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Oct CBEAs are trained in nutrition concepts and nutrition support, especially vegetable gardening/kitchen gardens. They are provided with vegetable seeds to pass on the training to their respective groups. Training is conducted in SA concepts at group level by CBEAs and WASIP trainers. Groups receive some input support, like cassava, potato vines and livestock of pigs and goats. Farmers establish kitchen gardens. More groups apply pooling of labour. PHASE 2: Scaling up and dissemination phase Nov Dec 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun CBEAs and group leaders receive training in hygiene and sanitation improvement, nursery establishment and tree planting. Five farmers per group are selected to visit successful farmers from other programmes. CBEAs continue to train their respective groups in SA practices and other issues learnt. Some groups select lead farmers to spearhead implementation of specific SA concepts. WASIP team continues with exposure visits for all groups. CBEAs and the WASIP staffs continue training farmers in SA concepts. Some of the farmer groups establish smaller working groups for SA concept implementation. WASIP team do follow-up visits to farmer groups to track implementation progress. Additional training is given to groups in group dynamics, co-savings and constitution making. Groups receive crop support inform of coffee, cassava, potato and banana varieties for mother garden establishment. Farmers implement the SA agronomical concepts on rotational basis at each other’s farms. WASIP provides female and male goats to groups and continues to sensitize farmers on group constitutions. Farmers continue implementing the SA concepts and start pooling labour especially for contour construction. Lead farmer’s follow-up on and guide their members in particular aspects of implementation. Some groups start competitions within their group and organize prizes for best performers. More groups select lead farmers. Groups continue implementation of SA concepts, pooling labour and intra-group competitions. Farmers work collectively once a week in selected member’s garden, other days on their own farm. WASIP staff provides training to CBEAs in tree nursery establishment. The CBEAs reciprocate the trainings on tree nursery establishments to their groups. Some groups start a saving scheme for generating local sources of capital for investment in garden improvement. Groups also start to compete among themselves and prizes are awarded to best implementers of the SA practices. 8
Jul Sept Oct Nov Dec 2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Sept Oct Nov Training continues on nursery establishment and tree planting. Selection of tree species is done in a participatory way. Local species, like the bark cloth tree (Ficus sp.) are promoted as well as modern agro-forestry species. Some tree species are used for intercropping in the banana garden. Successful farmers from previous programmes are taken to stay with the groups for 2-3 days to share with them concepts of SA. Groups host visiting farmers and work with them on SA practices. Some groups start setting implementation standards. More groups select lead farmers for particular SA practices that they do well. No funds for activity Farmers working on their own to implement SA concepts PHASE 3: Self Actualization & consolidation phase No funds for activity Farmers working on their own to implement SA concepts Some groups receive support in livestock and planting materials. WASIP staff sensitizes groups on group management when receiving inputs. CBEAs and group leaders are trained in food processing. Input support is given to farmers, e.g coffee, bananas, cassava and potatoes. Farmers continue implementing SA practices, pooling labour and making follow up visits to each other to track implementation progress. Farmers implement the SA agronomical concepts on rotational basis at each others farms. WASIP team continues to do follow-up visits to farmer groups. WASIP staffs provide general training in agronomy of crops, including banana production to groups. Goats and pigs are provided to more groups, as well as banana suckers, cassava cuttings, potato vines and tree planting. Groups continue implementation of SA concepts, pooling labour & intra-group competitions. Training of CBEAs in extension skills and group dynamics. Implementation of SA concepts, labour pooling, intra-group competitions and prize giving. More groups receive successful farmers who train them. Some groups are visited by local government representatives. Some groups participate in district farmer competition. More groups receive livestock input support - pigs, goats, chicken. Exposure visits are conducted for selected farmer representatives. WASIP staff continues follow-up support visits to farmers. Exposure visits to successful farmers are continued. Some groups receive livestock support. Group leaders and CBEAs receive exposure visits. Farmers continue on their own to implement SA concepts. 9
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