List of participants The following participated and contributed to the development of this curriculum in a workshop held at icipe Thomas Odhiambo Campus from 18-21 September 2006. Aloice Ndiege, Technician, icipe, Bungoma, Kenya Benedict M. Sarara, Farmer, Suna, Migori, Kenya Benson Chibinda, Secretary/FFS Facilitator Bungoma Umbrella FFS Network, Bungoma, Kenya Betty Ajambo, Chairperson, Busia District FFS Network, Busia, Uganda Bonaventure Nyotumba, Facilitator, Skyward Marketing Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya Caroline A. Kamau, District FFS Coordinator, Ministry of Agriculture, Bungoma, Kenya Charles A.O. M. Lusweti, Senior Research Officer, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Kitale, Kenya Charles Midega, Post Doctoral Fellow, icipe, Mbita, Kenya Charles Mwendia, Administrator, icipe Thomas Odhiambo Campus, Mbita, Kenya Christian Borgemeister, Director General, icipe, Nairobi, Kenya David M. Amudavi, Post Doctoral Fellow, icipe, Mbita, Kenya Elkana Nyambati, Senior Research Officer, KARI, Kitale, Kenya Everina Lukonge, Agricultural Research Officer, ARI - Ukiriguru, Mwanza, Tanzania Flora K. Khisa, Farmer, Bungoma, Kenya Francis N. Muyekho, Centre Director, KARI, Kakamega, Kenya George O. Genga, Technician, icipe, Mbita, Kenya George W. Otando, FFS Facilitator, Ministry of Agriculture, Busia, Kenya Gladys Nabiswa, Executive Director, Community Research in Environmental and Development Initiatives (CREADIS), Bungoma, Kenya Godrick Khisa, National FFS Project Coordinator, FAO, Kakamega, Kenya Hellen N. Maleche, Facilitator, Communications Specialist, Nairobi, Kenya James Robert Okoth, National FFS Project Coordinator, FAO, Kampala, Uganda James Waituka, Farmer-Teacher, Maragua, Kenya January Mafuru, Senior Agricultural Economist, ARDI-Ukiriguru, Mwanza, Tanzania Jimmy Pittchar, Consultant Social Scientist, icipe, Mbita, Kenya ii | Push-pull curriculum
John Lynam, Managing Director, Kilimo Trust, Kampala, Uganda John Peter Opio, Project Coordinator, Africa 2000 Network/FAO, Tororo, Uganda John Steven Okanya, Technician, NARO/NAARI, Kampala, Uganda Julius M. Sonoko, District Crop Officer, Tarime District Council, Tarime, Tanzania Lawrence Odeck, Farmer-Teacher, Ogongo, Kenya Lester Wadhams, Principal Scientist, Rothamsted Research, UK Margaret Afandi Mogaka, Farmer, Busia, Kenya Margaret Ayugi, Technician, icipe, Mbita, Kenya Margaret Etyang, Farmer, Amagoro, Teso, Kenya Margaret Kamidi, Maize Agronomist, KARI, Kitale, Kenya Matilda Ouma, Research Assistant, icipe, Mbita, Kenya Nactical Sufu Kutayi, Farmer, Luanda, Kenya Peter Waboya, Farmer, Bungoma Umbrella FFS Network, Bungoma, Kenya Philip Mwangi, Technician, FAO, Nairobi, Kenya Philip O. Akelo, Technical Assistant, icipe, Kitale, Kenya Pius Mayende, Divisional Agricultural Extension Officer (DAEO), Ministry of Agriculture, Shinyalu, Kenya Samuel N. Njihia, Agricultural Researcher, KARI, Muguga South, Nairobi, Kenya Sospeter K. Gatobu, Lead Facilitator, Development Communication Specialist, Nairobi, Kenya Stella Kimutai, District Extension Research Liaison and Training Officer (DERLTO), Ministry of Agriculture, Kitale, Kenya Vincent Okumu, Farmer, Bungoma FFS Network, Bugembe, Kenya Zakayo M. Magara, Provincial Director of Agriculture (PDA), Nyanza Province, Kisumu, Kenya Zeyaur R. Khan, Principal Scientist, icipe, Mbita, Kenya Push-pull curriculum | iii
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