled Sweetpotato (Uganda) .............................................................................. 14 3.2 Interactions with other Institutes working on Boiled Sweetpotato (Results & Protocols Shared, Staff, Equipment) ......................................................................................................... 14 4 NARL cross-WP interactions .................................................................................................. 15 5 Data Management at NARL ................................................................................................... 15 6 Ethical Clearance ................................................................................................................... 16 7 NARL Travels: Participation to RTBfoods meetings & International Events on RTBfoods budget 16 8 NARL Capital Equipment or Investment (co-investments) ...................................................... 16 9 NARL Other Sources of Support for RTBfoods activities ........................................................ 17 10 NARL Publications ................................................................................................................. 17 11 Gaps & Challenges faced at NARL ........................................................................................ 17 12 NARL Perspective Work Plan & Internal organization for Period 3 ......................................... 17 Page 3 of 19 Staff commitment, Activities performed & Perspectives Main Author(s) (NAME First Name, Institution, Country): NOWAKUNDA, Kephas, NARL, Uganda AKANKWASA Kenneth, NARL, Uganda KHAKASA Elizabeth, NARL, Uganda Collaborator(s): MARIMO Priscila, Bioversity International, Uganda MATOVU Moses, NARL, Uganda NUWAMANYA Ephraim, NaCCRI, Uganda BUGAUD Christophe, Cirad, France FLIEDEL Genevieve, Cirad, France RICCI Julien, Cirad, France FORESTIER-CHIRON Nelly, Cirad, France Focal Point (NAME First name, email, Skype ID, Country): NOWAKUNDA Kephas, [email protected], Kephas.nowakunda, Uganda PRODUCT PROFILE (COUNTRY) INVOLVEMENT Partner Product (Country) – Main PP in bold Institute NARL 1- Matooke (Uganda) with Bioversity, IITA & NaCRRI 2- Boiled Cassava (Uganda) with NaCRRI 3-Boiled Sweetpotato (Uganda) with CIP, NaCRRI & JHI (4-Boiled Potato (Uganda) with CIP, NaCRRI & JHI) UAC-FSA SUMMARY NARRATIVE Tell us the story of your Institute in Period 2 focusing on main Activities & Achievements (Dec. 2018 to Dec 2019) by Product Profile (± 10 lines each). (NB: This section will be copied & pasted as is in the body of the RTBfoods Annual Report for Period 2). During period 2, NARL prioritized WP1 activities, due to their importance in informing and guiding other Work packages. The activities included cleaning and analysis of data for activity 3 (Gendered product mapping) that had been collected during period 1. A report for this activity is being finalized. With supporting missions from CIRAD, three remaining activities under WP1 were initiated. They are a market study, matooke processing demonstrations and consumer testing studies to gain insights into the products uses, preference of quality characteristics and preferred attributes by different demand segments in urban and rural settings. Processing demonstrations were completed and data processing is on-going. The remaining part of the market and consumer studies will be completed by end of December, 2019. Page 4 of 19 Under WP2, NARL coordinated the recruitment and training of a laboratory panel. The training was supported by CIRAD and CIP/North Carolina University. The panel is currently being used to generate sensory profiles of matooke, cassava, sweet potatoes and potatoes. Also, protocol for preparing, cooking, texture and sensory analysis for matooke was standardized and is currently under review. Following the protocol, sensory profiles of 29 banana genotypes, together with their texture have been generated. During the same period 2, NARL staff, Moses Matovu and Sarah Kisaakye participated in a NIRS training to be conducted by CIRAD team in August, 2019. NARL also collaborates with NaCRRI and IITA to develop NIRS calibrations for matooke bananas. During period 2, we collected 184 spectra in duplicate, using the DS2500 NIRS equipment. Matooke (Uganda): Sensory protocol, sensory profiling, A sensory analysis protocol for matooke was standardized. Also, sensory profiling of matooke, for 29 genotypes (ranging from very good, good, medium, bad, very bad) has been conducted using the protocol. Data analysis will be done during December, 2019 and January, 2020 Boiled Cassava (Uganda): A sensory analysis protocol for cassava was standardized and sensory profiling for 32 genotypes (ranging from very good, good, medium, bad, very bad) has been completed. Data analysis and reporting will be done during December, 2019 and January, 2020. Boiled Sweet potato (Uganda): Lexon for sweet potatoes and potatoes have been generated. Standardization of the cooking and sensory analysis protocol will be done during the first half of period 3. Page 5 of 19 NARL STAFF Should be aligned with Financial Reporting (cf Excel Spreadsheet ‘3a) PERSONNEL COSTS’). NAME First Name Country of Permanent, Student WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 Matooke Boiled Boiled Residence OR Contractual (Uganda) Cassava Sweetpotato (Uganda) (Uganda Moureen Asasira Uganda Student ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ Kenneth Uganda Permanent ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ Akankwasa Kephas Uganda Permanent ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ Nowakunda Sarah Kisakye Uganda Permanent ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ Tuhirirwe Loyce Uganda Contractual ☑ *Mariam Nakito Uganda Contractual ☑ ☑ Mary Namuddu Uganda Contractual ☑ ☑ Edgar Tinyiro Uganda Permanent ☑ ☑ ☑ ☑ Page 6 of 19 List of Students involved in RTBfoods activities in Period 2 (including Student exchange): NAME First Name Master Subject Title WP University of Fellowship Fellowship Involvement in Tutor(s) in (+ Institute if not from Student affiliation Starting Ending Complementary RTBfoods NARL) or PhD Date date Projects project or (ex: NextGen, Africa Post- Yam, BBB, Sweet Doc GAINS, CRP RTB) Moureen Asasira Msc Consumer preference