Human and Institutional Capacity Development

Short-term training

Country of Training Date of Training Activity Brief Purpose of Training Who was Trained Number Trained

 M         F         Total
Tanzania Feb. 14-16, 2017 Seedling Health Workshop: 3-day practical demonstration of IPM technologies, e.g. seeds, soil, water, protection, biocontrols, fertility, & quality assessment, for seedling  production. Trainers, extension officers, educators, students, farmers, male and female entrepreneurs 49 14 63
Tanzania Feb. 25-28, 2017 Virus vector identification and management. Research assistants 2 1 3
Tanzania April 5-8, 2017 On – farm training on onion IPM technologies: Principles of IPM; rationale of IPM, pests identification; damage and symptoms; IPM in onion – insect pests, diseases and weeds; seed selection; variety resistance, nursery establishment; transplanting; onion crop field management. Farmers, extension officers 37 43 80
Tanzania May 15-16, 2017 IPM methods for tomato and Chinese cabbage. Farmers, extension officers 67 23 90
Tanzania August 25-28, 2017 Vegetable seedling health and crops production IPM practices and GAP. Training included use of WhatsApp to inquire, share and communicate pest and disease problems. Farmers, extension officers, local leaders at Kerege,  Bagamoyo 42 32 74
Tanzania May to August 2017 Hands-on training in vegetable viral disease IPM. Objectives:

Understand cause, symptoms, spread, effect and control of viral diseases and insect vectors

Viral disease IPM

Good agricultural practices (GAP) for vegetable crops

 Farmers

Local leaders

Extension officers

Journalists from Kerege, Matega

Zinga, and

Chambezi

 155 91 246
Kenya June, 2017 IPM systems and Technologies (i.e., site selection, solarization, insect proof netting, pathogen-free seeds/seedlings, scouting, identification of main diseases, establishment of seedlings in sterile media in germination trays). Farmers from Nthambo,

Mbuiru-Mwanjati, and

Mbogoni Farmer Groups, and extension officers

 33 40 73
Kenya August, 2017 Use of WhatsApp for disease diagnostics and IPM communication. Those with good smart-phones are participating in the network by sending images and questions. Farmers from Nthambo,

Mbuiru-Mwanjati, and

Mbogoni Farmer Groups

 30 39 69
Kenya Nov 13-14 2016 To define solarisation and its application for management of soil borne pests, pathogens and weeds in the nursery bed Farmers, extension officers 32 22 54
Kenya Nov 13-14 2016 Use of resistant varieties tomato (Var. Kilele) and Cabbage (Var. Queen) for management of bacterial wilt and black rot respectively Farmers, extension officers 32 22 54
Kenya Nov 13-14 2016 Pest exclusion by use of insect proof netting in the nursery bed Farmers, extension officers 32 22 54
Kenya Jan. 18/2017 Identification and integrated management of Tomato pests and diseases Farmers, extension officers 43 53 96
Kenya Jan. 19 2017 Identification and integrated management of French bean pests and diseases Farmers, extension officers 43 53 96
Kenya Jan. 19 2017 Identification and integrated management of Brassica pests and diseases Farmers, extension officers 48 59 107
Kenya March 10-11 2017 Use of Trichoderma for management of seedling damping off, Fusarium wilt and seedling rots Farmers, extension officers 18 27 45
Kenya June 14 2017 Vegetable seedling health management Farmers, extension officers 14 16 30
Kenya June 29 2017 Use of Smart phone for disease Diagnostics Farmers, extension officers 38 39 77
Kenya Use of social media for pest diagnosis and information sharing Farmers, extension officers 38 39 77
Kenya July 12 2017 Use of lime to increase soil pH for phosphorous availability Farmers, extension officers 9 13 22
Kenya August 3 2017 Identification and management of nematodes in French beans Farmers, extension officers 9 20 29
Kenya Aug 3 2017 Use of biopesticides in vegetable production Farmers, extension officers 34 35 69
Kenya Aug 17, 2017 Propagation of seedlings in coco peat and germination trays Farmers, extension officers 34 35 69
Kenya Sept 5 2017 Use of lime to increase soil pH Farmers, extension officers 9 13 22
Kenya Sept 26-27 Use of Microsft Dynamics AX for Enterprise Resource Planning for use in procurement and accountability Farmers, extension officers 18 11 29
Ethiopia Oct. 3-5 Seed management, seed bed management, solarisation, protective covering, fertilization, safe use of pesticides, reduced insecticide use. Farmers 91 12 103
TOTALS 957 774 1731

 

Long-term training

Name

(first, last)

 Gender University Degree Major Program

End Date

(month/year)

 Degree Granted

(Y/N)

 Home Country
Hellen Kanyagha Female Ohio State University PhD Plant Pathology December/2019 Tanzania
Ester Rehema Matendo Female SUA MS Entomology December 2017 Tanzania
Peter A. Maerere male SUA MS Entomology December 2017 Tanzania
Tumsifu Samwel Male SUA MS Plant Protection December 2017 Tanzania
Happiness Christopher Female SUA MS Plant Protection December 2017 Tanzania
Denis Nyamu Male Ohio State University MS Entomology June/2019 Kenya
Cecilia Ngugi Female University of Nairobi PhD Entomology June 2018 Kenya
Joshus Kinene Male Chuka University MS Entomology December 2018 Kenya
Kumsa Did Male Hawassa University MS Entomology December 2018 Ethiopia
Yosef Beriun Male Hawassa University MS Plant Pathology December 2018 Ethiopia
Feyisa Bekele Male Hawassa University MS Weed Science December 2018 Ethiopia
Muntasir Hasan Male Virginia Tech M.S. Agricultural Economics August 2017 Yes Bangladesh

 

Long-term training: Graduate student Muntasir Hasan helped to summarize and analyze the baseline survey for Kenya and completed his MS thesis. He was fully funded by the project and is currently in the job market.