Establishment of a network that supports plant variety testing, advisory services and farmer training in Eastern and Central Africa
Lead Research Organisation:
National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Department Name: Centre for Research
Abstract
Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania
Organisations
- National Institute of Agricultural Botany (Lead Research Organisation)
- Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (Project Partner)
- National Agriculture Research Org (NARO) (Project Partner)
- Eastern Africa Farmers' Federation (Project Partner)
- African Agricultural Technology Foundation (Project Partner)
- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (Project Partner)
- Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (Project Partner)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives (Project Partner)
| Description | This travel grant supported a new collaboration and lead to the award of Agri-Transfer BB/M017516/1 UK partnership to support the uptake of new crop varieties by smallholder farmers, and advancements in agricultural and dissemination technologies |
| Exploitation Route | Supporting small farmer wheat agriculture in Kenya |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Education,Environment |
| URL | http://www.niabinternational.org |
| Description | Supported new collaborations with partners in Kenya |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |