Coffee wilt disease (CWD), caused by Gibberella xylarioides (Fusarium xylarioides) causes major damage to Coffea canephora grown by smallholder farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo Republic and Uganda and threatens the crop in Rwanda and Tanzania; it is also present on Coffea arabica in Ethiopia and causes substantial losses in some areas. This project provided an important research element that is directly linked with a larger regional coffee rehabilitation and disease management programme (the Regional Coffee Wilt programme, RCWP), led by the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC). Associated funding for complementary scientific studies was also made available under the European Union (EU) INCO-DEV programme.