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days- each season,
demonstr ations: A da ys- eac h season, and inno v ations- In
demonstrations: A
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network of demon-
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employs a Training
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crop growth stage)
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of Trainers (ToTs) strategic crops, SAA pi-
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Cs and v
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approach to train f farmer plots (Com- cr op r epr oducti v e tion and pr omotion
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crop reproductive
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lots (Com
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age) field da
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Agents
Extension Agents munity Demonstra- stage) field days are of conser v ation till -
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age practices in 1998
organized at two
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(EAs), who then train tion Plots, CDP s) or ganiz ed at t w o age pr actices in 1 99 8
(EAs), who t
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Mak
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the Makobu company,
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higher level) to assist
promote improved
whic
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which includes both pr omot e impr o v ed higher lev el) t o assist and rice production
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practices and drive
pr actices and dri v e their learning and T igr a y , Chew ak a (O r o -
Tigray, Chewaka (Oro-
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tical sessions, is held
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providing an oppor-
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mia), G
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adoption. Demon-
adoption. D emon - pr o viding an oppor - mia), Guraferda (SNN-
twice or three times a PR), and Gode (Somali
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8. It has
year: pre-season (be-
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inno
v
ations. Higher
FTCs serve as learn-
also promoted, cere-
or
op p
fore crop planting), ing sites for farmers, level field days bring also pr omot ed, cer e -
f
lanting),
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el field da
lev
ar
es f
mers,
or f
ing sit
lanting, striga
al line p
al line planting, striga
ar
her f
oget
mers,
mid-season (during pr o viding t hem wit h t together farmers, resistant sorghum, late
mid-season (during
providing them with
e
sor
lat
ant
ghum,
esist
r
EAs, partners (such
hno
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logy options,
t
esist
,
light
r
b
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ant
pot
at
cr
op maturit
y), and
crop maturity), and technology options, EAs, p artners (suc h blight resistant potato,
quality protein maize
as researchers and
creating demand
at the end of the sea-
at t he end of t he sea - cr eating demand as r esear c hers and qualit y pr ot ein maiz e
(QPM), NERICA rice va-
liers) and
input supp
f for new varieties, input suppliers) and (QP M), NERICA rice v a -
or new v
arieties,
son (f o llo wing cr op rieties, teff growth re-
son (following crop
o
rieties, t
eff gr
wt
e
-
h r
officials in and out
ec
he t
h
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impr
improving the tech- officials in and out
ving t
o
a
mones, w
dant hor
ar
t
-
har v est). tardant hormones, wa-
harvest).
of the target areas
nical capabilities of
nical cap abilities of of t he t ar get ar eas t ter harvesting, broad
ad
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esting, br
er har
v
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o exc
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hange inf
or
As, and dev
D
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DAs, and develop- to exchange infor- bed maker (BBM), fer-
elop
bed mak
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er (BBM), f
-
mation and shar
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r
at
e optimiza
tiliz
er
ing f
ar
ing farmers’ trust in mation and share tilizer rate optimiza-
mers
ust in
’ tr
tion, and climate smart
experience among
t them. experience among tion, and c limat e smart
hem.
villages (CSVs).
mers.
ar
f farmers. villages (CSVs).
1.2. Farmers access to agricultural inputs
1.2. F
ar
al inputs
o agricultur
mers access t
SAA employs different strategies to improve farmers’ access to agricultural inputs. Through the
community based seed multiplication (CBSM) scheme, it organizes up volunteer farmers into
seed growers, and facilitates their legal status as certified seed growers. Furthermore, it organiz-
es youths into agro-dealers and provides technical and business training in order to open input
shops closer to the farm community and supply agro-inputs such as pesticides and herbicides,
and sprayers
T oget her w e can mak e a diff er ence!
T oget her w e can mak e a diff er ence!
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