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Haiti
Samantha Rachel Brody - Haiti
Email: srbrody@earth.ac.cr
Project Idea: Creating data from real farmer's farm in developed country like, with collaboration of international and national researcher, student and volunteer around the world related to the climate change effect.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: All region. Agriculture (Horticulture, irrigation, plant nutrition), Write proposal, teamwork
Cameroon
Aminatou Oumarou - Cameroon
Email: amina2oum@gmail.com
Project Idea: To build a greenhouse on our farmland in the far north region of Cameroon in order grow tomato and other vegetables for the growing population that is displaced people running away from insecurity and neighbouring countries market that is Chad and Nigeria and provide employment to people of the area as well as teaching them new farming techniques.
Expertise: Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We are are looking for a partner or an NGO that can fund the project , that can provide agricultural experience , that can give advices on the project, etc...
Dr. Klaus Fleissner - Cameroon
AVRDC - World Vegetable CenterEmail: klaus.fleissner@worldveg.org
Project Idea: Integrated agroforestry - vegetable systems for the subtropical and tropical agro-ecological zones of Cameroon
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Light intensity measurements under tree canopies, collaborator can be any university working on the topic and should have the necessary technical equipment and be able to bring it and work with it in Cameroon
Nkemboh jerry wozineboye - Cameroon
MIFACIGEmail: jerrico04@yahoo.com
Project Idea: i am interested in the cultivation of agroforestry tress in my country so as to mitigate climate change which can serve lifes and livelihood
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: An acquired knowledge in agriculture
OROCK EYONG - Cameroon
UNITED ACTION FOR CHILDREN(UAC)Email: unitedactionforc@yahoo.com
Project Idea: PROJECT TITLE- YOUTH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH AGRIBUSINESS PHASE.
Introduction
Rural transformation is vital for the structural change needed for economic development. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as eliminating hunger and malnutrition depends heavily on rural transformation. Rural youth employment and entrepreneurship are key potential drivers of the process. The rural economy in Cameroon is characterized by a set of common phenomena: the proportion of young people in the countryside is increasing, but few of them view agriculture as an attractive profession, and therefore the farming population is ageing. Revitalizing the rural economy in Cameroon will require strong engagement and empowerment of rural youth in agriculture enterprises. Engaging youth in agribusiness is often heralded as an effective strategy for rural transformation.
Societies and economies are stronger when each person contributes to individual and community prosperity. Yet over 70 percent of Cameroonian youth aged 15-29 do not have employable skills, employment, or training. And, in many places, youth are out of work simply because their skills do not match the available opportunities. The Educational system in the country is failing them.
Youth economic empowerment through agribusiness project intends to build a more promising future by training youth in the skills essential to the 21st century way of doing agriculture, encouraging them to respond constructively to community needs and opportunities, and ultimately helping them find or create decent work in agribusiness. UAC realizes that vision through our proven expertise in YABI cohort training in agribusiness. As young people pursue that path into agribusiness, they all prosper.
Within the developing agenda of Cameroon, agriculture is identified as one of the economic pillars. The nexus/connection between agriculture development and Cameroon’s ability to achieve its food and nutrition security goals are inextricably linked. Agriculture is important to the development of any nation, Cameroon being no exception. Development must include the youth and therefore this project seeks to encourage their participation in the agricultural sector. This effort seeks to continuously change the negative perception the youth have of participation in agriculture, (farmers) as uneducated, unskilled, physical labourers with extremely low economic return. Modern agriculture is more than tilling the soil and animals. The sector today offers career opportunities in research, environment, financial management, engineering and other technical areas for the youth to explore.
Agriculture remains a key sector in the development of Cameroon and youth are a major driver to ensure a food secured and sustainable nation. Over the last few years, the government of Cameroon has focused on agricultural development otherwise known as new generation agriculture to boost its economy. However, much is said and little is done, particularly youth aiming to join the venture.
In view of the current trends of youth empowerment in agriculture, this project is aiming to further train 150 youth on modern agriculture in 2022 and encourage them to take up agriculture as business. They are also encouraged to become change makers and transfer the knowledge they gain to other young people in their communities.
The project will target both youth in rural and urban areas through the negotiation/arrangement of farmland especially land that is underutilized as a result of crude farming practices.
GOAL
The goal of the project is to create decent long-term sustainability development in rural agro-based employment and enterprises as well as increase food value chain by strengthening the capacity 150 young farmers from 15 communities.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
-To contribute directly to continuous reduction of youth unemployment and poverty through raising incomes of young smallholder farmers in rural areas.
-Equip 150 youth with modern farming techniques
-To inspire, educate, train, coach and mentor the youth to create innovative and sustainable agribusiness ventures.
- Encourage crop diversification by young farmers.
-To increase access to markets to farm produce and finished products to 500 young farmers of Buea municipality by 2025.
-Encourage youth in agribusiness to form groups that include credit schemes to ensure sustainability of their activities.
-Contribute to the overall development of Buea Municipality
-To continue the fight against migration of youth from rural to urban centers and from Cameroon to Europe/America/Asia/Middle in search of what they term greener pastures.
- Equip youth with leadership skills- train youth leaders capable of creating sustainable agribusinesses that are more resilient to climate change, environmental degradation and market transformation.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
In order to obtain stated objectives, the project in question will conduct awareness meetings at village levels that would ensure collective participation of the community involvement in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project. This aims at imparting the community stakeholders with spirit of project involvement and ownership. The meetings shall be used to sensitize youth to establish gender balanced self-help young farmers groups for involvement in modern, sustainable farming and microeconomic projects. Young farmers will be trained on modern and sustainable farming of food and cash crops to generate income, improve food security and nutrition among families with extreme poverty. In order to empower young farmers economically, youth with common interests will join to form a group of 15 – 20 people based on gender balance whereby 3 leaders will be elected to safeguard interests and existence of the group. For a start about 05 strong young farmers groups (one in each community) will be established and facilitated with relevant facilities and materials such as membership registration forms, financial transaction forms, Pass Books, ledgers and cash books. The groups will ensure the holding of weekly/monthly meetings, facilitation of weekly/monthly remittances as a move for local resource mobilization and utilization for themselves and their families.
The project shall conduct six sessions of 5 days workshops on promotion of livelihood skills to 150 youth from 05 target communities. The workshops will focus on enhancement of unemployed youth with knowledge and skills on how to establish and manage sustainable food crops farming, market gardening and dry farm projects to earn living. Following the training, 12 Trainer of Traineees (TOTs) will be selected on merit and gender balance, three from each village for 2 days exposure visit to some reputable agribusiness ventures and farms, in Buea and Limbe, Cameroon. This focuses on empowerment to participants with practical experience on organic farming, food processing, rainwater harvesting, alternative energy production, appropriate technology, fish rearing and livestock management. Knowledge and skills acquired will be disseminated effectively to their peers back in communities, hence produce multiplier effect in the efforts to reduce unemployment and poverty.
Sub-Urban settlements and villages have been identified within Buea municipality that rely heavily on farming as their major source of livelihood. Within 15 of these communities, ten young people between the ages of 18-30 will be selected through a joint selection process between the implementing team and the village traditional councils. The village traditional councils must understand the core value of the training for the youth and the livelihood aspect of the community as well as the country.
The method of implementation will be classroom training, field training in the form of plenary sessions, group based exercises, interactive learning, exhibitions, cultivation of various food crops, vegetables and fruits.
Special emphasis will be placed on organic farming (composting, collection of household waste, food processing, safe handling and management of fish ponds, poultry and piggery.
The lasting sustainability and feasibility of the project lies in the fact that the young people will be equipped with the needed startup capital and quality agro-inputs (seeds, farm tools, basic processing equipment) after the selection process. They will also be facilitated with knowledge on modern agricultural techniques and entrepreneurial skills for self-dependency and knowledge transfer to younger generations (intervention in schools through the setting up of school based gardens).
The project will have a lasting impact on the youth and the economy of the country and will also generate income for the implementing team (YABI) through its buy-back activities. We intend to buy the produce from the empowered/strengthened youth at a very fair price and sell to target markets. We also intend to continue the rural-urban youth connect initiative-rural youth serving as supply chain to their peers in urban settings. This network will grow the project and enhance the incorporation of monitoring and evaluation for the project.
The training phase of the project will last for a duration of three months and the first phase will last for twelve months before the commencement of the second phase.
Trainings will include the following theoretical subjects:
-Vegetables, maize, cassava, beans and plantains modern and sustainable farming methods.
-Resource mobilization
-Identification of viable projects
-Book keeping
-Food processing and security
-Organic farming
-Agro business
-Marketing
-Gender equity and equality
-Land policy and rights of occupancy
-Project management
-Leadership
-Financial literacy
-Response to natural disasters.
Trainings will be conducted through participatory approach where participants will be fully involved in the discussions by raising questions and contributing their ideas. Facilitators will prepare handouts for reference and review after the trainings. These handouts will be provided to participants for further reference and practical understanding.
Project Output Indicators
• 02 awareness creation meetings conducted.
• 150 young people trained on sustainable agriculture, gardening and processing
• 150 young farmers equipped entrepreneurial skills.
• 10 youth leaders from self-help farmers groups trained on food preservation and marketing
• 150 youth equipped with leadership skills.
• 10 land occupancy deeds negotiated and obtained.
• 03 farm demo plots established.
Project Outcomes
As a result of this project, there will be:
• Increased number of community youth involved in agribusiness.
• Increased knowledge and skills of young farmers on sustainable agriculture.
• Improved food security, quality and quantity of production of food crops, vegetables and fruits at community level.
• Increased number of youth managing small scale agro-business enterprises.
• Increased number of young farmers owning land occupancy deeds.
Project Verifiable Indicators
• Number of youth with at least one sustainable farm/gardening project.
• Number of youth linked with other partners for food and market outlets.
• Number of youth involved fully in agribusiness activities.
Project Monitoring and evaluation
In order to ensure smooth project management, there will be monthly technical meetings to review project progress. Participants will include representatives of youth, village traditional councils, agric-extension workers, TOTs and UAC/YABI staff. Data quality management tools such as monthly reporting forms, field monitoring forms, quarterly and annual reporting forms which are already in place will be used to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the project. The TOTs also called contact young farmers will act as focal persons at village level to bridge the gap between YABI and the community for project efficiency. They will supervise project activities, prepare activity field reports and report to the YABI Field Officer. The Field Officer will conduct biweekly field visits, compile field data and prepare progress reports and report to YABI Manager on monthly basis for data analysis. These reports will be submitted to YABI Manager for review, decision making and approval. After review, the Manager will forward progress report to UAC Board Members for onward transmission to the donor by the Project Coordinator.
The YABI Manager will be the overall in charge of project activities and keep track of project funds. The degree of achievement will be measured through carrying out final evaluation process whereby all community stakeholders will be involved.
Project sustainability
Since the project involves components of extensive capacity building and socio economic improvements through training workshops, promotion and enhancements of income generating activities, community involvement and participation will create project ownership and continuity. Moreover, inclusion of local government authorities such as village land committees, village traditional councils and agric- extension workers, project interventions will continuously get close supervision and monitoring even after project completion. These will all contribute to the assurance of continuous application and utilization of the gained resources after the project lifespan.
Introduction
Rural transformation is vital for the structural change needed for economic development. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as eliminating hunger and malnutrition depends heavily on rural transformation. Rural youth employment and entrepreneurship are key potential drivers of the process. The rural economy in Cameroon is characterized by a set of common phenomena: the proportion of young people in the countryside is increasing, but few of them view agriculture as an attractive profession, and therefore the farming population is ageing. Revitalizing the rural economy in Cameroon will require strong engagement and empowerment of rural youth in agriculture enterprises. Engaging youth in agribusiness is often heralded as an effective strategy for rural transformation.
Societies and economies are stronger when each person contributes to individual and community prosperity. Yet over 70 percent of Cameroonian youth aged 15-29 do not have employable skills, employment, or training. And, in many places, youth are out of work simply because their skills do not match the available opportunities. The Educational system in the country is failing them.
Youth economic empowerment through agribusiness project intends to build a more promising future by training youth in the skills essential to the 21st century way of doing agriculture, encouraging them to respond constructively to community needs and opportunities, and ultimately helping them find or create decent work in agribusiness. UAC realizes that vision through our proven expertise in YABI cohort training in agribusiness. As young people pursue that path into agribusiness, they all prosper.
Within the developing agenda of Cameroon, agriculture is identified as one of the economic pillars. The nexus/connection between agriculture development and Cameroon’s ability to achieve its food and nutrition security goals are inextricably linked. Agriculture is important to the development of any nation, Cameroon being no exception. Development must include the youth and therefore this project seeks to encourage their participation in the agricultural sector. This effort seeks to continuously change the negative perception the youth have of participation in agriculture, (farmers) as uneducated, unskilled, physical labourers with extremely low economic return. Modern agriculture is more than tilling the soil and animals. The sector today offers career opportunities in research, environment, financial management, engineering and other technical areas for the youth to explore.
Agriculture remains a key sector in the development of Cameroon and youth are a major driver to ensure a food secured and sustainable nation. Over the last few years, the government of Cameroon has focused on agricultural development otherwise known as new generation agriculture to boost its economy. However, much is said and little is done, particularly youth aiming to join the venture.
In view of the current trends of youth empowerment in agriculture, this project is aiming to further train 150 youth on modern agriculture in 2022 and encourage them to take up agriculture as business. They are also encouraged to become change makers and transfer the knowledge they gain to other young people in their communities.
The project will target both youth in rural and urban areas through the negotiation/arrangement of farmland especially land that is underutilized as a result of crude farming practices.
GOAL
The goal of the project is to create decent long-term sustainability development in rural agro-based employment and enterprises as well as increase food value chain by strengthening the capacity 150 young farmers from 15 communities.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
-To contribute directly to continuous reduction of youth unemployment and poverty through raising incomes of young smallholder farmers in rural areas.
-Equip 150 youth with modern farming techniques
-To inspire, educate, train, coach and mentor the youth to create innovative and sustainable agribusiness ventures.
- Encourage crop diversification by young farmers.
-To increase access to markets to farm produce and finished products to 500 young farmers of Buea municipality by 2025.
-Encourage youth in agribusiness to form groups that include credit schemes to ensure sustainability of their activities.
-Contribute to the overall development of Buea Municipality
-To continue the fight against migration of youth from rural to urban centers and from Cameroon to Europe/America/Asia/Middle in search of what they term greener pastures.
- Equip youth with leadership skills- train youth leaders capable of creating sustainable agribusinesses that are more resilient to climate change, environmental degradation and market transformation.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
In order to obtain stated objectives, the project in question will conduct awareness meetings at village levels that would ensure collective participation of the community involvement in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project. This aims at imparting the community stakeholders with spirit of project involvement and ownership. The meetings shall be used to sensitize youth to establish gender balanced self-help young farmers groups for involvement in modern, sustainable farming and microeconomic projects. Young farmers will be trained on modern and sustainable farming of food and cash crops to generate income, improve food security and nutrition among families with extreme poverty. In order to empower young farmers economically, youth with common interests will join to form a group of 15 – 20 people based on gender balance whereby 3 leaders will be elected to safeguard interests and existence of the group. For a start about 05 strong young farmers groups (one in each community) will be established and facilitated with relevant facilities and materials such as membership registration forms, financial transaction forms, Pass Books, ledgers and cash books. The groups will ensure the holding of weekly/monthly meetings, facilitation of weekly/monthly remittances as a move for local resource mobilization and utilization for themselves and their families.
The project shall conduct six sessions of 5 days workshops on promotion of livelihood skills to 150 youth from 05 target communities. The workshops will focus on enhancement of unemployed youth with knowledge and skills on how to establish and manage sustainable food crops farming, market gardening and dry farm projects to earn living. Following the training, 12 Trainer of Traineees (TOTs) will be selected on merit and gender balance, three from each village for 2 days exposure visit to some reputable agribusiness ventures and farms, in Buea and Limbe, Cameroon. This focuses on empowerment to participants with practical experience on organic farming, food processing, rainwater harvesting, alternative energy production, appropriate technology, fish rearing and livestock management. Knowledge and skills acquired will be disseminated effectively to their peers back in communities, hence produce multiplier effect in the efforts to reduce unemployment and poverty.
Sub-Urban settlements and villages have been identified within Buea municipality that rely heavily on farming as their major source of livelihood. Within 15 of these communities, ten young people between the ages of 18-30 will be selected through a joint selection process between the implementing team and the village traditional councils. The village traditional councils must understand the core value of the training for the youth and the livelihood aspect of the community as well as the country.
The method of implementation will be classroom training, field training in the form of plenary sessions, group based exercises, interactive learning, exhibitions, cultivation of various food crops, vegetables and fruits.
Special emphasis will be placed on organic farming (composting, collection of household waste, food processing, safe handling and management of fish ponds, poultry and piggery.
The lasting sustainability and feasibility of the project lies in the fact that the young people will be equipped with the needed startup capital and quality agro-inputs (seeds, farm tools, basic processing equipment) after the selection process. They will also be facilitated with knowledge on modern agricultural techniques and entrepreneurial skills for self-dependency and knowledge transfer to younger generations (intervention in schools through the setting up of school based gardens).
The project will have a lasting impact on the youth and the economy of the country and will also generate income for the implementing team (YABI) through its buy-back activities. We intend to buy the produce from the empowered/strengthened youth at a very fair price and sell to target markets. We also intend to continue the rural-urban youth connect initiative-rural youth serving as supply chain to their peers in urban settings. This network will grow the project and enhance the incorporation of monitoring and evaluation for the project.
The training phase of the project will last for a duration of three months and the first phase will last for twelve months before the commencement of the second phase.
Trainings will include the following theoretical subjects:
-Vegetables, maize, cassava, beans and plantains modern and sustainable farming methods.
-Resource mobilization
-Identification of viable projects
-Book keeping
-Food processing and security
-Organic farming
-Agro business
-Marketing
-Gender equity and equality
-Land policy and rights of occupancy
-Project management
-Leadership
-Financial literacy
-Response to natural disasters.
Trainings will be conducted through participatory approach where participants will be fully involved in the discussions by raising questions and contributing their ideas. Facilitators will prepare handouts for reference and review after the trainings. These handouts will be provided to participants for further reference and practical understanding.
Project Output Indicators
• 02 awareness creation meetings conducted.
• 150 young people trained on sustainable agriculture, gardening and processing
• 150 young farmers equipped entrepreneurial skills.
• 10 youth leaders from self-help farmers groups trained on food preservation and marketing
• 150 youth equipped with leadership skills.
• 10 land occupancy deeds negotiated and obtained.
• 03 farm demo plots established.
Project Outcomes
As a result of this project, there will be:
• Increased number of community youth involved in agribusiness.
• Increased knowledge and skills of young farmers on sustainable agriculture.
• Improved food security, quality and quantity of production of food crops, vegetables and fruits at community level.
• Increased number of youth managing small scale agro-business enterprises.
• Increased number of young farmers owning land occupancy deeds.
Project Verifiable Indicators
• Number of youth with at least one sustainable farm/gardening project.
• Number of youth linked with other partners for food and market outlets.
• Number of youth involved fully in agribusiness activities.
Project Monitoring and evaluation
In order to ensure smooth project management, there will be monthly technical meetings to review project progress. Participants will include representatives of youth, village traditional councils, agric-extension workers, TOTs and UAC/YABI staff. Data quality management tools such as monthly reporting forms, field monitoring forms, quarterly and annual reporting forms which are already in place will be used to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the project. The TOTs also called contact young farmers will act as focal persons at village level to bridge the gap between YABI and the community for project efficiency. They will supervise project activities, prepare activity field reports and report to the YABI Field Officer. The Field Officer will conduct biweekly field visits, compile field data and prepare progress reports and report to YABI Manager on monthly basis for data analysis. These reports will be submitted to YABI Manager for review, decision making and approval. After review, the Manager will forward progress report to UAC Board Members for onward transmission to the donor by the Project Coordinator.
The YABI Manager will be the overall in charge of project activities and keep track of project funds. The degree of achievement will be measured through carrying out final evaluation process whereby all community stakeholders will be involved.
Project sustainability
Since the project involves components of extensive capacity building and socio economic improvements through training workshops, promotion and enhancements of income generating activities, community involvement and participation will create project ownership and continuity. Moreover, inclusion of local government authorities such as village land committees, village traditional councils and agric- extension workers, project interventions will continuously get close supervision and monitoring even after project completion. These will all contribute to the assurance of continuous application and utilization of the gained resources after the project lifespan.
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: An Agribusiness expert needed in Cameroon
Nepal
Srijana Joshi - Nepal
Email: siru_jr@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Promotion of organic farming for sustainable development
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We have already established a farm in Nepal and need technical and financial support to take it forward
Dikshit Poudel - Nepal
Agriculture and Forestry University and Central Agricultural Laboratory, NepalEmail: dikshit.pdl@gmail.com
Project Idea: Research in traditional food preservation and post-harvest loss reduction in developing countries, packaging and drying methods, providing rural farming community with high-value cropping strategies and linking them with the market, launching Farmer Market Schools
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post-Harvest loss reduction, feasibility study, lab experiment in horticultural storage pests, market system linkages and analysis, the economics of loss, agricultural engineering, projects dealing with high-value sustainable cropping
Bharat P. Upadhyay - Nepal
Center for Environment and Agricultural Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED)Email: bharat.upadhyay@ceapred.org.np
Project Idea: 1. Social mobilization, community capacity building and local institution building for poverty reduction through income generating activities
2. Participatory research in collaboration with farmers to generate technologies. Focus is on agrobiodiversity, indegenous knowledge and climate change adaptation.
2. Participatory research in collaboration with farmers to generate technologies. Focus is on agrobiodiversity, indegenous knowledge and climate change adaptation.
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Can provide expertise in the areas of social mobilization, training, institution building, problem-based action research and policy analysis for enabling environment.
Shanta Karki - Nepal
Government of NepalEmail: karkishanta@gmail.com
Project Idea: Interested to collaborate on management and control of citrus HLB.
Production of good quality sapling of apple and walnut for early fruiting and true to type
Production of good quality sapling of apple and walnut for early fruiting and true to type
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Madan Poudel - Nepal
Kings CollegeEmail: mdnpoudel@outlook.com
Project Idea: Intensive Organic Farming techniques, Farmers Market, Community Supported Agriculture, Market Gardening, No Dig Gardening, Permaculture
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Landscape design, marketing of organic vegetables, DIY low cost farm tools and machineries
Dr. Tek P Gotame - Nepal
Nepal Agricultural Research CouncilEmail: gotame@gmail.com
Project Idea: "Action research on livestock and horticulture integration for sustainable food and nutrition security in the hills of Nepal
Integration of horticulture crops and animals is a typical agricultural practice among smallholder farmers in Nepal. There are trade-offs in productivity, socio-economic status and unemployment. Horticulture and animal products such as high value fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat are highly demanded in city centre and in return stallholders earn income which is used to cater household needs. It is necessary to evaluate how mixed farming of both animal species and horticulture crops improve food and nutrition security, sustainable soil-environment management, socio-economic changes and poverty reduction in Nepal.
Activities
• Baseline survey on socio-economic status before project intervention
• Development of sustainable horti-pastoral technology (e.g., kiwifruit, banana, papaya, pomegranate and intercropping with legume forage such as alfalfa, berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)
Effect on soil fertility, milk production (cow/buffaloes), meat production (goat and meat)
• Development of sustainable vegetable-goat integration technology (legume vegetables such as bean, cowpea, asparagus bean production and goat farming)
• Farm Yard Manure (FYM) improvement techniques for sustainable fruit and vegetable production for smallholders
• Micro-enterprise in value addition and horti-animal product processing
• Capacity building and training
• Impact assessment"
Integration of horticulture crops and animals is a typical agricultural practice among smallholder farmers in Nepal. There are trade-offs in productivity, socio-economic status and unemployment. Horticulture and animal products such as high value fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat are highly demanded in city centre and in return stallholders earn income which is used to cater household needs. It is necessary to evaluate how mixed farming of both animal species and horticulture crops improve food and nutrition security, sustainable soil-environment management, socio-economic changes and poverty reduction in Nepal.
Activities
• Baseline survey on socio-economic status before project intervention
• Development of sustainable horti-pastoral technology (e.g., kiwifruit, banana, papaya, pomegranate and intercropping with legume forage such as alfalfa, berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)
Effect on soil fertility, milk production (cow/buffaloes), meat production (goat and meat)
• Development of sustainable vegetable-goat integration technology (legume vegetables such as bean, cowpea, asparagus bean production and goat farming)
• Farm Yard Manure (FYM) improvement techniques for sustainable fruit and vegetable production for smallholders
• Micro-enterprise in value addition and horti-animal product processing
• Capacity building and training
• Impact assessment"
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Integrated Animal-Horticulture System
Naresh Shahi - Nepal
Nepali Technical Assistance Group (NTAG)Email: nepalnaresh07@gmail.com
Project Idea: Good Agriculture Practices and decontamination of fresh fruits and vegetables at household levels
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Namraj Dhami, PhD - Nepal
Pokhara UniversityEmail: namraj.dhami@gmail.com
Project Idea: High-Value Horticulture
Medicinal Horticulture
Domestication of Wild Edible Plants
Nutritional Value Assessment
Climate change and phytochemical variation in dietary nutrients
Medicinal Horticulture
Domestication of Wild Edible Plants
Nutritional Value Assessment
Climate change and phytochemical variation in dietary nutrients
Expertise: Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Skills: Plant Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Phytochemical analysis
Location: Nepal, Asia, and Global
Location: Nepal, Asia, and Global
Dipendra Pokharel - Nepal
Regional Agricultral Training Center, Kaski, NepalEmail: ratcpok@gmail.com
Project Idea: Human Capital Development in Nepal for Horticulture Development
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: I need a PI from this university.
Sabitri Dahal - Nepal
SADP NepalEmail: sabitri@sadpnepal.org
Project Idea: Introducing new technologies for postharvest and market system of the organic vegetables for the socio-economic development of indigenous community of Tanahu district
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: New technologies to be introduce for postharvest from developed and developing countris
Raj Adhikari - Nepal
SECARD NepalEmail: rka.npl@gmail.com
Project Idea: Strengthening Market System for Organic Fruits and Vegetables.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Sundar Tiwari - Nepal
Tribhubhan University /Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Rampur CampusEmail: tiwari_sundar@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Sustainable production of crops through Integrated Pest Management in Nepal
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building on IPM, Predator and Parasitoids Identification, Biopesticides, Cultural, Mechanical, Physical, Biological Pest Management, Food Safety etc
Amit Khanal - Nepal
Tribhuvan UniversityEmail: agstdamit@gmail.com
Project Idea: Assessing the postharvest loss in perishable and non perishable, Design and develop different postharvest technologies to protect postharvest loss and helps in food security and nutrition
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Rwanda
KWIZERA Annonciata - Rwanda
Email: kwizan4@gmail.com
Project Idea: Avocado Postharvest through processing using cold oil extraction for diversification and reduction of loss of avocado production during high picking season.
The production of avocado oil in Rwanda for the market is needed because, there are abundant avocados in Rwanda but most of them are consumed locally and the export of fresh fruits are low with a great deal of wastage On the other hand, avocado oil is now new favorite in developed countries as a nutritious oil. . Consumers tend to pursue a healthy lifestyle with nutritious food and various sports. Avocado oil is good for babies, pregnancies and the seniors, which are our target consumers.
The production of avocado oil in Rwanda for the market is needed because, there are abundant avocados in Rwanda but most of them are consumed locally and the export of fresh fruits are low with a great deal of wastage On the other hand, avocado oil is now new favorite in developed countries as a nutritious oil. . Consumers tend to pursue a healthy lifestyle with nutritious food and various sports. Avocado oil is good for babies, pregnancies and the seniors, which are our target consumers.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: I need a collaborator in appropriate processing techniques , research on avocado plant ,and financially support for the success of my new idea .
KAMANDA GODFREY - Rwanda
Agriconcern InternationalEmail: gkatarekwa@gmail.com
Project Idea: Improving food security through sustainable integrated animal-horticulture systems on small holder farms which is the typical farming system in Rwanda. Under Agriconcern International, we have been evaluating how mixed farming of both animals and Horticulture can improve food and nutrition security to enable Rwanda achieve Vision 2020 as a middle income country. Different households are taken as beneficaries of animals such as goats, cows, rabits, chicken and Pigs. Therefore through support of Rwanda devlopment plan, we have been studying how benefiting households have improved their food and nutrition security. It is very interesting that Horticulture produces high value fruits and vegetables which are highly demanded in city centers. In return households earn income which is used to cater for household needs. Rwanda government is soon rolling out a project to give every household a cow and seedlings of pumpkins, mangoes, oranges among other horticultural produce. Agriconcern is spearheading the implementation of the project. Therefore collaborating with other companies will increase organisation profile and knowledge in Integrated animal and horticulture farming in Rwanda.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Mango production, value addition of pumpkin, mango,developing sustainable marketing systems, developing sustainable fruit and vegetable production systems,capacity building for research, Current post-harvest handling techniques of vegetables, cooling systems of fruits and vegetables, collaborators from USA universities to study microbial interaction of animals on farm and horticulture crops, Development of hybrid seeds of fruits and vegetables in Rwanda, improvement of local varieties of horticultural crops, Packaging skills of fruits and vegetables for high value markets,Pest and disease control of horticultural crops using cheap methods,community development, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, post harvesting and development of new farming practices for rural development in Rwanda.
Nzaramba N. Celestin - Rwanda
AIPD/MPCLtdEmail: nzaramba.c@gmail.com
Project Idea: Farmers cooperatives encouraging and post harvest activities
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Rwanda - East Africa
CYPRIAN BIZIMUNGU - Rwanda
ARBA LtdEmail: bizicyprian@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: Horticulture and Green spaces in Rwanda towns and municipalities development.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: University level and research & development capacity with a long experience in the field.
Mwambari Damien - Rwanda
Center for Information and Social Mobilization(CIMS)Email: mwambari@cims-rwanda.org
Project Idea: Awareness rising for pyrethrum farmers in northern province in Rwanda
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Advocacy Skills and humanitarian assistance /Virginia Davis UNIVERSITY
Ernest Dukuzumuremyi - Rwanda
D&N Prestige LtdEmail: ernestinho21@gmail.com
Project Idea: Horticulture production, farmers support with irrigation and post harvest systems, products export and horticulture value chain
Expertise: Market systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Market systems; Post harvest systems and food safety; Sustainable production systems
NTIRENGANYA CELESTIN - Rwanda
GOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRY LTDEmail: cntirenganya@gmail.com
Project Idea: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ON HORTICULTURE LIKE TOMATO, PEPPER, ONIONS IN RWANDA
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: ADVISORY AND SPONSOR OF OUR PROJECTS
Francois Xavier NSHIMIYIMANA - Rwanda
InkomokoEmail: xavius005@gmail.com
Project Idea: Horticulture products development
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: AGROPROCESSING AND VALUE CHAIN
Akao Grace (Ms) - Rwanda
Institut Des Science Agronomiques Du Rwanda (ISAR)Email: akaookullo@yahoo.com
Project Idea: "I would like to see a vibrant seed industry come up in Rwanda. The project shall adress the strengthening of key component areas in the formal seed sector. This will include Research and Development in the area of suitable variety development, increased seed production to meet farmer seed demand, enhanced regulatory capacity to ensure seed quality, assurance of an enabling enviornment for the seed industry through advocacy for suitable complementary policies to the seed policy. The project shall identify and recommend to the Government of the Rwanda the following areas of investment in order to realize a vibrant Seed industry
1. Membership to international organizations with the mandate to foster international seed trade
2. Enactment of complementary legislations to stimulate foreign and local investment in the seed industry. The project will not ignore the informal seed sector, but nurture it bearing in mind that the small holder farmer in Rwanda obtain more than 90% of their seed requirements informally."
1. Membership to international organizations with the mandate to foster international seed trade
2. Enactment of complementary legislations to stimulate foreign and local investment in the seed industry. The project will not ignore the informal seed sector, but nurture it bearing in mind that the small holder farmer in Rwanda obtain more than 90% of their seed requirements informally."
