TThis project supported travel, which was conducted in order to participate in the course “Nematodes in Cropping Systems: Identification and Techniques, 2017”. This course provided training and hands-on experience for researchers in sampling, extraction, molecular and microscopic techniques, specimen preparation, culturing, diagnosis and identification of agriculturally important nematodes. The course provided the opportunity to interact with experts in the field as well as networking with course participants from various areas related to nematology research and diagnostics.