Africa & Asia
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Farmer Managed Advisory Services, 2002-2007
A 3 months Certificate Course in for extension services coordinators at district or regional level, or managers from ministries, farmers’ associations, NGOs, training institutions, cooperatives etc.
Course objectives
The overall aim of the course is to give the participants the ability to plan, organize, implement and monitor an advisory service based in the demands expressed by the farming community being their employer or contractor.
Donor: Danida
Africa & Asia |
| Asia & Africa |
Project Management, 2002-2006
A 3 months Certificate Course for staff working with components, programmes or projects for which they would like to strengthen their professional competencies in planning, analysing, monitoring and initiating corrective action in the management of projects or their M&E system.
Donor: Danida
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| Eritrea |
Support to agricultural co-operative development in Eritrea, to be performed three times: 2000, 2001, 2002
In association with LOK (the Danish institute of organisational and human resource development in the agricultural sector) and ScanAgri A/S.
Participants: Key persons from government and private enterprises in the emerging co-operative movement in agricultural production in Eritrea.
Objective: To give the participants a professional competence to guide and supervise the formation of sustainable Co-operatives and Farmers’ Associations in Eritrea, and to train others in duties within management and training. To improve the participants’ capacity to plan, analyse, monitor and suggest corrective action in business endeavours. To sustain the participants’ understanding of what is co-operative philosophy and practice – with special emphasis on cross-cutting issues like democratic rights, gender, participation, and sustainability.
Donor: Danida
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| Africa & Asia |
Multisectoral Extension Co-ordination, to be performed four times: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
In association with Kampsax International A/S.
Participants: Officers from Government services and/or NGO personnel involved in planning, organisation, and management of extension programmes.
Objective: To give Extension Workers from relevant sectors i.e. Agriculture, Water and Sanitation, Health, Environmental management, Rural Forestry e.a. a thorough understanding of the overall context of Extension, and through training and planning, organising, and managing extension programmes improve their approach and ability to work in an Extension System.
Donor: Danida
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| Uganda |
Agricultural Extension - Uganda, 1999, 2000, 2001
In co-operation with Family Farmers’ Association in Ribe County.
Participants: Front line extension workers from District or Parish UNFA.
Objective: To enable the participants to facilitate farmers in a demand driven and user paid extension system. To give the participants a theoretical and practical understanding of how to plan activities in a participatory way, based on assessment of the farmers' needs and personalities.
Donor: Danida
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Africa &
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Agricultural Extension Co-ordination, four times: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Participants: Officers from government services and/or NGO personnel in planning, organisation, and management of agricultural extension programmes.
From East Africa, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Vietnam.
Objective: To give the participants a thorough understanding of the overall context of Agricultural extension, and through training in planning, organising, and mana
ging extension programmes improve their approach and ability to work in an Agricultural extension system.
Donor: Danida
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| Africa, Asia & South America |
Management in the Agricultural Sector, three times: 1997, 1998, 1999
Participants: Managerial level staff from the Agricultural sector.
From East Africa, Bolivia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Vietnam.
Objective: The overall aim of the course is to give the participants a thorough theoretical and practical knowledge, which will enable them to identify, plan, and introduce efficient and effective management systems in an Agricultural enterprise, based upon an understanding of modern management theories. It should be particularly underlined that the aim of the course is specifically not to teach "modern Agricultural practices", but to go deep into an analysis of the presently employed systems within a sub-sector, a project or enterprise, with the aim of revealing weak points and scope for improvement, and thereby creating a basis for introduction of planned changes.
Donor: Danida
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| Africa & Asia |
Soil Fertility Management and Extension, six times: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
In association with Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University.
Participants: Holds a position in Agricultural extension service.
From East Africa, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Vietnam.
Objective: To enable extension officers to perform an advisory role towards farmers and authorities on the management of intensively cultivated soils with respect to improving and maintaining soil fertility in a sustainable way.
Donor: Danida
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| India |
Agricultural Management and Extension, eight times: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Participants: Female Agricultural Extension Officers in projects specifically targeted with advisory promotion towards involving female farmers.
Objective: To enable participants to identify needs for new activities in their working area, and to plan and implement such activities.
Donor: Danida
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| Zimbabwe |
Education Planning for the Agricultural Sector, 1999
Participants: Participants will be officers and officials, who are participating as stakeholders in the process of developing a new model for Farmers Training (FT) and Young Commercial Farmers Education (YCFE) in Zimbabwe.
Objective: To give the participants an overview over different approaches to the training of farmers. To clarify the participants’ demands and expectations in relation to the future Training Model for Farmers in Zimbabwe. To give the participants a forum for discussion of advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to the training of farmers, in relation to the situation and demands of Zimbabwe. To equip the participants with knowledge and techniques which will make the process of developing the Training Model for Farmers in Zimbabwe more efficient and effective. To make the participants aware of the steps which will have to be taken in the development process, after their return to Zimbabwe.
Donor: Danida
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| Bangladesh |
Participatory Livestock Management and Extension, 1999 and 2000
Participants: Officers from Department of Livestock
Services (DLS), Ministry of Fishery and Livestock and officers from the NGOs: BRAC, Proshika, Swanirvar, and TMSS.
Objective: The overall aim of the course is be to give the participants a thorough understanding of participation and gender sensitisation, and to equip them with analytical skills and practical knowledge, which will enable them to identify, plan, and introduce efficient and effective management systems in the PLDP at the levels of primary production, secondary production, and supportive systems.
Donor: Danida
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| Bangladesh |
Participatory Livestock Management and Extension, Sept. 1998 and Feb. 1999
Project description: Development of Curriculum for a course for project staff.
Meeting project staff, prospective trainees, as well as project beneficiaries.
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| Africa & East Asia |
Management of Extension Training Institutions, 1998
Participants: The participants hold a Bachelor Degree (or higher) in agriculture or a related subject, and have several years of field experience, as well as some years of experience in management of a training institution.
Objective: To give the participants a thorough understanding of the overall context of agricultural extension. To improve their ability to enhance the effect of agricultural extension through planning of extension programmes, and training of extension staff To equip the participants with knowledge and techniques which will make their training institutions operate efficiently and effectively.
Donor: Danida
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| Thailand |
College Farm Management, 1997
Participants: Hold a Bachelor or Master Degree and hold a position as assistant directors, responsible for the college farm and for academic affairs in their home colleges.
Objective: To enable the College Farm Managers from 18 agricultural colleges in Thailand to develop their individual college farms and to apply proper management and leadership.
Donor: Danida
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| Africa & Asia |
Agricultural Management in Rural Development Projects, 13 times: 1982 to 1996
Participants: Holds a position, which relates to rural development projects.
From West Africa, East Africa, India, Bangladesh.
Objective: To enable the participants to manage agricultural development projects and other rural projects in their home countries.
Donor: Danida
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| Africa |
Danida Fellowship Centre/Danes - Tanzania Livestock Marketing Board 23.04.96 - 23.06.96
Participants: 5 Tanzanian project managers from Tanzania Livestock
Objective: To upgrade the qualifications of the participants in both a professional and a managerial way regarding the running of Tanzania Livestock Marketing Board.
Donor: Danida
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| Thailand |
Dairy Farm Management, 1992
Participants: Agricultural officers (Livestock and/or Extension, engaged in dairy farming extension on a supervisory level).
Objective: To enable extension staff from various organisations within modern dairy farming to take care of dairy farming extension activities in an efficient manner. Hereunder, special emphasis will be put in training of trainers.
Donor: Danida
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