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: I need someone familiar with the farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa in general and Seed Systems in the developing countries in particular. Someone with Seed Technology background, a socio economist or rural sociologist is also suitable. Working with a Scientist from IOWA State University;IOWA Seed Centre would enhance the knowledge I acquired on a short course in Seed Technology from IOWA State University
Emelyne KAYITARAMIRWA - Rwanda
Private Consultant (Assistant)Email: emelynekayi@gmail.com
Project Idea: Post-harvest technologies that can reduces the post-harvest losses as well as long term storage system that will keep the same nutrients of the fresh products.
Expertise: Market systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Technical support from developed countries, Training
Janvier Ahimanishyize - Rwanda
SNV RWANDAEmail: ajanvier1978@gmail.com
Project Idea: Ensuring economic and social inclusion for all food system actors (including smallholder farms, women, and youth) in Horticulture sector.
The world is becoming more volatile , the last 2 years were marked by a devastating Covid-19 virus which took the world down despite established contingency plans. The international community has committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including ending hunger and establishing sustainable, nutritious food systems. Are leaders taking the necessary actions to reach those goals in a such dynamic environment?
Existing Innovations and Emerging Technologies present opportunities to tackle these challenges, but they will raise new questions and their impacts will not be equally distributed.
The Rwanda Food System needs to be inclusive, ensuring economic and social inclusion for all food system actors, including smallholder farms, women, and youth. This aspiration can be materialized only by enabling those categories among others to have accessibility trough digital solution :
- Access to information
- Access to markets
- Access to services (including financial services)
This system initiative will contribute to enhancing accessibility to existing and new technologies and innovations solutions in sustainable food production, distribution, and consumption. The initiative consists of mapping and collecting existing and future technologies in food system, digitizing it, and making it available to the use of underserved groups including small holder farmers, women and youth.
The initiative will secondly contribute to accessing digital marketplaces which will enable business to business deals among players.
The initiative will lastly contribute to facilitating access to services though digital platforms including access to finance, access to extension services, etc.
The world is becoming more volatile , the last 2 years were marked by a devastating Covid-19 virus which took the world down despite established contingency plans. The international community has committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including ending hunger and establishing sustainable, nutritious food systems. Are leaders taking the necessary actions to reach those goals in a such dynamic environment?
Existing Innovations and Emerging Technologies present opportunities to tackle these challenges, but they will raise new questions and their impacts will not be equally distributed.
The Rwanda Food System needs to be inclusive, ensuring economic and social inclusion for all food system actors, including smallholder farms, women, and youth. This aspiration can be materialized only by enabling those categories among others to have accessibility trough digital solution :
- Access to information
- Access to markets
- Access to services (including financial services)
This system initiative will contribute to enhancing accessibility to existing and new technologies and innovations solutions in sustainable food production, distribution, and consumption. The initiative consists of mapping and collecting existing and future technologies in food system, digitizing it, and making it available to the use of underserved groups including small holder farmers, women and youth.
The initiative will secondly contribute to accessing digital marketplaces which will enable business to business deals among players.
The initiative will lastly contribute to facilitating access to services though digital platforms including access to finance, access to extension services, etc.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: 1.Horticulture extension and good agriculture practices
2. Horticulture digital markets development
3. Inclusive markets (women and youth)
4. Inclusive finance
2. Horticulture digital markets development
3. Inclusive markets (women and youth)
4. Inclusive finance
HABIMANA Innocent - Rwanda
TALSC Ltd ( TWUZUZANYE Agri-Livestock Supplies Ltd)Email: habinoc@gmail.com
Project Idea: The General Project Idea is the Fruits and Vegetables production, Post-harvest technologies, value addition, Supply chain management and marketing. Especially our project is in the Integrated agro-technology combining pre-and postharvest treatment to improve shelf life of Tree-Tomatoes and Development of appropriate postharvest technology for postharvest handling of Tree-Tomatoes.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: From the collaboration, I will gain modern technologies from both developed and developing countries. Especially the skills needed are development of appropriate cooling technology, development of environmentally friendly postharvest treatments, optimization of storage and transportation conditions, postharvest quality analysis, thermal and non-thermal processing of fruit and vegetable products.Location of the partnership project will be in Gihango Sector, Rutsiro District
BAPFAKURERA ELIAS NELLY - Rwanda
University of RwandaEmail: eliasnelly@yahoo.fr
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Pacifique Ndayishimiye - Rwanda
Youth Service Organization(YSO)Email: pacimiye@gmail.com
Project Idea: Rwanda is limited to natural resources, and the main sector to generate revenue is agriculture, which contribute to over 33% of the National GDP and generate over 80% of the total export revenue. According to the comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis (CFSVA) and nutrition survey 2012, the prevalence of chronic malnutrition among children under 5 is at 43%. Malnutrition has been identified as an underlying factor in 43% of deaths in children under five (demographic health survey 2010).
Illiteracy, lack of basic knowledge in agriculture and farming, increase the prevalence of chronic malnutrition among children under 5 at 43%. Youth Service Organization want to empower young Rwandan farmers through training and educating them the best farming practices in their villages for producing enough food for their families and the community in general to improve villagers nutrition, health and economic conditions.
Illiteracy, lack of basic knowledge in agriculture and farming, increase the prevalence of chronic malnutrition among children under 5 at 43%. Youth Service Organization want to empower young Rwandan farmers through training and educating them the best farming practices in their villages for producing enough food for their families and the community in general to improve villagers nutrition, health and economic conditions.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Community development, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, post harvesting and development of new farming practices for rural development.
Egypt
Dr Atef Elansari - Egypt
Abt associates Egypt USAID contractorEmail: Atef_Elansari@abtassoc.com
Project Idea: Capacity building on postharvest and the development of infrastructure of cold chain
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Postharvest and cold chain skills. Egypt
Hussein Al-Amier - Egypt
Al-Azhar UniversityEmail: halamier66@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Effective and better utilization of native plant genetic resources
Improving of medicinal plants for environmental stress
Improving of medicinal plants for environmental stress
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA, South Sudan
Mohamed El-Mogy - Egypt
Cairo UniversityEmail: elmogymmm75@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Using some novel natural edible coating material extracting from local plants for extending storage ability of fruits and vegetables
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Mohamed M. El-mogy - Egypt
Cairo UniversityEmail: elmogy@agr.cu.edu.eg
Project Idea: Reduce loss and waste of vegetables crops such as strawberry, tomatoes, green bean, potato, onion, melon, and pepper. This reduce in loss could be several techniques such as:
1- Non-chemical control of postharvest diseases.
2- Develop new packages.
3- Train the labors for good postharvest operations.
4- Enhance low cost facility for cooling.
1- Non-chemical control of postharvest diseases.
2- Develop new packages.
3- Train the labors for good postharvest operations.
4- Enhance low cost facility for cooling.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Yehia Salah Mostafa Ahmed - Egypt
Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria UniversityEmail: yehia_pomology@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Reduction of postharvest losses of fruit crops - assessment of on-farm and handling losses on the different fruit crops - identify the cusses of losses - help to establish a strategy to overcome the deterioration factors and use of applicable postharvest practices under small scale conditions.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building
Hamdino M. I. Ahmed - Egypt
Horticulture Research InstituteEmail: hamdino@yahoo.com
Project Idea: 1- Vegetable crops seed systems and germplasm conservation.
2- Sustainable production of vegetables.
3- Underutilized crops.
4- Promotion of horticultural export.
2- Sustainable production of vegetables.
3- Underutilized crops.
4- Promotion of horticultural export.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: 1.Proposal writing skills
2.Experience Sustainable Production Systems
2.Experience Sustainable Production Systems
United Arab Emirates
Noura - United Arab Emirates
Abudhabi Food Control AuthorityEmail: noura.alnuaimi@adfca.ae
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.), Nutrition and human health
Imtiaz Ahmad - United Arab Emirates
Health Point A health care project of MubadalaEmail: imtiazagrian@gmail.com
Project Idea: Aim and Challenges of the research that need to be learned and overcome.
Planning towards productive performance and ecological contributions of urban horticulture, the open questions remain: how can all core sectors in urban horticulture be integrated? How much food can we then produce in cities and which quality will the goods have? How can we measure production in such complex situations like permaculture scientifically? How should we develop the food distribution network in cities including non-professional gardeners?
Challenge 1: Appropriate plant selection for urban horticulture
Challenge 2: Micro biome engineering
Challenge 3: Nutrient recycling
Challenge 4: Smart solutions for IPM in cities
Challenge 5: Diversification of urban vegetation
Challenge 6: Avoidance of side effects on beneficial
Challenge 7: Bio rational efficacy assessment
Challenge 8: Effective pest diagnosis
Challenge 9: Efficient outbreak control
Challenge 10: Holistic approaches
Planning towards productive performance and ecological contributions of urban horticulture, the open questions remain: how can all core sectors in urban horticulture be integrated? How much food can we then produce in cities and which quality will the goods have? How can we measure production in such complex situations like permaculture scientifically? How should we develop the food distribution network in cities including non-professional gardeners?
Challenge 1: Appropriate plant selection for urban horticulture
Challenge 2: Micro biome engineering
Challenge 3: Nutrient recycling
Challenge 4: Smart solutions for IPM in cities
Challenge 5: Diversification of urban vegetation
Challenge 6: Avoidance of side effects on beneficial
Challenge 7: Bio rational efficacy assessment
Challenge 8: Effective pest diagnosis
Challenge 9: Efficient outbreak control
Challenge 10: Holistic approaches
Expertise: Market systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Expression of interest in the ongoing project “Urban Horticulture”
I have been familiar with urban horticulture in UAE from last 8 years working as landscape engineer and have experience with ornamental plants and home garden at residential areas. Most of the projects that I handled and delivered have direct impact on the community environment, their ideas and interest has been explored properly regarding home gardening and yard areas.
I want to study all the related aspects and challenges to become more expert technically and practically, to exaggerate urban horticulture for wellbeing purposes includes in my future planning.
I have been familiar with urban horticulture in UAE from last 8 years working as landscape engineer and have experience with ornamental plants and home garden at residential areas. Most of the projects that I handled and delivered have direct impact on the community environment, their ideas and interest has been explored properly regarding home gardening and yard areas.
I want to study all the related aspects and challenges to become more expert technically and practically, to exaggerate urban horticulture for wellbeing purposes includes in my future planning.
Burundi
NDAYISENGA Oscar - Burundi
ACTION SOLIDAIRE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT COMMUNAUTAIREEmail: osclanda@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: 1/training farm for famers
2/banking seeds in village
3/woman empowement and youth in sustainable development
4/malnutrition development handicap
5/village field demonstration
TWEREKE TWITEZIMBERE
2/banking seeds in village
3/woman empowement and youth in sustainable development
4/malnutrition development handicap
5/village field demonstration
TWEREKE TWITEZIMBERE
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: any where
Mali
KANE Abdoulah Mamary - Mali
ADAPAG-Mali (NGO Association Agricultural and Livestock Developement), MaliEmail: kanemali2003@gmail.com
Project Idea: Look for various approaches to sustainable production in agricultural systems at global, national and local levels in the context of climate change.
Water is key to ensuring food and nutrition security, whether it be for irrigation, livestock, or food processing and transportation. Competition for this essential resource between agricultural, energy, environmental, and municipal uses will increase in locksteps with population growth and societal advancement. Climate change further stresses these competing demands, causing floods in some regions and droughts in others. These interacting stresses on water availability throw a real challenge at agricultural development.
Water stresses are risking food security. Our project idea is how to turn this around?
Water is key to ensuring food and nutrition security, whether it be for irrigation, livestock, or food processing and transportation. Competition for this essential resource between agricultural, energy, environmental, and municipal uses will increase in locksteps with population growth and societal advancement. Climate change further stresses these competing demands, causing floods in some regions and droughts in others. These interacting stresses on water availability throw a real challenge at agricultural development.
Water stresses are risking food security. Our project idea is how to turn this around?
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: To build research network advances on fruit and vegetable innovations, empowering smallholder farmers to earn more income while better nourishing their families.
Also to see how research can advance inclusive agricultural growth, strengthen resilience and improve nutrition for women and children mostly in rural area.
Also to see how research can advance inclusive agricultural growth, strengthen resilience and improve nutrition for women and children mostly in rural area.
Simana KONE - Mali
ADECOR MaliEmail: konesimana@yahoo.fr
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Ousmane SANOGO - Mali
AVRDC-The World Vegetable CenterEmail: ouzbi777@gmail.com
Project Idea: Gender and Hortiucltural Production, germplasm conservation, nutrtion and poverty reduction, rdution of pesticide uses, and postharvest systems
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Modern technologies from both developed and developing countries
Pascal Adams THERA - Mali
CECOZEmail: Lova_Consult9@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Training youth in sustinable production systems and Market systems to unable them create sustainable agricultural enterprises.
Expertise: Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Funding opportunities - Capacity building - USA, Canada and Autralia
TOGOLA Abou - Mali
NGO: ASF-MaliEmail: ongasf@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: Pilot project to improve horticultural post harvest technologies, Income and food Supply in Mali
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We need a Principal Investigator from any US University.
Sokona Dagnoko - Mali
Polytechnical Rural Institute of training and Applied ResearchEmail: sokona.dagnoko@gmail.com
Project Idea: Sorghum and vegetable crops genetic improvement (yield, quality traits, nutritional content, market value added traits, abiotic and biotic stress tolerance, climate change adaptation), food security, human and animal nutrition
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Plant breeding and genetics, stress tolerance, disease and pest resistance, post harvest issues, sustainable animal production and climate change, improvement of extension services and technologies.
Jean Baptiste De la Salle Tignegre - Mali
World Vegetable CenterEmail: jean-baptiste.tignegre@worldVeg.org
Project Idea: My project aims at developing hybrid onion programme for WorldVeg based in Mali from local onion varieties in West Africa. The use or development of short days' Cyoplasmic Male Sterile (CMS) onion lines will help development F1 hybrids whith resilience regarding seasonal climate fluctuations for poor household farmers in West and central Africa. We seks for resource onion expert and available CMS to develop this programme.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: The Partner is suitable as onion breeder or biotechnologist, genebbank manager based in Netherland, India and working on short day onion hybrid program.
Kenya
Tabby Karanja-Lumumba - Kenya
Adopt4Impact InternationalEmail: tkaranja@adopt4impact.org
Project Idea: Engendered Sustainable Agribusiness
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Raphael Otakwa - Kenya
African PRIDE CentreEmail: raphael.makokha@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Kitchen Gardening and its Role in the Promotion of Agribusiness and Eco-tourism in Western Kenya
Expertise: Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Marketing (including web and social media-based), Fundraising Tactics, Cultural valoration
Martin Kimani - Kenya
CABI AfricaEmail: M.Kimani@cabi.org
Project Idea: Seed systems – Improving Access of Quality Seed to Smallholder; Postharvest - Impediments to Adoption and Benefits of Improved Practices; Orange-fleshed Sweet potato – Improved Supply Chain and Consumer Acceptance
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Related to postharvest, seed systems and orange fresh supply chain analysis
Richard Musebe - Kenya
CABI AfricaEmail: R.Musebe@cabi.org
Project Idea: Seed systems – Improving Access of Quality Seed to Smallholder; Postharvest - Impediments to Adoption and Benefits of Improved Practices
Expertise: Market systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Seed systems and Postharvest systems
Daniel Kimani Karanja - Kenya
CABI AfricaEmail: D.Karanja@cabi.org
Project Idea: Seed systems – Improving Access of Quality Seed to Smallholder
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Seed systems for developing countries
Noah Anthony Phiri - Kenya
CABI AfricaEmail: N.Phiri@cabi.org
Project Idea: 1. Seed systems – Improving Access of Quality Seed to Smallholder - currently supporting NERICA Seed production in Uganda and Southern Sudan
2.Postharvest - Impediments to Adoption and Benefits of Improved Practices.
2.Postharvest - Impediments to Adoption and Benefits of Improved Practices.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Somebody specialized in Seed Systems or post harvest, both in relation to developing countries. The location should be United States (preferably working for a University)
Anne Njoroge - Kenya
Crop Health Consulting ServicesEmail: anne.njoroge@crophealthconsulting.com
Project Idea: Addressing crop production challenges in the potato value chain especially pest and diseases resulting from globalisation of agriculture brought through seed imports. Advocate for agricultural policies based on science-evidence. Train farmers on value of using clean planting materials.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Bottle necks of seed systems and agricultural policies
Prof. Geofrey K. Gathungu - Kenya
Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chuka University, P.O. Box 109-60400, Chuka, KenyaEmail: gkgathungu@yahoo.com
Project Idea: • Capacity building for climate resilience, agricultural productivity enhancement, natural resources management and improved farming practices
• Soil fertility enhancement and management using bioremediations - application of problem solving research methodologies and modern skills in sustainable crop production and management
• Cropping systems for soil and water resource use efficiency and management e.g use of fodder and fruit trees, mulching, manures, crop rotation, intercropping, agroforestry, zai pits, roof water harvesting, surface water harvesting
• Sensor and robot application in crop production
• Urban and Peri-Urban crop production with the aim of conserving natural resources mainly soil, water and environment – vertical gardening
• Medicinal crops like neem, tarmarid, moringa oleifera incorporation in cropping systems
• Soil and water conservation through increasing the valuable tree e.g. fruit tree cover
• Use of plant extracts for natural pest control
• Impact assessment studies e.g. communities resilience and mitigation against epidemics like covid 19
• Modelling of effects of weather/climate, nutrients, water supply on crops
• Technology dissemination through demonstrations or farmer filed schools
• Soil fertility enhancement and management using bioremediations - application of problem solving research methodologies and modern skills in sustainable crop production and management
• Cropping systems for soil and water resource use efficiency and management e.g use of fodder and fruit trees, mulching, manures, crop rotation, intercropping, agroforestry, zai pits, roof water harvesting, surface water harvesting
• Sensor and robot application in crop production
• Urban and Peri-Urban crop production with the aim of conserving natural resources mainly soil, water and environment – vertical gardening
• Medicinal crops like neem, tarmarid, moringa oleifera incorporation in cropping systems
• Soil and water conservation through increasing the valuable tree e.g. fruit tree cover
• Use of plant extracts for natural pest control
• Impact assessment studies e.g. communities resilience and mitigation against epidemics like covid 19
• Modelling of effects of weather/climate, nutrients, water supply on crops
• Technology dissemination through demonstrations or farmer filed schools
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Associate Professor of Agronomy requiring collaborators in sustainable crop production practices/systems
Margaret Akinyi Wagah - Kenya
Development Concern International in KenyaEmail: wagamargaret@gmail.com
Project Idea: Nutrition and its Synergies with Agriculture to ensure optimal nutrition outcomes
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: technical assignments on multisectoral approaches to nutrition. I have worked on international assignments; subSaharan Africa; Eastern and Southern African region
Prof. D. K. Isutsa - Kenya
Egerton UniversityEmail: dorcaski@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Development of formal value chains for under-utilized fruit and vegetable crops in Kenya, East Africa or sub-Saharan Africa
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Market systems, postharvest systems and food safety, nutrition and human health
Paul Kilelu - Kenya
Enkusero Sampu ConservancyEmail: enkuserosampu@gmail.com
Project Idea: Kitchen Garden Project
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Funding
Paul Kilelu - Kenya
Enkusero Sampu ConservancyEmail: paulkilelu@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Kitchen Garden Development
Expertise: Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Peninah Mutuku - Kenya
EXODUS FARM LIMITEDEmail: peninah@exodusfarm.co.ke
Project Idea: Create market linkage for small scale grain farmers in Kenya. This includes providing intensive training on post harvest systems and food safety, smaller farmer economic empowerment and production of simple farming technology like use of planting dibbler, 10hp engine tractor and fruit processing machine.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building, Mechanical Engineering expertise.
John Bosco Wambugu - Kenya
Fama CenterEmail: famacenterkenya@gmail.com
Project Idea: We are enhancing food security through making available the necessary technologies and training to support sustainable agriculture production and reduction of post-harvest loss. We have key interests in ending water poverty and post-harvest storage for perishables
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We are looking for a partner(s) or a researcher(s) interested in food security technologies especially Post harvest storage & packaging for perishables and Water. We don’t care where you are based we only care our enthusiasm. Reach to us anytime
Njeri Luvonga - Kenya
Fanaka Growers and Produce LtdEmail: Fanakagrowers@gmail.com
Project Idea: Demystifying profitability in French Beans farming
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Fundraising, Networking. Expertise on alternative high value rotational crops /Market systems /capacity buiding are also ideal
NEHEMIAH GITONGA MBAYA - Kenya
FarmsoftEmail: nehemsrich@hotmail.co.uk
Project Idea: Farmsoft is fresh produce software for medium-large businesses. It aims for less waste, more traceability, accurate inventory & shipping.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: African Market
FLORENCE MASIA - Kenya
Horticultural Crops Development Authority (HCDA)Email: flomasia@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Post harvest handling systems for small scale flower growers
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post harvest systems and Enabling environment
Eric G. Mworia - Kenya
Horticultural Crops Development Authority (HCDA)Email: ericngiri@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Improvement of postharvest handling practices and technology for food security, nutritional enhancement and sustainable development
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Market systems, Enabling Environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc), Nutrition and Human Health
David Maina - Kenya
Intergrated off-grid power solutions intEmail: dkariega@gmail.com
Project Idea: Integration of renewable energy systems in sustainable agriculture for wealth creation and livelihood improvement
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: renewable energy technologies, research methods and methodology
Prof. Arnold O. Watako - Kenya
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Agriculture and Technology (JOOUST)Email: arnoldwatako@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Integrating horticulture crops ( fruits and vegetables) into other agricultural enterprises in smallholder units in the Lake region areas of Kenya.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post harvest specialist and Socio - economist
Dr. Michael Wawire - Kenya
Jomo-Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyEmail: wawiremm@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Value addition of bananas in rural Kenya (Kisii)
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Caroline Agamala Kundu - Kenya
KALROEmail: carolinekundu@gmail.com
Project Idea: Managing soil for enhanced crop nutrition
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Exploiting the 4R nutrient stewardship in Kenya
James Kamuye - Kenya
Kataru ConceptsEmail: kataruconcepts@gmail.com
Project Idea: At Kataru Concepts we partner with SAWBO-Scientifi Animations Without Borders as a knowledge partner. We have developed a farmers network in nine counties on in western and coastal Kenya which we use to diserminate SAWBO animation videos on agricultural and health practices.
We do famer group trainning sessions and also reserch on information degradation in Kenya on behalf of SAWBO. We intent to find more partners in horticulture.
All our activities are documented on www.kataruconcepts.com
We do famer group trainning sessions and also reserch on information degradation in Kenya on behalf of SAWBO. We intent to find more partners in horticulture.
All our activities are documented on www.kataruconcepts.com
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: In horticulture we need information on;
1. Skills in crop management and farming practices
2. Skills in market sourcing for produce
3. Skills in produce storage and value addition
Our partners could be located anywhere provided they can becavailable to work with our farmers networks.
1. Skills in crop management and farming practices
2. Skills in market sourcing for produce
3. Skills in produce storage and value addition
Our partners could be located anywhere provided they can becavailable to work with our farmers networks.
Faith Njeri Nguthi - Kenya
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation- Practical Training CentreEmail: fnguthi@gmail.com
Project Idea: Information and knowledge dissemination of horticultural technologies, innovations and management practices developed by local, regional and international research organizations to varied stakeholders in Africa through practical hands-on training. These include use of high yielding and disease tolerant varieties; soil, water and fertilizer management innovations; IPM innovations; and post harvest handling management practices.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building, resource mobilization and horticulture expertise
Naomi Ndembei - Kenya
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationEmail: Mugechi2012@gmail.com
Project Idea: Enhancing Agribusiness skills/capacity among the youth especially in Orange fleshed sweet potato in Kenya
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Nutrition and Human health, Post handling and food security
Rahab Magoti - Kenya
Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization(KALRO)Email: rahabmagoti@gmail.com
Project Idea: Capacity building on Horticultural commodities in Kenya. I have a great passion on flower farming and seed supply systems in Kenya and linking farmers to international flower markets. Kenya is endowed with good climate where small scale farmers can be assisted with marketable flowers for international markets to for income generating. Currently very few small scale farmers are in the flower business unlike 10 years ago due to shortage of flower seeds
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Horticulture value chain
Capacity building
Seed systems and post harvest handling of vegetables
Capacity building
Seed systems and post harvest handling of vegetables
Ndembei Naomi - Kenya
Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteEmail: mugechi@gmail.com
Project Idea: Promotion of production and utilization of orange fleshed sweet potato in marginal areas of Kenya
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building
Post harvest systems
Post harvest systems
Margaret Muchui - Kenya
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)Email: margaretmuchui@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Postharvest handling and value addition of horticultural crops (Fruits and vegetables)to reduce losses and increase incomes of youth and women in rural Kenya
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Postharvest physiology, cottage level processing of horticultural crops (fruits and vegetables)
Mary Anyango Oyunga - Kenya
Kenya Agriculture Research InstituteEmail: oyungam2010@gmail.com
Project Idea: Research on Linking Agriculture, Health and Nutrition using orange fleshed sweepotato
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Should be a nutritionist from a US public University
Richard Karori - Kenya
Kenya Association for Maternal & Neonatal Health -KAMANEHEmail: kamanehk@gmail.com
Project Idea: Promoting community-level food, nutrition and health outcomes for poor mothers and children in Kenya.
Expertise: Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Interested in partnering with interested principal investigators/fundraisers in maternal and child nutrition research and promotion in Kenya.Also writing project proposals and fund raising online is considered.
Nancy M. Laibuni - Kenya
Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and AnalysisEmail: nmunyiva@gmail.com
Project Idea: Contributing to the dissemination of gender responsive technologies and innovations to increase agricultural productivity and reduce post-harvest losses.
Expertise: Market systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: PI- land grant University USA preferable in Agriculture Economics
Post harvest physiologist
Horticulture Agronomist
Expert in innovation systems
Sociologist/ Gender expert
Post harvest physiologist
Horticulture Agronomist
Expert in innovation systems
Sociologist/ Gender expert
Nicholas Korir - Kenya
Kenyatta University, KUEmail: korir.nicholas@ku.ac.ke
Project Idea: Conservation Agriculture in Vegetable systems; Application of Biotechnology; Optimized nutrition for vegetables and fruits; Indigenous vegetables and fruits
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Joram Kirira - Kenya
Kiini Sustainable InitiativeEmail: jkirira@kiiniinitiative.org
Project Idea: To enhance the capacity of rural farming communities to efficiently and sustainably utilize both human and natural resources for increased productivity and adoption of climate smart agriculture mitigation strategies.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Fundraising and resources mobilization:Kenya
Joseph N. Gichoni - Kenya
Megabridge FoundationEmail: megabridgefoundation@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Community Based Horticulture Promotion Project
Megabridge Foundation is a Kenyan Non Governmental working in Eastern province of Kenya. The main objective of the foundation is to improve livelihood opportunities for the through providing skills and support resources for self reliance.
The project will be implemented within Embu, Meru and Tharaka-Nithi Counties. Majority of the residents in this region which has a total population of over 2.2 million (source 2009 census) people are poor peasant farmers with thousands of orphaned and children made vulnerable by HIV AIDS – currently under care of elderly grandparents or relatives who are unable adequately take care of them. Majority of the residents in this region are poor peasant farmers. Due to the high prices of different certified seeds they continue using low quality seeds. This leads to low quality and quantity production. This is the main cause of perennial hunger and malnourishment in this region. Majority of this rural populations survive on less than one dollar per day; they are the most severely affected by the food crisis and the increase in basic food prices, with fruits and vegetables being like a privilege that majority go without.
Thus the main constrains in the region are:-
1) Poor quality seeds
2) Lack of knowledge on modern farming techniques
3) Over dependence on expensive inorganic fertilizers and chemicals
4) Lack of market information and adequate markets – products going into waste due to lack of market and preservation technology.
5) Lack of business techniques and skills
6) Over dependence on rain water for farming
Our program focuses on promoting access to horticultural seeds, traditional food products and increasing the population’s ability to produce food and generate income through the sale of part of this production, as well as promoting a healthy and varied diet among residents and an opportunity for extra income through local or export markets.
The project goals are to:
a) Increase incomes and reduce poverty among poor rural households and the unemployed and underemployed in areas with medium-to high farming potential and where horticulture is perceived to be a an important possible source of livelihood; and
b) Improve the health and welfare of Kenyans by increasing the quality and quantity of horticultural produce consumed within the country or exported.
c) Promote utilization of neglected tradition food crops like sweet potatoes which are draught resistant by promoting fast maturing varieties unlike the traditional varieties which usually take over one year to mature.
d) Establishing demonstration and training centers within the three counties
e) Promote African Indigenous Vegetables like; Managu, Amaranth, Cowpea, Eggplant (Garden Egg) - To give some idea of their potential to help solve the great central issues of local humanitarian and economic development, by highlighting their relevance to four local biggest needs for human survival and social serenity: 1) nutrition, 2) food security, 3) rural prosperity, and 4) general land care.
f) To enable local communities make use of world trade agreements like AGOA which allow export of some quality horticultural products to US
These goals will be achieved through:
i) Increasing the output of – and the net margins per unit of land earned by – resource-poor smallholders from horticultural production for the domestic to export market;
ii) Increasing employment in the production, processing and marketing of horticultural produce; and
iii) Reducing the cost to consumers and increase the quality of horticultural products consumed domestically or exported.
iv) Capacity building by providing quality seeds, training and extension services to the farmers
v) Promoting quality production and providing linkages with, cold storage facilities, drying technologies and markets to prevent postharvest losses.
vi) Assist in diversification of local resources by encouraging organic production methods.
Megabridge Foundation is a Kenyan Non Governmental working in Eastern province of Kenya. The main objective of the foundation is to improve livelihood opportunities for the through providing skills and support resources for self reliance.
The project will be implemented within Embu, Meru and Tharaka-Nithi Counties. Majority of the residents in this region which has a total population of over 2.2 million (source 2009 census) people are poor peasant farmers with thousands of orphaned and children made vulnerable by HIV AIDS – currently under care of elderly grandparents or relatives who are unable adequately take care of them. Majority of the residents in this region are poor peasant farmers. Due to the high prices of different certified seeds they continue using low quality seeds. This leads to low quality and quantity production. This is the main cause of perennial hunger and malnourishment in this region. Majority of this rural populations survive on less than one dollar per day; they are the most severely affected by the food crisis and the increase in basic food prices, with fruits and vegetables being like a privilege that majority go without.
Thus the main constrains in the region are:-
1) Poor quality seeds
2) Lack of knowledge on modern farming techniques
3) Over dependence on expensive inorganic fertilizers and chemicals
4) Lack of market information and adequate markets – products going into waste due to lack of market and preservation technology.
5) Lack of business techniques and skills
6) Over dependence on rain water for farming
Our program focuses on promoting access to horticultural seeds, traditional food products and increasing the population’s ability to produce food and generate income through the sale of part of this production, as well as promoting a healthy and varied diet among residents and an opportunity for extra income through local or export markets.
The project goals are to:
a) Increase incomes and reduce poverty among poor rural households and the unemployed and underemployed in areas with medium-to high farming potential and where horticulture is perceived to be a an important possible source of livelihood; and
b) Improve the health and welfare of Kenyans by increasing the quality and quantity of horticultural produce consumed within the country or exported.
c) Promote utilization of neglected tradition food crops like sweet potatoes which are draught resistant by promoting fast maturing varieties unlike the traditional varieties which usually take over one year to mature.
d) Establishing demonstration and training centers within the three counties
e) Promote African Indigenous Vegetables like; Managu, Amaranth, Cowpea, Eggplant (Garden Egg) - To give some idea of their potential to help solve the great central issues of local humanitarian and economic development, by highlighting their relevance to four local biggest needs for human survival and social serenity: 1) nutrition, 2) food security, 3) rural prosperity, and 4) general land care.
f) To enable local communities make use of world trade agreements like AGOA which allow export of some quality horticultural products to US
These goals will be achieved through:
i) Increasing the output of – and the net margins per unit of land earned by – resource-poor smallholders from horticultural production for the domestic to export market;
ii) Increasing employment in the production, processing and marketing of horticultural produce; and
iii) Reducing the cost to consumers and increase the quality of horticultural products consumed domestically or exported.
iv) Capacity building by providing quality seeds, training and extension services to the farmers
v) Promoting quality production and providing linkages with, cold storage facilities, drying technologies and markets to prevent postharvest losses.
vi) Assist in diversification of local resources by encouraging organic production methods.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Proposal writer
To assist in compiling this proposal to the required standards
Horticultural Crops Extension Specialist
For coordination and assistance for the on-farm grower trials
Collaborations with researchers and growers on open fields & high tunnel production issues
Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops Specialist
Extended season production of small fruits and vegetables on open fields & high tunnels
Development of material related to open fields high tunnel farmers education.
