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Final Agriculture Training Report 2007
Final Agriculture Training Report 2007
Final Agriculture Training Report 2007
TRAINING REPORT
A number of people and organizations have contributed to the success of the training and
the progress of ACIEK Training Centre. Aciek Training Centre acknowledges all efforts
and contributions by all.
We are particularly grateful to IAS the implementer and funding organization of this
project. We further appreciate the efforts of NGOs operating in this region; that have
collaborated with IAS in one way or the other in this cause. CONCERN and Save the
Children-UK deserve specific Mention.
We further extend our special gratitude to Local Authorities especially the Ministry of
Agriculture GOSS Aweil State for the encouragement and great commitment to ensure a
good intake at the grass root level.
We further extend our heartfelt thanks to all Tutors for devoting much of their time and
effort for the success of the training.
Our sincere gratitude also goes to the graduands, whose cooperation and presence during
the entire training period made the training practically achievable.
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PREFACE
The provision of food in sustainable quantity and quality is the ultimate goal of every
Policy Maker and of late a major focus for Scholars of Development Studies, Sustainable
Agriculture, Natural Sciences and Rural Development. Despite this level of awareness by
governments and efforts by scholars and scientists, there is an increasing deficit
especially in developing countries, between agricultural produce demanded and what can
be produced and sustained using the current farming systems. This observation among
others has hastened the need for better and new techniques of farming and most
importantly the need to improve the current systems through scientific research and
Development.
However, this research alone cannot improve agriculture production unless there are
sufficient trained personnel to disseminate these new and better techniques and ensure
that farmers apply them. Quite often inadequacy in dissemination of this information has
been the cause of disappointment among all stakeholders in agriculture including,
scientists, politicians, planners and farmers.
This training therefore is intended to equip trainees with skills in dissemination of new
and better techniques of farming to their communities. It must be noted however, that the
scope of the training is limited to provision of only basic knowledge and skills on the
subject. The curriculum is especially designed to suit the requirement of training for
trainees at Certificate Level.
The principle of this training is to teach trainees so that they can go and teach others. The
courses offered are Agriculture Extension and Rural Development, Agronomy,
Agroforestry, Horticulture, Animal Production, Human Nutrition and Farm management.
They are covered at length both in theory and practical, giving more emphasis to the
latter. Unlike for past years where Organic Farming has been handled separately, this year
the subject was covered under Horticulture and Agroforestry.
The teaching methods used in this training included Class-room tutorials and discussions;
Field demonstration and visits; as well as songs and drama. The concept of comparative
learning; working in groups, discussing group results and reporting groups’ findings was
central to all practical lessons.
Harold Turinawe
Course Leader
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...................................................................................................ii
PREFACE...........................................................................................................................iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................................................iv
LIST OF TABLES
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LIST OF FIGURES.............................................................................................................v
1.0 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION..................................................................vi
1.1 Background...................................................................................................................vi
1.2 Purpose of the course....................................................................................................vi
1.3 Selection Criteria and Admission.................................................................................vi
1.4 Trainee education background .................................................................................vii
2.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS................................................................................viii
2.1 Materials.....................................................................................................................viii
2.1.1 Facilitators...............................................................................................................viii
2.1.2 Teaching Aids and Accessories............................................................................viii
2.2 Methods......................................................................................................................viii
2.2.1 Comparative learning..........................................................................................viii
2.2.2 Assessment tests and Exams................................................................................viii
3.0 COURSE ACTIVITIES.................................................................................................x
3.1 Demonstration plots and Practical Lessons...................................................................x
3.1.1 Horticulture.............................................................................................................x
3.1.2 Agronomy..............................................................................................................xi
3.1.3 Agro-forestry.........................................................................................................xii
3.1.4 Farm Management................................................................................................xii
3.1.5 Agriculture extension and Rural Development...................................................xiii
3.1.6 Human Nutrition..................................................................................................xiv
3.1.7 Animal Production...............................................................................................xiv
3.2 Theoretical Subjects....................................................................................................xiv
4.0 RESULTS.....................................................................................................................xv
4.1 Assessment test............................................................................................................xv
4.2 Final Exams.................................................................................................................xv
4.3 Graduation....................................................................................................................xv
5.0 CONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION........................................................xvi
ANNEX I: EXAM RESULTS 2007....................................................................................1
ANNEX II: AWARDS FOR BEST PERFORMING TRAINEES.......................................3
ANNEX III: TRAINING CURRICULUM (MODULE II).................................................4
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.1: Number of trainees and their Seconding Counties or Organizations ................vi
Table 1.2: Trainees’ education background.......................................................................vii
Table 2.1: Tutors nationality and subject offered.............................................................viii
Table 3.1: Horticulture crops in students demonstration plots...........................................xi
Table 4.1: Examination results in %.................................................................................xv
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 3.1(a) Primary cultivation..........................................................................................
