Maonyesho

Presentations: 

General themes of presentations are not limited to the following:

• Agroecology, climate-smart practices, conservation agriculture, garden techniques in drylands; Nutrition improvement; a Biblical basis to working in communities; reconciliation/peace-making; reducing post-harvest losses; gender, women, and girls’ issues.
• Emergency guidelines for relief during times of droughts or floods.
• Livestock-base themes:  animal health services, establishing & improving livestock markets; rural poultry systems & Newcastle disease vaccination; East Coast Fever immunization; Ethno-veterinary medicine solutions
• Land use, and range-based themes: Holistic management experiences; community natural resource management plans; conservation agriculture in drylands; farmer-managed natural regeneration – FMNR; small kitchen gardens
• Water-based themes: Water storage by sand dams; water filters; water purification with Moringa seeds; water harvesting at the household or community level
• Farmer-saved seeds, Community seed banks, seed, and agro-input systems, inputs value chains, transitioning from input aid to market-oriented agro-input systems, seed multiplication options, quality issues, last-mile agro-dealer, and seed companies models
• Access to finance themes: post-conflict opportunities and challenges, formal and informal institutions, current status, (banks, cooperatives, SACCOs, MFIs, VSLA)
• Food processing and value addition: current status (challenges, opportunities, cottage industry, appropriate technologies, food safety and quality.