Events
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12 Aug 2013
ASHC film production – Tamale and Hohoe, Ghana
Event: Editing short videos of the different production stages in the cassava cropping system Duration: 12 to 19 August 2013 Objective: Working in partnership with Africare, CRAN and the Ministry of Food Agriculture (MoFA) in Ghana, ASHC will be editing short videos that can be used to train smallholder farmers on recommended agricultural practices and location-specific integrated soil […]
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25 Jul 2013
Tanzania Soil Health Consortium (TASHCO) inception meeting – Arusha, Tanzania
Venue: Golden Rose Hotel Arusha. Guest of honor: Hon Magesa S Mulogo, the Arusha regional commissioner ASHC role in the meeting: Present a 10-minute overview of how ASHC can support the consortium and its members to produce high quality soil health communication materials. ASHC will also showcase the ISFM materials developed to date for use in Tanzania and […]
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17 Jul 2013
AfSIS II Inception Meeting – Nairobi, Kenya
Venue: International Livestock Centre for Africa Duration: 17-18 July 2013 Meeting: AfSIS II Workshop Programme The objectives of the meeting: • Review achievements of AfSIS I • Review AfSIS 18 month planning grant and develop detailed work plans by work stream and partner institutions. Budgets and deliverables • Discuss AfSIS governance and partnership model • Discuss an […]
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1 Jul 2013
Linking Farmers to Markets in Africa training workshop – Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 1-5 July 2013 Venue: IFDC’s regional office on the ICIPE grounds About the event: Promoted by IFDC with the support of African Union Commission’s Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture. This is now being offered in East Africa following the success of the programme delivered in West Africa in 2011 and 2012. This training program is aimed at development […]
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28 Jun 2013
Launch of Rwanda Soil Health Consortium – Kigali, Rwanda
Launch of Rwanda Soil Health Consortium Venue: Lemigo Hotel, Kigali About the event: This is one of 8 Country-level Soil Health Consortia being established with support from AGRA to share information in order to harmonize interventions for scaling-up site specific ISFM interventions. This forum will address issues including reducing the wasteful use of scare resources and ensuring […]
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27 Jun 2013
18th CABI Review Conference – Littlemore, England
Conference: 18th CABI Review Conference – Growing to the global challenge: creating a sustainable future.’ Duration: 27-28 June 2013 Venue: Thames Four Pillars Hotel, Littlemore, Oxfordshire, About the event: Following on from CABI’s regional consultations this event will outline how CABI plans to address the shared priorities of their member countries. The meeting will bring together member country governmental […]
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4 Jun 2013
Kenya Soil Health Consortium launch – Nairobi, Kenya
Event: Kenya Soil Health Consortium launch Venue: KARI Kabete, Nairobi ASHC team member attending: James Watiti will be representing George Odour who will be introduced to the delegates as a member of the steering committee See ASHC news item – 8 May 2013
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1 Jun 2013
Closing date for AGRA/ASHC writing competition – Nairobi, Kenya
Event: Closing date for AGRA/ASHC writing competition- Details of the competition. For more information contact: competition@cabi.org
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30 May 2013
Closing date Smart Farming poster completion – Nairobi, Kenya
Background: ASHC has been working with the Nairobi-based publishers of Young African Express on a campaign to encourage Kenyan pupils and students to produce ISFM poster. Look at the news section for further up-dates.
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20 May 2013
Filming in Tamale & Hohoe, Ghana
Duration; 20-28 May 2013 Purpose: to make short films highlighting good agronomic practices including integrated soil fertility management for cassava, rice and maize-legume production Partners: the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute’s rice programme (CSIR-SARI) and Africare Ghana Objectives: To produce print and film materials for use in reinforcing messages on integrated soil fertility management to smallholder farmers to be distributed in partnership […]
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