GREAT brings together experts from a wide array of disciplinary backgrounds and professional experience. Having such a rich diversity of knowledge, skills and experiences together on one team allows us to offer GREAT course participants a truly unique training, and provide top-notch mentoring and support during the field research portion of the GREAT program.
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Trainers
![Dashed line in GREAT colors](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GREAT_HEADER_Stripe_TEAM-1.png)
![Margaret Mangheni Margaret Najjingo Mangheni](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Margaret-Najjingo-Mangheni-e1674834660887.jpg)
Margaret Mangheni
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Hale Ann Tufan Hale Ann Tufan](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hale-Tufan.jpg)
Hale Ann Tufan
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Josephine Ahikire Josephine Ahikire](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Josephine-Ahikire_500x500.jpg)
Josephine Ahikire
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding
![Jacqueline Ashby Jacqueline Ashby](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jacqueline-Ashby-210x300.jpg)
Jacqueline Ashby
Courses: Plant Breeding and Seed Systems for South Asia
![Elizabeth Asiimwe Elizabeth-Asiimwe](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Elizabeth-Asiimwe.jpg)
Elizabeth Asiimwe
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Grace Bantebya Grace Bantebya](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ProfessorGraceBantebya.jpeg)
Grace Bantebya
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Florence Birungi Kyazze florence birungi](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/florence-birungi-225x300.jpg)
Florence Birungi Kyazze
Courses: Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Jenipher Bisikwa Jenipher Bisikwa](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jenipher-Bisikwa-240x300.png)
Jenipher Bisikwa
Courses: Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Eileen Bogweh Nchanji Eileen Bogweh Nchanji](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Eileen-Bogweh-Nchanji_sq-300x300.png)
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Courses: Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Brenda Boonabaana brenda boonabaana](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/brenda_boonabaana.png)
Brenda Boonabaana
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Cheryl Doss Cheryl Doss](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Cheryl-Doss_500x500.jpg)
Cheryl Doss
Courses: Cereal Grains
![Lora Forsythe Laura Forsythe](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Laura-Forsythe_sq-300x300.png)
Lora Forsythe
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana
![Elisabeth Garner Elisabeth Garner](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Elisabeth-Garner.jpg)
Elisabeth Garner
Courses: Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Rosemary Isoto Rosemary Isoto](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Rosemary-Isoto-252x300.png)
Rosemary Isoto
Courses: Plant Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Devon Jenkins Devon Jenkins](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Devon-Jenkins_square.jpg)
Devon Jenkins
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding
![Enid Katungi Enid Katungi](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Enid-Katungi-298x300.png)
Enid Katungi
Courses: Plant Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Godfrey Kayobyo Godfrey Kayobyo](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Godfrey-small.png)
Godfrey Kayobyo
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding
![Peter Kulakow Peter Kulakow](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Peter-Kulakow_square.jpg)
Peter Kulakow
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana
![Miriam Kyotalimye Miriam](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Miriam.png)
Miriam Kyotalimye
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes
![Lori Leonard Lori Leonard](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lori-Leonard_square.jpg)
Lori Leonard
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains
![Christine Leuenberger Christine Leuenberger](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Christine-Leuenberger.jpeg)
Christine Leuenberger
Courses: Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding
![Lawrence Lubyayi Lawrence Lubyayi](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lawrence-Lubyayi-274x300.png)
Lawrence Lubyayi
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding
![Hazel Malapit Hazel Malapit](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Hazel-Malapit-225x300.jpg)
Hazel Malapit
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana
![Hillary Mara Hilary Mara](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Hilary-Mara-300x300.jpg)
Hillary Mara
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana
![Richard Miiro Richard Mirro](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Richard-Mirro-300x300.jpeg)
Richard Miiro
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Peace Musiimenta Peace Musiimenta](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/peace.jpg)
Peace Musiimenta
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Amon Mwiine Amon Mwiine](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Amon-Mwiine-e1674834572170.png)
Amon Mwiine
Courses: Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Tabitha Nafula Tabitha Nafula](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tabitha-Nafula-269x300.png)
Tabitha Nafula
Courses: Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa
![Maria Nassuna-Musoke Maria Nassuna-Musoke](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mnassuna-Musoke-300x300.jpg)
Maria Nassuna-Musoke
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia
![Lilian Nkengla Lilian Nkengla](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Lilian-Nkengla-223x300.png)
Lilian Nkengla
Courses: Cereal Grains; Legumes
![Tonny Obua Tonny Obua](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tonny-Obua.png)
Tonny Obua
Courses: Plant Breeding
![Thomas Odong thomas.odong](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/thomas.odong_.png)
Thomas Odong
Courses: Legumes
![Collin Ogara Collin Ogara](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Collin-Ogara-225x300.jpg)
Collin Ogara
Courses: Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding
![Kalule Okello David David Kalule](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/David-Kalule_sq-300x300.png)
Kalule Okello David
Courses: Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding
![Elizabeth Parkes Elizabeth Parkes](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Elizabeth-Parkes-290x300.png)
Elizabeth Parkes
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains
![Jaron Porciello Jaron Porciello](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Jaron-Porciello.jpg)
Jaron Porciello
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains
![Anne Rietveld Anne Rietveld](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Anne-Rietveld_sq-240x300.jpg)
Anne Rietveld
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana
![Deborah Rubin Deborah Rubin](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Deborah-Rubin-web.jpg)
Deborah Rubin
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana
![Losira Sanya Nasirumbi Losira Sanya Nasirumbi](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Dr-Losira-Nasirumbi-Sanya-e1674835114104.jpg)
Losira Sanya Nasirumbi
Courses: Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems for South Asia
![Margaret Smith Margaret Smith](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Margaret-Smith_500x500.jpg)
Margaret Smith
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding
![Eva Weltzien Eva Weltzien](https://www.greatagriculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Eva-Weltzien.png)
Eva Weltzien
Courses: Roots, Tubers, and Banana; Cereal Grains; Legumes; Plant Breeding; IRRI East Africa; Crop Breeding; Plant Breeding and Seed Systems in South Asia