EAST AFRICA: Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda
 ACTION PLAN
 
 Focus of Potential Network  Regional Networks  Benefits Mode of Operation of Potential Network Member of Potential Network
Dissemination of available information & technologies on Contill

Network should act as a regional information exchange

Organise & conduct field days and workshops on contill

Facilitate inter-state educational trous on CT

Participate in national strategy on contill

Collaborate with other countries in CT technology

Focal coordination point

Avail guidelines

Southern & Eastern Africa Society of Agricultural Engineers (SEASAE)

FARMESA

ATNESA

Weed Science Society of East Africa

 

 

Exchange of information

New ideas

Solicits funds

Promote & advance CT technology

Collect and disseminate information through bulletins

Organisation of conferences, workshops

Network to use existing structures and farmer groups

To contact member countries on contill needs

To collaborate with other networks in the world on contill issues

To assist and secure funding for contill dissemination

Private individuals

Farmers Unions

Interest groups

Members

Researchers

Extensionists

Farmers 

Policy Makers

Stockists

Industries

NGOs

 

Co-ordinators:J. Omoding – Uganda J. Shiribwa – Kenya W. Modestus - Tanzania
 
 NAME  WHAT ACTIVITY  WITH WHOM  WHEN
 

Mr. J. Omoding

 

Initiate contill programme in maize zone

 

Research

NGO

Farmers

District extension staff

 

July 1998

 

Mr. M. Shiribwa

 

Collect more information on contill equipment

 

Brazilian & Zambian counterparts

 

Immediately

 

Mr. N. Tuitoek

 

Conduct educational awareness campaigns

 

Mechanisation extension officers

 

Immediately /

latest Sept. 1998

 

Mr. W. Modestus

 

Continue demonstrations on contill - maize

 

Farmers

Extensions

 

On going

 

Mr. M. Lyimo

 

Write paper on contill and present it at the Annual scientific conference for Agricultural Engineers

 

Collaborate with other staff in our departments in the ministry

 

Write in July and present in Oct. 1998

 

Mr. W. Mariki

 

To form farmer groups for contill demonstrations

 

Extension 

Farmers

 

Immediately

 

Mr. S. Okurut

 

Initiate contill programme at the institute / FARMESA field site

 

Research / AEATRI

Farmers in FARMESA

Field sites in Uganda

 

July 1998

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