EPITAG is an Inria Associate team that is part of the LIRIMA (International Laboratory for Computer Sciences and Applied Mathematics). It was launched in 2017 between Inria team BIOCORE, now MACBES, and the Universities of Douala, Dschang & Yaoundé I, in collaboration with INRAE and Cirad. In 2022-2024, it was supported by the TSARA programme at INRAE and by the French Embassy in Cameroon.
EPITAG gathers French and Cameroonian researchers and students with a background in dynamical systems and control and an interest in crop diseases.
EPITAG gathers French and Cameroonian researchers and students with a background in dynamical systems and control and an interest in crop diseases.
EPITAG in short
Pests and pathogens are responsible for considerable losses in food and cash crops. Their control is hence a major issue, especially in countries such as Cameroon, where agriculture is an important sector in terms of revenues and employment.
Our main objective is to study the epidemiology and sustainable management of tropical crop diseases and pests, with a focus on Cameroon. Our approach consists in developing dynamical models in order to better understand, predict and control the evolution of damages in crops. To tackle these issues, we jointly supervise master and PhD students.
Keywords: mathematical models; dynamical systems; control theory; optimisation; plant epidemiology; tropical crops; crop pests and pathogens; sustainable and environmentally-friendly control methods; integrated pest management
Keywords: mathematical models; dynamical systems; control theory; optimisation; plant epidemiology; tropical crops; crop pests and pathogens; sustainable and environmentally-friendly control methods; integrated pest management
Janvier Ntahomvukiye’s Phd Defence
Janvier defended his PhD at the University of Douala in February 2020. He worked on the dynamics of the maize stalk borer.
Conferences in 2020
Conferences attended by EPITAG participants: CARI