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1.0 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
The need for capacity building at the grass root arrived upon through consultation
between IAS, community Opinion Leaders and Authorities in 2002 paved the origin of
ACIEK Agriculture Training Center. The consolidation of peace in Southern Sudan after
signing of the CPA in 2005, the need by IAS and other humanitarian partners to create
self supporting communities and the realization of the urgent need for post war
reconstruction and development by GOSS are some of the key factors that form the
backbone of the Training Center.
To further ascertain the illegibility of the trainee, the center offered a second interview
after the one conducted by the local authorities in various counties and the partner NGOs.
Intake closed in the 2nd week of June with 37 trainees.
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1.4 Trainee education background
The educational level of most of the trainees ranged from primary five to senior four.
Most of the trainees however, were from primary eight (Table 1.2).
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2.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS
2.1 Materials
2.1.1 Facilitators
Tutors for the year’s training were 5; Three from Uganda, one from Kenya and one from
the Ministry of Livestock GOSS Aweil State. Below are the names of the tutors and their
subject.
2.2 Methods
The teaching methods used in this training included Class-room tutorials and discussions;
Field demonstration and visits; as well as drama and story telling. Trainees’ performance
was assessed both in theory and practical continuously throughout the course. Final exam
was administered at the end of the course starting with 30/08/2007.
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Final examination to assess the overall performance of trainees after three month
intensive training was given in the last week of August and continued to the 7th
September.
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3.0 COURSE ACTIVITIES
The trainees for this year started to arrive at Aciek Agriculture Training Centre on the 31st
May 2007. All activities of the training started on the 1st June 2007.
Practical training took most time in the month of June. The trainees were particularly
introduced to the preliminary activities of land preparation, nursery bed establishment for
horticultural crops and Agro forestry trees as well as cropland protection against the
danger posed by roaming animal. First digging of seed beds for agronomy crops was also
carried out at the same time
3.1.1 Horticulture
Okra, carrots and cowpeas were seeded directly in the field in the first week of June.
Nurseries were prepared and planted in the first week of June. Crops in the nursery
included Cabbages, Kales, Egg plants, Tomatoes and Onion.
Pests especially Millipede infested the seedlings in the nursery, to the extent that
reseeding was necessary. Re-establishment of nursery was done in the 3rd week of June. A
combination of chemical methods and cultural methods were used to control millipede
infestation. Trainees were able to establish horticulture demonstration plots 4 weeks later;
during the 3rd week of July.
Amarantus (Amarathus hybridus) and Cucumber (gherkin) were introduced into the
demonstration plots later and at the same time, the late crop of cabbage was seeded
directly. The species and times of planting are as summarized in the table 3.1.
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Table 3.1: Horticulture crops in students demonstration plots
Crop (Common Crop Variety Period seeded/transplanted
Name)
Cabbage Gloria F1 Hybrid August 1st wk
Kale Thousand headed July 3rd week
Egg plant Black beauty August 1st week
Tomato Money maker July 3rd week
Amaranthus Amarathus hybridus August 1st week
Cucumber Gherkin August 1st week
Okra Pusa sawana June 1st week
Carrots Nantes/Chantney June 1st week
Cow Peas Kenkunde June 1st week
Figure 3.2 (a) Weeding of vegetable plots Figure 3.2 (b) Trainee explaining vegetable farming
3.1.2 Agronomy
Different crops were planted in demonstration plots in the third week of June. Each
trainee was required individually to plant and manage Maize, Sorghum, Beans and
Cowpeas. In the 4th Week of July, Groundnut was introduced into the plots. For the early
crop, first weeding was done in the first week of July and the last was in the second week
of August. The East African variety of bean K132 showed poor results in early stages and
was replaced with Groundnuts. The variety was then introduced in a trial plot to
investigate the cause. Green-gram was given to trainees in the 3 rd week of July for group
management and comparative learning.
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Figure 3.3(a): Groundnuts planted in rows Figure 3.3(b) Maize crop planted in rows
3.1.3 Agro-forestry
Trainees prepared taxonomy albums detailing tree species in their homesteads and their
importences. Tree nurseries were established. Agro-forestry trees seeded included
Moringa orifiera, Calliadra calothyrsus, Acacia sp and thou (Dinka). Attempts were
made to seed Mango (Mangifera indica), Teak (Tectona Grandis) and Neem
(Azandirachta indica) trees from local mother seed trees an attempt that yielded limited
results. All tree seeds were planted in seedbed and then pricked out into pots. Moringa
orifiera was included in leguminous field to demonstrate Alley farming. Further a trial
plot of boundary planting (hedges) was established with the local thorny tree Thou
(Dinka) an undertaking that proposes to take advantage of the tree species ability to
tolerate excess heat conditions, its thorny characteristics and its abundance.
On multipurpose trees, Neem tree was picked to demonstrate the multiple benefits to
man, his crops and his animals. Preparation of an organic pesticide from Neem tree
leaves was demonstrated.
Figure 3.4 (a): Hedgerow with local Thou tree seedlings Figure 3.4(b): Tree seedlings in a nursery
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In the fourth week of July, trainees visited Akuem rice project to learn:
• Selection of suitable farm site
• Farm layout and design
Figure 3.5(a): Trainee and farmers on field day Figure 3.5(b): Another of the filed day activities
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3.1.6 Human Nutrition
No much has been done in terms of nutrition practical, because of the limitation on the
facilities needed for the practical. Detailed practical lessons ware also not included in the
curriculum. The only practical done was about food preparation. The main aim of this
practical was to prepare food in the manner that would preserve the nutritive value of the
food. In the future material necessary for practical of nutrition should be availed to enable
more practical lessons to be conducted.
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Figure 3 6 (a) Different food staffs displayed Figure 3.6 (b) Explaining the different food values
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4.0 RESULTS
4.1 Assessment test
This is a test given monthly to trainees to assess their performances in the class. Two
assessment tests were given. First in July and the second were in August. The general
performances of the student was good for all subjects except for agriculture extension
Horticulture, Farm Management and Nutrition where the trainees did not performed well
in the first test. However, the performance was seen to improve with the second test and
final exam.
Figure 4.1(a) Trainees in exams room Figure 4.1(b) Examination room (hind view)
4.3 Graduation
The Aweil East County Commissioner presided over the graduation ceremony and
presented Certificates of completion to 37 extension workers.
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5.0 CONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Constraints
Constraints to the training ranged from direct constraints; related to infrastructure,
Climatic and Biophysical challenges and indirect constraints; related to Policy,
Institutional support & Research etc.
However the following constraints caused day to day challenges during the training
period and warrant specific mention in this report.
The average rainfall during the three month of the training was 12-17.5mm. This
amount of rain was not enough to sustain good crop growth; as a result trainees
had to water their plot twice a day during the time it did not rain.
Birds (crow) and livestock from the surrounding communities were the major
problem at sowing, germination and vegetative stages.
Pests especially millipede posed a major challenge to the young plants in nursery
and garden.
Some practical lessons were not carried out due to lack of the necessary
equipment and materials
Limited reference materials
The education background of some trainees was weak; this in some instances
strained the learning process.
Recommendations
Basing on tutors’ experiences, observations during the training and discussions held at
various levels about the past, the present and the future of AATC, the following
recommendations are proposed:
There is need to review the general curriculum of the training centre to suit the
purpose for which it is meant. It is observed necessary to avoid overlapping
topics in Agronomy, Horticulture and Agroforestry.
It is further observed necessary to give special consideration to Animal
production in terms of contact hours and practical since the Dinka community
are cattle keepers.
There is need to equip the Library with relevant reading and reference materials
for both trainees and tutors should be made available.
There is need to put in place a standard selection/intake criteria; school report
card should be one of the qualifying certificates for entrance. More emphasis
should be made for the sponsors to give more chances to ladies in their selection
There is a need to establish a herbarium at the college premises with the trees of
Agroforestry importance e.g Leuceana, Casuarina, Calliandra sp, Sesbania; trees
which are nitrogen fixers, provide fodder to animals and give good foliage for
mulching and compost.
There is need for research in the possibility of using local trees in Agroforestry
systems in the area since such trees re well adapted for the area and their uses are
clearly known to the would be beneficiaries/local communities.