Management practices for sustainable soil fertility
Disease & pests suppression
Soil quality management
Horticulture Training Specialist,
Development of material related to high tunnel education.
Agrochemicals and pest control specialists
Horticultural products quality assurance
Horticulture production Specialist,
Microclimate Modification including
Low cost drip irrigation systems
Building low cost Greenhouses
Cropping systems
Extended season production of warm season crops
Marketing specialists
Horticulture product marketing
To assist in compiling this proposal to the required standards
Horticultural Crops Extension Specialist
For coordination and assistance for the on-farm grower trials
Collaborations with researchers and growers on open fields & high tunnel production issues
Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops Specialist
Extended season production of small fruits and vegetables on open fields & high tunnels
Development of material related to open fields high tunnel farmers education.
Management practices for sustainable soil fertility
Disease & pests suppression
Soil quality management
Horticulture Training Specialist,
Development of material related to high tunnel education.
Agrochemicals and pest control specialists
Horticultural products quality assurance
Horticulture production Specialist,
Microclimate Modification including
Low cost drip irrigation systems
Building low cost Greenhouses
Cropping systems
Extended season production of warm season crops
Marketing specialists
Horticulture product marketing
JOEL MUKANDA PEKA - Kenya
Ministry of AgricultureEmail: pekajoe2000@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Value chains development for smallholder farmers. smallholder Entrepreneurial agriculture.
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Successful developing of value chains. Denmark, U.S.A
Violet K. Mugalavai - Kenya
Moi University, Chepkoilel University CollegeEmail: violet.mugalavai@gmail.com
Project Idea: Using the small scale cluster development model for sustainable livelihoods for food and nutrition security for poverty alleviation.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA partners, Kenyans and Ugandans with good ideas and proposal writing skills.
Denis nyamu - Kenya
mwea fruits and vegetables farmers associationEmail: denisnyamu@yahoo.com
Project Idea: bringing market gap towards farmer earning more
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: marketing platform
Susan Kanguha - Kenya
Ngando Universal CentreEmail: ngandounice@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Running a support programme for poor farmers to enhance their production through support in all areas of food production at farm level and post harvest. This is what what most farmers need.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Skills in
-Horticultural and general farming.
-Food safety systems
-Sustainable agricultural systems.
-Skills in agriculture
-Creating conducive production environment
-Women in food production
-Food and health
-Horticultural and general farming.
-Food safety systems
-Sustainable agricultural systems.
-Skills in agriculture
-Creating conducive production environment
-Women in food production
-Food and health
JJ WACHIRA - Kenya
nyukiagribusinessEmail: jjwachira@yahoo.com
Project Idea: To bridge the existing knowledge gap through capacity building the rural youths and women in sustainable agriculture practices for improved livelihood and wealth creation
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: knowledge in horticulture production, natural resource management, fund raising and community development
john mundia - Kenya
postgraduate student in crop sciencesEmail: mrefujohnie@gmail.com
Project Idea: response of common food crops to allelopathic effects of tobacco in major growing areas in Africa
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Dr. Bonface Manono - Kenya
School of Environment and Natural Resources Management, South Eastern Kenya UniversityEmail: bmanono@seku.ac.ke
Project Idea: High percentage of food harvest goes to waste in Kenya because of handling, transportation and storage. For sustainability, efficient ways should be sort to minimise this and also use the waste in the supply of nutrients back to the farms.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Sustainable production systems, capacity building, post harvest technologies, enabling environment for food production.
THOMAS MUTUNGA - Kenya
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (SACDEP-KENYA).Email: tkmutunga@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Sustainable agro production, agro processing, marketing.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: sustainable agriculture, fundraising, community development.
Martin Nyongesa - Kenya
Sustainable Agriculture Programmes Community Education and Development (SAP-CED Kenya)Email: sapcedkenya@yahoo.com
Project Idea: African Indigenous Vegetables – Nutritional value and Enhanced Supply Chain and
Consumer Acceptance in Kenya and Southern Sudan
Consumer Acceptance in Kenya and Southern Sudan
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: SKILLS
A. Baseline household income/nutrition survey
B. Varity evaluation
a. Productivity
b. Postharvest performance
c. Nutritional value
C. Production system
a. Seed availability
b. Irrigation systems
c. Fertilization
D. Postharvest handling
a. Fresh - Cooling, packaging, transportation, marketing
b. Dried – solar, drying beads, packaging, storage
E. Market systems
F. Nutritional value
a. Variety
b. Postharvest and processing effects
G. Changes in household income and nutrition
Location: USA
A. Baseline household income/nutrition survey
B. Varity evaluation
a. Productivity
b. Postharvest performance
c. Nutritional value
C. Production system
a. Seed availability
b. Irrigation systems
c. Fertilization
D. Postharvest handling
a. Fresh - Cooling, packaging, transportation, marketing
b. Dried – solar, drying beads, packaging, storage
E. Market systems
F. Nutritional value
a. Variety
b. Postharvest and processing effects
G. Changes in household income and nutrition
Location: USA
Taita Ngetich - Kenya
SynnefaEmail: taita.ngetich@synnefa.io
Project Idea: The aim of this project is to develop a credit scoring model for farmers that incorporates irrigation and crop production data. The model would use data collected from farmshield smart sensors in Synnefa's greenhouses and other sources to evaluate the performance of the farmer in terms of crop yield, water usage, and overall efficiency. The credit score would then be used to determine the farmer's creditworthiness for lending purposes.
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: The project would involve working in partnership with the University of California, Davis to collect and analyze data from Synnefa's farmshield devices and other sources. The team would develop a data-driven algorithm that takes into account factors such as crop yield, water usage, and other relevant metrics to calculate a credit score for the farmer. The algorithm could be refined and tested using historical data from past growing seasons, and then applied to new data in real-time.
mary mwangi - Kenya
the marisons community networkEmail: mwanjera@gmail.com
Project Idea: to promote moringa oliefera as a vegetable in Kenya for malnutrition/health
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: post harvesting
solar drying
capacity building
training
processing and packaging
solar drying
capacity building
training
processing and packaging
Nahshon Moturi - Kenya
United Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd.Email: umcs48@gmail.com
Project Idea: Making Markets Work for Women Smallholder Farmers:
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Horticulture Value Chain Market Relations and Nutrition
Mr. Emmanuel Owino Ayua - Kenya
University of EldoretEmail: emmanuel.ayua@gmail.com
Project Idea: Enhancing food security for households in semi- arid lands of Kenya
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: -research skills, data analysis and food analysis
Sophia Ochiki - Kenya
University of KabiangaEmail: sophiaochiki@gmail.com
Project Idea: maintaining postharvest quality of fruits and extension of shelf life by use of natural extracts
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: postharvest physiology and technology
NICHOLAS WANYAMA MACHANI - Kenya
VEGPRO KENYAEmail: n.wanyama@vegpronkenya.org
Project Idea: TRAINING FARMERS IN WESTERN-KENYA IN GROWING ONIONS
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: GETTING DONORS TO FINANCE THE PROJECT
Lindy Wafula - Kenya
Village Ventures KenyaEmail: villageventures.kenya@gmail.com
Project Idea: Empowering women in Sweet Sorghum and Soya bean farming for enterprise development
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
India
Rajeev Ranjan - India
Agpulse Private LimitedEmail: agpulse@outlook.com
Project Idea: 1. Biodiversity Friendly Botanical Pest Management 2. Black Rice based Superfood
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Should have ground presence, should be a small organization preferably a startup or NGO in agriculture & rural development space
DR. PALLAB DATTA - India
Bidhan chandra krishi viswavidyalayaEmail: pallab_bckv@rediff.com
Project Idea: Organic Fruit production, Underutilised fruit production,Nutrition and Health
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: South Asian countries, America, European countries
Dr. Utkarsh Ghate - India
CCD- The Covenant Center for DevelopmentEmail: ccdnorth@gmail.com
Project Idea: We provide company format, quality seeds, market access, machinery & processing techniques to farmers to build their skills for sustainable horticulture in central/ eastern India.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Any intern/ donor/ technology or market advisor is welcome to associate.
Surendran - India
Center for Water Resources Development and ManagementEmail: u.surendran@gmail.com
Project Idea: Natural Resource Management, Soil fertility
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Willing for any other disciplines, by which NRM can be sustained
Prerak Bhatnagar - India
College of Horticulture & Forestry, JHALAWAREmail: prerakb_22@yahoo.co.in
Project Idea: Fruit production systems under arid and semi arid regions.
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Fruit physiology and orchard management strategies.
Dr.Kh.Swarnalata Devi - India
CSIR, NEIST, Branch Laboratory, Lamphelpat, ManipurEmail: swarna.lata.khwairakpam@gmail.com
Project Idea: Sustainable Livelihood of Weaker section Population of Imphal East District of Manipur through Commercial Cultivation and Production of Local Cultivars of Taro (Clocasia esculenta (L).Schott)
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health, Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Villages of Imphal East districts ,Porompat, Sawombunng, Keirao Bitra, Jiribam
Dr R S Bharj - India
Department of Mechanical Engineering NITJEmail: bharjrs@nitj.ac.in
Project Idea: Low cost Banana Ripening Chamber for Small Scale Farmers
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Ronjeev Das - India
FruitValley Strawberry NurseryEmail: ronjeevdas@gmail.com
Project Idea: NEW PROPOSAL FOR SETTING UP OF Fruitvalley Strawberry Nursery
FOR STRAWBERRY TISSUE-CULTURE AS WELL AS STRAWBERRY PROPAGATION
IN INDIA TO OPEN UP UNEXPLORED OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND AMERICAN SOIL
FOR STRAWBERRY TISSUE-CULTURE AS WELL AS STRAWBERRY PROPAGATION
IN INDIA TO OPEN UP UNEXPLORED OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND AMERICAN SOIL
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Expertise in Tissue-Culture & Germplasm of Strawberry Runners & Cultivars to set up a Strawberry Seeds (Runners) Nursery
Vijay Kumar Doharey - India
GB PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY PANTNAGAREmail: vijaydoharey@gmail.com
Project Idea: Empowering women through horticulture
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Training is needed
Arun Saboo - India
Geeta EnterprisesEmail: arunsaboo@gmail.com
Project Idea: We are interested in 12 fruits and vegetables developed in Israel and also for Almond plantations for exporting and for domestic uses.We are looking for partners for joint-venture or techinacal partners .
Expertise: Market systems
Kiran Kumar Adapa - India
Horticultural University, IndiaEmail: adapakirankumar@gmail.com
Project Idea: For quality fruits and vegetables to be supplied to consumers in India and abroad (exports)
1) Training programs on sustainable production of fruits and vegetables
2) Non pesticide management of pests ( mainly fruit fly)
3) Research on biotic and abiotic stress
1) Training programs on sustainable production of fruits and vegetables
2) Non pesticide management of pests ( mainly fruit fly)
3) Research on biotic and abiotic stress
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Prof R K Pal - India
IARI, New Delhi, INDIAEmail: rkrishnapal@gmail.com
Project Idea: Regulation of ripening and senescence of tropical and subtropical fruits. CAP and MAP for fresh fruits and vegetables. Functional foods for management of type-II diabetes.
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Simplified method for evaluation of hypoglycemic activity of foods without sacrificing animals
Kartik Jalan - India
Kailash Agro Cold StorageEmail: kartik@kailashagro.in
Project Idea: To establish a model horticulture aquaponics/hydroponics system and also do polyhouse farming in Palwal, Haryana. The farmers here mostly are in growing wheat or fodder. They do not understand and see that horticulture can be profitable.
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We need a partner who can guide us with the whole process of technology or agriculture side. Also, we are looking for funding as polyhouses and hydroponics infrastructure is capital intensive at the start.
R.MURTHY - India
KFFV GROWERS ASSOCIATIONEmail: kffvgrowersasso@gmail.com
Project Idea: WE ARE SMALL&MEDIUM FARMERS growing vegetables, fruits, cut flowers in kodaikanal hill ,in tamilnadu in the hill station.we have good soil, water, climate, but we are poor in infrastructure facilities like post harvest, logistics, marketing the quality produce to right place ie, for export market.to avoid from the commission agents robbery, we have 19 cluster of small village cultivating in nearly about 9000 ha of land. we would like to one small area as a pilot project in investing production to post harvest we will welcome weproduce high quality produce for future supply to the world as little contribution world population and also social and enviorenmental contition.
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: as we have mention we need good expertise from European or any interested country serving for world agriculture community
Dr. Sunil Pareek - India
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & TechnologyEmail: sunil_ciah@yahoo.co.in
Project Idea: Postharvest handling, management, and processing of fruits and vegetables especially underutilized frits for nutritional and economic security
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Postharvest handling including packaging and ripening
S.P. Singh - India
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI)Email: spsingh@nabi.res.in
Project Idea: Postharvest Biology and Technology of Perishables
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Molecular biologist or postharvest physiologist
Nitin Narayan Gudadhe - India
Navsari Agricultural UniversityEmail: nitbioworld@gmail.com
Project Idea: Plant nutrients management
Plant nutrition with special focus on micronutrients
Agronomic biofortification
Development of nanocomposites of micronutrients
Development of nanosensors
Development of nanoherbicides
Plant nutrition with special focus on micronutrients
Agronomic biofortification
Development of nanocomposites of micronutrients
Development of nanosensors
Development of nanoherbicides
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Field and laboratory research on plant nutrition
Development and use of micronutrients nanoparticles
Europe Asia Australia and USA
Development and use of micronutrients nanoparticles
Europe Asia Australia and USA
Dr. Dileswar Nayak - India
NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, INDIAEmail: dileswarnayak@nau.in
Project Idea: Sustainable agroforestry systems for food and nutritional security in tropical and sub tropical countries
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: WELL TRAINED TO COLLABORATE
T.J James - India
Peermade Development SocietyEmail: james.tj6@gmail.com
Project Idea: "We are implementing ITPGRFA supported project on food security, agro biodiversity conservation and climate change. This project is a the part of the first cycle of international benefit sharing process operated by International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO) and this project is one among the eleven projects selected from more than 400 applications received from all FAO member nations (www.planttreaty.org/funding_en.htm).
The basic objective of the project is to conserve, popularize and disseminate farmer developed varieties in an enterprise mode. Farmer breeder and women self help groups are the stakeholders. The farmer developed varieties included in the projects are food crops, such as cassava, yams, nutritional crops -indigenous beans, pea, moringa cultivated among tribal groups and cash crops –pepper, and cardamom.
We are exploring the possibilities of collaboration/ co funding in the proposed project, especially in the R&D part. The focus is to enhance adaptive capacities of farmers for tackling the issues of food security, climate change and livelihood by documenting and developing packages of practices of these indigenous crops by participatory methods and wider dissemination through networking. Developing value added products from these indigenous products in collaboration with various R&D sectors and establishing enterprises among women groups are the off shoots"
The basic objective of the project is to conserve, popularize and disseminate farmer developed varieties in an enterprise mode. Farmer breeder and women self help groups are the stakeholders. The farmer developed varieties included in the projects are food crops, such as cassava, yams, nutritional crops -indigenous beans, pea, moringa cultivated among tribal groups and cash crops –pepper, and cardamom.
We are exploring the possibilities of collaboration/ co funding in the proposed project, especially in the R&D part. The focus is to enhance adaptive capacities of farmers for tackling the issues of food security, climate change and livelihood by documenting and developing packages of practices of these indigenous crops by participatory methods and wider dissemination through networking. Developing value added products from these indigenous products in collaboration with various R&D sectors and establishing enterprises among women groups are the off shoots"
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Research and Development, Value addition ,Enterprise development
Dr. T. Ramanadane - India
PJN College of Agriculture and Res. InstituteEmail: raman_nadane@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Advanced seed storage study under coastal ecosystem
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: any where in the world
Anirudh Thakur - India
Punjab Agricultural University, LudhianaEmail: anirudhthakur@pau.edu
Project Idea: Deficit Irrigation in Fruit Crops
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Micro irrigation systems in fruit crops. USA/ Israel
Dr Abhishek Sharma - India
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IndiaEmail: pauvirus@gmail.com
Project Idea: markers Assisted Selection for Development of Multiple disease resistant Chilli Cultivars
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Molecular Breeder
Dr SANDEEP SINGH - India
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IndiaEmail: sandeep_pau.1974@pau.edu
Project Idea: IPM of fruit sucking moths in Citrus
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: IPM of fruits crops/USA
Dr Sandeep Kaur - India
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IndiaEmail: sandeepentomologist@yahoo.co.in
Project Idea: Evaluation of IPM based management strategies for the control of chilli thrips
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: IPM or biological control of chilli thrips
Rupak Goswami - India
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, INDIAEmail: rupgoswami@ucdavis.edu
Project Idea: I plan to design sustainable agricultural production system through multistakeholder consultation and monitor/assess their sustainability with the help of cloud-based computations.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Skill of crop management and/or application of big-data analysis in agriculture
Professor(Dr.) M ahesh Kumar Sharma - India
SKN Agriculture University, Jobner-JaipurEmail: drmksharma@hotmail.com
Project Idea: To work with unexploited fruits crops to eradicate nutrition problems in tribals and low-income group people of the world.
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: In the USA
Dr. J. Shankaraswamy - India
Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, College of Horticulture, Mojerla, IndiaEmail: shankara.swamy@gmail.com
Project Idea: Development of Bio Electromagnetic Natural Nanoformulations to tackle Billion tons of food loss, waste crisis during post-harvest handling and storage and to restore their nutritive values: Great Impact on Human Health
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Fruit physiology, pomology, Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops, Value addition, Cellular Healthy Diets from Horticulture Commodities.
South Africa
Hafiz Abdelgadir - South Africa
Agricultural Research CouncilEmail: abdelgadirh@arc.agric.za
Project Idea: Post harvest Handling of Indigenous Vegetable in Southern African Rural Communities
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Principle investigator in USA
Dharini Sivakumar - South Africa
Tshwane University of TechnologyEmail: SivakumarD@tut.ac.za
Project Idea: Developing postharvest technologies to commercialize the underutilised traditional leafy vegetables
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA, Kenya, Uganda, Malaysia
Tilahun Seyoum Workneh - South Africa
University of KwaZulu NatalEmail: Seyoum@ukzn.ac.za
Project Idea: Integrated agro-technology combining pre-and postharvest treatments to improve shelf life of fruit and vegtables and Development of appropriate postharvest technology for postharvest handling of fruits and vegetables.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Development of appropriate cooling technology, development of environmentally friendly postharvest treatments, optimisation of storage and transportation conditions, postharvest quality analysis, thermal and non-thermal processing of fruit and vegtable products.
tesfay - South Africa
University of KwaZulu-NatalEmail: tesfay@ukzn.ac.za
Project Idea: Postharvest fruit; nutrition
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Samson Z. Tesfay - South Africa
University of KwaZulu-NatalEmail: szeray@gmail.com
Project Idea: plant antioxidants,
bioactive compounds, postharvest technology, agronomy
bioactive compounds, postharvest technology, agronomy
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: analytical (HPLC, GC, electrophoresis) and instrumentation
Tanzania
Kiddo Mtunda - Tanzania
Agricultural Research Institute- KibahaEmail: kidomtunda@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Sweet potato commodity value chain
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Plant breeder/agronomist
ZABRON MBWAGA - Tanzania
BEULA SEED COMPANY AND CONSULTANCY LIMITEDEmail: mbwagas@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Production, promotion and dissemination of quality improved varieties seeds to small scale farmers in Tanzania.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Development of hybrid varieties, seed processing and marketing.
Kunge Massawa - Tanzania
BumangiEmail: kungemasawa@gmail.com
Project Idea: Building a solar storage system,"Using 20-40 ft Container" for storing fresh fruits and vegetable in our local markets.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Solar Energy Technologies and pitch development.
Aloyce Masanja - Tanzania
College of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesEmail: almasanja@canre.ac.tz
Project Idea: Market Linkages of Horticultural products
Expertise: Market systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post harvesting skills
Lechion Peter kimilike - Tanzania
ELCTSD Njombe University College ProjectEmail: kipeter@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Project that will involve primary school pupils aged 7-14 to plant at least three grafted avocado trees at their homestead or family plots. The project aims to involve the children in environment conservation, development of enterpreneuership skills by using the sell of avocado fruits build their saving behaviour through opening accounts in savings and credit societies in rural villages or banks. Initially this project aims to focus on 6 schools with a total minimum of 2100 students.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: 4H knowledge, fruit farming, gender issues, capacity building and sustainable development.
Fadhili nswila - Tanzania
ENVIRONMENT FRIEND AGRO PRACTITIONERS ORGANIZATIONEmail: efao31@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Establishing Technical Center of Excellence for demonstration of vegetables and fruits technology
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: all people from the world are invited to work with us
INNOCENT BIDEBERI - Tanzania
GLOBAL FAMILY ENLIGHTENMENT ORGANIZATIO(GLOFEO)Email: innocer2004@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Capacity building in post harvest for food security sustainability.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: CAPACITY BUILDING AND POST HARVEST SYSTEM AND FOOD SAFETY,
JUMA KITUNDU - Tanzania
Horticultural Research & Training InstituteEmail: kitundujuma@gmail.com
Project Idea: Minimizing soil-borne diseases and Increase tomato productivity through grafting
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Tomato grafting & Onions production
Armachius James - Tanzania
Horticulture Research and Training InstituteEmail: armachiusjames@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Vegetables products development
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Postharvest technology, Food processing and food safety/Africa, USA, Asia and Europe
VUMILIA ZIKANKUBA - Tanzania
Horticulture Research and Training InstituteEmail: zikankuba@gmail.com
Project Idea: Agriculture and industries
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: MSc.Food science and technology, this includes: postharvest handling, processing, safety and securiry
Don Lotter - Tanzania
Inst. of Development Studies, St. John's University, Dodoma, TanzaniaEmail: don@donlotter.net
Project Idea: 1. Development of indigenous African vegetables. My colleague David Msola did his M.S. at Sokoine University of Agriculture on use of indigenous vegetables in southern TZ. We have identified a number of vegetables with potential for development.
2. Capacitate rural access to quality seed via mobile seed sellers. Villagers have responded to trials of this strategy by buying seed at much higher rates than expected. Rural people have trouble getting into town to ag stores. Often the ag stores have outdated or counterfeit seed. This approach would incubate small businesses.
3. Post-harvest management - Much work to be done here in this.
2. Capacitate rural access to quality seed via mobile seed sellers. Villagers have responded to trials of this strategy by buying seed at much higher rates than expected. Rural people have trouble getting into town to ag stores. Often the ag stores have outdated or counterfeit seed. This approach would incubate small businesses.
3. Post-harvest management - Much work to be done here in this.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Just need funding to do the research.
Juma Kiduanga (Ph.D.) - Tanzania
Institute of Development Studies, University of Dar es SalaamEmail: jumakiduanga@gmail.com
Project Idea: Use of ICT for vegetable and fruit growers in Tanzania to access markets
Expertise: Market systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building, projects design and evaluation, Use of ICT
Joel - Tanzania
KAENGESA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY(KAESO)Email: kaesongo@ymail.com
Project Idea:
KAENGESA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY (KAESO) is an NGO based in Rukwa region which has been at the forefront on environmental conservation and Community development. KAESO was Established on 12th March 1992 and registered under the laws of Tanzania on 14th June 1994 with registration No. S.O 8192 and obtained a certificate of compliance No 1785 on 21st May 2007. As a tax payer the TIN No. is 102-072-286.
KAESO is the Organization dealing with Environmental Conservation and community development in Tanzania. Since 1992 KAESO have been engaging in Tree planting, Protection of natural forestry, Primary Education ,Health, sanitation , drink water
.Water catchments, Land management, Agro-forestry, biodiversity and land rights advocacy, address Agricultural challenges, improve food security (Nutrition) and Controlling of soil erosion through making use of Vetiver grass. By that time the organization was doing different social activities through donor funds, communities fund accumulation, membership contribution and internal source. This decision was based on KAESO’s proven ability to work with a variety of actors and develop viable and relevant interventions.
KAESO has the ability to spearhead different development activities due to its strong management and systems; its experience that has gained for over 20 years of its existence has been a pivot in pliability with existing working environments. In order for KAESO to deliver its services consistently and at a reasonable time, it was decided to be equipped with its own strong infrastructures, KAESO started to invest in land and now owns a 370 acres forest as a security property and in which it uses it as a pedagogic center for Agriculture, Climate change and Agroforestry
In short letter route in order to introduce our organization to you our requested to sent us our application form and guideline so as to be on line with your procedures for funding both hard copy and electronic information will be accepted by Email :kaesongo@ymaili.com had copies should sent to
KAESO PO BOX 294 SUMBAWANGA – RUKWA TANZANIA
Hoping positive Response From you .
Your Sincerely
JOEL AMON
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KAENGESA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY (KAESO) is an NGO based in Rukwa region which has been at the forefront on environmental conservation and Community development. KAESO was Established on 12th March 1992 and registered under the laws of Tanzania on 14th June 1994 with registration No. S.O 8192 and obtained a certificate of compliance No 1785 on 21st May 2007. As a tax payer the TIN No. is 102-072-286.
KAESO is the Organization dealing with Environmental Conservation and community development in Tanzania. Since 1992 KAESO have been engaging in Tree planting, Protection of natural forestry, Primary Education ,Health, sanitation , drink water
.Water catchments, Land management, Agro-forestry, biodiversity and land rights advocacy, address Agricultural challenges, improve food security (Nutrition) and Controlling of soil erosion through making use of Vetiver grass. By that time the organization was doing different social activities through donor funds, communities fund accumulation, membership contribution and internal source. This decision was based on KAESO’s proven ability to work with a variety of actors and develop viable and relevant interventions.
KAESO has the ability to spearhead different development activities due to its strong management and systems; its experience that has gained for over 20 years of its existence has been a pivot in pliability with existing working environments. In order for KAESO to deliver its services consistently and at a reasonable time, it was decided to be equipped with its own strong infrastructures, KAESO started to invest in land and now owns a 370 acres forest as a security property and in which it uses it as a pedagogic center for Agriculture, Climate change and Agroforestry
In short letter route in order to introduce our organization to you our requested to sent us our application form and guideline so as to be on line with your procedures for funding both hard copy and electronic information will be accepted by Email :kaesongo@ymaili.com had copies should sent to
KAESO PO BOX 294 SUMBAWANGA – RUKWA TANZANIA
Hoping positive Response From you .
Your Sincerely
JOEL AMON
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Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Sumbawanga Rukwa Tanzania
lebaraka Nainyeyengeri laizer - Tanzania
maasai pastoralists development organization- laretoEmail: mpopdlareto2005@yahoo.com
Project Idea: horticulture project and capacity building
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Gender and Horticultural Development, Capacity Building
Betty Chalamila - Tanzania
Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaEmail: bettychalamila@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Exploratory Projects- "Study on Constraints and opportunities of gender incooperation in production,processing and marketing of horticultural crops in Tanzania
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Public US College or University
Christopher Leonce Materu - Tanzania
Mikocheni Agriculture Research InstituteEmail: christophermater@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Post harvest losses in mango production
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Marketing, post harvest and gender issues (Women groups)
Bertha John Mjawa - Tanzania
ministry of agriculture food security and cooperativesEmail: bmjawa@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Promotion of indigenous vegetables productivity and utilization for health and livelihood in Eastern Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Southern Sudan & Rwanda)
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: production, marketing and nutrition experts in Kenya, southern Sudan & Rwanda.Collaborator(s) from US universities
Elizabeth j Maeda - Tanzania
Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives Departmetn of research and DevelopmentEmail: betty.maeda@gmail.com
Project Idea: Seed Production for indigenous vegetables
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Location from USA
Stephano Msuya - Tanzania
Mtandao Wa Vikundi Vya Wakulima Tanzania (MVIWATA Kilimanjaro)Email: stevemsuya@gmail.com
Project Idea: Strengthening smallholder farmers' groups for improved horticultural practices in the Kilimanjaro region.
MVIWATA in the Kilimanjaro region is seeking a partner/partners who will support its economic empowerment program specifically in the horticultural development to women and youth groups as in Tanzania, large-scale growers dominate commercial horticulture, while the majority of horticultural growers (about 80%) are small-scale farmers, where MVIWATA is organizing them to be in groups to have a common voice and interests in the horticulture. However, virtually all rural households located in arable areas grow fruits and vegetables for home consumption and sale. A wide range of horticultural crops is grown which include bananas, mangoes, tomatoes, french beans, avocado, carrots, kales, cabbages, onions, and local vegetables. These crops are grown under both rain-fed and irrigated conditions but production is inadequate due to seasonality and unreliability of rainfall. Organizing farmers into groups will enhance their participation in the horticulture and accessing training, value addition, post-harvest loss techniques, market linkage and policy change advocating to represent their rights and interests,
MVIWATA in the Kilimanjaro region is seeking a partner/partners who will support its economic empowerment program specifically in the horticultural development to women and youth groups as in Tanzania, large-scale growers dominate commercial horticulture, while the majority of horticultural growers (about 80%) are small-scale farmers, where MVIWATA is organizing them to be in groups to have a common voice and interests in the horticulture. However, virtually all rural households located in arable areas grow fruits and vegetables for home consumption and sale. A wide range of horticultural crops is grown which include bananas, mangoes, tomatoes, french beans, avocado, carrots, kales, cabbages, onions, and local vegetables. These crops are grown under both rain-fed and irrigated conditions but production is inadequate due to seasonality and unreliability of rainfall. Organizing farmers into groups will enhance their participation in the horticulture and accessing training, value addition, post-harvest loss techniques, market linkage and policy change advocating to represent their rights and interests,
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Organizational Capacity Development and Resource (Funding) mobilization strategy (Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania)
PASCHAL JAMES - Tanzania
PAMAJA TRUST LIMITEDEmail: pamajalimited@gmail.com
Project Idea: PAMAJA AGRIBUSINESS HUB
About Us
Pajama Agribusiness Hub Centre is a brand of Pajama Trust Limited, which was born out of the desire to support emerging young Agri and food entrepreneurs in Tanzania
Why Pamaja Agribusiness Hub in Tanzania?
1. Startup support is very limited, Almost 80% of startup capital comes from personal savings.
2. No startup ecosystems in rural areas include knowledge, mentoring and Investors.
Pamaja Agribusiness Hub
About and how the hub operates.
We are a startup agri and food ecosystem that support agri and food startups Enterpreneurs in Tanzania with a vision to do away with obstacles many Tanzanian agri and food startups Enterpreneurs encounter when starting a agribusiness. We focus on food and agriculture businesses as it’s in our belief that by doing so, we could combat food security, hunger, and poverty.
The Hub is born out of the desire to support emerging young entrepreneurs by supporting them with proven Agri-food driven business from ideation, idea validation and developing minimum viable product and launching in the market. The hub offer Intensive 3 months’ business school Training that will help to transform your business idea into a business plan, free lodging and basic meals for one founder during the 3-months course, Free or subsidized rental of agricultural land, warehouse/storage area, greenhouses, and equipment to test his business idea (Proof of Concept) within the first year after graduating from the business school will continue getting 2 years of follow-on mentoring (e.g. weather forecasts, soil analysis, accounting support, linkage to investors/customers, etc.). Also we offer Showcase events for highlighting his business ideas and direct linkage to investors and 10,000 USD investment for the most committed agri and food startups Enterpreneurs /founders to finance the Proof of Concept phase.
We are an innovation hub that is known for grooming entrepreneurs from idea stage until they start gaining sustainable business traction for their product. Entrepreneurs are transform the communities, Businesses provide a scalable and sustainable way of driving social and economic development in Tanzania. Pajama Hub Centre exists to help these social businesses entrepreneur grow.
We are guided by distinctive values of integrity, excellence, sustainability, futuristic and dynamics to enable us remain as a top player and admirable brand within our industry
Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire a highly sustainable socio-economic ecosystem that is inspired by constantly innovating around our service delivery to our clients.
▪ Product Mission: To build networks for corporate and residential customers in Tanzania by providing innovative, high quality, value priced products, by offering high level customer service, and by attracting, developing and retaining outstanding personnel.
▪ Economic Mission: To operate the Company on a sustainable financial basis of profitable growth, increasing value for our stakeholders & expanding opportunities for development and career growth for our employees.
▪ Social Mission: To operate the Company in a socially responsible manner, building connections between people and communities to improve their quality of life, and promoting an ethical and innovative business model.
About Us
Pajama Agribusiness Hub Centre is a brand of Pajama Trust Limited, which was born out of the desire to support emerging young Agri and food entrepreneurs in Tanzania
Why Pamaja Agribusiness Hub in Tanzania?
1. Startup support is very limited, Almost 80% of startup capital comes from personal savings.
2. No startup ecosystems in rural areas include knowledge, mentoring and Investors.
Pamaja Agribusiness Hub
About and how the hub operates.
We are a startup agri and food ecosystem that support agri and food startups Enterpreneurs in Tanzania with a vision to do away with obstacles many Tanzanian agri and food startups Enterpreneurs encounter when starting a agribusiness. We focus on food and agriculture businesses as it’s in our belief that by doing so, we could combat food security, hunger, and poverty.
The Hub is born out of the desire to support emerging young entrepreneurs by supporting them with proven Agri-food driven business from ideation, idea validation and developing minimum viable product and launching in the market. The hub offer Intensive 3 months’ business school Training that will help to transform your business idea into a business plan, free lodging and basic meals for one founder during the 3-months course, Free or subsidized rental of agricultural land, warehouse/storage area, greenhouses, and equipment to test his business idea (Proof of Concept) within the first year after graduating from the business school will continue getting 2 years of follow-on mentoring (e.g. weather forecasts, soil analysis, accounting support, linkage to investors/customers, etc.). Also we offer Showcase events for highlighting his business ideas and direct linkage to investors and 10,000 USD investment for the most committed agri and food startups Enterpreneurs /founders to finance the Proof of Concept phase.
We are an innovation hub that is known for grooming entrepreneurs from idea stage until they start gaining sustainable business traction for their product. Entrepreneurs are transform the communities, Businesses provide a scalable and sustainable way of driving social and economic development in Tanzania. Pajama Hub Centre exists to help these social businesses entrepreneur grow.
We are guided by distinctive values of integrity, excellence, sustainability, futuristic and dynamics to enable us remain as a top player and admirable brand within our industry
Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire a highly sustainable socio-economic ecosystem that is inspired by constantly innovating around our service delivery to our clients.
▪ Product Mission: To build networks for corporate and residential customers in Tanzania by providing innovative, high quality, value priced products, by offering high level customer service, and by attracting, developing and retaining outstanding personnel.
▪ Economic Mission: To operate the Company on a sustainable financial basis of profitable growth, increasing value for our stakeholders & expanding opportunities for development and career growth for our employees.
▪ Social Mission: To operate the Company in a socially responsible manner, building connections between people and communities to improve their quality of life, and promoting an ethical and innovative business model.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Finance and capital mobilization.
machinery support for agricultural value addition
machinery support for agricultural value addition
Osmund A. Ndomba - Tanzania
Post Entry Plant Quarantine StationEmail: ndombaoa2002@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Phyto-horti interface for export oriented horticulture.
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Plant protection (Whiteflies/Plant virology
BWENDA ISMAIL BAINGA - Tanzania
Rufiji district councilEmail: baingab@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Introduction of improved mangoes to primary schools in order to improve nutrition and income to pupils
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Mango production, funding and location In Rufiji district-Tanzania
Dr Assenga Severine - Tanzania
Sapporo Mobi VetEmail: sevaassenga@gmail.com
Project Idea: "LEGITIMIZATION OF URBAN AGRICULTURE IN FAST GROWING CITIES OF TANZANIA
The main research questions will be:
a) What are the challenges to long-term sustainability of urban agriculture in cities of Tanzania
b) Are there services that could be provided by the government/private Extension system that would help address these challenges?
c) What are the requirements for legitimize Urban agriculture in cities of Tanzania
Potential areas for intervention will be on:
Extension services and opportunities relevant to urban and peri urban food production.
Resource guides; workshops; soil testing
Technical assistance for mini farming; market planning; safe integration of waste
Networking and information exchange among and between farmers
What are the challenges to long-term sustainability of urban agriculture
To identify, describe and map urban and peri-urban (UPA) producers
To learn the goals of UPA producers and what they would need in order to achieve and sustain their goals
To assess and map regional patterns or networks based on geographic location within the cities.
To identify the role government officials and/or extension activities would be valuable to farmers and livestock keepers.
Site-related(e.g. land tenure, soil contamination, urbanization, land costs)
Government-related(e.g. government regulations; lack of political support)
Procedure-related (e.g. inadequate financial resources; lack of sound business planning)
Negative perceptions of cultivating food in cities, conflicts with non-farming neighbors"
The main research questions will be:
a) What are the challenges to long-term sustainability of urban agriculture in cities of Tanzania
b) Are there services that could be provided by the government/private Extension system that would help address these challenges?
c) What are the requirements for legitimize Urban agriculture in cities of Tanzania
Potential areas for intervention will be on:
Extension services and opportunities relevant to urban and peri urban food production.
Resource guides; workshops; soil testing
Technical assistance for mini farming; market planning; safe integration of waste
Networking and information exchange among and between farmers
What are the challenges to long-term sustainability of urban agriculture
To identify, describe and map urban and peri-urban (UPA) producers
To learn the goals of UPA producers and what they would need in order to achieve and sustain their goals
To assess and map regional patterns or networks based on geographic location within the cities.
To identify the role government officials and/or extension activities would be valuable to farmers and livestock keepers.
Site-related(e.g. land tenure, soil contamination, urbanization, land costs)
Government-related(e.g. government regulations; lack of political support)
Procedure-related (e.g. inadequate financial resources; lack of sound business planning)
Negative perceptions of cultivating food in cities, conflicts with non-farming neighbors"
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Technical know how, Financial, Tools and data collection
Edfin Tongora - Tanzania
Shambani agripreneurs and agronomic consultationsEmail: ushaurikilimo@gmail.com
Project Idea: Provide education and trainings on minimizing food waste and food loss by using simple technologies to the least and disadvantaged individuals in Arusha, Moshi, Simanjiro and Babati district who do not afford the modern and expensive means
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: An expert in the value chain in horticulture subsector, gender & horticulture and post harvesting handling
JOAN STEPHEN NANGAWE - Tanzania
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (SIDO)Email: joansteven@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Development of post harvest and value addition business center where small and medium farmers/Entrepreneurs will obtain technology, training, information and marketing for the products.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Enabling funding for development and implimentation
JOYCE KINABO - Tanzania
SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTUREEmail: joyce_kinabo@yahoo.com
Project Idea: AIV
Expertise: Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: NUTRITION ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT
Danstan Mrosso - Tanzania
Sokoine university of Agriculture.Email: danstanmrosso@gmail.com
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Food safety
Blastus Kahemela - Tanzania
Tanzania assistance for Laws Awareness and Development Organisation(TALADO)Email: taladoorganisation@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: CAPACITY BUILDING ON CROP PRODUCTION TO SMALL FARMERS IN TANZANIA
Expertise: Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: LAWYER,RESEARCHER AND AGRICULTURALIST
ADAH MDESA MWASHA - Tanzania
TANZANIA ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LEADERS IN AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT(TAWLAE)Email: admwasha@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Promoting production of horticultural crops particularly vegetables in paddy growing areas along the coast. Horticultural crops will be a second crop after paddy harvest this is aimed at utilizing the residual moisture for increased farmers' income. Traditionally farmers produce paddy, after crop harvest the land is left idle. Normally the yield of paddy is very low it cannot take them throughout the year resulting to food insecurity.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: -Skills are needed in value additions and development of market systems
- Financial support
- Financial support
Oshingi Shilla - Tanzania
Tropical Pesticides Research Institute/AVRDC/JKUATEmail: samballu2002@gmail.com
Project Idea: "Vegetable growing is one of the very useful area where small scale farmers get their earning and employment. However, the sector is not without challenges including, low productivity per unit area, poor seed quality, pest and diseases, poor agronomic technologies and market access. Women make a major portion of their time in the sector and upon enabling them and sensitize gender equality, horticulture will have a huge positive impact to reduce hidden hunger and livelihood of the resource poor farmers. Thus, need to bridge the existing knowledge gap through
proper participatory cultivar development to address seed quality, productivity and climate change
sustainable vegetable production practices
Appropriate agronomic practices"
proper participatory cultivar development to address seed quality, productivity and climate change
sustainable vegetable production practices
Appropriate agronomic practices"
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Entomologist, pathologist, socio-econonmist, postharvest specialist
Agnes M. Nyomora - Tanzania
University of DaresSalaamEmail: agnesnyomora@gmail.com
Project Idea: Assist smallholder farmers/growers with sustainable cost effective horticultural production practices for high productivity.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building in terms of Conduction of field research on production systems
Pakistan
RIZWAN HAYAT KHAN - Pakistan
Agriculture Extension BaluchistanEmail: rizsafi@gmail.com
Project Idea: Importance of value chain and Post-Harvest management in fruits and vegetables to reduce post-harvest losses and uplift socio economic condition of farming community
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Donor agency for funding project with innovative technology.
Non-destructive hand held devices to determine harvest maturity of fruits and vegetables to avoid post-harvest and storage losses.
Provision of small units to farming communities for drying, processing and value addition etc.
Non-destructive hand held devices to determine harvest maturity of fruits and vegetables to avoid post-harvest and storage losses.
Provision of small units to farming communities for drying, processing and value addition etc.
Faisal Zulfiqar - Pakistan
Department of Horticulture, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, PakistanEmail: ch.faisal.zulfiqar@gmail.com
Project Idea: Improving cut flowers longevity via the use of biostimulants (microbial or plant-based) in order to bring sustainability in the floriculture industry along with increasing the potential of exporting flowers to international markets with minimal costs.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Horticulturist, Plant physiologist
Mateen sajid - Pakistan
Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, PakistanEmail: msajid@gudgk.edu.pk
Project Idea: To reduce postharvest losses horticultural produce should be processed. This can be done by dehydration and other food preservation methods. Almost all kinds of fruits can be grown in Pakistan although citrus, mango, date palm, guava, apple, grapes and fig are prominent. Pakistan only export 4% of fresh fruit from its total production while post-harvest losses are about 30-40%. Pakistan lacks processing facilities. Dehydration is centuries old method of food preservation. Dehydration can be done through exposing the product to sun rays. Control heat dehydration can also be made on farm for reducing the post-harvest losses and addition of new dried products in Pakistani as well as international markets.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We are are looking for a partner or an NGO that can fund the project , that can provide agricultural experience , that can give advices on the project, etc...
MUHAMMAD ZAHID RASHID - Pakistan
Horticultural Research Institute Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad PakistanEmail: uafzahid@gmail.com
Project Idea: Enhancement of Horticultural fruit crops quality by improving management practices.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Aman Ullah Malik - Pakistan
Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanEmail: malikaman1@gmail.com
Project Idea: To help establish a "Centre for Postharvest System Research and Development"
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Postharvest Supply Chain
Liaqat Ali - Pakistan
liaqat corpEmail: insta_liaqat@yahoo.com
Project Idea: INSTALLATION OF FRUIT/VEGETABLE DEHYDRATION PLANT AT NEW SITE UNDER THE PARTNERSHIP OF USA SOLE DISTRIBUTER/SOLE IMPORTER/PARTNER
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: THIS IS OUR FAMILY BUSINESS AND ARE TECHNICALLY SOUND AND PROCESSING FOR NATIONAL/MULTINATIONAL AND ARE CAPABLE TO PROVIDE TANGIBLE SECURITY TO THE PARTNER THROUGH BANKS ETC.
Ali - Pakistan
Liaqat CorporationEmail: phlaid@liaqatcorp.com
Project Idea: Establishment of Dried Common Horticulture Processing plant in Rural Areas for the saving of small scale holders in Asia Africa.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We are Technically Practically sound since 1975 in Dried Horticulture/Dairy/Livestock ingredients/preventing PHL with zero loss and seeking a partner to provide dried processing lines. The project land & building has been completed with our own funding and seeking partners in USA for Dried Processing Partnership agreements.
Muhammad Tayyib Naseem - Pakistan
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringEmail: tayyibnaseem@hotmail.com
Project Idea: To investigate the virus-vector interaction of fruits and vegetable crop
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Molecular virology, Plant Pathology
Muslim Ullah Khan - Pakistan
Pakistan Pest Bio Management AssociationEmail: reach.vulnerable@yahoo.com
Project Idea: To introduce the use of 'Pest Bio Management' by farmers throughout Pakistan. This will help reduce poverty and thus will help to prevent militancy and terrorism in this country.This idea can benefit lakes of farmers thus stable Pakistan is need of the whole world.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Need only Financial Support of our project.
Sami ur Rehman - Pakistan
PMAS-ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY RAWALPIMDIEmail: samiurrehman96@gmail.com
Project Idea: Landscape designing. Want to work in floriculture industry of Pakistan.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Seasonal flower production in subtropical climate.
Karim Ali Bahadur - Pakistan
Trees for Sustainable Economic DevelopmentEmail: karim.hrdc@gmail.com
Project Idea: To develop horticultural, marketing, tourism, education, employment and business
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: From any where for funding and technical assistance to develop the project
Prof. Dr. M. A.Pervez - Pakistan
university of agriculture faisalabadEmail: pervez62@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Screening of salt tolerant vegetables and salt tolerance induction through exogenous application of osmolytes
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: stress physiology
Muhammad Jafar Jaskani - Pakistan
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanEmail: jjaskani@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Fruit plants nursery production system; micropropagation; germplasm conservation and development
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Propapagation; germplasm evaluation
Dr. Waseem Akram - Pakistan
University of Agriculture, FaqisalabadEmail: areeba14@yahoo.com
Project Idea: PEST MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT AND GLOBALGAP CONTROL AT FARM LEVEL
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: IPM EXPERTS IN VEGETABLE PRODUCTION/USA
Khuram Zia - Pakistan
University of Agriculture, FaqisalabadEmail: khuramzia22@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Sustainable management of insect pests of citrus
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Agriculturist/USA
Dr. Muhammad Azher Nawaz - Pakistan
University of SargodhaEmail: azher.nawaz@uos.edu.pk
Project Idea: Vegetable grafting to improve the abiotic stress tolerance, Physiology and molecular biology of vegetable grafting, Vegetable stress physiology, Ion uptake and transport, and Protected cultivation. I am willing to collaborate in any kind of project related with vegetables, particularly focused on vegetable grafting
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Ghana
Nicholas Amartey - Ghana
Agripreneurs AfricaEmail: namartey@agripreneursafrica.org
Project Idea: Developing and Improving Agricultural Value Chains to Support rural farming communities
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Proposals Development, Finance, Post Harvest systems and food safety.Private Investors from Europe, USA , Australia and Canada
Mumuni Abdul Hafiz - Ghana
Alliance for Agricultural Development LimitedEmail: abdulhafizmumuni@gmail.com
Project Idea: Sustainable partnership
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Gender, Development, Advocacy, Capacity Building.
BENJAMIN HORLALI KOFI ATIDJAH - Ghana
An International Centre for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development (IFDC)Email: benatidjah@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Interested in partnering with interested Principal Investigators who want to carry out their researches in Ghana.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: A Researcher who Qualifies as a Principal Investigator and looking for Collaborator to partner with in Ghana in any of the areas of expertise indicated.
Neeraj Varyani - Ghana
Artemis Life SciencesEmail: neeraj@resources4africa.ae
Project Idea: R&D on Moringa Oliefera and the commercial production process required to increase nutrition quality
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Propagation,Harvesting, Drying/Solar Drying, Processing& Packaging
Clifford Yeboah-Manson - Ghana
ASONABA NYD Limited CompanyEmail: aoagro2017@gmail.com
Project Idea: Sustainable Production and Postharvest Systems
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Team work and Ghana
BOATEN-KODUA AKYEAMPONG - Ghana
BAKABRI AGRO AND AUDIO INITIATIVEEmail: boatenkodua@gmail.com
Project Idea: SUSTAINABLE LARGE SCALE EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AND MARKETING.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: RESEARCH HAS PROVED BEYOND DOUBT THAT, THE ONLY SAVIOUR OF OUR ECOLOGY IS THE MUSHROOM INDUSTRY;
Abubakari Mutari - Ghana
CSIR, Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteEmail: amutari@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Postharvest handling of perishable and durable crops, food safety and quality management, novel technologies in quality assessment of fruits and vegetables
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: postharvest research and technology development. Developed and developing countries
Beloved Mensah Dzomeku - Ghana
CSIR-Crops Research InstituteEmail: bmdzomeku@gmail.com
Project Idea: climate variability and Postharvest of plantain
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: postharvest, sustainable production, UV effect on plant growth and fruit quality
ATTA - Ghana
CSIR-CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTEEmail: inceaidoo07@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Developing sustainable control measures in controlling postharvest rots of commercial whiteyam varieties. Improving the lives of farmers engaged in root and tuber crops production through plant disease control technologies.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
K Offei Bonsu - Ghana
CSIR-Crops Research InstituteEmail: offeikb@gmail.com
Project Idea: safe production, promotion and marketing of vegetables in West Africa
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Plant breeding, human nutrition, new production systems to combat climate change, safety issues in the area of vegetables and marketing of vegetables
Paul Mintah - Ghana
CSIR-Crops Research InstituteEmail: paul.mintah@yahoo.com
Project Idea: 1.Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Citrus in Ghana
2.Nutritent requirement studies in Citrus on different soils in Ghana
3.Suitable crops for citrus based intercropping in Ghana
4.Floral induction for off season Mango production in Ghana
5.Improving genetic diversity of Mango in boosting production and export in Ghana
2.Nutritent requirement studies in Citrus on different soils in Ghana
3.Suitable crops for citrus based intercropping in Ghana
4.Floral induction for off season Mango production in Ghana
5.Improving genetic diversity of Mango in boosting production and export in Ghana
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Interested in Citrus particularly agronomist or physiologist.
Molecular biologist is also preferred
Molecular biologist is also preferred
Michael Kwabena Osei - Ghana
CSIR-Crops Research InstituteEmail: oranigh@hotmail.com
Project Idea: 1.Promotion of horticultural export through delivery of superior germplasm and appropriate irrigation technology to smallholder farmers in Ghana
2.Improving Tomato Production in Ghana through Germplasm Collection and Selection for yield, fruit quality and Resistance against Major Tomato Diseases and Pests.
3.Promotion of African indigenous vegetables
2.Improving Tomato Production in Ghana through Germplasm Collection and Selection for yield, fruit quality and Resistance against Major Tomato Diseases and Pests.
3.Promotion of African indigenous vegetables
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Ability to undertake research in Ghana
Willing to collaborate with the CSIR-Crops Research Institute through Mr.Michael Kwabena Osei (Plant breeder/Molecular biologist)
Willing to include us in all publications arising from the project
Willing to collaborate with the CSIR-Crops Research Institute through Mr.Michael Kwabena Osei (Plant breeder/Molecular biologist)
Willing to include us in all publications arising from the project
Michael Kwabena Osei - Ghana
CSIR-Crops Research InstituteEmail: oranigh@gmail.com
Project Idea: Developing and Transforming vegetable technologies, the case of tomato.
Interested in increasing tomato production
Interested in increasing tomato production
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Breeder, Agronomist, Post-harvest technologist, Gender scientist etc
Location is not limited
Location is not limited
Godfried Ohene-Mensah - Ghana
CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CRI) of GhanaEmail: godthegee@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Research in fungal disease epidemiology, capacity building in plant fungal diseases control, Tree crop production systems, fungal molecular studies, capacity building in Agricultural extension and sustainable production systems.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Plant pathology, molecular biology, plant disease control.
Frning Okwae Ken - Ghana
CSIR-Crops Research Institute, GhanaEmail: fokwae@daad-alumni.de
Project Idea: Sustainable Integrated Pest Management of vegetables- use of botanicals, Bt, biological control, cultural, host plant resistance, etc.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Entomologist/horticulturist in USA.
Emmanuel Ayipio - Ghana
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteEmail: emmayipio@gmail.com
Project Idea: Cultivation and promotion of traditional African vegetables, cereal-based vegetable intercropping systems, vegetable production systems
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Mentoring ability, proposal writing, interest in promoting vegetables in Ghana. USA, Germany, Canada
Judith Frimpong-Manso - Ghana
CSIR-Soil Research InstituteEmail: judithfrimpong177@gmail.com
Project Idea: Ghana soils has been dwindling in nutrient as continuous cropping is concern and there is the need to apply carbon and organic amendment rich in primary, secondary and micronutrients to replenish our soil. Soil scientist are to implement Integrated Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition approaches which is the only technolgy to improve soil and increase crop yield.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Soil Fertility and PlaNutrition in all crops
United state of America
United Kingdom
United state of America
United Kingdom
Kwashie Darkudzi - Ghana
Darsfield EarthCare & Farm-Tech FoundationEmail: dvfarms1970@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Darsfoundation’s mission is to provide technical, physical, advisory, managerial and financial means to help create a sustainable and healthy future for Ghanaian farmers, women and youths living in rural communities; for the current and future generations to gain control over their resources.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA, Europe & Africa
Joseph M. Agbeko - Ghana
Fair River International Association for DevelopmentEmail: fariadus@gmail.com
Project Idea: "•Help build the capacity of FARIAD and its farmer group network in sustainable agricultural practices and product / value chain development
•Develop strategies for implementation of youth development skills
•Review FARIAD’s Agribusiness activities/programs and provide recommendations
•Train staff and youth in product development, value addition and youth entrepreneurship skills
•Promote the accessibility and participation of women and men, especially young women and young men, in all program activities
•Draft program reports"
•Develop strategies for implementation of youth development skills
•Review FARIAD’s Agribusiness activities/programs and provide recommendations
•Train staff and youth in product development, value addition and youth entrepreneurship skills
•Promote the accessibility and participation of women and men, especially young women and young men, in all program activities
•Draft program reports"
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Agribusiness, Natural Resources, TVET
Nuamah Twum - Ghana
Farmers Supportive Services and Community Utilities (FASCU)Email: farmers.services@yahoo.com
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Gbadebo Odularu - Ghana
Forum for Agricultural Research in AfricaEmail: godularu@fara-africa.org
Project Idea: Analysis of standards and certification issues along the post-harvest value chain for African indigenous vegetables / fruits.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Partners are needed in selected countries within the sub-Saharan African region
Dr Charles Kwoseh - Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi. GhanaEmail: ckwoseh@hotmail.com
Project Idea: 1.Post harvest losses assessment and management options
2. Benefits of host plant resistance to fungi and nematodes
3. Integrated management of nematode and fungi diseases of arable crops
2. Benefits of host plant resistance to fungi and nematodes
3. Integrated management of nematode and fungi diseases of arable crops
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: 1.Proposal writing skills
2.Expert in Plant Pathology, Nematology or Crop Protection
2.Expert in Plant Pathology, Nematology or Crop Protection
Anna Brantuo - Ghana
Mission of Grace Ministries NGOEmail: mrsabrantuo@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Development, Nutrition and Human Health for poor rural women
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: 1. Proposal writing skills, 2. Major in horticulture and willing to partner with us in Ghana
ESTHER AMANO - KRAAH - Ghana
MSc Post Harvest Technology student of K.N.U.S.T., GhanaEmail: ladyesthergh@yahoo.com
Project Idea: To help decrease food insecurity in Northern Region of Ghana by effectively applying post harvest technologies.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post Harvest Technologies and food security
CEWEFIA - Ghana
NGOEmail: cewefia@yahoo.com
Project Idea: educates the target communities on food security managing the environment and poverty eradication
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: funding opportunity
Seth Ayeh - Ghana
Presbyterian University College, GhanaEmail: sethayeh@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Sustainable, ecological and climate smart holistic agriculture among small holder farmers within gender perspectives.
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Marketing systems
Edward (Ted ) Carey - Ghana
Reputed Agriculture 4 Development FoundationEmail: admin@reputeda4d.nl
Project Idea: We have general expertise in fruit and vegetable production and marketing systems - considerable expertise in sweetpotato. Have a number of project ideas:
- grafting for improved vegetable production under protected or open field systems
- evaluation of efficacy of biofertilizers
- use of soil, tissue and sap analysis to guide crop production
- value addition of sweetpotato: puree as a substitute for imported wheat in baked products
- grafting for improved vegetable production under protected or open field systems
- evaluation of efficacy of biofertilizers
- use of soil, tissue and sap analysis to guide crop production
- value addition of sweetpotato: puree as a substitute for imported wheat in baked products
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Interested to work with US university partner or with local partners with relevant, complementary skills and networks. We are located in Kumasi, Ghana but can travel anywhere in Ghana. We also are registered in Nigeria and Malawi.
Llord Titus Amedome - Ghana
Research-Action for Sustainable development (RASUD)Email: titusllord@gmail.com
Project Idea: Interested in getting a collaborator for the Horticulture Collaborative Research Support project in our country.
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Research, capacity building, hands-on activities on african indigenous vegetables farming
Mohammed iddriss - Ghana
Savannah Farmers AssociationEmail: savanafarmas@gmail.com
Project Idea: To promote tomato production marketing value chain and environmental sustainability.
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Agronomist and Agriculture Economist
Edward Nsoh - Ghana
UCCEmail: nsohedward7@gmail.com
Project Idea: I WISH TO EXPLORING MY KNOWLEDGE IN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY IN AFRICA
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: GHANA
Abdul-mumin Yussif - Ghana
United Force for Development (UFFD)Email: abdul-mumin.uffdgh@gmail.com
Project Idea: The strategic plan of the organization is to empower the local people with knowledge to harness their potential in order to raise their living standards and to make them healthy and environmentally conscious.
The concept of food and nutritional security refers to the ability of all people at all times to have physical and income access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs for an active healthy life. It requires food be available,enough,stable and accessible without which inevitably leads to malnourishment that hinders individual performance. Food and nutrition insecurity is as a result of farmer’s lack of knowledge on effective agricultural techniques and ability to meet costs of necessary seeds and equipments because of their limited income among other reasons.
The effects exhibit themselves in hunger which is the extreme expression of poverty,due to small scale farmers’ inability to produce enough food for their own consumption and on sustain their communities.For that reason, any enhancement of the food security calls for farmers’ sensitization and
encouragement to adopt strategic methods that will not only cater for food and nutritional security but also income at household level and sound management of the environment.
The organization’s commitment to making Sagnarigu District a role model in embracing
sustainable farming practices in order to improve livelihoods and alleviate poverty serves as the motivation to initiating participatory practices in promoting sustainable
development initiatives among the resource poor rural community members.
Therefore,UFFD-Ghana takes up the challenge of generating awareness on the dangers of conventional agriculture, training on organic farming as an alternative method and follow ups to ensure proper implementation and sharing information for sustainability.
The target beneficiaries are the small scale holders who are most affected by the prohibitive cost of agricultural production and the escalating land degradation through contamination by toxic inputs and loss of fertility through erosion. The project therefore is aimed at enhancing food security and farmer’s participation in environmental conservation for sustainable production during our lifetime and for the future generations.
The concept of food and nutritional security refers to the ability of all people at all times to have physical and income access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs for an active healthy life. It requires food be available,enough,stable and accessible without which inevitably leads to malnourishment that hinders individual performance. Food and nutrition insecurity is as a result of farmer’s lack of knowledge on effective agricultural techniques and ability to meet costs of necessary seeds and equipments because of their limited income among other reasons.
The effects exhibit themselves in hunger which is the extreme expression of poverty,due to small scale farmers’ inability to produce enough food for their own consumption and on sustain their communities.For that reason, any enhancement of the food security calls for farmers’ sensitization and
encouragement to adopt strategic methods that will not only cater for food and nutritional security but also income at household level and sound management of the environment.
The organization’s commitment to making Sagnarigu District a role model in embracing
sustainable farming practices in order to improve livelihoods and alleviate poverty serves as the motivation to initiating participatory practices in promoting sustainable
development initiatives among the resource poor rural community members.
Therefore,UFFD-Ghana takes up the challenge of generating awareness on the dangers of conventional agriculture, training on organic farming as an alternative method and follow ups to ensure proper implementation and sharing information for sustainability.
The target beneficiaries are the small scale holders who are most affected by the prohibitive cost of agricultural production and the escalating land degradation through contamination by toxic inputs and loss of fertility through erosion. The project therefore is aimed at enhancing food security and farmer’s participation in environmental conservation for sustainable production during our lifetime and for the future generations.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Modern Technologies,New Tools and information transfer to farmers.Any part of the globe
GUSTAV KOMLA MAHUNU - Ghana
University for Development StudiesEmail: gkmgh@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Sustainable Horticultural development
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Collaboration in Research and Technology transfer in the following areas;
1. sustainable value chain development in indigenous fruit and vegetable production
2. Vegetable-animal (livestock/poultry) integration
3.Gender Equality Mainstreaming in Horticulture
1. sustainable value chain development in indigenous fruit and vegetable production
2. Vegetable-animal (livestock/poultry) integration
3.Gender Equality Mainstreaming in Horticulture
Derrick Slonimpah - Ghana
University For Development Studies(UDS) Horticultural DepartmentEmail: derrickslo@gmail.com
Project Idea: Categorizing Vegetable Production Systems in Tamale.
1. To determine the production systems in both drying and raining seasons. 2. To categorise vegetables into the systems of productions.
1. To determine the production systems in both drying and raining seasons. 2. To categorise vegetables into the systems of productions.
Expertise: Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Tamale
Bangladesh
Dr. Shamim Ahmed Khan - Bangladesh
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna UniversityEmail: samkuk_bd@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Developing a sustainable postharvest technology for horticultural commodities in South-west Bangladesh, a climate-vulnerable coastal zone.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Production of cash crops suitable for saline prone areas, Capacity building for farmers living in climate resilient areas, Postharvest Technology
Ms. Rokeya Begum Shafali - Bangladesh
AID-COMILLA (National NGO, Bangladesh)Email: aidshafali@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Post Harvest-Impediments to Adoption and Benefits of Improved Practice
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post harvest technology, USA
Hasan M. Abdullah - Bangladesh
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural UniversityEmail: hasan.abdullah@bsmrau.edu.bd
Project Idea: Multi-storied/ fruit tree based agroforestry system for better livelihood
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Student and faculty; collaborative research; food security; income generation
Monirul Islam - Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural Research InstituteEmail: monirbdku@gmail.com
Project Idea: Intervention of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Handling Practices (GHP) for safe and quality crop production including postharvest loss management.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: GAP and Postharvest Specialist in the field of Horticulture; food safety; Soil science and crop nutrition; Crop Protection, Functional foods; USA, Europe, Bangladesh, Nepal and India
Md Kamrul Hassan - Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityEmail: mk_hassan2003@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Postharvest management of fruits and vegetables; nutrition; food safety
Location: USA/Japan
Location: USA/Japan
toufica ahmed tumpa - Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityEmail: touficaahmed@gmail.com
Project Idea: Using natural pesticide to control plant disease and insect to keep the environment healthy also make a sustainable agriculture.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
AMAM SIDDIKI - Bangladesh
Chittagong Veterinary UniversityEmail: zsiddiki@gmail.com
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Mohammad Gulzarul Aziz - Bangladesh
Department of Food Technology and Rural Industries, Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityEmail: aziz_ftri@bau.edu.bd
Project Idea: Healthy Products Innovation Lab
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA, Agro-processing
Prof. Dr. M. Rahim - Bangladesh
Department of Horticulture, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh 2202, BangladeshEmail: marahim1956@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Gender and Horticultural Production, germplasm conservation, nutrition and poverty reduction and postharvest systems
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Developed and developing countries
Dr. Md. Azizur Rahman - Bangladesh
Depth. Agriculture Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of BangladeshEmail: azizdae@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Capacity building of màngo farmers ensuring Value chain & food safety in bangladesh.
