1. We fund initial training
- Set up demonstraton plots for proof of concept
- Identify and select individuals to become trainers and disseminators
2. 2nd Level Training (after 18 days). Get included on projects
3. Farm Genie
Our new advisory, monitoring and data-gathering tool works at all levels of a project from farmers to project funders, via local hubs, agronomists etc. Genie runs on laptops and mobile phones.
- Offers farmers personalised best-practice advice, timely reminders of what to do, when, for their crops, with their soil condition, in their language and at their level of literacy
- gives project co-ordinators and agronomists data and feedback that will free them from form-filling bureaucracy, providing them with an immediate feedback loop and allowing them to be more responsive as problems arise
4. On-going support
- establishing hubs and networks
- web-based and social media support
- quality control and assurance
- monitoring and evaluation