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ANNEX I: EXAM RESULTS 2007
DANIEL KUOL
1 CHAN AG/07/06/142 88.5 92.5 90 95 89 90 86 631.00 90.14 1 Distinction
DANIEL BOL
2 ANEI AG/07/06/148 90 93.5 88 91.5 91.5 84 86 624.50 89.21 2 Distinction
ACHIER
3 GARANG ANGUI AG/07/06/144 85.5 88.5 88 88 86.5 84 93 613.50 87.64 3 Distinction
DUDENG
4 MATHEW AMET AG/07/06/166 93.5 88.5 88 88.5 85 88 82 613.50 87.64 3 Distinction
PETER KUOT
5 THIEL AG/07/06/157 83.5 83 80.5 87.5 83.5 89 82 589.00 84.14 5 Distinction
ANGELO KUOT
6 DENG AG/07/06/156 85.5 84 75 84.5 82.5 82 89 582.50 83.21 6 Distinction
JAMES MALIL
7 MAYUAT AG/07/06/176 84.5 77.5 77 87.5 75 89 74 564.50 80.64 7 Distinction
GABRIEL TONG
8 GARANG AG/07/06/163 79 75 75 86 75 89 83 562.00 80.29 8 Distinction
PETER JOK
9 DENG AG/07/06/149 81 79 76 83 78 81 81 559.00 79.86 9 Credit
WILLIAM WOL
10 YEL YEL AG/07/06/159 77.5 79.5 79 77 73 72 76 534.00 76.29 10 Credit
11 BOL MAROL BEN AG/07/06/171 80.8 70 71 70.5 76 85 71 524.30 74.90 11 Credit
WILLIAM MALEK
12 AGUANG AG/07/06/151 77 78.5 71 70 69 83 74 522.50 74.64 12 Credit
JAMES AYOM
13 ACHUIL AG/07/06/155 68.5 75 74 74.5 70 84 76 522.00 74.57 13 Credit
PETER MALUAL
14 AKECH AG/07/06/160 80.3 72 75 69 70 80 74 520.30 74.33 14 Credit
PETER DENG
15 ATAK AG/07/06/164 75.8 75.5 74 68.5 64 78 79 514.80 73.54 15 Credit
VALENTINO
16 AKOL CHOK AG/07/06/165 74.5 69 72 75 75.5 73 70 509.00 72.71 16 Credit
JOSEPH ARIATH
17 NGONG AG/07/06/154 81 65 60.5 70 68.5 84 69 498.00 71.14 17 Credit
SANTINO
MATHIANG
18 DHOL AG/07/06/152 71.5 62.5 75 73 68.5 82 65 497.50 71.07 18 Credit
FRANCIS
19 NGONG MAKAK AG/07/06/163 76.5 67 74.3 69.5 62 69 77 495.30 70.76 19 Credit
NATALIA ANEI
20 MAKUEI AG/07/06/178 63.5 69.5 72 70.5 64 87 56 482.50 68.93 20 Credit
21 DANIEL GARANG AG/07/06/158 71.3 61.5 68 62.5 58.5 76 67 464.80 66.40 21 Credit
MAJAK
LUKA DENG
22 ACHUIL AG/07/06/168 69.3 48.5 67 62 62.5 82 73 464.30 66.33 22 Credit
PETER DIING
23 GARANG KUAN AG/07/06/150 61.5 57 69 65 63 81 54 450.50 64.36 23 Credit
MARTIN DENG
24 ACHUIL AG/07/06/173 72.3 53 54 64 62.5 77 53 435.80 62.26 24 Credit
WILLIAM
GARANG MANOT
25 AKOK AG/07/06/153 55.5 61 76 50 62.5 69 58 432.00 61.71 25 Credit
ARCHANJELO
26 AKIM TONG AG/07/06/175 53 39 67 60 56 86 67 428.00 61.14 26 Credit
ANDREA AGANY Good
27 DENG DHIL AG/07/06/172 67 54.5 61.8 52 54 75 50 414.30 59.19 27 Pass
WILLIAM AROP Good
28 AYOK AG/07/06/174 54 48.5 58 65 60.5 75 35 396.00 56.57 28 Pass
JAMES MAYEN Good
29 PIOL AKOON AG/07/06/170 62 48.5 52 55.8 59.5 65 52 394.80 56.40 29 Pass
SANTINO
MANGOK Good
30 GARANG AG/07/06/143 50 59.5 63 45 54 72 51 394.50 56.36 30 Pass
ELIJAH MANGOK Good
31 DUT AG/07/06/145 60 50 57 47 54 69 56 393.00 56.14 31 Pass
JUDO UCHAN Good
32 ASBALLA AG/07/06/147 58.3 38 60 43 59 67 46 371.30 53.04 32 Pass
PETER AGOK Good
33 AGOK AG/07/06/177 52 43 60 50.5 48 65 40 358.50 51.21 33 Pass
PETER BOL Good
34 AYUEL AG/07/06/169 59 45 55 49 49 61 38 356.00 50.86 34 Pass
JAMES BOL
35 GARANG AG/07/06/167 48.8 45 57.5 44 51 65 34 345.30 49.33 35 Pass
PETER BOL
36 DENG AG/07/06/161 50 40 48.8 36 47.5 68 42 332.30 47.47 36 Pass
ZAKARIA
MARCHELO
37 UJAUK AG/07/06/146 57 31 50 40 41 53 51 323.00 46.14 37 Pass
DISTINCTION: 80-100% CREDIT: 60-79.9% GOOD PASS: 50-59.9% PASS: 40-49.9% FAIL: 0-39.9%
ANNEX II: AWARDS FOR BEST PERFORMING TRAINEES