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Final version of Tropical Legumes II Project Report for Phase 1 - icrisat

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Number <strong>of</strong> NARS technicians trained<br />

Table 6-26: National program technicians trained under the TL <strong>II</strong>project.<br />

Country Last Name First name Gender Position Institute<br />

Lemlem Micheal Male Technician EIAR/MARC<br />

Ethiopia Jemal Abdulshikur Male Technician EIAR<br />

Dagne Belete Male Technician EIAR<br />

Kenya<br />

Mutinda Duncan Male Technician KAR<br />

Mwangi John Male Technician University <strong>of</strong> Nairobi<br />

Banda Raphael Male Technician DAR-Kasinthula<br />

Malawi Ngwira Evelyn Female Technician DAR<br />

Chibwana Willard Male Technician DAR<br />

Rwanda<br />

Mukankubana Domitilla Female Technician ISAR<br />

Gasigwa Evariste Male Technician ISAR<br />

Tanzania<br />

Kisamo Alex Male Technician SARI<br />

Mawalla Rogast S. Male Technician SARI<br />

Mudzamiri Clemence Male Technician Research and<br />

Zimbabwe<br />

Specialist Services<br />

Gachange N. Male Technician University <strong>of</strong> Zimbabwe<br />

Mudzamiri Clemence Male Technician Research and Specialist<br />

Services<br />

Training <strong>of</strong> trainers and farmers sessions<br />

Training <strong>of</strong> trainer (ToT) sessions have been held across the two countries. In Kenya, the training<br />

was <strong>of</strong> staff members <strong>of</strong> partners organizations (22) were carried out by KARI and KEPHIS. While in<br />

Ethiopia, the training was mainly carried out by EIAR-Melkassa and SARI-Hawassa especially targeting<br />

district agricultural <strong>of</strong>ficers, staff members from the partners NGOs and representatives <strong>of</strong> the Farmers’<br />

Cooperative Unions. In total, 549 trainers were trained on bean pre and post harvest management,<br />

specific seed quality instruction; initiation to agri-business skills and group leadership and dynamism.<br />

The trainees also were able to train 35943 farmers <strong>of</strong> whom 49.73% (see Table 6-27). In addition<br />

to training, partner organizations organized demonstrations and seed fairs which were attended by<br />

54733 farmers whose 43.19 % were women (see Table 6-30). The demos and seed fairs were carried<br />

out to popularize the new varieties and also to allow seed access through local and af<strong>for</strong>dable means<br />

(exchanges and purchase).<br />

Table 6-27: Number <strong>of</strong> trainers and farmers trained between 2008 and 2010<br />

County Number <strong>of</strong> trainers trained Number <strong>of</strong> farmers trained<br />

Women<br />

Men<br />

Ethiopia 350 1,787 6,654<br />

Kenya 189 16,090 11,412<br />

17,877 18,066<br />

Total 549<br />

35,943<br />

Table 6-28: Attendance <strong>of</strong> demonstration and seed fairs<br />

County Number <strong>of</strong> demos/seed fairs Number <strong>of</strong> farmers attending<br />

Women<br />

Men<br />

Ethiopia 45 1,359 12,890<br />

Kenya 148 22,383 18,201<br />

23,642 31,091<br />

Total 193<br />

54,733<br />

146<br />

Engaging Smallholder Farmers | <strong>Tropical</strong> <strong>Legumes</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Project</strong>

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