Component 1
NATIONAL TECHNICAL GROUP COMMITTEE (NTG/GRIT) REPORT (Activity 1.2.1.2) INTRODUCTION Rice is the staple food for the people in Sierra Leone. It plays a major role in the food security of both the rural and urban populations. However, its production is largely dependent on the smallholder farmers, whose means of subsistence and incomes remain very low. […]
Undertake Training of Trainer (TOT) Workshops on SRI-CRRP (Activity 1.2.3.1)
IMPLEMENTATION The activity will be carried out under Output 1.2.3 that is extension institutions involved in the development and dissemination of SRI-CRRP strengthened. This can be achieved through training of extension workers. Agriculture extension institutions play a key role in the RICOWAS project. They will be in charge of directly training and technically assisting the […]
Acquisition of Necessary Logistics Material to Support Field Implementation (Activity 1.2.2.3)
HANDING OVER TO BENEFICIARIES On Monday, May 27, the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), serving as the National Executing Entity (NEE) for the RICOWAS project in Sierra Leone, held a significant handing-over ceremony at its headquarters. This event celebrated the acquisition of essential logistics materials aimed at improving the project’s field implementation efforts, addressing […]
Baseline and Capacity needs Assessment Studies (Activities 1.2.2.1 and 2.1.2.2)
Executive Summary The development of a baseline study, needs assessment and Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey in the RICOWAS project intervention areas, in Sierra Leone, with due reference to the project’s Results Framework, Gender Action Plan, and Environment and Social Risk Management Plan is to guide project implementation, and to monitor and evaluate the […]
Needs for Technology Dissemination
The needs for technology dissemination are enormous as captured from the survey. From the extension workers perspective, improving extension capacity, use of participatory approaches, making technology available and technology must be cost-effective are key needs amongst others for technology dissemination. The researchers pinpointed that, improving logistical resources for research, demand-driven research, making technologies accessible and […]
Trainings
Farming households have benefitted from trainings at least once. Three of the farmers’ households have benefitted five times from agricultural trainings as indicated in table 13a. The dominant training areas are technical management, organizational management, financial and budget management, climate-resilient practices and SRI/CRRP, see table 13b. Table 13a: Number of Times Farming Household Benefitted From […]