Capacity Building Horticulture in East Africa

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Capacity Building Horticulture in East Africa

• Partner-search in training and in capacity
  development in Horticulture in Kenya March
  26-30, 2007
• André de Jager (LEI) and Ben van den Brink (PTC)

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Contents

• The consortium partners
• The general approach
• Example Capacity Development Floriculture Uganda
• Options for Kenya

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The Dutch Consortium Partners

• Practical Training Centre (PTC)
• Agricultural Economics Research Institute
  (WUR-LEI)
• Applied Plant Research (WUR-PPO)
• Education and Competence Studies (WUR-ECS)

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Practical Training Centre (PTC)

• PTC is a leading international training centre
  focusing on all links in the production chains
  for plant and animal products, (agricultural)
  techniques, (food) technology and natural areas
• Client-oriented training for education- and
  extension institutes, companies, cooperatives and
  government agencies
• Practice-oriented training centres established in
  China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, the
  Philippines, Yemen, Tunisia, Pakistan and Uganda

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Agricultural Economics Research Institute
(WUR-LEI)

• Leading organization for research on business
  economics and socio-economics in agriculture,
  horticulture, fisheries and forestry
• International activities on strategic and applied
  economic research and development into
  agribusiness and global trade
• Extensive experience in Asia and Africa in
• Policy analysis
• Sector and market analysis
• Industry and business support
• Sustainable farming systems
• Development of agricultural information
• systems
• Project management

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Applied Plant Research (WUR-PPO)

• leading organization for applied research in
  arable farming, outdoor vegetable growing, bees,
  flower bulbs, nursery stock, fruit, greenhouse
  horticulture and mushrooms
• PPO Greenhouse Horticulture integrates and
  develops knowledge into directly applicable
  solutions for practical questions from
  agro-business
• covers the total production chain and and has a
  wide range of clients and partners such as
  product boards, growers associations, suppliers,
  trade and retail organizations.

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Education and Competence Studies (WUR-ECS)

• Provides academic education and conducts research
  on the identification of competence needs within
  the agri-food complex, the design of
  competence-based education, and the analysis of
  effects of competence-based learning
• Competence development in systems innovation and
  international chains, innovative
  entrepreneurship, sustainability, corporate
  social responsibility and intercultural education
• Offers courses on development of competence-based
  education, learning for sustainable development,
  education and international development, skills
  development etc.

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Approach (1)

• Capacity building and developing an innovative
  and practical curriculum
• Competence-based vocational and professional
  education approach
• Intensive collaboration with local private sector
  and education institutions
• New institutional arrangements

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Approach (2)
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Capacity Development Floriculture Uganda

• Project period 2006 -2010
• Objectives
• Strengthen capacity for training in the
  floriculture sector in Uganda
• Enhance productivity and quality of cut flowers /
  cuttings
• Sustainable contribution to the Ugandan economy

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Project partners in Uganda

• Bukalasa Agricultural College
• Mountains of the Moon University
• Uganda Flower Export Association

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Target groups

• Staff in training institutions and companies
  undertaking floriculture training (BAC, MMU,
  Private Sector)
• Staff on flower farms (supervisors, management)
• Smallholder floricultural producers

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Activities in grouped in Working Packages
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WP Curriculum Development

• Updating sector information/educationtraining
  programs
• Competence needs assessment
• Designing courses and course materials
• Pilot tests and revision
• Implementing revised curriculum
• Enhancing sustainability

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WP Curriculum Development Outputs

• Certificate course for O-level students
• Diploma course for A-level students
• Short duration tailor-made training courses
• Related training materials for courses

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WP Staff Development

• Selection candidate trainers
• Implementation of Training of Trainers program
  in The Netherlands
• Development packages of courses
• Implementation of courses
• Evaluation and revision of courses and training
  materials
• Continued training and coaching of trainers

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WP Staff Development Output

• Two training centers (BAC and MMU) and two
  practical training sites (Rosebud and Fiduga)
  with adequately trained staff
• 2 MSc trained staff for long-term development of
  floriculture training and research program at BAC
  and MMU

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WP Applied research

• Updating research needs assessment
• Competence needs assessment
• Research training as part of Training of Trainers
  in The Netherlands
• Developing applied research plan
• Testing and revision of applied research
  activities
• Implementing revised applied research modules

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WP Applied Research Output

• Limited applied research program on floriculture
  operational in conjunction with course programs
  at BAC, MMU and number of private firms

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WP Investements

• At BAC and MMU
• Greenhouses with equipment
• Practical training rooms
• Crop protection equipment
• Spare parts and tools for maintenance
• Starter sets agrochemicals
• Educational materials

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WP Strengthening smallholder floricultural farming

• Inventory of smallholder floricultural producers
  and products
• Needs assessment
• Developing and implementing workshops
• Output
• Training workshops and materials focused on
  smallholder horticultural farming

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Sustainability

• Courses and programmes supported by MoES
• Institutional partnership between floricultural
  private sector and training institutions
• Specific measures for financial sustainability
• Establishment linkages with programs and
  institutions outside Uganda (Kenya, Zambia, South
  Africa, Netherlands)
• Attract additional long-term donor funding

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Options for Kenya

• Uganda-model, Zambia-model or others
• Full-fledged long-term support vs
  short-term/modular support by consortium
• Linkage with capacity building activities in
  Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania
• Funding options?