Project Description
Capacity Building and Development Programme
Agri-IQ developed a Technical Sugar Cane Training Programme to provide “Capacity Building Training and Mentoring Support” to 95 TransMara Sugar Company section managers. This programme will support 14 000 Small Scale Sugar Growers in the Enoosean area of Transmara. These farmers are engaged in the growing of sugar cane and food crops.
Country: Kenya
Location: Kilgoris, Transmara
Key tasks:
- Train 95 Transmara agricultural staff members in technical best practice sugarcane production
- Provide training to ‘Centre of Excellence’ staff and mentor them in the training of 14,000 small scale farmers who supply sugarcane to the Transmara sugar mill
Facts / Outcome / Impact
- Improve the technical knowledge of the Transmara staff
- Capacitate the staff to positively influence the farming operations of the growers
- To develop the Transmara training Centre of Excellence. This will ensure sustained in-house training capacity
Agricultural staff capacitated
95
Centre of Excellence trainers capacitated
2
Farmers capacitated – cumulative
1080
Training Modules
33
