EAST AFRICA TRAINING CALENDAR 2018

PRODUCERS DIRECT

Producers Direct is an award winning enterprise led by farmers across East Africa and Latin America.

We offer a scalable model with the potential to reach the 500m smallholder farmers worldwide:

• We are a global network of over 600,000 farmers.

• We are led by farmers for farmers.

• We co-invest with farmers to create lasting impact.

Centres of Excellence

Training & informationRelevant and affordable training on living, learning demonstration sites.

by farmers, for farmers.

Market Access Mix of digital + in-person support to package and sell co-branded

products sourced directly from producers.

Access to Finance Co-owned rotating credit fund to support smallholders to access necessary funds and take action on their farms.

Data for Decision MakingFarmer-led data system; empowering them to be active participants in the collection and analysis of data.

Producers Direct’s delivers farmer-led support services through an international network of Centres of Excellence (CoE). Each CoE is a farmer-run enterprise hosted by a smallholder producer organization and provides a complete bundle of support services by farmers, for farmers.

Centres of Excellence - East Africa

Name: ACPCU

Location: Bushenyi, Uganda

Speciality: Coffee Quality

Name: Kayonza

Location: Kanungu, Uganda

Speciality: Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation.

Name: SIreet OEP

Location: Nandi Hills, Kenya

Speciality: Micro-Enterprise Development.

Name: RSTGA

Location: Mbeya, Tanzania

Speciality: Youth Enterprises

Why visit a Centre of Excellence?Our research has shown that traditional, extension-led training only results in 15% of farmers making changes to their farms. Our peer-to-peer, farmer-led model, however, is more effective for the following reasons:

Who should attend a training?Individual Farmers, Extension Officers, Producer organisations, Government agencies, NGOs and CompaniesWhat next? If you’re interested in attending a training or supporting a group of farmers, please contact Boniface on: +254 722 407 543; or via email: boniface@producersdirect.org.

• Affordable - rather than costly extension workers, peer-to-peer enables farmers to share cost-effective ideas.

• Accessible - by learning from their peers, in their local language, using farmer friendly materials: Centre of Excellence training is more accessible to smallholder farmers.

• Innovative - our training crowd sources ideas and innovations from a global network; connecting farmers and producer organizations around the world.

• Entrepreneurial - Farmers strengthen their farms as enterprises, building reslience and increasing their ability to thrive even in the face of changing circumstances.

Course Duration Date Location Training Fees

Bee Keeping - Basic 1 Day April, 18th Sireet - Kenya $35

Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -

Basic2 Days April, 25th -

26th Kayonza - Uganda $44

Agro-Enterprise Development - Good agronomical practices

for crops1 Day April, 25th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

April

East Africa Training 2018

Course Duration Date Location Training Fees

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days May, 9th - 10th Bushenyi - Uganda $44

Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Basic 2 Days May, 9th - 10th Kayonza - Uganda $44

Dairy Farming - Basic 1 Day May, 15th Sireet - Kenya $35

Agro-Enterprise Development - Good animal husbandry 1 Day May, 15th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

May

East Africa Training 2018

Course Duration Date Location Training Fees

Poultry Farming - Basic 1 Day June, 7th Sireet - Kenya $35

Green leaf quality improvement - plucking technology & post

harvest management1 Day June, 7th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days June, 13th - 14th Bushenyi - Uganda $34

Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Advanced 2 Days June, 13th - 14th Kayonza - Uganda $44

June

East Africa Training 2018

Course Duration Date Location Training Fees

Grafted Avocado Farming - Basic 1 Day July, 10th Sireet - Kenya $35

Market Development - Market research & intelligence 1 Day July, 10th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days July, 11th - 12th Bushenyi - Uganda $44

Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -

Advanced2 Days July, 11th - 12th Kayonza - Uganda $44

July

East Africa Training 2018

Course Duration Date Location Training Fees

Bee Keeping - Advanced 1 Day August, 8th Sireet - Kenya $35

Leadership & Strategic Life Management 1 Day August, 29th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 2 2 Days August, 8th -

9th Bushenyi - Uganda $44

Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -

Basic2 Days August, 8th -

9th Kayonza - Uganda $44

Market Development - Application of digital marketing

tools1 Day August, 8th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

August

East Africa Training 2018

Course Duration Date Location Training FeesGreen leaf quality improvement - plucking tech & post harvest

management1 Day September, 5th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 2 2 Days September,

12th - 13th Bushenyi - Uganda $44

Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -

Basic2 Days September,

12th - 13th Kayonza - Uganda $44

Commercial Kitchen Gardens 1 Day September, 13th Sireet - Kenya $35

Financial Literacy 1 Day September, 20th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days September,

26th - 27th Bushenyi - Uganda $44

September

East Africa Training 2018

Course Duration Date Location Training FeesGood agronomical practices

for crops 1 Day October, 9th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 2 2 Days October, 10th -

11th Bushenyi - Uganda $44

Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Basic 2 Days October, 10th -

11th Kayonza - Uganda $44

Dairy Farming - Advanced 1 Day October, 16th Sireet - Kenya $35

Commercial Kitchen Gardens 1 Day October, 23rd Sireet - Kenya $35

Market Development - Market research & intelligence 1 Day October, 23rd Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Advanced 2 Days October, 24th -

25th Kayonza - Uganda $44

October

East Africa Training 2018

Course Duration Date Location Training FeesAgro-Enterprise Development -

Good animal husbandry 1 Day November, 7th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Tea Quality & Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) - Advanced 2 Days November, 7th

- 8th Kayonza - Uganda $44

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days November, 7th

- 8th Bushenyi - Uganda $44

Bee keeping - Advanced 1 Day November, 14th Sireet - Kenya $35

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 2 2 Days November, 21st

- 22nd Bushenyi - Uganda $44

Tissue Culture Banana Farming - Basic 1 Day November,

28th Sireet - Kenya $35

Market Development - Market research & intelligence 1 Day November,

28th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

November

East Africa Training 2018

Course Duration Date Location Training Fees

Bee Keeping - Advanced 1 Day December, 4th Sireet - Kenya $35

Market Development - Application of digital marketing

tools1 Day December, 4th Mbeya - Tanzania $34

Tea Quality and Climate Change Adaptation (TQCCA) -

Advanced2 Days December, 5th

- 6th Kayonza - Uganda $44

Coffee Quality Improvement - Level 1 2 Days December, 5th

- 6th Bushenyi - Uganda $44

Poultry Farming - Advanced 1 Day December, 6th Sireet - Kenya $35

December

East Africa Training 2018

“One of the objectives of the training, is for those who receive training, to be able to train others.”

“The agenda was very good organized, I liked the farmers and how well-kept their farms

are”

“I learned planting indigenous trees...will help, because if they don’t plant trees now the drought...will be

consistent”

“From my training at Sireet CoE I learned you do not need to have a large piece of land to

have farm innovations”

Testimonials

“The Center of Excellence is letting us move

forward, it allows us to keep going”

OUR SUPPORTERS

For more information please call +254 722 407 543 or email: boniface@producersdirect.org

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