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Ensuring expertise on food safety. Location- Rajshahi & Chapainawabgang
S.M.KHORSHED ALAM - Bangladesh
Enterprise Humanity LtdEmail: enterprise.social14@gmail.com
Project Idea: Farmer-Consumer Digital Network (Inclusive Agricultural Value-chain)
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: 1. Skill for motivating farmers for safe & quality produce. 2. Fund arrangement.
Shamim Khan - Bangladesh
GREEN AGRO ENTERPRISEEmail: theshamim2002@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Biological agriculture practice for food safety and its sustainable marketing system development.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Technical and analytical skill on organic farming production and quality control. Location Jessore,Bangladesh.
Elizabeth Snow - Bangladesh
iDEEmail: esnow@ideorg.org
Project Idea: iDE-Bangladesh is interested in partnering on vegetable seed systems that improving access of quality seed to smallholders, preferably in the Rangpur Region.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: iDE-Bangaldesh is looking for PIs with whom to collaborate in Bangladesh.
Kira Galbraith - Bangladesh
International Development EnterprisesEmail: kira@ide-bangladesh.org
Project Idea: -scale up project that would focus on vegetable seed systems and post-harvest practices in the Rangpur Region
-pilot project on the adaptability and accessibility of sweet potato production in the Rangpur Region
Both project ideas would address Feed the Future goals of poverty alleviation and increased food security.
-pilot project on the adaptability and accessibility of sweet potato production in the Rangpur Region
Both project ideas would address Feed the Future goals of poverty alleviation and increased food security.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: IDE is looking for an American public university to lead the call.
Kumaresh C Biswas - Bangladesh
Liberty (Lives beyond Poverty)Email: liberty_ngo@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Study on Training & Technology Transfer to resource poor Horticultural Farmers.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Modern Technologies, New Tools and information to mitigate low production due to decrease of soil fertility and productivity.
Dr. Md. Golam Ferdous Chowdhury - Bangladesh
Postharvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)Email: ferdous613@gmail.com
Project Idea: Upscaling postharvest technologies for loss reduction and waste as well as value addition to horticultural crops
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: collaborative research, postharvest systems, food and nutritional security; income generation
PALASH - Bangladesh
PRIDE (People's Resources In Developmental Enterprise)Email: pride_org@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Reducing post harvest loss and sustainable market development
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad - Bangladesh
Rajshahi University, BangladeshEmail: azad.adrinwa@gmail.com
Project Idea: Greenhouse and field crop/vegetable cultivation with management, Irrigation water treatment, Controlled environment & Hydroponics cultivation,
Plant nutrition.
Plant nutrition.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA/Japan/Bangladesh
md.hossain ahamed - Bangladesh
Rural Reconstruction foundationEmail: hossain.nannu@gmail.com
Project Idea: PLANT TISSUE CULTURE
Background
Plant research often involves growing new plants in a controlled environment.
These may be plants that we have genetically altered in some way or may be
plants of which we need many copies all exactly alike. These things can be
accomplished through tissue culture of small tissue pieces from the plant of
interest. These small pieces may come from a single mother plant or they may
be the result of genetic transformation of single plant cells which are then
encouraged to grow and to ultimately develop into a whole plant. Tissue
culture techniques are often used for commercial production of plants as well
as for plant research.
Tissue culture involves the use of small pieces of plant tissue (explants) which
are cultured in a nutrient medium under sterile conditions. Using the
appropriate growing conditions for each explant type, plants can be induced to
rapidly produce new shoots, and, with the addition of suitable hormones new
roots. These plantlets can also be divided, usually at the shoot stage, to
produce large numbers of new plantlets. The new plants can then be placed in
soil and grown in the normal manner.
Many types of plants are suitable for use in the classroom. Cauliflower, rose
cuttings, African violet leaves and carnation stems will all easily produce clones
(exact genetic copies) through tissue culture. Cauliflower florets in particular
give excellent results since they can be grown into a complete plant in the
basic tissue culture media, without the need for additional growth or root
hormones. Green shoots are generally observable within three weeks, and
roots develop within six weeks.
The most important part of this activity, however, is to maintain as sterile an
environment as possible. Even one fungal spore or bacterial cell that comes
into contact with the growth media will rapidly reproduce and soon completely
overwhelm the small plant piece that you are trying to clone.
Objectives
1. To understand a procedure that is often used to propagate many plants of
the same genetic background.
2. To understand the importance of sterile techniques.
we have a Green biotech tissue culture lab
we are three scientist working in lab
we are developed Gerbera flower
now we are work in many Research and developed idea.
Background
Plant research often involves growing new plants in a controlled environment.
These may be plants that we have genetically altered in some way or may be
plants of which we need many copies all exactly alike. These things can be
accomplished through tissue culture of small tissue pieces from the plant of
interest. These small pieces may come from a single mother plant or they may
be the result of genetic transformation of single plant cells which are then
encouraged to grow and to ultimately develop into a whole plant. Tissue
culture techniques are often used for commercial production of plants as well
as for plant research.
Tissue culture involves the use of small pieces of plant tissue (explants) which
are cultured in a nutrient medium under sterile conditions. Using the
appropriate growing conditions for each explant type, plants can be induced to
rapidly produce new shoots, and, with the addition of suitable hormones new
roots. These plantlets can also be divided, usually at the shoot stage, to
produce large numbers of new plantlets. The new plants can then be placed in
soil and grown in the normal manner.
Many types of plants are suitable for use in the classroom. Cauliflower, rose
cuttings, African violet leaves and carnation stems will all easily produce clones
(exact genetic copies) through tissue culture. Cauliflower florets in particular
give excellent results since they can be grown into a complete plant in the
basic tissue culture media, without the need for additional growth or root
hormones. Green shoots are generally observable within three weeks, and
roots develop within six weeks.
The most important part of this activity, however, is to maintain as sterile an
environment as possible. Even one fungal spore or bacterial cell that comes
into contact with the growth media will rapidly reproduce and soon completely
overwhelm the small plant piece that you are trying to clone.
Objectives
1. To understand a procedure that is often used to propagate many plants of
the same genetic background.
2. To understand the importance of sterile techniques.
we have a Green biotech tissue culture lab
we are three scientist working in lab
we are developed Gerbera flower
now we are work in many Research and developed idea.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. AFM Jamal Uddin - Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, BangladeshEmail: jamal4@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Sustainable Horticultural crop production, Protected cultivation, Safe food, Environment
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Dr. MD ANOWAR HOSSAIN - Bangladesh
UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHSHIEmail: mahossain95@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Fruits and vegetable Crop improvement (Development of disease resistant plants) through molecular biology, mutation breeding and genetics approach.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Genomics tools such as Next generation sequencing, RNA seq, CRISPR-Cas9, Tilling etc.
Location: USA,UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE
Location: USA,UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE
David Sikder - Bangladesh
World Harvest Society of BangladeshEmail: Worldharvest_society@yahoo.com
Project Idea: World Harvest Society of Bangladesh is interested in partnering on vegetable seed systems that improving access of quality seed to smallholders, in the Bandarban tribal area and also Gopalgonj
Expertise: Market systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Market system, Nitration and human health.
Congo - Republic of the Congo
Claude Alex Ndambi Moutandi - Congo - Republic of the Congo
Aide aux Femmes et Enfants.Email: calexnda@gmail.com
Project Idea: We work to protect our environment. So, we need a partnership. We are new.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Pointe Noire, Congo Brazzaville in Africa.
Uganda
Egau Edward Ongwara - Uganda
Ajjanga Farmers Co-operative Society LtdEmail: ajangafarmers1950@gmail.com
Project Idea: Sustainably improve the productivity of irrigation farming through integrated provision of hardware, mainly irrigation infrastructure and soft ware, mainly local and institutional capacity building among vulnerable communities of Serere District
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Skills
1. Technical/Agricultural Engineering
2. Agricultural research,
3. Entrepreneurship and business management
Location
Netherlands and Germany
1. Technical/Agricultural Engineering
2. Agricultural research,
3. Entrepreneurship and business management
Location
Netherlands and Germany
ALLAN JOHN KAGGWA - Uganda
ANA INVESTMENTS (U) LIMITEDEmail: kaggwaallan@gmail.com
Project Idea: To provide responsive, safe and trusted water, solar, irrigation and agriculture solutions to communities with the highest quality, most dependable and cost-effective engineering designs of Energy, Agribusiness and water.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Water, Irrigation, Solar and Agriculture solutions like Solar water pumping, irrigation water pumping, water pump supplies and installations, drip lines for horticulture and other uses, Sprinklers, Agriculture-inputs, Nursery bed sizing, Green houses and many more to propel the agriculture sector.
oketcho yoronimo - Uganda
Busitema UniversityEmail: oketchoyoronimo@gmail.com
Project Idea: Predicting the impact of climate change on the irrigation water demand of tomatoes
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: autonomy and environment sciences
PATRICK WASSWA - Uganda
COMMUNITY HEALTH & LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT (CHILD)Email: maleka37@gmail.com
Project Idea: STARTING A FOOD SECURITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR PASTORAL COMMUNITIES OF NAKASEKE DISTRICT
Expertise: Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: FOOD SECURITY EXPERTISE, USA
Martin - Uganda
EcoVillage UgandaEmail: martinmub@yahoo.com
Project Idea: EcoVillage is staffed by people who care passionately about fighting poverty, preserving traditional culture, protecting the environment, and instilling respect for all life in villages.
They are dedicated to empowering previously disadvantaged individuals in generating unlimited possibilities for themselves and their communities and making a difference in the lives of all Ugandans.
Their charitable programs are non-aligned politically and religiously and are open to volunteers from all countries.
In Uganda, more than anywhere the world, the wellbeing of people strongly depends on natural resources
Our Objectives
We work using the principles of Permaculture i.e. conserving resources; using volunteers to import skills; respecting people and the planet; sharing information; and using non-polluting natural energy systems wherever possible and eliminating waste.
EcoVillage Uganda also has food security, agro biodiversity conservation and climate change as well as Plant tree Nursery Development Project,Production of organic Manure to Supplement Inorganic Fertizers and Enhance Growth and Crop Yields in Uganda
They are dedicated to empowering previously disadvantaged individuals in generating unlimited possibilities for themselves and their communities and making a difference in the lives of all Ugandans.
Their charitable programs are non-aligned politically and religiously and are open to volunteers from all countries.
In Uganda, more than anywhere the world, the wellbeing of people strongly depends on natural resources
Our Objectives
We work using the principles of Permaculture i.e. conserving resources; using volunteers to import skills; respecting people and the planet; sharing information; and using non-polluting natural energy systems wherever possible and eliminating waste.
EcoVillage Uganda also has food security, agro biodiversity conservation and climate change as well as Plant tree Nursery Development Project,Production of organic Manure to Supplement Inorganic Fertizers and Enhance Growth and Crop Yields in Uganda
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Reinforcement of the capacities and to support our programs
Finances and Partnership
-Proposal writing skills -Experience Sustainable -Production Systems
Finances and Partnership
-Proposal writing skills -Experience Sustainable -Production Systems
NAKAKANDE JOSEPHINE - Uganda
Environmental Conservation and Agricultural Enhancement UgandaEmail: jnakakande@gmail.com
Project Idea: Increasing Small Scale Rural Maize producers Revenue by Promoting maize Value addition and Collective Marketing in Hoima district Western Uganda.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Resource mobilization, value addition and marketing and
KAJURA CHARLES - Uganda
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURE ENHANCEMENT UGANDA (Eco-Agric Uganda)Email: ecoagricuganda@gmail.com
Project Idea: Nutritional and Economic Enhancement of East African Diets Using Orange-Fleshed/ purple fleshed Sweetpotato Products.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: POST HARVEST and food safety, nutrition and human health plus sustainable production systems
MALACHI TUMUSIIME - Uganda
ESTEEMEmail: tmalachi2000@gmail.com
Project Idea: Promoting the production of improved mangoes to make it a major income earner and improving environmental cover in the dry areas of South Western Uganda
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Production of mangoes, value addition to mango products, marketing mango products
ASIIMWE JOSEPH MAGAMBO - Uganda
FARM SOLUTIONS AFRICAEmail: joseph@farmsolutionsafrica.com
Project Idea: Acceleration of Intensive horticulture production through drip irrigation and Green houses
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Extensive technical skills in Irrigation technologies and agronomy
Nkwatsibwe Adams - Uganda
Food Talk UgandaEmail: nkwatsibweadams@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Solar drier construction training and facilitation in Uganda
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Uganda
Mukhobeh Moses Khaukha - Uganda
Hands of Action UgandaEmail: handsofaction@gmail.com
Project Idea: I welcome researchers to conduct research on organic vegetable and fruit farm. Can be related to pest and disease control; soil management fertility agronomy in Uganda
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Horticulture expertise, effective solutions for organic horticulture in Uganda.
Minani Leodegard - Uganda
Innovate AfricaEmail: mileodegard@yahoo.ca
Project Idea: Household cash crop garden, Food post harvest handling
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Value chain management
Wanakwakwa Job - Uganda
LOG`EL ProjectEmail: wanakwakwajob@gmail.com
Project Idea: Enhancing Collaboration for value-addition in horticultural products to Benefit Humanity
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Value-addition for horticultural and related products, Marketing, networking and resource mobilization.
Jimmy Delyon - Uganda
Mashamba YetuEmail: mashamba.yetu@gmail.com
Project Idea: Horticulture production for market inclusion for women and youth. With a strategic posture for export markets.
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Senior research partner. A university in the United States to lead in research components of project implementation.
Gabriel Ddamulira - Uganda
National Agricultural Research OrganisationEmail: ddamuliragab@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Improvement of tomato and onion production for improved nutrition and income among smallholder farmers
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: breeding, agronomy and technical backstopping
Mayamba Alex - Uganda
National Agriculture Research Laboratories, Kawanda UgandaEmail: alexmayamba@gmail.com
Project Idea: Horticulture development, sustainable crop production and improvement of rural and urban livelihood through improved crop production. Environmental conservation through agroforestry, fruit tree production and community attitude.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Sustainable crop production, pest and disease management, community development, marketing sytemes for agricultural produce, seed systems
Samukoya Clara - Uganda
National Crops Resources Research Institute, NaCRRIEmail: samukoyaclara@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Collection, Characterization and evaluation of African Indigenous Vegetables typical to Uganda but have potential to be utilized world wide.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Access to infrastructure, funding.
Aggrey Ntakimanye - Uganda
National Forestry Resources Research InstituteEmail: aggreynta@gmail.com
Project Idea: SOCIO-CULTURAL EVALUATION OF MORUS ALBA AND CALLIANDRA CARLOTHYRTHUS FORAGE FOR MILK PRODUCTION
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Socio-Anthropology
US University
US University
Waliwulya Martins - Uganda
Nkokonjeru Area Cooperative Enterprise (NACE)Email: kmwaliwulya@gmail.com
Project Idea: Project idea, is increasing horticultural production, post harvest handling, joint marketing for increased income of the small scale farmers in our Nkokonjeru Area Cooperative Enterprise
Nace brief; We are a cooperative enterprise called Nkokonjeru Area Cooperative Enterprise (NACE), operating legally (reg 20069/RCS in 2012. We are farmer owned, managed entity. We have been in operation for the last 12 years in Uganda. We work with 18 rural producers organisations (RPOs), with 4816 membership in details we have; (1554 female adult, 1779 male adults, 377 female youths, 578 male adults, 60 disabled persons, 468 people living with HIV/aids).
We have been assisting the Smallholder farmers in offering training and capacity building in the areas of growing/production, bulking and storage, processing and value addition, joint marketing. We also promote livestock & poultry rearing, Apiculture keeping in our man made natural forest. We are also involved in environmental protection and climate change initiatives (we have 8 acre conservation forest for biodiversity: there are small animals, birds, grasses, herbs, shrubs, natural trees). We also have 68 acre model demonstration gardens area for setting up demo gardens and training for our farmers & learners and also among our farmers integrated in the rural communities. We are are also endowed with a small scale irrigation system, that is solar powered at the model farm. So experiments an be set up throughout the year.
We do promote pumpkin, maize, pulses, coffee, vegetable growing (horticulture), poultry rearing, livestock keeping environment and climate change, agro Forestry practices initiatives.
After consultations and discussions with the Smallholder farmers and production loss through cheating traders, poor post harvesting methods and others. We have found out there is need for an industrial crop production, joint bulking & warehousing, processing units, packaging & branding, then joint marketing.
We shall be greatful for your positive considerations on the above subject. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
Waliwulya Martins
Institutional Developmental officer
+256772335406& +256702335406
kmwaliwulya@gmail.com
Nace brief; We are a cooperative enterprise called Nkokonjeru Area Cooperative Enterprise (NACE), operating legally (reg 20069/RCS in 2012. We are farmer owned, managed entity. We have been in operation for the last 12 years in Uganda. We work with 18 rural producers organisations (RPOs), with 4816 membership in details we have; (1554 female adult, 1779 male adults, 377 female youths, 578 male adults, 60 disabled persons, 468 people living with HIV/aids).
We have been assisting the Smallholder farmers in offering training and capacity building in the areas of growing/production, bulking and storage, processing and value addition, joint marketing. We also promote livestock & poultry rearing, Apiculture keeping in our man made natural forest. We are also involved in environmental protection and climate change initiatives (we have 8 acre conservation forest for biodiversity: there are small animals, birds, grasses, herbs, shrubs, natural trees). We also have 68 acre model demonstration gardens area for setting up demo gardens and training for our farmers & learners and also among our farmers integrated in the rural communities. We are are also endowed with a small scale irrigation system, that is solar powered at the model farm. So experiments an be set up throughout the year.
We do promote pumpkin, maize, pulses, coffee, vegetable growing (horticulture), poultry rearing, livestock keeping environment and climate change, agro Forestry practices initiatives.
After consultations and discussions with the Smallholder farmers and production loss through cheating traders, poor post harvesting methods and others. We have found out there is need for an industrial crop production, joint bulking & warehousing, processing units, packaging & branding, then joint marketing.
We shall be greatful for your positive considerations on the above subject. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
Waliwulya Martins
Institutional Developmental officer
+256772335406& +256702335406
kmwaliwulya@gmail.com
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: -Seed selection & multiplication expertise
-vegetable production agronomics practices
-Soil health management expertise
-Harvesting & post harvest expertise
-Cold room storage management and transportation
-Marketing information search & access
-Marketing systems and management
-Digital marketing & delivery systems
-Funds remittances & acknowledgement systems
-vegetable production agronomics practices
-Soil health management expertise
-Harvesting & post harvest expertise
-Cold room storage management and transportation
-Marketing information search & access
-Marketing systems and management
-Digital marketing & delivery systems
-Funds remittances & acknowledgement systems
Nyongesa Geoffrey - Uganda
Nourish BugiriEmail: nourishbugiri@gmail.com
Project Idea: Vegetable and fruit growing
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Uganda
OMAGOR J. M.S. - Uganda
Pamo Volunteers LtdEmail: pamovolunteers@gmail.com
Project Idea: COMMERCIAL GINGER FARMING:MARKET AVAILABILITY:
Engaging in Commercial Ginger farming is not a risky business in Uganda, because Uganda remains the number 1 destination for Ginger from Uganda and Tanzania, besides, there's huge market for Ginger in Ethiopia, VIA Moyale Customs Boarder crossing. We are looking for collaborators to get the project off the ground.Thank you and God bless you.
OMAGOR J. M.S.
Kumi District
Uganda.
Engaging in Commercial Ginger farming is not a risky business in Uganda, because Uganda remains the number 1 destination for Ginger from Uganda and Tanzania, besides, there's huge market for Ginger in Ethiopia, VIA Moyale Customs Boarder crossing. We are looking for collaborators to get the project off the ground.Thank you and God bless you.
OMAGOR J. M.S.
Kumi District
Uganda.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Expertise in ginger farming; ability to attract donors/ donate project funds( grants); trainer; entrepreneurship skills; processing and marketing,etc.
We are looking for donors worldwide to support our horticulture ( ginger and nutritious vegetable growing projects in the rural areas of Kumi District, east of Uganda.
We are looking for donors worldwide to support our horticulture ( ginger and nutritious vegetable growing projects in the rural areas of Kumi District, east of Uganda.
HAKIM WANUME KIBEDI - Uganda
Rural Aids Orphans and Mothers Support OrganisationEmail: hakimwanume@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Enhancing food security through agriculture and nutrition development
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Training skills and networking
Paul bamu - Uganda
save the marginalizedEmail: paul.bamu@gmail.com
Project Idea: Fruits preservation and moisture retardation
Expertise: Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: This project call for individual interested in research with good knowledge of moisture content. It calls for students interested in understand Pauline innovations. It's open for research advancement. Good skills in training women and youth to enterprise fruits to crest income. Save the marginalized used holistic approach in training women through hands on. We call for partners who are ready to developers hot culture from substances to commercial productions. STM UGANDA works with good skills of accountability and integrity. We there fore call for collaboration of institutions and organization which cherish accountability. Good analytical skills and cooperation to reduce hunger and food shortage is called for
ANGURIA MICHAEL - Uganda
SHINE AFRICA MINISTRIESEmail: shineafricaministries@yahoo.com
Project Idea: This project will develop a new type of regional agricultural research and development network based on market development, Value Added Agro-Enterprise Technologies to Increase Income, Sustainable Food Security, Availability and Strength of Seed Chain in Teso Sub-Region, Eastern Uganda. The project will identify market opportunities for existing value added products, and optimize appropriate postharvest technologies to enhance the income generating capacity of small and medium Scope entrepreneurs from the private sector and promote products to improve nutrition and will create opportunities that provide incomes to women farmer groups and Creation of skilled and unskilled jobs for women and men . Shine Africa Ministries will initially focus on developing value added, processed products, from perishable crops, including cassava, sweet potato and banana, leading onto the less researched cereals, including sorghum and millet and beans.
The project will undertake new research and development approaches that are required to overcome the most basic constraints to the farming and social systems in this region, i.e. lack of demand for agricultural produce and poverty, Lack of improved varieties, Poor post-harvest management/Quality Control, Lack of a market oriented approach to research, Limited product range to stimulate production in the region, Lack of Crop Processing Technologies, Escalating food demands in the Region, Poor co-ordination in research and delivery, Lack of business enterprise in technology delivery pathways, and Limited use of recommended technologies/inputs.
To overcome these challenges, SAM will use a combination of market analysis and innovative technologies, working towards a sustainable system for increased food production, based on demand driven market opportunities and address poverty alleviation through increased income and job creation,
• High-value niche markets leading to Variety development and seed production systems, multiplication and dissemination of high yielding varieties of horticultural crops and seeds
The project will undertake new research and development approaches that are required to overcome the most basic constraints to the farming and social systems in this region, i.e. lack of demand for agricultural produce and poverty, Lack of improved varieties, Poor post-harvest management/Quality Control, Lack of a market oriented approach to research, Limited product range to stimulate production in the region, Lack of Crop Processing Technologies, Escalating food demands in the Region, Poor co-ordination in research and delivery, Lack of business enterprise in technology delivery pathways, and Limited use of recommended technologies/inputs.
To overcome these challenges, SAM will use a combination of market analysis and innovative technologies, working towards a sustainable system for increased food production, based on demand driven market opportunities and address poverty alleviation through increased income and job creation,
• High-value niche markets leading to Variety development and seed production systems, multiplication and dissemination of high yielding varieties of horticultural crops and seeds
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Shine Africa Ministries is seeking to work with partners from the developed and developing countries especially Research Scientists or public university professors based in USA, Europe, Africa and Asia.
The partners should be willing and interested to work on vegetable seed systems that improve access of quality seed to smallholders, Horticulture technology and Training Farmers; Effective Knowledge Transfer, Postharvest management of fruits and vegetables; nutrition; food safety market oriented training, including market analysis, agri-business skills development and training in adaptive research methods to facilitate the shift towards market driven research and Modern Technologies.
We need partners who can come to visit us and partner with us, offer Financial support for the new project and have the ability to undertake research to be able to promote seed systems development, and plant breeding technologies.
Shine Africa Ministries is also interested in partnering with interested Principal Investigators who want to carry out their researches in Uganda.
Thank you very much we are very willing and committed to working with any institution, or individual from any part of the world.
God bless you all as you come and partner with Shine Africa Ministries.
Anguria Michael
The partners should be willing and interested to work on vegetable seed systems that improve access of quality seed to smallholders, Horticulture technology and Training Farmers; Effective Knowledge Transfer, Postharvest management of fruits and vegetables; nutrition; food safety market oriented training, including market analysis, agri-business skills development and training in adaptive research methods to facilitate the shift towards market driven research and Modern Technologies.
We need partners who can come to visit us and partner with us, offer Financial support for the new project and have the ability to undertake research to be able to promote seed systems development, and plant breeding technologies.
Shine Africa Ministries is also interested in partnering with interested Principal Investigators who want to carry out their researches in Uganda.
Thank you very much we are very willing and committed to working with any institution, or individual from any part of the world.
God bless you all as you come and partner with Shine Africa Ministries.
Anguria Michael
Richard Bbaale - Uganda
Supporting Orphans and Vulnerable For Better Health Education and Nutrition in Uganda (SOVHEN UGANDA)Email: sovhenprograms@gmail.com
Project Idea: Market Linkages Initiative with four major results including: * Expanded and strengthened Bulking Systems in target locations
* Enhanced capacity of smallholder farmers to integrate into Bulking system
* Sustained Bulking system operations in relevant market institutions
* Institutional platforms that disseminate lessons learned and best practices
* Enhanced capacity of smallholder farmers to integrate into Bulking system
* Sustained Bulking system operations in relevant market institutions
* Institutional platforms that disseminate lessons learned and best practices
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: * Expanded and strengthened Bulking Systems in target locations
* Enhanced capacity of smallholder farmers to integrate into Bulking system
* Sustained Bulking system operations in relevant market institutions
* Institutional platforms that disseminate lessons learned and best practices
* Enhanced capacity of smallholder farmers to integrate into Bulking system
* Sustained Bulking system operations in relevant market institutions
* Institutional platforms that disseminate lessons learned and best practices
Stephen Ekoom - Uganda
The Farmers Guide UgandaEmail: ekoomsteve09@gmail.com
Project Idea: Project idea: Value Addition of fruits and vegetables
Expertise: Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Organic farming skills and solar dryer making skills
Peter Vivian - Uganda
TKTEmail: acire.peter@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Unlocking the poverty tie through sustainable horticultural production.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Proposal development. Funding support. Market linkages. Water for production. Partners from USA, UK, Netherland, Belgium and Australia are welcome.
Mathius Lukwago - Uganda
Trees For The FutureEmail: mathius@treesforthefuture.org
Project Idea: To promote Environment conservation through sustainable land use.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Environment conservation, Sustainable rural development.
Bukenya Godfrey - Uganda
Venus Foods LtdEmail: bukenyagoddie@gmail.com
Project Idea: Enhancing horticultural value chain and market development for small holder farmers
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: market systems, agribusiness Development
Waliwulya Martins - Uganda
Village Enterprises (VEFO-Uganda)Email: officevefo@gmail.com
Project Idea: Enabling the promotion of trees outside forest on smallholder farm land, as an adaptation strategy to control climate change and designing policy alternatives
Expertise: Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Agroforestry and range management visa vis rural development initiatives
Wabalanda Wilson - Uganda
Village Enterprises Foundation Organisation (VEFO)Email: infovefo@gmail.com
Project Idea: Vegetable production, Post harvest and value chain marketing
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: IPM and marketing
Benard Bamwenda - Uganda
Women Initiatives for Rural Development (WIRDO)Email: info@womenruralinitiatives.org
Project Idea: Food security and post-harvests handling in the value chain production
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Ability and skills to work in the rural setting, USA and Technical assistance ASSISTANCE
Ethiopia
Mebrahtu Gebremariam - Ethiopia
Aksum university, Shire Campus, EthiopiaEmail: mebre2003hu@gmail.com
Project Idea: Enhancing the production and diversification of horticultural crops at smallholder producer of Ethiopia; Enhancing proper postharvest management of horticultural produce through training and demonstration at smallholder level
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Expertise in horticulture related to production and postharvest management of horticultural crops. Prior location to be in Ethiopia, if not found, I can also be a partner with those found in other locations
Mitiku Mihiret - Ethiopia
Ambo universityEmail: mtkumhrt21@gmail.com
Project Idea: Minimizing post harvest losses in Africa
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Berhanu Lemma Robe - Ethiopia
Arba Minch University, EthiopiaEmail: berhanu.robe@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Integrated pest management, pest management using bioagents, pest identification and management
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Molecular pest identification, diagnosis and characterization, and management.
Takele Teshome - Ethiopia
BLMM Integrated Agricultural Development PLCEmail: takele_11@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Integrating horticulture and Animal production system
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Serving as principal investigator from USA, experience in Horticultural production and its linkage with Livestock production
Sintayehu Musie - Ethiopia
Debre Markos UniversityEmail: Sintayehu_Musie@dmu.edu.et
Project Idea: Human nutrition, Potato value chain, Post-harvest management of fruits & vegetables
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Geremew Bultosa - Ethiopia
Department of Food Science and Postharvest Technology, Haramaya University, EthiopiaEmail: Bultosageremew@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Postharvest loss reductions, value addition and human nutrition improvements through education
Expertise: Market systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Food Science (Associate Professor)
bazezew gizie - Ethiopia
dilla universityEmail: www.baze@gmail.com
Project Idea: Animal nutrition related
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: nutritionist, SAS, good at basic computer skill
Mohammed Kasso - Ethiopia
Dire Dawa UniversityEmail: mohammedkasso078@gmail.com
Project Idea: Horticultural crops production and post-harvest loss management
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Researcher and University lecturer
Yohannes Woldekidan - Ethiopia
Eden Garden Integrated FarmsEmail: wkyohannes@gmail.com
Project Idea: Installation of Cost Effective Cold Storage Facility for Small Scale Farmers (SSFs) and Micro Small -Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Different Business Models including PPP in Ethiopia
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Solomon Abate - Ethiopia
Ethiopian Agricultural Research Center, Wondogenet Research CenterEmail: solomon.abt@gmail.com
Project Idea: Sustainable use of aromatic and medicinal herbs through development of different (pre/ post harvest) products and value chain development
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Mohammed Yesuf (Dr.) - Ethiopia
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEmail: mohanarc@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Postharvest handling of horticultural products and production, utilization and marketing of indigenous vegetables.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Researcher in the agriculture sector in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe
Aklilu Nigussie - Ethiopia
Ethiopian Institutes of Agricultural ResearchEmail: aklil2002@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Small scale agricultural technologies for wealth creation in with irrigated and rain fed for sustainable development.
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Agricultural research and development
Abrhame Endrias Butta - Ethiopia
Green Agro Solution PLCEmail: abrhameendrias@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Green Agro Solution PLC promotes One Stop Farming Solution to small holder farmers in Ethiopia through providing mechanization service, farm inputs, farm credit service and financial literacy in one center to improve productivity and manage post harvesting loss. Our center is located in Sagure town of Oromiya Region where potato and garlic are in huge potential. However, small holder farmers are exposed to 25 to 30% yield loss due to inappropriate handling of the farm and harvesting technique. Our center aims to work with international partners to train small holder farmers and equipped them with the best farming technique that can minimize post harvesting loss and keeps their food safe.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Skills we are looking from partner are:- Best techniques to engage private business with small holder farmer - Best techniques to grow and harvest horticulture - Effective techniques to preserve Horticultures after harvest - Horticulture processing on small holder level
Meseret Tesema Terfa - Ethiopia
Hawassa UniversityEmail: mesitesema@gmail.com
Project Idea: Integrated Animal and Horticulture Systems for Climate Smart Agriculture
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Enabling funding for development and implementation; Horticulture production system;
Sintayehu Yigrem - Ethiopia
Hawassa UniversityEmail: y_sintayehu@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Dairy Science and technology, mixed crop livestock systems, Food and nutrition security, Dairy value chain development
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: As livestock systems expert, particularity dairy cattle production and products quality and safety I am interested to work to further look it the other dimensions of integral farming, such as horticulture and other crops.
