Free Farmers from Poverty & Educate their Children

On 18/10/22 we had a training day for farmers at the crop museum in Sokoine University (SUA).

 Participants:

• SUA (10 guests) – Head of the horticulture department, the team members working with the project, junior staff on the faculty of the department.
• Ministry of Agriculture (5 guests) - Zeno Assey, a senior representative of Mvomero district + 4 extension agents.
• Sakata seed company (3 guests)
• Farmers (82 guests) – fron the villages - Hembeti, Kipera, Mlali, Kingolowira, Niandila.
• Belton input supplier (2 guests)

 A total of almost 100 guests.

The day started with a reception and breakfast, followed by produce exhibition and distribution of training materials. We presented the project and Fair Planet’s chief agronomist gave an introductory talk about crop production using high quality seeds.

We then conducted the on farm training that included familiarization with the variety test and the importance of seed selection, followed by explanation of the specific crop production protocols, irrigation and fertilization schemes, maintenance and crop protection tools and guidelines. We concluded the training with a Q&A session.