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Robert Fungo

Membership Status:
Full Member

Home Country:
Uganda

Institution:
Makerere University

Current Address:
Department of Food Science & Technology,
Makerere University
P.O.Box 7062
Kampala, Uganda

Phone:
+256 77 466911
+256 75 531242

Fax:
+256 41 531 641

E-mail:
rfungom@agric.mak.ac.ug / rfungom@yahoo.com

Education
Msc Food Science and Technology (Pursing)
BSc. Food Science & Technology,
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education,
Uganda Certificate of Education,
Certificate of Training in Dietetics and Small Garden systems to support Medical Interventions for Families Impacted by HIV/AIDS

Honors, Recognitions & membership
Won a small Research Grant, entitled Optimization of Banana Ripening conditions for Juice Extraction to be funded by NORAD. 2005-2006
Member Uganda Action for Nutrition (UGAN)

Experience
Currently, Assistant Administrator with the African Crop science Journal, Faculty of Agriculture. Responsibilities: In charge of Secretariat Duties, Back up data & maintenance, Compiling, sorting and verifying whether minimum standards for publishing are met by the incoming scripts, Maintaining local & International Communications and Preparing reports

September 2003 to date , Research Assistant at Department of Food Science and Technology. Responsibilities: In charge of Literature and data Compilation, report write up and Financial accountability, engaging in research carried out at the department, teaching undergraduate students, co-ordinating students’ industrial training and any other duties as decided by the Head of Department from time to time.

January 2003 to September 2003 , Production Assistant with Assubira Orchards Job responsibilities: Development of mango products (jam, juice and pickles), supervision of production and Quality Control.

July-September 2001 Laboratory Assistant Uganda Government Chemist and Analytical Laboratory Job Responsibilities: Routine sampling and analysis of samples of, on-line products, finished products, water, ice, working surfaces, packaging materials and personnel.

Workshops and Seminars attended

Inaugural National Nutrition Congress (INNC) held from 21 st- 23 rd February 2005, Nairobi Kenya

Bakers and Millers workshop organized by Makerere University in conjunction with Office of the president held in Kampala 24 th July 2004

INIBAP workshop on Banana Marketing in East, Central and Southern Africa held in Kampala 2004

Launching of the Improvement of Banana Marketing and Utilization in Uganda (IBMU) Project Mukono 29 th September 2003

 

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