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Research to Farmers' Fields" - Click
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MATF
aims to improve the livelihoods of farming communities
in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda by providing competitive
grants to projects, which promote the transfer
and adoption of new agricultural technologies
and increase the productivity of smallholder farmers.
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Whitelock of NFU(right) & Ngaio Bowthorpe of FARM-Africa (2nd from left) appreciates hardwork by Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato farmers in Homabay, Kenya. |
AFRICA
100 APPEAL: NFU visits MATF funded Projects in Kenya
The National
Farmers' Union (NFU) is the largest body representing
the UK agricultural sector. The NFU and FARM-Africa
recently launched a joint national fundraising
appeal called The Africa 100 Appeal. In August
2008, the
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during the poultry write-shop in Masaka, Uganda. |
Rakai
Poultry Write-shop in Masaka, Uganda
The MATF recently
organized a successful manual development write-shop
in Masaka district of Uganda from the 22-31 July
2008. Participants were drawn from Uganda, Tanzania,
and Kenya. More...
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| Assistant
Minister Hon. Gideon Ndambuki (middle), IREN
Director James Shikwati (left), and MATF Manager
Ralph Roothaert (right) discuss the MATF approach
during the Pan Africa Workshop. |
MATF
presents new approach during IREN workshop
From 18-21st May 2008, the Inter Region Economic
Network (IREN) held the Pan Africa Workshop in Nairobi
on Service Delivery to Smallholder Farmers. MATF
sent three delegates to the workshop: Janet Syombua
Mumo, Coordinator of the Kitui Development Centre;
Godfrey Mutesasira, Programme Officer of the Community
Integrated Development Initiatives; and Ralph Roothaert,
Fund Manager of MATF.More...
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National Farmers' Union (UK) campaign to support
MATF's work in East Africa. Click to read more about
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Project spotlight :: |
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Keeping
weevils at bay using metal silos technology
in eastern Kenya.
In
Kenya, weevils have been singled out as
the major causes of post harvest grain losses.
Poor storage facilities including substandard
storage and pesticides have aggravated the
attack and losses. However, a new technology
is proving effective in protecting harvested
grains from attack not only from these deadly
weevils, but also from other insects and
pests. Click image to read more about it.
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