Events
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6 May 2013
COMPRO II – National regulatory authorities meeting – Abuja, Nigeria
Duration: 6-8 May 2013 Objective of the event: to bring together stakeholders involved in regulatory agencies for bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides and commercial products with the aim of reviewing existing national policy frameworks for regulation of these products in Nigeria. ASHC role: to collect and collate information for these activities for the ‘Quality & Yield’ newsletter and the COMPRO II […]
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1 May 2013
COMPRO II newsletter 3 published
Summary of activity: COMPRO II newsletters published –Quality & Yield – Newsletter 3 ASHC support objective 4 of this project relating to the development and delivery of the communications strategy. ASHC team member responsible: James Watiti editor of the COMPRO II newsletter
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24 Apr 2013
ASHC Maize-legume cropping guide write-shop – Harare, Zimbabwe
Event: ASHC Maize-legume cropping guide write-shop Duration: 24-26 April 2013 Objective: to develop the content for the level 2 ASHC maize legume cropping guide Venue: CIMMYT boardroom ASHC team member attending: Lydia Wairegi with Keith Sones, cropping guide series editor TAG members attending: Paul Mapfumo and Ken Giller
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22 Apr 2013
Crawford Fund ‘Master class in communicating research to stakeholders’ – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Event: Crawford Fund ‘Master class in communicating research to stakeholders’ Duration: 22-26 April 2013 Objective: The course will skill up senior scientific/research/project staff to boost the capability of their agricultural research institutions to communicate research results and its impact to stakeholders. Venue: ILRI Campus ASHC team member attending: Grace Omondi
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3 Apr 2013
ASHC cassava cropping guide write-shop – Ibadan, Nigeria
Event: ASHC cassava cropping guide (level 2) write-shop Duration: 3-5 April 2013 Objective: to work with a group of experts to identify the content for the cassava cropping guide and to use this information to further develop the template for the cropping guide series ASHC team members attending: Lydia Wairegi and ASHC cropping guides series editor Keith Sones with […]
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27 Mar 2013
Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) Stakeholder’s Meeting – Arusha, Tanzania
Duration: 27-28 March 2013 Objective: The main objective of this meeting is to share with the stakeholders the achievements of Phase I of “A globally integrated Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS)” project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and share important lessons learned from the different countries. […]
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25 Mar 2013
Launch of Global Soil Partnership in Eastern and Southern Africa – Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 25-27 March 2013 Objectives: • Launch the Global Soil Partnership in the region • Stocktaking on the status, needs and priorities of soil activities in the region • Jointly define a roadmap for the establishment of the African Soil Partnership. Apart from the establishment of the Regional Soil Partnership, it is expected to produce a […]
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21 Mar 2013
Inception workshop for the AGRA Country-level Soil Health Consortia – Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 21-22 March 2013 Purpose: The Alliance for a Green Revolution has awarded 3-year funding to International Plant Nutrition Institute and National Agricultural Research Institutions in 8 countries (Ethiopia, Kenya Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) to support consolidation and dissemination of ISFM knowledge using the Country-level Soil Health Consortia (CSHC). The main role of the consortium is to provide […]
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18 Mar 2013
ASHC write-shop on rice – Tamale, Ghana
Write-shop: Creating soil health information for rice farmers and extensionists Duration: 18-21 March 2013 Purpose: ASHC working with the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute’s rice programme (CSIR-SARI), and in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) will hold a communications materials development write-shop. Objectives of the write-shop: To develop a message design based on specific rice integrated soil fertility […]
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20 Feb 2013
ISFM training of trainers workshop – Hohoe, Ghana
Workshop: ISFM training of trainers workshop (run in partnership with Africare, Ghana) Duration: 20-23 February 2013 Purpose: Training of trainers to facilitate and deploy ISFM strategies in farming communities in the Hohoe region To produce a draft manual to be used to facilitate ISFM with smallholders. Africare will use a poster created at the earlier ASHC-led write-shop as one […]
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