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Currently editing on:  

    PROTA 16:       Fibres
    PROTA   7(2):  Timbers 2
    PROTA 11(2):  Medicinal plants 2

We are still looking for authors for the following species:

Species Family Commodity Group
Antrocaryon klaineanum Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Antrocaryon micraster Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Trichoscypha arborea Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Antrocaryon klaineanum Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Antrocaryon micraster Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Trichoscypha arborea Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Anopyxis klaineana Anisophylleaceae Timbers 2
Poga oleosa Anisophylleaceae Timbers 2
Annickia chlorantha
(Enantia chlorantha)		 Annonaceae Timbers 2
Annickia polycarpa
(Enantia polycarpa)		 Annonaceae Timbers 2
Hexalobus crispiflorus Annonaceae Timbers 2
Pachypodanthium staudtii Annonaceae Timbers 2
Polyalthia suaveolens
(Greenwayodendron oliveri)		 Annonaceae Timbers 2
Xylopia quintasii Annonaceae Timbers 2
Ilex mitis Aquifoliaceae Timbers 2
Raphia farinifera Arecaceae (Palmae) Fibres
Raphia palma-pinus Arecaceae (Palmae) Fibres
Raphia sudanica Arecaceae (Palmae) Fibres
Raphia vinifera Arecaceae (Palmae) Fibres
Pentopetia androsaemifolia Asclepiadaceae Medicinal plants 2
Cryptolepis oblongifolia
(Ectadiopsis oblongifolia)		 Asclepiadaceae (Periplocaceae) Fibres
Brachylaena huillensis Asteraceae Timbers 2
Brachylaena ramiflora Asteraceae Timbers 2
Markhamia lutea Bignoniaceae Timbers 2
Cordia millenii Boraginaceae Timbers 2
Cordia platythyrsa Boraginaceae Timbers 2
Afzelia africana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Afzelia bella Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Afzelia bipindensis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Afzelia pachyloba Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Afzelia quanzensis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Anthonotha macrophylla Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Aphanocalyx heitzii
(Monopetalanthus heitzii)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Baikiaea insignis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Berlinia bracteosa Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Berlinia confusa Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Berlinia grandiflora Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bikinia coriacea
(Monopetalanthus coriaceus)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bikinia durandii
(Monopetalanthus durandii)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bikinia le-testui
(Monopetalanthus le-testui)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bobgunnia fistuloides
(Swartzia fistuloides)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bobgunnia madagascariensis
(Swartzia madagascariensis)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Brachystegia cynometroides Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Brachystegia glaucescens Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Brachystegia laurentii Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Brachystegia leonensis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Brachystegia mildbraedii Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Burkea africana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bussea occidentalis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Colophospermum mopane Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Copaifera salikounda Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cordyla africana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cordyla madagascariensis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cryptosepalum staudtii Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cynometra alexandri Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cynometra ananta Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Daniellia oblonga Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Daniellia ogea Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Daniellia oliveri Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Daniellia thurifera Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Detarium senegalense Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Dialium aubrevillei Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Dialium pachyphyllum Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Didelotia idae Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Distemonanthus benthamianus Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Gilbertiodendron dewevrei
(Macrolobium dewevrei)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Gilbertiodendron limba
(Macrolobium limba)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Guibourtia arnoldiana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Guibourtia coleosperma Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Guibourtia ehie Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Intsia bijuga Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Isoberlinia doka Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Julbernardia pellegriniana
(Paraberlinia bifoliolata)		 Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Microberlinia brazzavillensis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Oxystigma oxyphyllum Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Scorodophloeus zenkeri Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Sindora klaineana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Tessmannia lescrauwaetii Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Tetraberlinia bifoliolata Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Tetraberlinia tubmaniana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Musanga cecropioides Cecropiaceae Timbers 2
Maranthes robusta Chrysobalanaceae Timbers 2
Parinari excelsa Chrysobalanaceae Timbers 2
Humbertia madagascariensis Convolvulaceae Timbers 2
Operculina turpethum Convolvulaceae Medicinal plants 2
Ctenolophon englerianus Ctenolophonaceae Timbers 2
Lepironia articulata Cyperaceae Fibres
Diopyros mespiliformis Ebenaceae Timbers 2
Diospyros abyssinica Ebenaceae Timbers 2
Diospyros crassiflora Ebenaceae Timbers 2
Diospyros ebenum Ebenaceae Timbers 2
Diospyros kamerunensis Ebenaceae Timbers 2
Diospyros sanza-minika Ebenaceae Timbers 2
Sloanea rhodantha Elaeocarpaceae Timbers 2
Erythroxylum mannii Erythroxylaceae Timbers 2
Androstachys johnsonii Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Bridelia grandis Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Bridelia micrantha Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Croton megalocarpus Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Drypetes gerrardii Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Macaranga capensis Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Margaritaria discoidea
(Phyllanthus discoideus)		 Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Oldfieldia africana Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Spirostachys africana Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Uapaca heudelotii Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Casearia battiscombei Flacourtiaceae Timbers 2
Homalium letestui Flacourtiaceae Timbers 2
Scottellia klaineana Flacourtiaceae Timbers 2
Hernandia voyronii Hernandiaceae Timbers 2
Loeseneriella africana Hippocrateaceae (Celastraceae) Fibres
Apodytes dimidiata Icacinaceae Timbers 2
Klainedoxa gabonensis Irvingiaceae Timbers 2
Foetidia clusioides Lecythidaceae Timbers 2
Petersianthus macrocarpus
(Combretodendron macrocarpum)		 Lecythidaceae Timbers 2
Nuxia floribunda Loganiaceae Timbers 2
Strychnos mitis Loganiaceae Timbers 2
Gossypium herbaceum Malvaceae Fibres
Thalia geniculata Marantaceae Fibres
Xymalos monospora Monimiaceae Timbers 2
Cephalosphaera usambarensis Myristicaceae Timbers 2
Coelocaryon preussii Myristicaceae Timbers 2
Scyphocephalium mannii Myristicaceae Timbers 2
Staudtia kamerunensis Myristicaceae Timbers 2
Rapanea melanophloeos Myrsinaceae Timbers 2
Lophira alata Ochnaceae Timbers 2
Testulea gabonensis Ochnaceae Timbers 2
Ongokea gore Olacaceae Timbers 2
Strombosia pustulata Olacaceae Timbers 2
Strombosia scheffleri Olacaceae Timbers 2
Olea capensis Oleaceae Timbers 2
Schrebera arborea Oleaceae Timbers 2
Anadelphia afzeliana Poaceae (Gramineae) Fibres
Phacelurus gabonensis Poaceae (Gramineae) Fibres
Phragmites vallatoria Poaceae (Gramineae) Fibres
Dilobeia thouarsii Proteaceae Timbers 2
Breonadia salicina
(Adina microcephala)		 Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Hallea ledermannii
(Mitragyna ciliata)		 Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Hallea stipulosa
(Mitragyna stipulosa)		 Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Nauclea diderrichii
(Sarcocephalus diderrichii)		 Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Pausinystalia johimbe Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Pausinystalia talbotii Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Blighia sapida Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Blighia unijugata Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Blighia welwitschii Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Ganophyllum giganteum
(Pseudospondias gigantea)		 Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Placodiscus pseudostipularis Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Zanha africana
(Dialiopsis africana)		 Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Leptolaena multiflora Sarcolaenaceae Timbers 2
Scytopetalum tieghemii Scytopetalaceae Timbers 2
Clappertonia polyandra Tiliaceae Fibres
Celtis adolfi-fridericii Ulmaceae Timbers 2
Celtis africana Ulmaceae Timbers 2
Celtis mildbraedii Ulmaceae Timbers 2
Celtis zenkeri Ulmaceae Timbers 2
Holoptelea grandis Ulmaceae Timbers 2
Boehmeria nivea Urticaceae Fibres
Erismadelphus exsul Vochysiaceae Timbers 2

