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Volunteer Farmer Trainer program reaching 352,000 dairy farmers in Uganda increases knowledge and productivity
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Spatial Coverage | Kenya;Rwanda;Tanzania;Uganda [KE;RW;TZ;UG] |
| Description | Since 2012, PIM has supported efforts by ICRAF and partners to implement the volunteer farmer trainer approach in Eastern Africa. As of 2018, 86 organizations across Eastern Africa have adopted the volunteer farmer trainer approach. These organizations work with 17,600 volunteer farmer trainers and serve 352,000 farmers. An impact evaluation found that the use of this approach improved farmers’ knowledge of dairy practices as well as dairy productivity and revenues in Uganda’s Busoga region. |
| Sponsorship | CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/ecc9514c-c063-4332-a1f4-175d8a3321c1 |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2020-12-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Policies, Institutions, and Markets Farmers Productivity Evaluation Organizations Africa Knowledge Icraf Programmes Case Studies Agrifood Systems Rural Development |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Case study |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |