List of funded Projects from Round 3

List of funded Projects from Round 3

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Round 3 Kenya

Project Description	Location	Grantee
Transfer of the Langstroth beehive technology to subsistent farmers in Bomet District through micro-leasing	Bomet District	K-Rep Development Agency-NGO
Control of the maize stem borers using the “push-pull” technology.	Kiambu District, Central Kenya	Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), National Agricultural Research Center, Muguga – RESEARCH (visit the website here)
Technology Transfer for Small Scale Commercial Apiculture, Taita Taveta District, Coast Province	Taita Taveta District	Strengthening Informal Sector Training and Enterprise (SITE)-NGO
Working with rural private sector to scale up technology transfer to small-scale holder farmers	Western Kenya	Africa Now – NGO
Participatory Scaling-up of soil nutrient management technologies for increased crop yields in smallholder farms of Central Highlands of Kenya	Central Kenya highlands	Kenyatta university, Dept of Environmental Foundation – ACADEMIC

Round 3 Uganda

Project Description	Location	Grantee
Promotion of Vanilla Production in Luwero District.	Luwero District	Luwero District Farmers Association – NGO
Clean Yam Planting material production project in Kayunga district	Kayunga District	Center for Integrated Development (CIDev)
Improving family livelihoods in Pallisa District through on-farm production and distribution of improved Epuripur sorghum varieties.	Pallisa District	Caritas Tororo (Tororo Archdiocese) - NGO
Dissemination of Gari processing technology for sustainable cassava production and poverty reduction in selected districts of Northern, Eastern and Central Uganda	Lira, Apac, Busia, Wakiso, Iganga, Tororo, Masindi, Nakasongola, Mukono Districts.	Lira District Private Sector Promotion Center- Non profit private
Promoting orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties through schools in urban and peri-urban communities of Kampala	Kampala	Makerere University, Dept of Agricultural Extension/Education, Academic
Fruit (banana) Processing and Marketing Project	Mbarara District	Mbarara District Farmers’ Association - NGO

Round 3 Tanzania

Project Description	Region/Location	Grantee
Implementation and dissemination of “Push-Pull” habitat management strategies for control of stem borers and Striga weed in Maize-based farming systems in Eastern Tanzania. For more on the technology, visit: www.push-pull.net	Eastern Tanzania	ICIPE, Habitat Management Programme, ICIPE-Mbita Point Field Station, - Research
Introduction of indigenous fruit processing technology to rural communities in Kibondo and Sikonge Districts of Tanzania	Sikonge & Kibondo Districts	Agricultural research Institute (ARI-Tumbi). Research
Reaching more farmers, more quickly: Scaling out integrated natural resources management technologies in the NE highlands of Tanzania	N E Highlands	Selian Agricultural Research-Lushoto station Research
Moving from commodity coffee to specialty coffee through technological innovation: Using Central pulperies.	Kilimanjaro & Mbeya Regions	Technoserve Tanzania - NGO
Achieving wider impact with climbing bean and Agro-forestry interventions	Arusha Tanzania	Eastern and Central Africa Bean Research Network (ECABREN) - Research

Round 3 Regional

Project Description	Region/Location	Grantee
Empowering Small Scale and Women farmers through Sustainable Production, Seed Supply and Marketing of African Indigenous Vegetables in Eastern Africa	Duluti Arusha Tanzania & Central Kenya	AVRDC World Vegetable Center - Research
Advancing conservation agriculture through farmer knowledge, experience sharing and artisan support	Arusha Tanzania/ Machakos	Kenya Network for Draught Animal Technology (KENDAT) - NGO

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