Capacity Building And Demonstration Of Improved Cassava (Manihot Esculenta) In Western Kenya

Farmers Training Workshop This workshop is designed to train 20 cassava and maize farmers from Kisumu and Siaya Counties in Western Kenya and the core project team and students. The training workshop is proposed to take place on 23rd February 2024 at Maseno University, Main Campus. It will leverage ongoing projects at the University in training farmers on cassava and maize diseases management. The key topics to be covered include:

1. Common cassava and maize diseases
2. Clean planting materials for cassava and maize crops
3. On farm management of cassava and maize diseases Participants will be engaged in co-generating action plans to disseminate clean cassava planting materials.
   Thereafter, participants will visit the University farm to study cassava and maize plots.