Galfato Gabiso - Ethiopia
Hawassa UnivesityEmail: galfatogabiso@gmail.com
Project Idea: Urban population grown in faster rate than ever in Ethiopia today. Migration to city to search a job will be excavated the situation badly. Farmers in Periphery to city become very very poor. Food insecurity is the major problem. His/Her land was sold for better off and they have small plot of land. Lifestyle of urban people become more consuming vegetable and Fruit was seen as opportunity to grown with in low cost pre urban vegetable and fruits. The availability of land, irrigation water, labor and good market nearby are the opportunity to get high profit from crops. We are seen last two year there is big opportunity for pre urban farming community to bring medium income farmers.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Require skill - Agricultural experts including Horticulturalist, Soil Scientist, Environmentalist, Entomologist, pathologist and Irritation agronomist, Socioeconomic
Location -Hawassa City Administration and Dale woreda in Sidama Zone SNNPRS.
Location -Hawassa City Administration and Dale woreda in Sidama Zone SNNPRS.
Temesgen Menamo - Ethiopia
Jimma UniversityEmail: temesgen2008@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Grafting of solanaceous species for dual production system
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Grafting of vegetables or fruit crops.
Kusse Haile - Ethiopia
Jimma UniversityEmail: kussehaile@gmail.com
Project Idea: Agricultural Value Chains, Enhancing productivity, Agriculture Infrastructure Development and M&E, Agricultural Technology Adoption, Empowering Women Through Horticulture Development
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Any where
Muche, Bizuayehu - Ethiopia
Jimma University / Dalhousie UniversityEmail: bz645969@dal.ca
Project Idea: 1. Post-harvest loss prevention or reduction
- Food Processing
- Value addition
- Education
- post-harvest treatment and technologies
- Research
2. Gender mainstreaming
-Participatory research and innovation
- Nutrition
- Food safety
- Food processing and preservation
- Knowledge and technology transfer
- Networking
- Food Processing
- Value addition
- Education
- post-harvest treatment and technologies
- Research
2. Gender mainstreaming
-Participatory research and innovation
- Nutrition
- Food safety
- Food processing and preservation
- Knowledge and technology transfer
- Networking
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Dr. Mekonnen Gebeyaw - Ethiopia
Mekdela amba universityEmail: gebeyawmekonnen19@gmail.com
Project Idea: -Quality seed production and testing of horticulural crops e.g tomato, Chili, pepper,carrot, potato tubers etc...
-Apple seedling production,grafting,hybridization and scaling up in Ethiopia
-Mango white scale and fungal disease managment.
-Apple disease managment
-Coffe disease managment and crop improvment
-potato variety improvement both in conventional and molecular methods
-Apple seedling production,grafting,hybridization and scaling up in Ethiopia
-Mango white scale and fungal disease managment.
-Apple disease managment
-Coffe disease managment and crop improvment
-potato variety improvement both in conventional and molecular methods
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: I am an expert of;
-Bsc in plant sciences
-Msc degree in Seed science and technology.
-PhD in plant breeding and genetics
From Ethiopia state Amhara region
-Bsc in plant sciences
-Msc degree in Seed science and technology.
-PhD in plant breeding and genetics
From Ethiopia state Amhara region
Mekete Fentaw - Ethiopia
Mekete FentawEmail: meketefen21@gmail.com
Project Idea: Development and optimization of temperate and subtropical fruit trees crops production technologies
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: South Wollo,Ethiopia
Mesfin Kebede Gessese - Ethiopia
Ministry of AgricultureEmail: mesfin04@yahoo.com
Project Idea: establishment of small scale farmers seed enterprise in Arabica coffee
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: seed systems development, plant breeder and molecular biologist
public university professor in USA
public university professor in USA
Amberber Wasihun - Ethiopia
Mizan Tefere Agriculture CollegeEmail: anbxwas@gmail.com
Project Idea: Development of pineapple(Improved Variety) to small holder farmers living in 3 woredas
Expertise: Market systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Animal Science who can incorporate animal husbandry with pineapple development and living in USA University
Petros Markos Chichola - Ethiopia
SIPDCEmail: petrosmarkospm07@gmail.com
Project Idea: Empowering rural women and small holder farmers by creating sustainable market linkages with processing companies that working within the Yirgalem Integrated Agro Industry Park to supply their agricultural produces.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity Building budget support, materials support
Taye Buke - Ethiopia
Wolaita Sodo University, EthiopiaEmail: tayebuke21@gmail.com
Project Idea: Enhancing or improving horticultural Production, Postharvest handling and management with loss reduction, value chain development and market development up to small holder farmers in participator and with demonstration.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Horticulture sector development in any aspects in Ethiopia
Mekbib Hilegebrile Seife - Ethiopia
World Food Preservation CenterEmail: mekittimess@yahoo.com
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Any interested partners that are found in USA, Europe, Australia and have postharvest, food science, nutrition and related skills eager to work on food preservation!
Dr. Girrma Mitiku - Ethiopia
Youth and Culture Development FoundationEmail: gmitiku8@gmail.com
Project Idea: Integrated Horticulture and Fishing Farming
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Inland Fish farming
Protected agriculture
Protected agriculture
Somalia
Hassan Rabiic - Somalia
Amoud UniversityEmail: rabiic23@hotmail.com
Project Idea: agricultural development
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: we have faculty of agriculture and environment
Mozambique
Paulo Weng - Mozambique
APDCOMAEmail: apdcoma@tdm.co.mz
Project Idea: Food Security and Gender Equity
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We are looking someone with high experience in the demands of Horticulture CRSP, as well as techniques on Food Security and Gender Equity in the Agriculture Production. we want to implement a food security project with purpose of improving the quality life of local communities.
Enoque Albino Manhique - Mozambique
APDCOMA-Association for Community Development and EnvironmentEmail: manhiqueenoque@yahoo.com.br
Project Idea: Good food for Good health
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Agro-processing
Afonso Pedro Chibalo - Mozambique
SNV MozambiqueEmail: apedrochibalo@gmail.com
Project Idea: Empower smallholders horticulture production market oriented
Expertise: Market systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Training orientation
Taiwan
Tesfaye Beshah - Taiwan
AVRDC - The World Vegetable CenterEmail: tesfaye.beshah@worldveg.org
Project Idea: Strengthening Vegetable Research Capacity in Developing Countries through Graduate Research Programme and Training of Research Technicians
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Country needs for postgraduate researchers and qualified technicians,
Location, global
Location, global
Niger
Sanjeet Kumar - Niger
AVRDC-The World Vegetable CenterEmail: sanjeet.kumar@worldveg.org
Project Idea: Staple Cereals and Vegetable based cropping system; Genetic Improvemnet of Okra for SSA and Asia
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
HASSANE BISSALA Yahaya - Niger
INOVATECHEmail: hbissala@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: The plant growth booster is an innovative device, which optimizes quantities of water and nutrients and also physicochemical conditions for the benefit of young plants and accelerates the growing up to 2 times. I seek for Monitor, collaborator.
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Forestry Company or Research Institutes throughout the word
Barbados
Keeley Holder - Barbados
Barbados Society of Technologists In AgricultureEmail: keeleykins@gmail.com
Project Idea: Solar Drying of Onions; Cost Effective Storage and Post-Harvest Handling for Small Farmers (< 10 HA)
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA preferably from a warm climate; Postharvest Management; Training Farmers; Effective Knowledge Transfer
Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Grégoire Mutshail Mutomb Kangaji - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo
bdl agriculture and high college of agriculture and teachers (ISP Lubumbashi)Email: bdlagriculture@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: way to grower horticulture in or country there is no small entreprise in the field ,no reseach and no horticulture support in the country
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: partner we can come to visit us and speaks english or french
Theodore MUNYULI - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Department of agriculture, biology and environment, National center for Research in Natural sciences, CRSN-Lwiro,D.S.Bukavu, Kivu, eastern DRCongoEmail: tmunyuli@gmail.com
Project Idea: Linkage horticulture, food, nutrition, health outcomes
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA, Europe, ASia
Mucuranyana Justin - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Environment Conservation InstituteEmail: info@enconi.org
Project Idea: Mitigating forest clearing and drainage for agriculture
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We want to increase the skills in water security solution, reducing natural and man-made disasters, reduce flood risk and drought when collaboration with Partner in USA.
LWANGO Z. KASOLE ZAZA - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo
GAARK UPA Farmer's professional OrganisationEmail: campsag@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: Banana value-chain development in Kabare Territory :
- Production of free viruse and bacterial plantlet for renewal plantation
- Sustainable production development
- Development of market for high quality and labelled ecological and sustianable products.
- Production of free viruse and bacterial plantlet for renewal plantation
- Sustainable production development
- Development of market for high quality and labelled ecological and sustianable products.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Thermotherapy, Tissue culture and rapid multiplication of banana plantlet
Grégoire Mutshail - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo
HUP FAOEmail: mutshaila10@hotmail.fr
Project Idea: Urban and peri urban horticulture
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: partner
Christus Miderho - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Institut Superieur Pedagogique de BukavuEmail: christuscito@gmail.com
Project Idea: Post harvest handling and Mycotoxins
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Cropping system, Nutrition, Impact assessment, Evaluation , Food Science, Food Safety, technology dissemination/transfer, nutrition-food processing, agricultural marketing, economic analysis, adoption, impact assessment, situational analysis among others with experience in working on grain legumes.
Toussaint Balumuene Lukoki - Congo - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vision Congo VertEmail: toussaintbalu@gmail.com
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Zambia
Bill Kapinga - Zambia
Beautiful Gate ZambiaEmail: beautifulgatezm@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Sustainable agriculture for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Expertise in animal husbandry and general agriculture
WALUBITA SIFUNISO - Zambia
Christian Relief and Development Foundation-CRDFEmail: crdfou@gmail.com
Project Idea: Improving agricultural production systems for rural based households in order to improve food security, income security and nutritional security at household level through capacity building. adoption of appropriate technologies and diversification.
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Value chain processes, aquaculture, resource mobilisation and advocacy form any part of the world.
Dennis Milanzi - Zambia
Kachere Development ProgrammeEmail: veryrevdennis@gmail.com
Project Idea: To build the capacity of women self-help groups in horticulture, value chains addition and sustainable agriculture through conservation agriculture
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: To have someone who can strengthen the capacity development and resource mobilisation skills for sustainability
Nicholas Kaponda - Zambia
Kids of God - ZambiaEmail: nicholaskaponda@gmail.com
Project Idea: Entrepreneurship Skills Training
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Horticulture, Fish farming, Piggery and or poultry
Collins Mweemba - Zambia
Ngiza Investments LimitedEmail: ngizainvestmentltd@gmail.com
Project Idea: We have a 250 hectors of land and we plan to avocado trees. These fruits will be used for consumption, juice making making & lotion
We therefore need to have a manufacturing plant/industry
We therefore need to have a manufacturing plant/industry
Expertise: Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Need a partner who has skills and qualifications in horticulture
Wilfred Miga - Zambia
pelum associationEmail: migauj@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Improving small-scale farmers’ livelihoods through increased market access for the rice sub-sector in Zambia
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: market mapping, stakeholder empowerment, value chain strengthening, market systems development. Post harvest technologies and Bio gas development
Njekwa Mukamba - Zambia
RuralNet Associates LimitedEmail: njekwa.mukamba@gmail.com
Project Idea: African Indigenous Vegetables-Nutritional value and Enhanced Supply Chain and Consumer Acceptance
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Production or Post Harvest or marketing or Nutrition Specialising firm based in the United States
John T. Njovu - Zambia
University of LusakaEmail: njovujt@gmail.com
Project Idea: Local vegetables use in the nutrition for the health improvement of HIV_AIDS patients
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Nutrition and human health expertise
United States
Joyce Lockard - United States
Beaverton Rotary Club, Beaverton OREmail: lockard.jmp@gmail.com
Project Idea: Working on a project to help women smallholders in the Gulu area of Uganda. Currently interested in developing post-harvest processing in conjunction with local CBO. Need best designs for solar dryers for vegetables/fruits and for grain. Plan for oil seed pressing, cassava and sweet potato processing and other post-harvest processes at the appropriate technology level. Electricity not available.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Training in building solar dryers for use in villages that have no vehicle roads for quick marketing of perishable produce.
Location in nine villages in Gulu and Omuru districts in Uganda.
Location in nine villages in Gulu and Omuru districts in Uganda.
Samuel Essah - United States
Colorado State UniversityEmail: sessah@lamar.colostate.edu
Project Idea: Potato production for increased tuber yield and quality in subsaharan Africa.
The potato seed system
Nutrient and cultural management for increased potato tuber yield and quality
The potato seed system
Nutrient and cultural management for increased potato tuber yield and quality
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Potato production.
Potato seed system
Potato seed system
Chris Wien - United States
Cornell UniversityEmail: hcw2@cornell.edu
Project Idea: We offer expertise in horticultural seed systems, and are interested in linking with partners in Sub-Saharan Africa that would like to work with us to develop a Hort-CRSP proposal
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We would like to partner with Sub-Saharan African universities and/or experiment stations and/or private seed companies interested in increasing the availability of improved vegetable seeds for their countries
Ganpati B. Jagdale - United States
Department of Plant Pathology, University of GeorgiaEmail: gbjagdal@uga.edu
Project Idea: Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Insect pests
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Nematode Diagnosis and/ India, Central America
Buddhi Lamsal - United States
Iowa State UniversityEmail: lamsal@iastate.edu
Project Idea: Value added processing of fruits and vegetables, coproduct utilization as fermentation feedstock, antioxidant from grape pomace
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Rose Atieno Ogutu - United States
Lincoln University of MissouriEmail: OgutuR@lincolnu.edu
Project Idea: Sustainable Production Systems in horticulture
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: A P.I who needs some one to work with as a postdoc in the project
Dipesh K C - United States
LSU AgCenterEmail: dkc@agcenter.lsu.edu
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Gbadebo Odularu - United States
Marymount UniversityEmail: odularu@comcast.net
Project Idea: Overcoming institutional bottlenecks, post harvest losses along the horticultural value chain at domestic, national, regional, continental and global levels.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Collaborative and innovative efforts in proposal or concept note development, project / program implementation and management all over the world.
Pratima Devkota - United States
Michigan State UniversityEmail: devkotap@msu.edu
Project Idea: Finding controls to horticultural and agricultural crops diseases. Control may be biological control and cultural control, selection of disease and pest resistance varieties. Improving soil and plant health by identifying local plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and mycorrhizal fungi. Testing of horticultural characteristics of trees. Both basic and applied research on areas of plant and soil health improvement.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
William B. Evans (Bill) - United States
Mississippi State UniversityEmail: wbe1@ra.msstate.edu
Project Idea: working with Ghana-based partners and others to develop small holder vegetable crop systems
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Welcoming other US, Ghana, neighbor FTF, and other partners.
Seeking to strengthen team abilities in community building/sociology/gender equity, extension, African entomology/pathology, others
Seeking to strengthen team abilities in community building/sociology/gender equity, extension, African entomology/pathology, others
Mengmeng Gu - United States
Mississippi State UniversityEmail: mgu@pss.msstate.edu
Project Idea: Season extension production of specialty crops; organic fertilizer and amendments; nutrient management; postharvest quality of specialty crops
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Experience in outreach; Experience in organizing international trip; Fluent in Chinese;
Shabeg Briar - United States
Montana State UniversityEmail: briarss1@gmail.com
Project Idea: Nematode management
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Agronomy, Nematology and or plant Pathology
Barry Jacobsen - United States
Montana State UniversityEmail: uplbj@montana.edu
Project Idea: orange- fleshed sweet potato: cultivar evaluation, identification of production, storage and market constraints, building capacity for pathogen-free seed systems and reduced post harvest losses.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Africa- orange fleshed sweet potato
Ram N Acharya - United States
New Mexico State UniversityEmail: acharyar@nmsu.edu
Project Idea: Food marketing, food security, and nutrition issues related to developing countries
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Southeast Asia and Africa
Lina Quesada - United States
North Carolina State UniversityEmail: lmquesad@ncsu.edu
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Paul Brown - United States
Purdue UniversityEmail: pb@purdue.edu
Project Idea: Integrated aquaponics systems for both rural and urban applications and linking food production with waste management.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Sociological, economics. Anywhere
Ahmed Ashmawi - United States
Siwa Oasis,EgyptEmail: fishworld@cox.net
Project Idea: TO DEVELOP FARMS IN SIWA oasis, Egypt. Famous for best organic Dates &Olives farms
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: SUSTAIN THE OASIS, HELP FARMER TO SAVE WATER FOR IRRAGATION. AGROTOURSIM PROJECTS
Matthew W. Blair - United States
Tennessee State UniversityEmail: mblair@tnstate.edu
Project Idea: vegetable cowpea
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: plant breeders and community development work
Vijay Joshi - United States
Texas A&M AgriLife ResearchEmail: vijay.joshi@tamu.edu
Project Idea: Nutritional Enhancement: Understanding the regulation of biochemical pathways involved in the production of nutraceutical compounds in vegetable and fruit crops.
Enhancing Plant Nutrient Use Efficiency: To improve nitrogen sensing, transport and assimilation in plants and (b) to explore the metabolic networks regulating nitrogen uptake and utilization
Enhancing Plant Nutrient Use Efficiency: To improve nitrogen sensing, transport and assimilation in plants and (b) to explore the metabolic networks regulating nitrogen uptake and utilization
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: - Improvement of vegetable crops using advanced tools in breeding, genomics and phenomics
- Organic production of vegetables
- Soil microbiome, metagenomics and population dynamics
- Organic production of vegetables
- Soil microbiome, metagenomics and population dynamics
Xinwang Wang - United States
Texas A&M University, Texas AgriLife Research Center at DallasEmail: xw-wang@tamu.edu
Project Idea: work with Bangladesh scientists for sweet potato nutrition, postharvest, women involvement in horticulture.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Partners are either in USA or Bangladesh or Nepal. The partners are willing to work on sweetpotato production, nutrition and horticultural training to help Bangladesh/Nepal women and children increase dairy value and health.
Masum Akond - United States
Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University SystemEmail: m-akond@tamu.edu
Project Idea: Work with Bangladeshi or Nepal's partners for promotion of sweet potato cultivation, research and women involvement in horticulture sector.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Skill ares:
•Sustainable Production Systems•Nutrition and Human Health•Women empowerment
Location: Bangladesh, Nepal ( from University, Research and Extension organisation and NGO)
•Sustainable Production Systems•Nutrition and Human Health•Women empowerment
Location: Bangladesh, Nepal ( from University, Research and Extension organisation and NGO)
Nii Simmonds - United States
The DAIN NetworkEmail: nii.simmonds@dainnetwork.org
Project Idea: Utilizing the African Diaspora who have experiences in agribusiness, to provide mentorship for agriculture enterprise inside Agribusiness Incubators in Ghana and Kenya. www.dainnetwork.org
Expertise: Market systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: PPP
Eunice Bonsi - United States
Tuskegee UniversityEmail: ebonsi@tuskegee.edu
Project Idea: Value addition to Horticultural crops through product development, processing and food formulation for Nutrition and health enhancement with micronutrients.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Ghana, Tanzania, Benin
Amelie Gaudin - United States
UCDavisEmail: agaudin@ucdavis.edu
Project Idea: Agroecological practices to mitigate soil degradation, irrigation and conservation practices, From sustainability to resilience: Dual purpose of cropping system diversification using indigenous hardy crops
Fetien ABAY - United States
UCDAVISEmail: faabera@ucdavis.edu
Project Idea: I am looking forward to join your esteemed team in the area of seed system, post harvest managment and gender inclusive research. My long time engagment is related to functional networking and inclusive research-Development.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: I have welestablished network with East African center of excellence for plant breeding al Makarare university where horicultural crops are center of attention. I am based at UCDAVIS as visiting professor in the department of plant sciences.
Peter Jeranyama - United States
UMASS AmherstEmail: peterj@umext.umass.edu
Project Idea: Fruit and vegetable production in Africa
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: plant physiology, crop production, knowledge of HPLC, wet laboratory experience
Ali Sarkhosh - United States
University of FloridaEmail: sarkhosha@ufl.edu
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Davie Kadyampakeni - United States
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAEmail: DKADYAMPAKENI@UFL.EDU
Project Idea: Enhancing water and nutrient use efficiencies in fruit crop production systems
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: PHD in Horticulture
Chad Paton PhD - United States
University of GeorgiaEmail: cpaton@uga.edu
Project Idea: Increasing Vitamin A status by promoting cultivation of carotenoid-rich vegetables; low-cost, low-tech methods of preservation of carotenoid-rich foods.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Anthony Bratsch, Ph.D. - United States
University of Illinois - ExtensionEmail: bratsch@illinois.edu
Project Idea: Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) training; vegetable and small fruit agronomic systems; research and extension capacity building with host country institution(s)
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Interested in being part of a CRSP team project in Central America or Africa
Sarah Melissa Witiak - United States
Virginia State UniversityEmail: switiak@vsu.edu
Project Idea: I work at a small land-grant university. I would like to work with a collaborator abroad on crop improvement and sustainability. We also have research on goat genetic improvement, so collaborations to develop better forage systems would also be welcome
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Hard working, creative,
English or French
English or French
Kipkoriony Rutto - United States
Virginia State UniversityEmail: lrutto@vsu.edu
Project Idea: Seed systems with special emphasis on AIVs
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: GIS specialist; socio-economist
Senegal
NDIAYE MOUSSA - Senegal
CADLEmail: kndiaye77@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: Depuis plusieurs années, les producteurs doivent faire face à de nombreuses difficultés liées au changement climatique (assèchement des terres, infertilité des sols, prolifération de bioagresseurs). C’est dans ce contexte que nous allons mettre en œuvre cinq (05) champs écoles paysans (CEP) dans cinq villages situés dans la commune de Sandiara, département de Mbour. Pour la Contribution aux enjeux écologiques le projet consiste à mettre en place des périmètres, ou des techniques maraîchères résilientes aux changements climatiques seront testées telles que le contrôle non toxique des ravageurs, le zoo à insecte, l’utilisation d’insecticides naturels et biologiques, l’agro-écosystème . Le Champ Ecole Paysan, étant une approche agro- écologique est venue pour encourager les communautés à valider et à adapter certaines technologies au contexte local, à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et la génération de revenus.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Bonnes compétences en communication acquises grâce à mon expérience de conseiller agricole et
rural
- Excellent contact avec les organisations de producteurs, grâce à mon expérience dans la formation
des producteurs, dans l’approche intermédiation et le partenariat
leadership (actuellement responsable du suivi des activités des organisations de producteurs dans
deux communes)
- bonnes capacités d’organisation acquises en tant que Conseiller agricole et rural
(appui intermédiation entre les institutions financières et les OP, promotion des
formations)
- aptitudes à la conceptualisation et gestion des projets acquise grâce à mon expérience de
conseiller agricole
Bonne maîtrise des techniques d'animation rurale, de communication de sensibilisation, de
planification et demanagement des Organisation de Producteurs (OP)
- Actuellement point focal du projet SHEP (approche orientée vers le marché) de JICA) dans le
département de Mbour
- Aptitude en communication (en tant que conseiller agricole et rural, je suis chargé de la formation
des OP et des collectivités locales dans le cadre du développement rural)
- Formateur et point focal du projet 4-H (Développement Positif des Jeunes) du programme
FEED THE FUTURE Sénégal jeunesse en agriculture de l’USAID dans la zone ANCAR
Connaissances informatiques :
Algorithmique : Mathématiques appliquées - statistiques agricoles
Logiciels : Word (très bien); Excel (bien), Power Point,
Logiciel analyse financière SMB Planner 6.10 bananer 50
Logiciel ANOVA (Analyse des variantes), et SPSS
Logiciels de base de données (doforms), Kobocollect
logiciels de SIG ( ArcMap , Mapinfo, Mapsource )
Localisation : THIES/MBOUR
rural
- Excellent contact avec les organisations de producteurs, grâce à mon expérience dans la formation
des producteurs, dans l’approche intermédiation et le partenariat
leadership (actuellement responsable du suivi des activités des organisations de producteurs dans
deux communes)
- bonnes capacités d’organisation acquises en tant que Conseiller agricole et rural
(appui intermédiation entre les institutions financières et les OP, promotion des
formations)
- aptitudes à la conceptualisation et gestion des projets acquise grâce à mon expérience de
conseiller agricole
Bonne maîtrise des techniques d'animation rurale, de communication de sensibilisation, de
planification et demanagement des Organisation de Producteurs (OP)
- Actuellement point focal du projet SHEP (approche orientée vers le marché) de JICA) dans le
département de Mbour
- Aptitude en communication (en tant que conseiller agricole et rural, je suis chargé de la formation
des OP et des collectivités locales dans le cadre du développement rural)
- Formateur et point focal du projet 4-H (Développement Positif des Jeunes) du programme
FEED THE FUTURE Sénégal jeunesse en agriculture de l’USAID dans la zone ANCAR
Connaissances informatiques :
Algorithmique : Mathématiques appliquées - statistiques agricoles
Logiciels : Word (très bien); Excel (bien), Power Point,
Logiciel analyse financière SMB Planner 6.10 bananer 50
Logiciel ANOVA (Analyse des variantes), et SPSS
Logiciels de base de données (doforms), Kobocollect
logiciels de SIG ( ArcMap , Mapinfo, Mapsource )
Localisation : THIES/MBOUR
Boubacar FOFANA - Senegal
CIIAD AFRIQUEEmail: ciiad_afrique@yahoo.com
Project Idea: HORTICULTURAL PROJECT FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN RURAL AREAS
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: PRODUCTION IN ARID AREAS AND OCEANIC ZONES
El hadji Ousmane KA - Senegal
G.I.E KAFRESSOEmail: ousmaneka312@gmail.com
Project Idea: self sufficient in potatos and onion
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: agribusiness and new technique of production
Sokhna R. GAYE - Senegal
JIGËNEmail: jiggenservices@gmail.com
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: U.S , India, South Africa
Aliou Faye - Senegal
Senegalese Agricultural Research Institute (ISRA)Email: aliouselbe11@gmail.com
Project Idea: agriculture and livestock integration
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
El Hadji Malick Leye - Senegal
Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research, ISRAEmail: elhadjmalickleye@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: Contribute to the development of horticulture in Senegal by improving the productive bases (soil and inputs) and strengthen the capacities of farmers, especially women and young people
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We are looking for partners who have already experienced or develop proven technologies that can accelerate food and nutritional security through the development of horticulture in Senegal
Benin
Séverin Tchibozo - Benin
Centre de Recherche pour la Gestion de la Biodiversité (CRGB, www.crgbbj.org)Email: s.tchibozo@crgbbj.org
Project Idea: Tomatoes : Production and the technology for the smallholder farmers.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Technical field expertise from any country.
Ahohuendo - Benin
Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-CalaviEmail: ahohuendoc@daad-alumni.de
Project Idea: Domestication of traditional leafy vegetables
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Production of traditional leafy vegetables
Dr. Rodrigue V. Cao Diogo - Benin
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences-University of ParakouEmail: dcao_bj@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: Innovative recycling of animal waste for sustainable high quality indigenous vegetable production
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Sustainable crop-livestock intensification, sustainable vegetable production, sustainable livestock production, integrated crop livestock systems
USA, Canada, Europe
USA, Canada, Europe
DAYI ETIENNE - Benin
GRANDE DIGNITE HUMAINEEmail: edakin942@gmail.com
Project Idea: production of vegetables ;fruits and others products of the garden.These products may importants clients in national local markets and international markets.The main goal of this project is to permit unemployment people of diploma to enjoy their life on receiving monthly salary with their family.That action may permit also to contribute
the development of food and nutrition in development countries.
the development of food and nutrition in development countries.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: usa; canada; Belgique; allemagne ; europe; Africa
Kerstin Hell - Benin
International Institue of Tropical AgricultureEmail: k.hell@cgiar.org
Project Idea: Working towards reducing food losses in postharvest fruit and vegetable chains
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: - new germplasm (especially treefruits)
- cold chain capacity (potentially solar)
- cold chain capacity (potentially solar)
Anicet DASSOU - Benin
Polytechnic University of AbomeyEmail: dassoua@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: Influence of tomatoes cropping systems on the pest ecological management in Benin
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Ecological pest management, Biological management, Agricultural entomology
Australia
Dr. Kate Fiedler - Australia
CSIROEmail: k.d.fiedler@gmail.com
Project Idea: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Handling Practices (GHP) to improve shelf life and food safety. Improvement of in-field production practices to improve postharvest pathogen-caused rots. Focus on rural production regions of South and Southeast Asia.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Ali Sarkhosh - Australia
Department of Primary Industry and ResourcesEmail: ali.sarkhosh@nt.gov.au
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development
David Forrest - Australia
Technical and Further Education Primary Industries NSW AustraliaEmail: organicforrest@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Cooperation with Bhutan Government to develop Organic training courses for farmers.
Soil management training in Kathmandu Valley Nepal
Soil management training in Kathmandu Valley Nepal
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Enabling funding for development and implementation
Lesotho
Matumelo Rafiri - Lesotho
Department of Agric ResearchEmail: marafiri@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Promote cultivation and processing of apricots and tomatoes to address the food security issues.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Breeding , horticulture,
Malawi
Lawrent Lino Michael Pungulani - Malawi
Department of Agricultural Research ServicesEmail: lawrentp@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: Indigenous vegetables for improved health and income in drought prone areas
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Breeding
ISAAC Rhinnexious FANDIKA - Malawi
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICES, KASINTHULA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION, MALAWIEmail: fandikai@yahoo.co.uk
Project Idea: SOLAR - POWERED IRRIGATED BANANA AND VEGETABLE FOR INCOME GENERATION AND NUTRITION SECURITY
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: SOLAR SYSTEM, HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Alinafe Mpoka - Malawi
Farm Concern International (MALAWI OFFICE)Email: alinafe.mpoka@farmconcern.org
Project Idea: Nutritional Education and Food Consumption: Evidence from a Field Experiment: Empowering youth in farm management
This idea is the School Gardens Project, which targets local and rural schools and provides youth with agricultural skills and training. Gardens will be established where youth can learn how to cultivate, harvest, prepare meals and market produce, to manage costs and revenues, and to rear livestock. The project will provide exposure to the full range of responsibilities of managing a garden, and extends learning beyond the classroom. Gardens will be operated and managed by students outside of the school hours, where there is interest, providing experience in the agri-business sector.
This idea is the School Gardens Project, which targets local and rural schools and provides youth with agricultural skills and training. Gardens will be established where youth can learn how to cultivate, harvest, prepare meals and market produce, to manage costs and revenues, and to rear livestock. The project will provide exposure to the full range of responsibilities of managing a garden, and extends learning beyond the classroom. Gardens will be operated and managed by students outside of the school hours, where there is interest, providing experience in the agri-business sector.
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Finance assistance
Frankie Washoni - Malawi
HortinetEmail: hortinet@africa-online.net
Project Idea: Commercialisation of Fruits and Vegetables in Malawi
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Agribusiness
Hankie Uluko - Malawi
Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural ResourcesEmail: huluko@bunda.luanar.mw
Project Idea: Reducing postharvest losses of perishables during transportation
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Modeling, design of affordable transportation systems: Location-Malawi
stanley chitukwi - Malawi
OSSEDI MALAWIEmail: ossedimalawi@gmail.com
Project Idea: Promote horticulture production in primary schools
Expertise: Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity development and production techniques include Financial
Hamdan Banda - Malawi
Sky Irrigation SchemeEmail: hamd.zefa@gmail.com
Project Idea: Promoting Rice Production To Reduce Rural Poverty.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Irrigation systems construction, marketing systems, and post-harvest systems and food security.
