2024 African Plant Nutrition Outreach Fellowship Award Recipients Announced
Benguérir, Morocco, 16 December 2024 – The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has announced the finalists of its African Plant Nutrition Outreach Fellowship Award.
This scholarship is supported through APNI’s continued and valued partnership with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and OCP Group (OCP S.A.). OutreachOutThis year’s recipients include:
ZIMBABWE
Dr. Moreblessing Chimweta Chisuro, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bindura, Zimbabwe
Project: Capacity Enhancement of Extension Personnel to Improve the Ease and Precision with which Nutrient Deficiencies are Detected and Addressed in Nutritional Home Gardens in Zimbabwe
Project: Empowering Extension Officers for Gender-Inclusive, Digital Climate-Smart Agriculture: Training and Organizational Development to Support Women and Marginalized Farmers
Dr. Moses project will employ a structured, iterative approach to building capacity among extension officers and their organizations, focusing on gender inclusivity and the use of digital tools for climate-smart agriculture. The methodology centers on a Training of Trainers (ToT) model, supplemented by ongoing mentoring and institutional support, aimed at creating sustainable changes within agricultural extension systems. The training program will consist of an initial intensive course covering climate-smart agriculture practices, gender sensitivity, digital literacy, and leadership skills. This will be followed by a structured mentoring program, where new trainers will receive guidance and feedback as they begin to apply their training in field settings. This approach ensures that the benefits of training scale out to reach a broad audience, particularly women farmers, and continue beyond the project’s funded period.
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