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Number of NARS technicians trained
Table 6-26: National program technicians trained under the TL IIproject.
Country Last Name First name Gender Position Institute
Lemlem Micheal Male Technician EIAR/MARC
Ethiopia Jemal Abdulshikur Male Technician EIAR
Dagne Belete Male Technician EIAR
Kenya
Mutinda Duncan Male Technician KAR
Mwangi John Male Technician University of Nairobi
Banda Raphael Male Technician DAR-Kasinthula
Malawi Ngwira Evelyn Female Technician DAR
Chibwana Willard Male Technician DAR
Rwanda
Mukankubana Domitilla Female Technician ISAR
Gasigwa Evariste Male Technician ISAR
Tanzania
Kisamo Alex Male Technician SARI
Mawalla Rogast S. Male Technician SARI
Mudzamiri Clemence Male Technician Research and
Zimbabwe
Specialist Services
Gachange N. Male Technician University of Zimbabwe
Mudzamiri Clemence Male Technician Research and Specialist
Services
Training of trainers and farmers sessions
Training of trainer (ToT) sessions have been held across the two countries. In Kenya, the training
was of staff members of partners organizations (22) were carried out by KARI and KEPHIS. While in
Ethiopia, the training was mainly carried out by EIAR-Melkassa and SARI-Hawassa especially targeting
district agricultural officers, staff members from the partners NGOs and representatives of the Farmers’
Cooperative Unions. In total, 549 trainers were trained on bean pre and post harvest management,
specific seed quality instruction; initiation to agri-business skills and group leadership and dynamism.
The trainees also were able to train 35943 farmers of whom 49.73% (see Table 6-27). In addition
to training, partner organizations organized demonstrations and seed fairs which were attended by
54733 farmers whose 43.19 % were women (see Table 6-30). The demos and seed fairs were carried
out to popularize the new varieties and also to allow seed access through local and affordable means
(exchanges and purchase).
Table 6-27: Number of trainers and farmers trained between 2008 and 2010
County Number of trainers trained Number of farmers trained
Women
Men
Ethiopia 350 1,787 6,654
Kenya 189 16,090 11,412
17,877 18,066
Total 549
35,943
Table 6-28: Attendance of demonstration and seed fairs
County Number of demos/seed fairs Number of farmers attending
Women
Men
Ethiopia 45 1,359 12,890
Kenya 148 22,383 18,201
23,642 31,091
Total 193
54,733
146
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