Winfred Chanza - Malawi
Trustees of Agricultural Promotion ProgammeEmail: chanzawinfred@gmail.com
Project Idea: Promotion of high value local vegetables for improved nutrition and incomes for women farmers
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Marketing and value addition
Juliet Mmanga - Malawi
World Relief MalawiEmail: julietmmanga@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Mushroom, fruits
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Mzuzu
Nigeria
Ashiru, Olayinka Murtala - Nigeria
Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, NigeriaEmail: omoashiru@gmail.com
Project Idea: My research is based on collection of germplasm, Molecular characterization and phylogenetics of indigenous fruit trees (tropical fruit trees), to determine high yielding and stress resistance cultivar of indigenous fruit trees in Nigeria and sub sahara Africa.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: DNA isolation, polymerase chain reaction, gel electrophoresis, sequence analysis (Molecular Biology)
Nabeel Adeyemi - Nigeria
Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger DeltaEmail: nabeel@pindfoundation.org
Project Idea: Leverage near /market-ready solutions of technology/ technical Solution providers, with scaleable opportunities toward building resilience of rural communities in the Niger Delta region through PIND's Appropriate Technology Enable Development (ATED) programme
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Experience in implementing near /market-ready technology/ technical solution in coastal communities
KEHINDE LAWRENCE OLAWUYI - Nigeria
Fresh Growers LimitedEmail: kehince@gmail.com
Project Idea: Formulation of Biofertilizers and Biopesticides from Plants and beneficial microorganismsto be use in production of vegetables and fruits in sub-saharan Africa
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: organic vegetable and production, Pesticide formulation, pesticide chemistry, Botanical identification, biodiversity conservation
Aisha Muhammad Aliyu - Nigeria
Kano University of Science and TechnologEmail: aliyuaisha02@gmail.com
Project Idea: Effects of Bat guano and Abscisic acid for amaranth transplant production during water stress and rehydration
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Florida, farming skills for greenhouse
Grace Oluwakemi Babarinde - Nigeria
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, NgeriaEmail: gobabarinde@lautech.edu.ng
Project Idea: Reduction of post harvest losses of food using local spices
and product development for increased food and nutrition security
and product development for increased food and nutrition security
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Postharvest systems specialist or a food nutritionist or technologist.
Christogonus Daudu - Nigeria
National Agricultural Extension Research & Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B. 1067, Zaria NigeriaEmail: chrisdaudu@yahoo.com
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Adekemi Shokalu - Nigeria
National Horticultural Research Institute ( NIHORT )Email: kemishokalu@yahoo.co.uk
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
ochan chuol hoth - Nigeria
National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, NigeriaEmail: ochan.chuol@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Enhance utilization of African indigenous vegetables (AIV) through sustainable use of the locally accessible plant genetic resources, AIV seed systems improvement and standardization, consumer-driven AIV improvement for food security and food-mediated disease risk reduction.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Principal Investigator from US public university wishing to carry out regional research in West Africa.
IDOWU-AGIDA OLADAYO O. - Nigeria
National Horticultural Research Institute, P.M.B. 5432 Dugbe IbadanEmail: agidadayo@gmail.com
Project Idea: collection of germplasm and enhancing Africa indigenous vegetable for sustainability
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: skills on insitu preservation Africa indigenous vegetable collections. location is Africa
David Ojo - Nigeria
NHORTEmail: drdavidojo@gmail.com
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
David Ojo - Nigeria
NIHORTEmail: ojo.david@nihort.gov.ng
Project Idea: Improving the affordability and availability of fruits and vegetables for healthy diets in West Africa.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Economics, Social Scientist, Physiologist, Biometrician, Chemist etc in America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Sola Ajayi - Nigeria
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaEmail: saajayi@daad-alumni.de
Project Idea: Germplasm collection and evaluation, genetic improvement, seed supply system for african indigenous vegetables
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Ayodeji Ogunleye - Nigeria
Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaEmail: ogunleyedeji@oauife.edu.ng
Project Idea: Climate smart agricultural production, enhacing hoticultural/crop value chain through waste reduction, adoption of innovative technology driven marketing platform. Monitoring crop adoption using genotyping techniques
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Food production expert, food scientist and engineer and food compsnies interedted in plant protrin in United Kingdom, Canada and Africa
Ogunwobi Ifekristi Aanu - Nigeria
Postgraduate Student. University of IbadanEmail: ife.ogunwobi@gmail.com
Project Idea: To improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers by conducting researches and promoting agronomic practices which will improve their yield.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Proactiveness
Leighton Burgess - Nigeria
Ripples NigeriaEmail: leighton@ripplesfoundation.org
Project Idea: Sample Project Idea: Strategic Agriculture Model for Food and Economic Security
Develop a strategy and execution plan for a Ripples Farm in Ghana to address the seasonality of products. Ripples Ghana mainly produces and sells shea butter, which is a seasonal product. In the gap between harvests, women struggle to feed their children and keep them in school (Children are often sent to work when there is financial insecurity).
Co-create a Ripples farm with the local community - similar to the proven Ripples farm models in Madagascar and Nigeria - to fill in seasonal gaps. The farm must include:
A mixture of marketable products to feed the community and to sell for income in the local market
Use of sustainable farming practices (eco-friendly fertilizer, green energy, crop management/crop rotation strategies)
Use of irrigation to support year-round farming capabilities (3 to 4 harvests per year instead of 1)
Metrics and measures to determine efficacy of this initiative and its overall impacts (e.g., equity/justice, health, financial independence for X number of women and families)
Develop a strategy and execution plan for a Ripples Farm in Ghana to address the seasonality of products. Ripples Ghana mainly produces and sells shea butter, which is a seasonal product. In the gap between harvests, women struggle to feed their children and keep them in school (Children are often sent to work when there is financial insecurity).
Co-create a Ripples farm with the local community - similar to the proven Ripples farm models in Madagascar and Nigeria - to fill in seasonal gaps. The farm must include:
A mixture of marketable products to feed the community and to sell for income in the local market
Use of sustainable farming practices (eco-friendly fertilizer, green energy, crop management/crop rotation strategies)
Use of irrigation to support year-round farming capabilities (3 to 4 harvests per year instead of 1)
Metrics and measures to determine efficacy of this initiative and its overall impacts (e.g., equity/justice, health, financial independence for X number of women and families)
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Engineering: agriculture and/or water systems/irrigation and/or sustainable energy
Business and sustainability
Public policy
Public health
Business and sustainability
Public policy
Public health
OYELEKE BOLA - Nigeria
TOMATOES AND ORCHARDS PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (TOPAN)Email: contacttopan@gmail.com
Project Idea: "TOPAN is committed to providing members and clients with services. We assist the farmers with improved technology for Tomatoes and Orchard farming and provide thorough analytics that are measurable for making strategic training decisions.
TOPAN also undertakes farmers, community, staff and institutional training on best practices and contemporary issues in Tomatoes and Orchard farming; gender empowerment, results based management, monitoring and evaluation, resources management for enhanced accountability and sustainability of impacts.
Pursuant of the Association’s aim to cater for the Development of the unemployed, women and young people. TOPAN seeks to help women, youth, and farmers without basic or no education at all acquire practical skills and engage in productive income generating activities to make them self-reliant and gainfully engaged in agricultural related activities vis-à-vis production."
TOPAN also undertakes farmers, community, staff and institutional training on best practices and contemporary issues in Tomatoes and Orchard farming; gender empowerment, results based management, monitoring and evaluation, resources management for enhanced accountability and sustainability of impacts.
Pursuant of the Association’s aim to cater for the Development of the unemployed, women and young people. TOPAN seeks to help women, youth, and farmers without basic or no education at all acquire practical skills and engage in productive income generating activities to make them self-reliant and gainfully engaged in agricultural related activities vis-à-vis production."
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: The members of the TOPAN are in dire need to contribute to development in Agriculture. The major problem faced by the project and which it will try to address is the lack of the most appropriate agriculture inputs to start production activities. These inputs include farm equipment, seeds, planting materials, etc. We seek youth participation in food production and distribution in Nigeria
Peter Ojo UWUKHOR - Nigeria
University of IbadanEmail: puwukhor@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Plant disease control of Tomato affected with Fusarium wilt and beign cured with Trichoderma in the presence of environmental stressors
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Expert in Fungi identification, Molecular genetics of both lower and higher fungi, A skilled personnel in the use of R, Minitab and Genstat Statistical software packages, and also someone residing in India, Australia and Netherland or anywhere in the world
Ziba Premier - Nigeria
Ziba Premier AfricaEmail: info@zibapremierafrica.com
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Gender, Development, Advocacy, Capacity Building.. Location: USA, Europe, Asia
Thailand
Associate Professor Dr. Jureerat Leesmidt - Thailand
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Kasetsart UniversityEmail: jureerat.c@ku.ac.th
Project Idea: 1. Selected desire traits manipulative of natural microorganisms by natural adaptation for agricultural, environmental and industrial application usage.
2. Entirely complete steps of organic vegetables production (primary focus on ready to eat vegetables) by using natural manipulated microorganisms: increase production efficiently, reduction of the cost and environmental friendly.
2. Entirely complete steps of organic vegetables production (primary focus on ready to eat vegetables) by using natural manipulated microorganisms: increase production efficiently, reduction of the cost and environmental friendly.
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: 1. Natural microbial applications for agricultural, environmental and industrial usage
2. Model of systemic and control agricultural organic field study
2. Model of systemic and control agricultural organic field study
Kanchana Boonruang - Thailand
Kasetsart UniversityEmail: kanchana.boon@ku.th
Project Idea: Postharvest physiology and packaging technology of horticultural crops
Cold chain management of fruits and vegetables
Cold chain management of fruits and vegetables
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Postharvest technology to extend shelf life of tropical fruits
Cold chain management
Cold chain management
Rujira Deewatthanawong - Thailand
Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological ResearchEmail: rd98@cornell.edu
Project Idea: International export potentials of horticultural products; Off season fruit production; Value-added products for health promotion.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Experts in the field of horticulture, nutrition, packaging, and Food Science.
Swaziland
Louis Maziya - Swaziland
Egebeni Development Public CompanyEmail: egebenidev@swazi.net
Project Idea: Production and Marketing Of Baby Vegetables for the export market
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Finance, Postharvest Systems, Capacity Building
Gambia
Ebrima Jarra - Gambia
FarmTech. GambiaEmail: jarraebrima08@gmail.com
Project Idea: Giving expertise advices and training to both local and advance farmers.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: -Training of trainers.
-Exchange of members for expansion of project idea.
-Exchange of members for expansion of project idea.
Momodou A Ceesay - Gambia
Gambia Horticultural EnterpriseEmail: gamhortmc@gmail.com
Project Idea: Engaged in the entire horticulture value chain from inputs, tools and machinery distribution, growing of tropical fruits and off-season fresh vegetables, agro-food & beverage processing, marketing (export & local) to services (capacity building of women and youth in all aspects of horticulture).
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Horticultural Projects Formulation and Implementation
Bolivia
VLADIMIR ARCE - Bolivia
FUDESEM-ANDINOEmail: oruroandino2013@gmail.com
Project Idea: "IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE MICRO TÚNELES PARA LA PRODUCCIÓN HORTÍCOLA EN EL MUNICIPIO DE SANTIAGO DE HUAYLLAMARCA
1. Antecedentes
Bolivia está clasificada como un país con alta vulnerabilidad a la inseguridad alimentaria, y con alto grado de pobreza, cerca de 6 de cada 10 bolivianos sufren hambre y no tienen bienestar nutricional.
La seguridad alimentaria es un fenómeno complejo que involucra múltiples factores. En Bolivia, el deterioro en la seguridad alimentaria es el resultado de una serie de tendencias:
a) Reducción de la superficie cultivada de la tierra y su fragmentación creciente.
b) La creciente urbanización y la migración de la mano de obra de las zonas rurales.
c) Las variaciones ambientales como las sequías e inundaciones.
d) La baja productividad agrícola y reducido uso de tecnología contribuyen a una pobre disponibilidad de alimento en comunidades que principalmente se encuentran ubicadas en regiones altiplánicas.
La incidencia de la pobreza es del 67,3%, pobreza extrema 37% de la población nacional en términos generales. Sin embargo, esta proporción abarca más de un 47% en el caso de la población indígena, llegando a 79,5% en áreas rurales. La incidencia de la pobreza extrema en menores de 18 años es de 45,2%, re-presentando 1,9 millones de niños, y la incidencia de la pobreza moderada era de 69,6%, representando 2,9 millones de niños .
La pobreza y sus efectos se manifiestan de manera más contundente en las poblaciones indígenas y originarias que representan el 65% de la población. Debido a varios factores, entre ellos las marcadas disparidades en el acceso a servicios básicos, información, tecnología y desigualdad de oportunidades.
La realidad de la malnutrición es el reflejo de los diferentes estados de transición demográfica. Los efectos de la desnutrición afectan a las futuras generaciones, es así que el estado nutricional de la madre puede afectar la salud de sus futuros nietos. Utilizando el factor talla/edad, el 32% de toda la población infantil, sufren de desnutrición crónica (PMA, 2008).
La desnutrición afecta a 23 de cada 100 niños, de entre 6 y 23 meses de edad, mientras que alcanza a 38 de cada 100 en municipios con alta vulnerabilidad a la inseguridad alimentaria, según da-tos de la Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición encarada por el Ministerio de Salud. Un niño del área rural tiene un riesgo de 2.6 veces mayor, que su par del área urbana, de sufrir desnutrición crónica en grado moderado o severo.
Una de las causas fundamentales de la Inseguridad Alimentaria es la pobreza causante de falta de empleo y reducido ingreso familiar para la adquisición de alimentos saludables.
El 59% en las áreas rurales no tiene acceso suficiente a necesidades básicas de alimentos. La desnutrición crónica es más del doble en los municipios altamente vulnerables, ubicados en la región andina (29,6%) y en los valles (26%), comparadas con la prevalencia en la región oriental (12,3%).
2. Localización del proyecto
Ubicación política
Departamento : Oruro
Provincia : Nor Carangas
Municipio : Santiago de Huayllamarca
Ubicación geográfica
18º01`01,62” – 18º04`40,64” Latitud Sud:
68º59´49,62” – 67º58`37,79” Longitud Oeste:
Altura media 3900 msnm.
La Primera Sección Municipal de la Provincia Nor Carangas, ubicada en el occidente del departamento de Oruro – Bolivia posee una extensión de 870 Km2*, repartidos en tres pisos ecológicos: planicie inundable (3.800 m.s.n.m.), serranía (de 3.800 a 4.000 m.s.n.m.) y puna (4.000 m.s.n.m.).
Desde el punto de vista político, el municipio está formado por 3 distritos y 9 cantones; el ordenamiento ancestral contempla la existencia de 23 ayllus.
3. Población
El Municipio de Huayllamarca cuenta con una población total de 4900 Habitantes.
Principales Actividades que realizan la Comunidad
Las unidades familiares del municipio dedican los suelos a dos actividades principales: agricultura y ganadería. Las características y los resultados de las actividades agropecuarias en cada piso altitudinal presentan rasgos diferenciales, -diversidad de los cultivos, crianzas animales, manejo y riesgos.
La ganadería extensiva ocupa la mayor parte de los predios familiares -el 95% de su extensión total-, estas áreas están integradas por campos de pradera nativa y terrenos en descanso -en los cuales se desarrolla una vegetación secundaria aprovechada para la alimentación del ganado.
Las tierras de pastoreo con mayor extensión se encuentran en planicie -con un promedio de 67,82 has/flia-, continúan las de puna -con 10.78 has/flia- y finalmente las de serranía -con 7,63 has/filia-.
Las tierras dedicadas a agricultura de secano con mayor tamaño se encuentran en planicie y serranía -1,38 y 1.20 has/flia respectivamente- y por último están las de puna -0.91 has/flia-.
Se pueden encontrar tierras de cultivo bajo riego en los tres pisos ecológicos, si embargo, el recurso agua se aprovecha más intensamente en serranía.
4. Características de la población objeto
El proyecto “Implementación de micro túneles para la producción hortícola en el municipio de Huayllamarca” será implementado en lugares aledaños a la población principal, abarcando 100 familias campesinas indígenas originarias, las mismas que se encuentran distribuidas y focalizadas en el entorno de la población.
4.1. Acceso al Municipio.
El Municipio de Santiago de Huayllamarca, se encuentra ubicado en el altiplano central del occidente del departamento de Oruro al noroeste de la ciudad a una distancia de 112 Km conectado por una carretera principal.
4.2. Características de la zona del proyecto
En el territorio de Huayllamarca, las características orográficas y morfológicas indican la predominancia del piso ecológico denominado Puna donde se observan condiciones ambientales relativamente uniformes, ocupadas por una comunidad de especies vegetales nativas de altura.
Los suelos de Huayllamarca tienen diferentes matices lo que repercute en el desarrollo de las plantas y los animales. La mayor parte de los suelos poseen una característica franco arenosa y arcillosa pero con capas arables superficiales en la mayoría de la superficie.
La flora como conjunto de plantas en sus diversas formas (agrícola, forestal y vegetación nativa) se constituye en unidades básicas de definición del entorno natural desarrolladas en una región. La flora en Huayllamarca es variada.
Huayllamarca presenta un clima semi templado durante el verano y frígido en otoño e invierno, la temperatura media es de 8oC, la temperatura máxima media es de 15oC y la temperatura mínima media es de 0oC, la humedad de 39% y vientos de 11,27
La producción es a secano ya que no existen sistemas de riego por lo que la agricultura es de subsistencia. Entre las especies animales de mayor importancia se tiene a los vacunos, camélidos y ovinos, puesto que se adaptan muy bien a las condiciones medioambientales.
5. Justificación
Las condiciones altiplánicas donde se encuentran localizadas las comunidades beneficiarias del proyecto, constituye una barrera natural para la producción de hortalizas a campo abierto, lo cual se traduce en dietas deficitarias en vitaminas y minerales lo cual es grave para niñas y niños que se encuentran en etapa de desarrollo y edad escolar.
Las familias campesinas de las comunidades participantes no disponen de alimentos de origen vegetal frescos, como hortalizas, que les permita equilibrar la dieta alimenticia. Esta precariedad nutricional se debe fundamentalmente a la imposibilidad de producir hortalizas en sus parcelas de forma convencional, ya que para las condiciones medioambientales de la zona se necesita de infraestructura adecuada que brinde un ambiente acorde para el desarrollo adecuado de las especies vegetales sumándose además la escasa disponibilidad de recursos financieros de los productores campesinos para invertir en infraestructura para la producción hortícola.
En ese sentido la finalidad del apoyo con la instalación de micro túneles tiene como objetivo la producción de hortalizas y contribuir a reducir la desnutrición, ya que la política de FUDESEM - ANDINO, dentro sus lineamientos tiene como objetivo principal bajar el índice de desnutrición, ya que este problema limita el desarrollo de los niños y niñas.
Asimismo, la implementación de estructuras como los micro túneles constituyen una gran ventaja frente a las carpas solares o invernaderos fijos, ya que con este tipo de estructuras portátiles se puede producir en distintos lugares del predio en caso que el suelo se infeste por ejemplo con nematodos u hongos como el fusarium.
6. Objetivos
Los objetivos que persigue el presente proyecto son:
6.1. Objetivo General
Mejorar las condiciones nutricionales de las familias de productores campesinos en el Municipio de Santiago de Huayllamarca a través de la producción de hortalizas bajo sistemas de micro túneles y su incorporación en la dieta alimenticia cotidiana.
6.2. Objetivos específicos
• Capacitar a los productores de 4 comunidades del municipio de Santiago de Huayllamarca en la instalación y manejo de micro túneles.
• Producir hortalizas para autoconsumo bajo sistemas de micro túneles familiares.
• Capacitar a las mujeres productoras y fortalecer sus destrezas en el proceso de producción de hortalizas.
• Mejorar las condiciones nutricionales de 100 familias del municipio de Huayllamarca permitiendo el acceso a productos alimenticios frescos (hortalizas) a lo largo del año.
7. Resultados esperados
Los resultados que se pretenden alcanzar con el proyecto para el logro de los objetivos propuestos son:
• 100 familias de productores se encuentran capacitados para realizar la instalación y manejo de micro túneles.
• Las Familias de productores cuentan con micro túneles construidos y funcionando en el municipio.
• Las mujeres productoras y madres de familia han sido capacitadas en la producción de hortalizas y participan activamente en el proceso.
• 100 familias de productores campesinos indígenas originarios del municipio de Huayllamarca han mejorado la dieta alimenticia en sus hogares con la incorporación de especies hortícolas en su ración.
• Productores capacitados en producción hortícola sostenible y resiliencia al cambio climático.
8. Descripción del proyecto
El presente proyecto ha sido diseñado contemplando dos componentes:
• Componente 1: apoyo a la producción de hortalizas
• Componente 2: Mejora de la nutrición familiar.
8.1. Componente 1: Apoyo a la producción de hortalizas
El componente 1 centrará sus esfuerzos en la implementación de la infraestructura necesaria para la producción de hortalizas como también en el proceso productivo, para ello se ha trazado tres líneas de acción que se desarrollan a continuación.
8.1.1. Capacitación en la construcción y manejo de micro túneles
El proyecto contempla la adquisición de material para la construcción de micro túneles familiares, que tendrán una dimensión de 1,20 m x 10,0 m; esto implica la dotación a cada beneficiario del material necesario para su construcción.
Una vez se haga la entrega de los materiales a cada beneficiario, de acuerdo a la planificación de coordinación y a través del técnico agrónomo se efectuará el proceso de capacitación en la construcción de los micro túneles, este proceso será netamente práctico donde el técnico junto a cada beneficiario procederán con el armado de la infraestructura, de esta manera se garantizará el aprendizaje.
El proyecto también ha previsto la capacitación en el manejo de la infraestructura productiva, ¿qué significa aquello?
Que el productor deberá estar capacitado para poder manejar la estructura durante todo el ciclo vegetativo del cultivo, asimismo deberá tener conocimientos suficientes para realizar el control de temperatura y humedad dentro el ambiente, de manera que no se afecte el normal desarrollo de las plantas.
8.1.2. Capacitación y asistencia técnica en el manejo de cultivos hortícolas
El proceso de producción de hortalizas, contemplará un servicio de asistencia técnica a nivel de campo que será reforzado con talleres de capacitación, por lo que la segunda línea de acción del componente 1, será un 90% práctico y un 10% teórico.
En tal sentido el proceso de asistencia a los productores se concentrará en las siguientes actividades prioritarias:
a) Manejo de recursos naturales (suelo y agua) para la producción de hortalizas.
b) Fertilización del suelo y uso de abonos orgánicos para la producción en micro túneles.
c) Almácigos para hortalizas, manejo de cultivos en el almácigo hasta el trasplante.
d) Principales plagas y enfermedades de los cultivos hortícolas, prevención y tratamiento.
e) Manejo integrado de plagas (MIP) en horticultura.
f) Cosecha de hortalizas.
8.1.3. Asistencia en producción sostenible y resiliencia al cambio climático
El cambio climático se ha convertido en uno de los grandes temas de la política pública mundial y nacional durante los últimos quince años.
Anticipar los cambios y planificar en torno a ellos en infraestructura, producción, vivienda, agricultura y recursos renovables es clave para reducir los riesgos asociados.
El cambio climático es un desastre que llega lentamente, por lo que puede ofrecer a las comunidades y/o países el tiempo necesario para adaptarse. En ese sentido el proyecto contempla un proceso de capacitación en resiliencia al cambio climático, de manera que los productores beneficiarios cuenten con las herramientas cognitivas necesarias para afrontar futuras situaciones de escasez de alimentos, donde precisamente la producción de alimento en micro túneles ofrece una alternativa sostenible para el productor que vive en zona altiplánica.
8.2. Componente 2: Mejora de la nutrición familiar
El segundo componente del proyecto, está enfocado a la mejora de la nutrición familiar, para tal efecto se ha considerado dos líneas de acción. Una primera correspondiente a la asistencia y capacitación en nutrición y la segunda correspondiente a la coordinación con el sector salud del municipio.
8.2.1. Asistencia y capacitación en nutrición familiar
El proyecto brindará asistencia técnica y capacitación en nutrición familiar, para ello se tiene previsto la contratación de un profesional en nutrición, quien tendrá a su cargo la realización de las siguientes tareas.
a) Realizar talleres de capacitación referente a la nutrición de la familia.
b) Organizar por lo menos tres ferias locales donde se expondrán distintas recetas culinarias elaboradas con hortalizas y otros alimentos producidos en la zona, de acuerdo a la época o estación del año.
c) Realizar un monitoreo en la zona del proyecto respecto a la adopción de recomendaciones referente a la nutrición.
8.2.2. Coordinación con el Servicio de Salud Municipal
Al inicio del proyecto se firmará un convenio de coordinación interinstitucional con el Servicio de Salud Municipal, instancia con la que se coordinará los eventos de capacitación en nutrición.
La participación de profesionales del servicio de salud permitirá realizar un seguimiento más apropiado a la nutrición de cada una de las familias como también al proyecto, puesto que la información que el proyecta pueda generar se contrastará con la información histórica que cuenta el sector salud en la zona respecto a los parámetros nutricionales de las comunidades.
9. Tiempo de ejecución del proyecto
El proyecto tendrá una duración de 12 meses, tiempo necesario para que cada familia beneficiaria logre apropiarse del proyecto asimismo se pueda demostrar el proceso productivo de hortalizas en dos escenarios distintos, es decir en primavera e invierno.
10. Presupuesto Estimado
El presupuesto estimado para la ejecución del proyecto asciende a $us. 84.190,09 de acuerdo al siguiente detalle.
Aporte Externo: 69.391,24
Aporte Local: 14.798,84
Total Proyecto: 84.190,08"
1. Antecedentes
Bolivia está clasificada como un país con alta vulnerabilidad a la inseguridad alimentaria, y con alto grado de pobreza, cerca de 6 de cada 10 bolivianos sufren hambre y no tienen bienestar nutricional.
La seguridad alimentaria es un fenómeno complejo que involucra múltiples factores. En Bolivia, el deterioro en la seguridad alimentaria es el resultado de una serie de tendencias:
a) Reducción de la superficie cultivada de la tierra y su fragmentación creciente.
b) La creciente urbanización y la migración de la mano de obra de las zonas rurales.
c) Las variaciones ambientales como las sequías e inundaciones.
d) La baja productividad agrícola y reducido uso de tecnología contribuyen a una pobre disponibilidad de alimento en comunidades que principalmente se encuentran ubicadas en regiones altiplánicas.
La incidencia de la pobreza es del 67,3%, pobreza extrema 37% de la población nacional en términos generales. Sin embargo, esta proporción abarca más de un 47% en el caso de la población indígena, llegando a 79,5% en áreas rurales. La incidencia de la pobreza extrema en menores de 18 años es de 45,2%, re-presentando 1,9 millones de niños, y la incidencia de la pobreza moderada era de 69,6%, representando 2,9 millones de niños .
La pobreza y sus efectos se manifiestan de manera más contundente en las poblaciones indígenas y originarias que representan el 65% de la población. Debido a varios factores, entre ellos las marcadas disparidades en el acceso a servicios básicos, información, tecnología y desigualdad de oportunidades.
La realidad de la malnutrición es el reflejo de los diferentes estados de transición demográfica. Los efectos de la desnutrición afectan a las futuras generaciones, es así que el estado nutricional de la madre puede afectar la salud de sus futuros nietos. Utilizando el factor talla/edad, el 32% de toda la población infantil, sufren de desnutrición crónica (PMA, 2008).
La desnutrición afecta a 23 de cada 100 niños, de entre 6 y 23 meses de edad, mientras que alcanza a 38 de cada 100 en municipios con alta vulnerabilidad a la inseguridad alimentaria, según da-tos de la Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición encarada por el Ministerio de Salud. Un niño del área rural tiene un riesgo de 2.6 veces mayor, que su par del área urbana, de sufrir desnutrición crónica en grado moderado o severo.
Una de las causas fundamentales de la Inseguridad Alimentaria es la pobreza causante de falta de empleo y reducido ingreso familiar para la adquisición de alimentos saludables.
El 59% en las áreas rurales no tiene acceso suficiente a necesidades básicas de alimentos. La desnutrición crónica es más del doble en los municipios altamente vulnerables, ubicados en la región andina (29,6%) y en los valles (26%), comparadas con la prevalencia en la región oriental (12,3%).
2. Localización del proyecto
Ubicación política
Departamento : Oruro
Provincia : Nor Carangas
Municipio : Santiago de Huayllamarca
Ubicación geográfica
18º01`01,62” – 18º04`40,64” Latitud Sud:
68º59´49,62” – 67º58`37,79” Longitud Oeste:
Altura media 3900 msnm.
La Primera Sección Municipal de la Provincia Nor Carangas, ubicada en el occidente del departamento de Oruro – Bolivia posee una extensión de 870 Km2*, repartidos en tres pisos ecológicos: planicie inundable (3.800 m.s.n.m.), serranía (de 3.800 a 4.000 m.s.n.m.) y puna (4.000 m.s.n.m.).
Desde el punto de vista político, el municipio está formado por 3 distritos y 9 cantones; el ordenamiento ancestral contempla la existencia de 23 ayllus.
3. Población
El Municipio de Huayllamarca cuenta con una población total de 4900 Habitantes.
Principales Actividades que realizan la Comunidad
Las unidades familiares del municipio dedican los suelos a dos actividades principales: agricultura y ganadería. Las características y los resultados de las actividades agropecuarias en cada piso altitudinal presentan rasgos diferenciales, -diversidad de los cultivos, crianzas animales, manejo y riesgos.
La ganadería extensiva ocupa la mayor parte de los predios familiares -el 95% de su extensión total-, estas áreas están integradas por campos de pradera nativa y terrenos en descanso -en los cuales se desarrolla una vegetación secundaria aprovechada para la alimentación del ganado.
Las tierras de pastoreo con mayor extensión se encuentran en planicie -con un promedio de 67,82 has/flia-, continúan las de puna -con 10.78 has/flia- y finalmente las de serranía -con 7,63 has/filia-.
Las tierras dedicadas a agricultura de secano con mayor tamaño se encuentran en planicie y serranía -1,38 y 1.20 has/flia respectivamente- y por último están las de puna -0.91 has/flia-.
Se pueden encontrar tierras de cultivo bajo riego en los tres pisos ecológicos, si embargo, el recurso agua se aprovecha más intensamente en serranía.
4. Características de la población objeto
El proyecto “Implementación de micro túneles para la producción hortícola en el municipio de Huayllamarca” será implementado en lugares aledaños a la población principal, abarcando 100 familias campesinas indígenas originarias, las mismas que se encuentran distribuidas y focalizadas en el entorno de la población.
4.1. Acceso al Municipio.
El Municipio de Santiago de Huayllamarca, se encuentra ubicado en el altiplano central del occidente del departamento de Oruro al noroeste de la ciudad a una distancia de 112 Km conectado por una carretera principal.
4.2. Características de la zona del proyecto
En el territorio de Huayllamarca, las características orográficas y morfológicas indican la predominancia del piso ecológico denominado Puna donde se observan condiciones ambientales relativamente uniformes, ocupadas por una comunidad de especies vegetales nativas de altura.
Los suelos de Huayllamarca tienen diferentes matices lo que repercute en el desarrollo de las plantas y los animales. La mayor parte de los suelos poseen una característica franco arenosa y arcillosa pero con capas arables superficiales en la mayoría de la superficie.
La flora como conjunto de plantas en sus diversas formas (agrícola, forestal y vegetación nativa) se constituye en unidades básicas de definición del entorno natural desarrolladas en una región. La flora en Huayllamarca es variada.
Huayllamarca presenta un clima semi templado durante el verano y frígido en otoño e invierno, la temperatura media es de 8oC, la temperatura máxima media es de 15oC y la temperatura mínima media es de 0oC, la humedad de 39% y vientos de 11,27
La producción es a secano ya que no existen sistemas de riego por lo que la agricultura es de subsistencia. Entre las especies animales de mayor importancia se tiene a los vacunos, camélidos y ovinos, puesto que se adaptan muy bien a las condiciones medioambientales.
5. Justificación
Las condiciones altiplánicas donde se encuentran localizadas las comunidades beneficiarias del proyecto, constituye una barrera natural para la producción de hortalizas a campo abierto, lo cual se traduce en dietas deficitarias en vitaminas y minerales lo cual es grave para niñas y niños que se encuentran en etapa de desarrollo y edad escolar.
