Newsletter April 2013 - CropLife Africa Middle East

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CropLife Africa Middle East Newsletter Number 89
April 2013
SSP Training of Trainers for WCF Project
A group exercise
session (L) followed
by a demonstration
on a mist blower
(R) (c ou rte s y:
CropLife Nigeria)
Training dates were 26 Feb – 6 March in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria and 18 – 22 March, in Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire and Kumasi,
Ghana. The objective was to train field officers from member companies of the national associations to serve as SSP trainers
for the implementation of WCF-ACI program.
Nigeria: 18 participants (two female) attended the theoretical session during the first week; they then facilitated a practical
session for 15 lead farmers during the second week.
Côte d’Ivoire & Ghana: 16 participants (including one female) attended the first week for the theoretical session in Côte d’Ivoire,
and 15 in the session in Ghana.
In Côte d’Ivoire a one-day ToT was conducted, as most of the participants had never participated in a regular ToT program.
This introduction was found very useful as reported in the course evaluation.
The practical field sessions in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are scheduled for 8 – 12 April and 22 – 26 April respectively, this to
meet the needs of the member companies.
Bama Yao
A group working
on a mist blower
(L) to identify
different parts
and their funct
i o n s ( R )
( c o u r t e s y :
CropLife CI).
A participant
facilitating a
session on preparation
before the
application of
p e s t i c i d e s
( c o u r t e s y :
CropLife CI).
Representing the Plant Science Industry