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EAST AFRICA TRAINING CALENDAR 2018
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PRODUCERS DIRECT
Producers Direct is an award winning enterprise led by farmers across East Africa and Latin America.
We offer a scalable model with the potential to reach the 500m smallholder farmers worldwide:
• We are a global network of over 600,000 farmers.
• We are led by farmers for farmers.
• We co-invest with farmers to create lasting impact.
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Centres of Excellence
Training & informationRelevant and affordable training on living, learning demonstration sites.
by farmers, for farmers.
Market Access Mix of digital + in-person support to package and sell co-branded
products sourced directly from producers.
Access to Finance Co-owned rotating credit fund to support smallholders to access necessary funds and take action on their farms.
Data for Decision MakingFarmer-led data system; empowering them to be active participants in the collection and analysis of data.
Producers Direct’s delivers farmer-led support services through an international network of Centres of Excellence (CoE). Each CoE is a farmer-run enterprise hosted by a smallholder producer organization and provides a complete bundle of support services by farmers, for farmers.
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Centres of Excellence - East Africa
Name: ACPCU
Location: Bushenyi, Uganda
Speciality: Coffee Quality
Name: Kayonza
Location: Kanungu, Uganda
Speciality: Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation.
Name: SIreet OEP
Location: Nandi Hills, Kenya
Speciality: Micro-Enterprise Development.
Name: RSTGA
Location: Mbeya, Tanzania
Speciality: Youth Enterprises
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Why visit a Centre of Excellence?Our research has shown that traditional, extension-led training only results in 15% of farmers making changes to their farms. Our peer-to-peer, farmer-led model, however, is more effective for the following reasons:
Who should attend a training?Individual Farmers, Extension Officers, Producer organisations, Government agencies, NGOs and CompaniesWhat next? If you’re interested in attending a training or supporting a group of farmers, please contact Boniface on: +254 722 407 543; or via email: [email protected].
• Affordable - rather than costly extension workers, peer-to-peer enables farmers to share cost-effective ideas.
• Accessible - by learning from their peers, in their local language, using farmer friendly materials: Centre of Excellence training is more accessible to smallholder farmers.
• Innovative - our training crowd sources ideas and innovations from a global network; connecting farmers and producer organizations around the world.
• Entrepreneurial - Farmers strengthen their farms as enterprises, building reslience and increasing their ability to thrive even in the face of changing circumstances.
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Course Duration Date Location Training Fees
Bee Keeping - Basic 1 Day April, 18th Sireet - Kenya $35
Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -
Basic2 Days April, 25th -
26th Kayonza - Uganda $44
Agro-Enterprise Development - Good agronomical practices
for crops1 Day April, 25th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
April
East Africa Training 2018
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Course Duration Date Location Training Fees
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days May, 9th - 10th Bushenyi - Uganda $44
Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Basic 2 Days May, 9th - 10th Kayonza - Uganda $44
Dairy Farming - Basic 1 Day May, 15th Sireet - Kenya $35
Agro-Enterprise Development - Good animal husbandry 1 Day May, 15th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
May
East Africa Training 2018
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Course Duration Date Location Training Fees
Poultry Farming - Basic 1 Day June, 7th Sireet - Kenya $35
Green leaf quality improvement - plucking technology & post
harvest management1 Day June, 7th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days June, 13th - 14th Bushenyi - Uganda $34
Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Advanced 2 Days June, 13th - 14th Kayonza - Uganda $44
June
East Africa Training 2018
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Course Duration Date Location Training Fees
Grafted Avocado Farming - Basic 1 Day July, 10th Sireet - Kenya $35
Market Development - Market research & intelligence 1 Day July, 10th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days July, 11th - 12th Bushenyi - Uganda $44
Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -
Advanced2 Days July, 11th - 12th Kayonza - Uganda $44
July
East Africa Training 2018
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Course Duration Date Location Training Fees
Bee Keeping - Advanced 1 Day August, 8th Sireet - Kenya $35
Leadership & Strategic Life Management 1 Day August, 29th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 2 2 Days August, 8th -
9th Bushenyi - Uganda $44
Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -
Basic2 Days August, 8th -
9th Kayonza - Uganda $44
Market Development - Application of digital marketing
tools1 Day August, 8th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
August
East Africa Training 2018
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Course Duration Date Location Training FeesGreen leaf quality improvement - plucking tech & post harvest
management1 Day September, 5th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 2 2 Days September,
12th - 13th Bushenyi - Uganda $44
Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -
Basic2 Days September,
12th - 13th Kayonza - Uganda $44
Commercial Kitchen Gardens 1 Day September, 13th Sireet - Kenya $35
Financial Literacy 1 Day September, 20th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days September,
26th - 27th Bushenyi - Uganda $44
September
East Africa Training 2018
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Course Duration Date Location Training FeesGood agronomical practices
for crops 1 Day October, 9th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 2 2 Days October, 10th -
11th Bushenyi - Uganda $44
Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Basic 2 Days October, 10th -
11th Kayonza - Uganda $44
Dairy Farming - Advanced 1 Day October, 16th Sireet - Kenya $35
Commercial Kitchen Gardens 1 Day October, 23rd Sireet - Kenya $35
Market Development - Market research & intelligence 1 Day October, 23rd Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Advanced 2 Days October, 24th -
25th Kayonza - Uganda $44
October
East Africa Training 2018
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Course Duration Date Location Training FeesAgro-Enterprise Development -
Good animal husbandry 1 Day November, 7th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Advanced 2 Days November, 7th
- 8th Kayonza - Uganda $44
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days November, 7th
- 8th Bushenyi - Uganda $44
Bee keeping - Advanced 1 Day November, 14th Sireet - Kenya $35
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 2 2 Days November, 21st
- 22nd Bushenyi - Uganda $44
Tissue Culture Banana Farming - Basic 1 Day November,
28th Sireet - Kenya $35
Market Development - Market research & intelligence 1 Day November,
28th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
November
East Africa Training 2018
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Course Duration Date Location Training Fees
Bee Keeping - Advanced 1 Day December, 4th Sireet - Kenya $35
Market Development - Application of digital marketing
tools1 Day December, 4th Mbeya - Tanzania $34
Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -
Advanced2 Days December, 5th
- 6th Kayonza - Uganda $44
Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days December, 5th
- 6th Bushenyi - Uganda $44
Poultry Farming - Advanced 1 Day December, 6th Sireet - Kenya $35
December
East Africa Training 2018
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“One of the objectives of the training, is for those who receive training, to be able to train others.”
“The agenda was very good organized, I liked the farmers and how well-kept their farms
are”
“I learned planting indigenous trees...will help, because if they don’t plant trees now the drought...will be
consistent”
“From my training at Sireet CoE I learned you do not need to have a large piece of land to
have farm innovations”
Testimonials
“The Center of Excellence is letting us move
forward, it allows us to keep going”
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OUR SUPPORTERS
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For more information please call +254 722 407 543 or email: [email protected]
The Mirage, Mezannine 2, Waiyaki Way, Westlands, Nairobi www.producersdirect.org