Las familias campesinas de las comunidades participantes no disponen de alimentos de origen vegetal frescos, como hortalizas, que les permita equilibrar la dieta alimenticia. Esta precariedad nutricional se debe fundamentalmente a la imposibilidad de producir hortalizas en sus parcelas de forma convencional, ya que para las condiciones medioambientales de la zona se necesita de infraestructura adecuada que brinde un ambiente acorde para el desarrollo adecuado de las especies vegetales sumándose además la escasa disponibilidad de recursos financieros de los productores campesinos para invertir en infraestructura para la producción hortícola.
En ese sentido la finalidad del apoyo con la instalación de micro túneles tiene como objetivo la producción de hortalizas y contribuir a reducir la desnutrición, ya que la política de FUDESEM - ANDINO, dentro sus lineamientos tiene como objetivo principal bajar el índice de desnutrición, ya que este problema limita el desarrollo de los niños y niñas.
Asimismo, la implementación de estructuras como los micro túneles constituyen una gran ventaja frente a las carpas solares o invernaderos fijos, ya que con este tipo de estructuras portátiles se puede producir en distintos lugares del predio en caso que el suelo se infeste por ejemplo con nematodos u hongos como el fusarium.
6. Objetivos
Los objetivos que persigue el presente proyecto son:
6.1. Objetivo General
Mejorar las condiciones nutricionales de las familias de productores campesinos en el Municipio de Santiago de Huayllamarca a través de la producción de hortalizas bajo sistemas de micro túneles y su incorporación en la dieta alimenticia cotidiana.
6.2. Objetivos específicos
• Capacitar a los productores de 4 comunidades del municipio de Santiago de Huayllamarca en la instalación y manejo de micro túneles.
• Producir hortalizas para autoconsumo bajo sistemas de micro túneles familiares.
• Capacitar a las mujeres productoras y fortalecer sus destrezas en el proceso de producción de hortalizas.
• Mejorar las condiciones nutricionales de 100 familias del municipio de Huayllamarca permitiendo el acceso a productos alimenticios frescos (hortalizas) a lo largo del año.
7. Resultados esperados
Los resultados que se pretenden alcanzar con el proyecto para el logro de los objetivos propuestos son:
• 100 familias de productores se encuentran capacitados para realizar la instalación y manejo de micro túneles.
• Las Familias de productores cuentan con micro túneles construidos y funcionando en el municipio.
• Las mujeres productoras y madres de familia han sido capacitadas en la producción de hortalizas y participan activamente en el proceso.
• 100 familias de productores campesinos indígenas originarios del municipio de Huayllamarca han mejorado la dieta alimenticia en sus hogares con la incorporación de especies hortícolas en su ración.
• Productores capacitados en producción hortícola sostenible y resiliencia al cambio climático.
8. Descripción del proyecto
El presente proyecto ha sido diseñado contemplando dos componentes:
• Componente 1: apoyo a la producción de hortalizas
• Componente 2: Mejora de la nutrición familiar.
8.1. Componente 1: Apoyo a la producción de hortalizas
El componente 1 centrará sus esfuerzos en la implementación de la infraestructura necesaria para la producción de hortalizas como también en el proceso productivo, para ello se ha trazado tres líneas de acción que se desarrollan a continuación.
8.1.1. Capacitación en la construcción y manejo de micro túneles
El proyecto contempla la adquisición de material para la construcción de micro túneles familiares, que tendrán una dimensión de 1,20 m x 10,0 m; esto implica la dotación a cada beneficiario del material necesario para su construcción.
Una vez se haga la entrega de los materiales a cada beneficiario, de acuerdo a la planificación de coordinación y a través del técnico agrónomo se efectuará el proceso de capacitación en la construcción de los micro túneles, este proceso será netamente práctico donde el técnico junto a cada beneficiario procederán con el armado de la infraestructura, de esta manera se garantizará el aprendizaje.
El proyecto también ha previsto la capacitación en el manejo de la infraestructura productiva, ¿qué significa aquello?
Que el productor deberá estar capacitado para poder manejar la estructura durante todo el ciclo vegetativo del cultivo, asimismo deberá tener conocimientos suficientes para realizar el control de temperatura y humedad dentro el ambiente, de manera que no se afecte el normal desarrollo de las plantas.
8.1.2. Capacitación y asistencia técnica en el manejo de cultivos hortícolas
El proceso de producción de hortalizas, contemplará un servicio de asistencia técnica a nivel de campo que será reforzado con talleres de capacitación, por lo que la segunda línea de acción del componente 1, será un 90% práctico y un 10% teórico.
En tal sentido el proceso de asistencia a los productores se concentrará en las siguientes actividades prioritarias:
a) Manejo de recursos naturales (suelo y agua) para la producción de hortalizas.
b) Fertilización del suelo y uso de abonos orgánicos para la producción en micro túneles.
c) Almácigos para hortalizas, manejo de cultivos en el almácigo hasta el trasplante.
d) Principales plagas y enfermedades de los cultivos hortícolas, prevención y tratamiento.
e) Manejo integrado de plagas (MIP) en horticultura.
f) Cosecha de hortalizas.
8.1.3. Asistencia en producción sostenible y resiliencia al cambio climático
El cambio climático se ha convertido en uno de los grandes temas de la política pública mundial y nacional durante los últimos quince años.
Anticipar los cambios y planificar en torno a ellos en infraestructura, producción, vivienda, agricultura y recursos renovables es clave para reducir los riesgos asociados.
El cambio climático es un desastre que llega lentamente, por lo que puede ofrecer a las comunidades y/o países el tiempo necesario para adaptarse. En ese sentido el proyecto contempla un proceso de capacitación en resiliencia al cambio climático, de manera que los productores beneficiarios cuenten con las herramientas cognitivas necesarias para afrontar futuras situaciones de escasez de alimentos, donde precisamente la producción de alimento en micro túneles ofrece una alternativa sostenible para el productor que vive en zona altiplánica.
8.2. Componente 2: Mejora de la nutrición familiar
El segundo componente del proyecto, está enfocado a la mejora de la nutrición familiar, para tal efecto se ha considerado dos líneas de acción. Una primera correspondiente a la asistencia y capacitación en nutrición y la segunda correspondiente a la coordinación con el sector salud del municipio.
8.2.1. Asistencia y capacitación en nutrición familiar
El proyecto brindará asistencia técnica y capacitación en nutrición familiar, para ello se tiene previsto la contratación de un profesional en nutrición, quien tendrá a su cargo la realización de las siguientes tareas.
a) Realizar talleres de capacitación referente a la nutrición de la familia.
b) Organizar por lo menos tres ferias locales donde se expondrán distintas recetas culinarias elaboradas con hortalizas y otros alimentos producidos en la zona, de acuerdo a la época o estación del año.
c) Realizar un monitoreo en la zona del proyecto respecto a la adopción de recomendaciones referente a la nutrición.
8.2.2. Coordinación con el Servicio de Salud Municipal
Al inicio del proyecto se firmará un convenio de coordinación interinstitucional con el Servicio de Salud Municipal, instancia con la que se coordinará los eventos de capacitación en nutrición.
La participación de profesionales del servicio de salud permitirá realizar un seguimiento más apropiado a la nutrición de cada una de las familias como también al proyecto, puesto que la información que el proyecta pueda generar se contrastará con la información histórica que cuenta el sector salud en la zona respecto a los parámetros nutricionales de las comunidades.
9. Tiempo de ejecución del proyecto
El proyecto tendrá una duración de 12 meses, tiempo necesario para que cada familia beneficiaria logre apropiarse del proyecto asimismo se pueda demostrar el proceso productivo de hortalizas en dos escenarios distintos, es decir en primavera e invierno.
10. Presupuesto Estimado
El presupuesto estimado para la ejecución del proyecto asciende a $us. 84.190,09 de acuerdo al siguiente detalle.
Aporte Externo: 69.391,24
Aporte Local: 14.798,84
Total Proyecto: 84.190,08"
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: ENTIDAD QUE FINANCIA AL DESARROLLO HORTICOLA
Gabon
Tristan NONDAH - Gabon
Gabonese Institute for Support to DevelopmentEmail: nontris@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: capacity building of horticulture in urban areas
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Zimbabwe
Felix Majeke - Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe UniversityEmail: fmajeke@gmail.com
Project Idea: 1. Seasonal food availability calendars
2. Processing and preservation of harvested crops as a strategy of filling in seasonal food shortages
2. Processing and preservation of harvested crops as a strategy of filling in seasonal food shortages
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: processing and preservation
Ryan Murerekwa - Zimbabwe
Plant HuggersEmail: murerekwaryan@gmail.com
Project Idea: Plant Huggers is a pioneering organization dedicated to revolutionizing post-harvest practices and reducing losses of fresh produce. We understand the critical importance of preserving quality, extending shelf life, and minimizing waste in the agricultural industry. Our mission is to provide innovative solutions that ensure horticulture produce reaches consumers in its prime condition, maximizing your profitability and eliminating hunger.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building
Gender and horticultural development
Gender and horticultural development
Sierra Leone
Martin Kailie - Sierra Leone
Green AfricaEmail: martin4africa@gmail.com
Project Idea: 1. Africa Indigenous Vegetables for Women's Empowerment 2. Pond Irrigation for Community Resilience 3. Cassava-based Ethanol for Clean Cook Stoves 4. Cassava Post-harvest Management
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Technical Design Field Testing and Pilot Study Random Control Trials
Patrick Kabineh Ngegba - Sierra Leone
Little Light FoundationEmail: patrickngegba2@gmail.com
Project Idea: According to the UN Climate change program :Air pollution remains a major challenge in Africa. About 600,000 deaths every year across the continent are associated with this invisible killer. With 23 per cent of global deaths (12.6 million) linked to environmental factors, WHO estimates that air pollution is responsible for 7 million deaths every year.
Air pollution is caused by harmful particulates and gases, released in high quantities into the air. These pollutants cause disease and death to humans, damage to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, and harm our ecosystems. Air pollution is caused by indoor and outdoor activities though the latter, which is largely a result of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity and to power vehicles, is responsible for most of the world’s air pollution. Large and small scale industrial activities also cause air pollution by emitting substances into the air, which are harmful to human health and are the root cause of many of the respiratory diseases and cancers in humans.
Air pollutants include black carbon and greenhouse gases, one of which is carbon dioxide (CO2), a common component of vehicle exhaust emissions. Greenhouse gases cause global warming by trapping heat from the sun in the earth's atmosphere. CO2 is a good indicator of how much fossil fuel is burned and how many pollutants are emitted as a result. The burning of charcoal used for cooking in homes also produces black carbon and another gas, carbon monoxide, which is extremely dangerous and is a major cause of death in many households.
Black carbon also harms human health. It is a primary component of fine particle air pollution , and can cause or contribute to a number of adverse health effects, including asthma and other respiratory problems, low birth weights, heart attacks, and lung cancer.
In Africa 70% of cooking means is done through wood burning and charcoal because not all have the means to buy a cooking gas ,even for those who can afford it feel very on safe with cooking gas in their home due to the terrible accident occurred at the result of gas explosions Solar is one of the world most reliable energy source which accessible in every place i proposed project to invent a cooking stove which totally is powered by solar panel which can be used by people especially in the provincial areas of Africa .
This project will mitigate the use of wood burning and charcoal ,provide sustainable solution to charcoal burning and wood burning and safe atmosphere .
Air pollution is caused by harmful particulates and gases, released in high quantities into the air. These pollutants cause disease and death to humans, damage to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, and harm our ecosystems. Air pollution is caused by indoor and outdoor activities though the latter, which is largely a result of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity and to power vehicles, is responsible for most of the world’s air pollution. Large and small scale industrial activities also cause air pollution by emitting substances into the air, which are harmful to human health and are the root cause of many of the respiratory diseases and cancers in humans.
Air pollutants include black carbon and greenhouse gases, one of which is carbon dioxide (CO2), a common component of vehicle exhaust emissions. Greenhouse gases cause global warming by trapping heat from the sun in the earth's atmosphere. CO2 is a good indicator of how much fossil fuel is burned and how many pollutants are emitted as a result. The burning of charcoal used for cooking in homes also produces black carbon and another gas, carbon monoxide, which is extremely dangerous and is a major cause of death in many households.
Black carbon also harms human health. It is a primary component of fine particle air pollution , and can cause or contribute to a number of adverse health effects, including asthma and other respiratory problems, low birth weights, heart attacks, and lung cancer.
In Africa 70% of cooking means is done through wood burning and charcoal because not all have the means to buy a cooking gas ,even for those who can afford it feel very on safe with cooking gas in their home due to the terrible accident occurred at the result of gas explosions Solar is one of the world most reliable energy source which accessible in every place i proposed project to invent a cooking stove which totally is powered by solar panel which can be used by people especially in the provincial areas of Africa .
This project will mitigate the use of wood burning and charcoal ,provide sustainable solution to charcoal burning and wood burning and safe atmosphere .
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building ,financial resource and partnership and platform .
Peter Dennis Musa - Sierra Leone
pmusa43@yahoo.comEmail: pmusa43@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Development of improved varieties through molecular breeding. The use of horticultural crops to address malnutrition in the rural communities
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: skills in the use of molecular markers
bioinformatics and analysis of molecular data
bioinformatics and analysis of molecular data
Felixtina Jonsyn-Ellis - Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Agriculture Research InstituteEmail: tinajonsyn@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Integrating Livestock production and horticulture
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Production of diverse research on new horticultural crops. Livestock production, to improve health and welfare of small holder farmers
sheku kadiru koroma - Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Local Content AgencyEmail: skoroma768@gmail.com
Project Idea: training of our local entrepreneurs that are in agribusiness and to support them
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: The location is in Sierra Leone
Cambodia
Matt Zimmerman - Cambodia
Green Leaf FarmEmail: mjz1963@gmail.com
Project Idea: I welcome researchers to conduct research on my organic vegetable and fruit farm. Can be related to pest and disease control; use of greenhouse or nethouse; soil fertility management; conservation/no till farming; plastic versus natural mulches; integration of green manure crops; etc. Hope to also start a contract growing arrangement with a group of small scale farmers also. I am also available for consulting. I am an horticulture expert with 25 years experience including having been hired by USAID/Cambodia to serve as the Agriculture Expert on the mid-term evaluation of the HARVEST project (US $60 million Feed the Future Initiative in Cambodia).
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Horticulture expertise, effective solutions for organic horticulture in Cambodia.
Vathana Thun - Cambodia
Prek Leap National College of AgricultureEmail: thunvathana@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Village hub where livestock production is rotated on a piece of land. Vegetable production is moved into the plot after grazing or livestock has been kept there for a period of time. In doing so, the project also promotes safe and organic agriculture for high end market so that farmers can earn more from a unit of land and farm inputs.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Genetics and seed production, sanitary and phytosanitary, and agribusiness
Morocco
M'bark ouantar - Morocco
Hassan II Institute of Agronomy & Veterinary Medicine - RabatEmail: mbark.ouantar@gmail.com
Project Idea: The project is a comprehensive initiative focused on developing sustainable agricultural solutions tailored to the challenges of arid and semi-arid regions. By introducing drought-resistant crop varieties, water-efficient irrigation systems, precision farming technologies, and agroforestry practices, the project aims to enhance food security, mitigate the impact of climate change, and foster resilience in communities facing water scarcity and extreme temperatures. The integration of solar-powered solutions, community-based water management, and capacity-building programs further ensures a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture. The project seeks not only to optimize resource use and prevent soil degradation but also to empower local communities through education, market access, and ecosystem restoration, ultimately creating a resilient and environmentally conscious agricultural model for arid and semi-arid regions.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Project coordination and management
Extension and training
Africa and Europe
Extension and training
Africa and Europe
Guatemala
Amanda Quinn - Guatemala
Health&HelpEmail: quinn.amanda@hotmail.co.uk
Project Idea: Improving brain development in the under 3s by tackling malnutrition
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Looking for a horticulturist happy to visit our clinic and work with us to offer technological advances to local people in the poorest areas in order to improve child nutrition.
Mario Morales - Guatemala
ICTAEmail: hortalizas@icta.gob.gt
Project Idea: IPM Bactericera cockerelli
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: All the country, affecting tomato, pepper, potato and eggplant.
FERNANDO SOLÍS - Guatemala
ICTA Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Agrícolas. GuatemalaEmail: lfersolis@gmail.com
Project Idea: Evaluación, Implementación, Desarrollo Tecnológico y Capacitación con la Tecnología de BIOFUMIGACION en suelos para la producción de Hortalizas en comunidades de Altiplano Central de Guatemala (Chimaltenango) y Centro Experimental ICTA La Alameda Chimaltenango con grupos de Mujeres Indígenas.
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: GRUPOS DE MUJERES INDIGENAS POBRES DEL AREA QUE HAN SIDO ASOCIADAS DEL ICTA EN OTROS AÑOS Y OTROS PROYECTOS DE MAIZ Y FRIJOL
Ruth López - Guatemala
IndependienteEmail: lopezrut2024@gmail.com
Project Idea: Evaluación de estimulantes biológicos para acelerar el proceso de descomposición de los residuos orgánicos.
Expertise: Market systems, Sustainable production systems, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Ingeniera en Gestión Ambiental Local, con conocimientos en:
∙ Liderazgo
. Emprendimiento.
∙ Trabajo en equipo.
∙ Trabajo bajo presión.
∙ Búsqueda de soluciones.
∙ Relaciones interpersonales.
∙ Trabajo en comunidades rurales con proyectos ambientales y creaciónde huertos familiares.
∙ Mitigación de problemas y conflictos.
∙ Fácil adaptabilidad y con interés por la innovación.
∙ Desarrollo y coordinación de proyectos sociales y ambientales.
∙ Gestión de recursos con instituciones gubernamentales y privadas.
∙ Conocimiento en software de Office, Software de Sistemas de
Información Geográfica (SIG)
∙ Elaboración y diseños de planos.
∙ Liderazgo
. Emprendimiento.
∙ Trabajo en equipo.
∙ Trabajo bajo presión.
∙ Búsqueda de soluciones.
∙ Relaciones interpersonales.
∙ Trabajo en comunidades rurales con proyectos ambientales y creaciónde huertos familiares.
∙ Mitigación de problemas y conflictos.
∙ Fácil adaptabilidad y con interés por la innovación.
∙ Desarrollo y coordinación de proyectos sociales y ambientales.
∙ Gestión de recursos con instituciones gubernamentales y privadas.
∙ Conocimiento en software de Office, Software de Sistemas de
Información Geográfica (SIG)
∙ Elaboración y diseños de planos.
AMILCAR SANCHEZ PEREZ - Guatemala
Universidad de San Carlos, AgronomíaEmail: gramisp@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Horticultural production system and IPM
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Plant breeder and IPM
Héctor Tuy - Guatemala
Universidad Rafael LandivarEmail: htuy@url.edu.gt
Project Idea: Decision support system (DSS) in agriculture and food security.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health, Enabling environment (policy, finiance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Databases management, simulation models development, and mathematical optimization. R&D; Grant writing.
Justus Riemann - Guatemala
Wageningen UniversityEmail: justus.riemann@wur.nl
Project Idea: Open pollinated vegetable variety breeding and seed multiplication
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
China
Ke Huang - China
Hunan Agricultural University, P.R.CEmail: huangkeqy@hotmail.com
Project Idea: improve the health value of vegetable crops by increasing the anti-cancer or antioxidant ingredient content in vegetables.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: breeding, molecular biology, metabolomics, transcriptomics
Sri Lanka
Harindra Champa - Sri Lanka
Institute of Post Harvest TechnologyEmail: harindra74@hotmail.com
Project Idea: Postharvest loss reduction and Quality improvement during supply chain and value chain activities
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: South Asia
Damitha Rajapakse - Sri Lanka
Native Forest FoundationEmail: damilda@sltnet.lk
Project Idea: conservation and propagation of fast disappearing native wild fruits and medicinal plants and preservation & desimination of indigenous knowledge associated with native plants by establishing an ethno-garden as a gene bank for future
Expertise: Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Plant conservation / any location
Arachchige Jayaruwani Fernando - Sri Lanka
Rajarata University of Sri LankaEmail: ajfdo@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Enhance food security through drying of Agricultural products
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post harvest technology
Infrared drying
Infrared drying
Dr. N.P Dammika Padmakanthi - Sri Lanka
University of KelaniyaEmail: dammikap@kln.ac.lk
Project Idea: Sustainable agriculture to reduce poverty and empower women
Expertise: Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Ramya Fonseka - Sri Lanka
University of PeradeniyaEmail: ramyamf@gmail.com
Project Idea: Alleviation of poverty and enhance nutrient and food security through home gardening in Rural dry zone of Sri lanka
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Food and Nutrition/USA or Japan
Germany
Naomi Ketter - Germany
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, KenyaEmail: naomichelimo@gmail.com
Project Idea: Increasing water use efficiency in vegetable production
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Grant writing and crop water management
Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Shafiq - Saudi Arabia
King Saud University, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaEmail: mshafiq@ksu.edu.sa
Project Idea: Natural control of endogenous ethylene biosynthesis in fresh climacteric produce
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post-harvest physiology and technology, Plant bio-stimulants - functions and biological responses in production and post-harvest horticulture
Romania
Pop Mihai Radu - Romania
Lucian Blaga University of SibiuEmail: mihaipop76@gmail.com
Project Idea: Horticultural Biodiversity
Expertise: Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Any
Eritrea
harena - Eritrea
ministry of AgricultureEmail: harenakub1@gmail.com
Project Idea: TCP/ERI/ 3702 value chain development in banana and citrus COLLABORATE WITH FAO
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: TO MINIMAIZE THE POST HARVEST LOSS IN ERITREA WE NEED A COLLABORATION IN UPGRADING SKILLS OF OTHER COUTRIES IN POST HARVEST LOSS.
Bermuda
Yackeisha Weir - Bermuda
MOED BermudaEmail: yweir-robinson@moed.bm
Project Idea: To engage in relevant discussions regarding food security and elevated food prices.To establish sustainable agricultual practices to cultivate locally grown food.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Collaborative educator
Myanmar [Burma]
aung khaing win - Myanmar [Burma]
Myintmyat agrochemicalcompanyEmail: aungkhaingwin2009@gmail.com
Project Idea: to produce off season mango in Myanmar
Expertise: Market systems
Burkina Faso
PARKOUDA Charles, PhD - Burkina Faso
National Scientific and Technological Research CentreEmail: cparkouda@yahoo.fr
Project Idea: Research to Improve Handling, Storage, and Marketing of Tomatoes in Burkina Faso for Resilience in the Sahel-Enhanced (RISE)
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA
Georgia
Ashish Kapur - Georgia
NCC 1702, Ltd.Email: ashishkapur@ncc1702.co.uk
Project Idea: Almond cultivation in Eastern Europe/Asia
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: * Training young farmers on best practices in almond cultivation * Helping design appropriate water management systems * Improving management of soil, and fertiliser * Identifying the most suitable variety and rootstock for the Georgian climate
Rusudan Mdivani - Georgia
NGO The Centre of Young ScientistsEmail: r_mdivani@yahoo.com
Project Idea: To increase efficiency of potato-growing it is necessary to introduce and apply the modern technologies.
The proposed project goal is creation of the local potato seed production basis and production of potato seed materials of high category (basic and certified) by using of in vitro technologies. The integrated system of seed potato production by using of high technologies, elaborated and presented by Dr. Rusudan Mdivani in her doctoral dissertation, will be introduced for implementation of the proposed project, which have been elaborated and tested during 1999-2006 years in several regions of Georgia and have been approved in 2006 year by scientific council of agroecology of the agrarian university (R. Mdivani. Doctoral dissertation “integrated system of production of seed and seedling m aterials”, agroecology, Agrarian University, 2006). The proposed technological system has been approbated by Rusudan Mdivani during 2001-2002 years in Svaneti region within the project “Increase in production of pest-proof potato and introduction of the agricultural technologies in highlands of Georgia” by financial support of World Bank and 2007-2010 years in Sam tskhe-Javakheti region within the project “Virus Less Potato Seed Production in Sam tskhe-Javakheti region” by financial support of UMCOR. Accordingly, the scientific and practical pre-condition for introduction and commercialization of the offered technological system are already developed in Georgia. Virus free, high-yielding and diseases resistant new varieties of potato, received from International Potato Centre (CIP, Peru, Lim a. Where the project
leader has attended the individual course on “Tissue culture techniques for virus elimination, clonal multiplication in seed potato production” in 2001 year) will be introduced within the proposed project. Within the proposed project, the local modern infrastructure of the seed potato production centre will be created (biotechnological laboratory, green house, plot, storage facilities) and the production of high category seed materials (G0, G1, SSE) will be started.
The proposed project goal is creation of the local potato seed production basis and production of potato seed materials of high category (basic and certified) by using of in vitro technologies. The integrated system of seed potato production by using of high technologies, elaborated and presented by Dr. Rusudan Mdivani in her doctoral dissertation, will be introduced for implementation of the proposed project, which have been elaborated and tested during 1999-2006 years in several regions of Georgia and have been approved in 2006 year by scientific council of agroecology of the agrarian university (R. Mdivani. Doctoral dissertation “integrated system of production of seed and seedling m aterials”, agroecology, Agrarian University, 2006). The proposed technological system has been approbated by Rusudan Mdivani during 2001-2002 years in Svaneti region within the project “Increase in production of pest-proof potato and introduction of the agricultural technologies in highlands of Georgia” by financial support of World Bank and 2007-2010 years in Sam tskhe-Javakheti region within the project “Virus Less Potato Seed Production in Sam tskhe-Javakheti region” by financial support of UMCOR. Accordingly, the scientific and practical pre-condition for introduction and commercialization of the offered technological system are already developed in Georgia. Virus free, high-yielding and diseases resistant new varieties of potato, received from International Potato Centre (CIP, Peru, Lim a. Where the project
leader has attended the individual course on “Tissue culture techniques for virus elimination, clonal multiplication in seed potato production” in 2001 year) will be introduced within the proposed project. Within the proposed project, the local modern infrastructure of the seed potato production centre will be created (biotechnological laboratory, green house, plot, storage facilities) and the production of high category seed materials (G0, G1, SSE) will be started.
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: We are looking for PI (US university) with experience in the seed potato in vitro production.
Tajikistan
Jumaboy Shohmurodov - Tajikistan
NGO "Eco Agro"Email: jshohmurodov@gmail.com
Project Idea: Establishment of Demonstration plots and production of oil seeds crops for small scale farmers
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.)
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Seeds production skills, Capacity building and fundraising skills, locations USA, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Austria
Mahbubjon Rahmatov - Tajikistan
Tajik Agrarian UniversityEmail: mahbubjon@gmail.com
Project Idea: The horticulture sector is facing major challenges like climate change, biotic and abiotic stresses. Therefore, we would like to establish collaborative network, in order to address these major challenges for improvement of horticultural crops for sustained food security in Tajikistan.
Expertise: Market systems, Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Enabling environment (policy, finance, infrastructure, etc.), Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Research and Development: Pest and disease diagnosis, control, Integrated Pest Management, Irrigation, Organic farming, Postharvest, Cold storage, Seed Production etc.
Vietnam
Vo, Thai Dan - Vietnam
Nong Lam university - Ho Chi Minh CityEmail: vthaidan@yahoo.com
Project Idea: - Genetic diversity
- Indigenous/Neglected crops
- Cash crop
- Indigenous/Neglected crops
- Cash crop
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Luong Cao Le - Vietnam
Nong Lam University Hochiminh cityEmail: lecaoluong@hcmuaf.edu.vn
Project Idea: Insect pest management on cocoa, tea plant, vegetable and fruit trees
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building
Vahidaldin Fatahian - Vietnam
VPEB Co., Ltd.,Email: vfatahian@gmail.com
Project Idea: Our group focus on vegetables and fruit production, and post harvest handling according to USDA and Best Agriculture practice, We are cooperate with Rijk Zwaan Seed company, Global gap vietnam, We would like to cooperate with you in terms of Visitor scholar that our company will fund this project in order to expand our experiences and knowledge about post harvest and handling fresh vegetables and fruit in vietnamese market more effectively and safely, our company provide technical advise about production and some input materials to the farmers and we have commitment to marketing, packaging and postharvest issues in order to our farmers get more income.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: USA, California
Northern Mariana Islands
Dilip Nandwani - Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Marianas CollegeEmail: dilipn@nmcnet.edu
Project Idea: Open in fruits and vegetable production and improvement
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Open
Botswana
kaiser Gadimang - Botswana
o gadimang consultancy servicesEmail: kgadimang@gmail.com
Project Idea: KGATLENG EAST VILLAGES
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: SPECIALIST HORTICULTURE AND IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
Costa Rica
Colleen Spurlock - Costa Rica
OneForest FoundationEmail: clspurlock@ucdavis.edu
Project Idea: Turmeric production in permaculture farming
Expertise: Sustainable production systems
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Best management practices for turmeric production in the tropical lowlands of Costa Rica
Danny Humphreys-Pereira - Costa Rica
University of Costa RicaEmail: danny.humphreys@ucr.ac.cr
Project Idea: Integrated Management of Nematodes, Molecular Characterization of Nematodes, Training.
Liberia
Sylvester P Harris - Liberia
poverty eradication initiativeEmail: hsylvester@rocketmail.com
Project Idea: Enhancing food security in post-war Liberia
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: we need your potential input on this subject
South Sudan
Lomeri Nickson - South Sudan
RainLink Foundation InitiativeEmail: rfi.org@gmail.com
Project Idea: To assist at least 600 farmers, particularly poor and disadvantaged women, to engage in fruit and tree growing and increase vegetable production for improved food security and income generation by among other things, enabling them to access improved or high-yielding seeds; improve their soil fertility; and minimize pre- and post-harvest losses due to pests, disease and poor crop husbandry.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Post harvest management of vegetables and fruits in kajokeji- south sudan.
RainLink Foundation Initiative is searching for partnership funding from investors to address the issues of food insecurity in south sudan.
RainLink Foundation Initiative is searching for partnership funding from investors to address the issues of food insecurity in south sudan.
Soro Mike Hakim - South Sudan
SUDAN PEACE & EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMEEmail: mikesoro_soro@yahoo.com
Project Idea: Africa Indigenous Vegetables Production.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Gender and horticultural development
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Capacity building, market system and Sustainable Production System
Armenia
Simon Arshakyan - Armenia
Union of Agricultural CooperativesEmail: simonuac@gmail.com
Project Idea: to build and develop Union and member cooperatives capacities, to develop the professional skills of Union members through trainings, trial farming and experience exchange, to increase women enrollment in the development of argiculture and promote establishment of cooperatives, with great participation of women
Expertise: Capacity building
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Skills in cooperative development, experience exchange/ Location: Developed Countries
Lawrence Monah Ndam -
University of Buea, CameroonEmail: nlmonah77@gmail.com
Project Idea: Alleviation of Chilling injury in fruits and vegetables using biological methods. Bio-prospecting for novel secondary metabolites usable in horticultures shelf life enhancement and food safety. Community partnership on capacity building, provision of new postharvest techologies to curb loss and improve commodities quality for livelihood enhancement
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Capacity building, Gender and horticultural development, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: Laboratory analysis of crop samples, Join project execution, Co-supervision of postgraduate students/publications, provision of training opportunities and other related skills in the horticultural sector.
United Kingdom
Carol Wagstaff - United Kingdom
University of ReadingEmail: c.wagstaff@reading.ac.uk
Project Idea: We are a postharvest research group within a UK university (Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences). Our research projects span a range of approaches to improving the quality of horticultural crops and food security. These include agronomic, physiology, flavour chemistry, sensory, developing genetic markers for breeding programmes and fundamental work. We work on problems including yield enhancement, senescence, dehiscence, flavour attributes and shelf life. We also work at the interface of plants in the diet and health, with the capacity to do human intervention trials coupled with sensory work, psychological analysis (including brain fMRI), animal models, gut models and cell based assays for biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease, immune function and cancer. Please contact directly to discuss more specific ideas.
Expertise: Postharvest systems and food safety, Sustainable production systems, Nutrition and human health
Skills and/or Location needed in a partner: US based partner required
Honduras
Rogelio Trabanino - Honduras
Zamorano UniversityEmail: rtrabanino@zamorano.edu
Project Idea: IPM,Biological control of pest and biotechnology. Coffee, vegetable production
Expertise: Sustainable production systems, Gender and horticultural development