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workshop held in Nairobi. Each presented data
from completed and ongoing activities.
Several village workshops and an open
day at the Maseno station were held during the
89-90 year. The resident scientists and associates
answered questions, presented new information,
and demonstrated some of the technology
which had been developed,
Numerous school groups and agricultural
classes visit the Maseno station to see
demonstrations of new technology. The demand
for this kind of service has been so pressing
that one of the research associates has been
assigned to coordinate all such groups. Real
learning opportunities are created among the
participants.
Other Contributions
Contributions to U.S. Agriculture
Much has been learned in Kenya about
the value and application of participatory
techniques in research and development and
consideration of the experiential base of the
client group and target audience. This
informatiocritical to the success of development
efforts and acceptance of improved technologies.
Winrock International has already seen
evidence of this as internationally learned
techniques are applied to U.S. programs. The
experiences from Kenya are helping make U.S.
activities more sustainable.
Contributions to Host Country
Providing resident scientists for shortterm
consultancies contributes to irnproved
research and development.
1. Dr. Semenye, in July 1990, served with the
World Bank mid-term evaluation team for the
Kwale-Kilifi development project in the Coastal
Province, Kenya.
2. Beginning in September, 1990, Dr. Oiu is
serving as the agronomist on a study team
examining animal agriculture in Africa. This is
part of a global study of which the Africa com-
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ponent is the first to be initiated. Winrock
International, under the direction of Dr. Ned
Raun, is managing the global effort.
3. Dr. Semenye participated as a representative
of KARI at the Africa Small Ruminant Network
working group meeting in Addis Ababa where
research proposals were presented and grants
made.
4. Both Winrock resident scientists have participated
in local agricultural shows and exhibitions
as resource persons, as judges, and to present
results of the collaborative research program in
graphic form.
Linkages and Networking
The production system scientists maintain
linkages with contemporaries in KARI,
ILRAD, ILCA, ICRAF, and at several universities
in Kenya and the region.
Both Dr. Onim and Dr. Semenye are
active in formal networks such as PANESA,
ASRN, AFRENA, and the animal feeds and byproducts
network. Several grants have been
received by Onim and Semenye through these
networks to pursue research on specific topics.
Publications
Refereed
Semenye, P. P. 1990. Toxicity response of goats
fed on Leucaena leucocephala forage only.
Small Ruminant 3.
Proceedings
Semenye, P. P. 1989. Techniques for measuring
on-farm livestock research: problems and
issues. CIMMYT East Africa Technical
Networkship on On-farm Research, Arusha,
December 4-8,1989.
Semenye, P. P., L. Musalia, D. Siamba, K.
Otieno, M. Onim, and H. Fitzhugh. Development
of the dual-purpose goat production in
western Kenya: Nutrition and management
perspective. Proceedings of the 8th SR-CRSP