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The following Commodity Groups have been published:

   PROTA 1: Cereals and pulses
   PROTA 2: Vegetables 
   PROTA 3: Dyes and tannins
   PROTA 7(1): Timbers 1
   PROTA 11(1): Medicinal plants 1
   PROTA 14: Vegetable oils


PROTA recommends… series and Pilot Projects

Stakeholders consultations held:

   PROTA 1: Cereals and pulses, from 31 October - 2 November 2006
   PROTA 2: Vegetables, from 21-23 February 2005
   PROTA 3: Dyes and tannins, from 3-5 April 2006
   PROTA 7(1): Timbers 1, from 25-27 November 2008
   PROTA 14: Vegetable oils, from 4-6 March 2008

PROTA recommends… series (PRS) published:

   PRS 1: Cereals and pulses
   PRS 2: Vegetables
   PRS 3: Dyes and tannins 
   PRS 14: Vegetable oils

Pilot Projects (PSPI) initiated:

PSPI 2: Vegetables
  1. Beyond sukuma wiki in Kenya - Rift Valley project
  2. Beyond sukuma wiki in Kenya - KARI-Thika / Maragua project
  3. Sweeter and bigger melons in Madagascar - CTHA project
  4. Off season vegetables in Burkina Faso - ADECUSS project
  5. Off season vegetables in Burkina Faso - TIN TUA project
  6. Growing organic vegetables in Ghana - GOAN project
PSPI 3: Dyes and tannins
  1. Promoting ‘Nato’, ‘Bongo’ and ‘Aika’ in Madagascar - AMG project
  2. Growing red sorghum for food bio-colorants in Benin - CERNA project

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