HAY Training Report [July 2013] - Afrisa

YOUTH EMPLOYEMENT AND INCOME ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

HAY TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS

in partnership with

AFRISA - July 2013

AFRISAAfrica Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and Development

Global Knowledge Initiative

Makerere University Pennsylvania State University

National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) Uganda

TRAINING REPORT

Innovations for commercialization, Improvement of Pastoral Systems for Increased Livestock productivity and Community Development in Africa

16th June – 29th June 2013

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YOUTH EMPLOYEMENT AND INCOME ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

HAY TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS

TRAINING REPORT

Innovations for commercialization, Improvement of Pastoral Systems for Increased Livestock productivity and Community

Development in Africa

16th June – 29th June 2013

JULY 2013

Hay Technology, Production and Business

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ContentsAcronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... v

Principal Investigators .................................................................................................................................... vi

Hosting Farmer Organization ......................................................................................................................... vi

AFRISA Profile and SPEDA Initiatives ............................................................................................................. vii

ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................................... ix

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................................................... x

1.0 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................1

1.1 The need for hay in Uganda ................................................................................................................1

1.2 Development Challenge. ....................................................................................................................2

1.3 YEIEP Innovation and Hay making technology ....................................................................................3

2.0 SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS. ...................................................................................................................4

3.0 HAY TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS COURSE. ......................................................................5

4.0 PREPARATIONS FOR THE YEIEP TRAINING ...............................................................................................10

4.1 Choice of the training venue. ...........................................................................................................10

4.2 Resource mobilization. .....................................................................................................................10

5.0: TRAINING APPROACH .............................................................................................................................13

6.0 PROJECT EVALUATION .............................................................................................................................14

6.1 Sixty three youths, women and farmers Skilled. ..............................................................................15

6.2 Hay training manual produced. ........................................................................................................15

6.3 A manually operated haybaler produced .........................................................................................15

6.4 Hay bales produced ..........................................................................................................................16

6.5 Innovation for mowing grass with scythes introduced. ....................................................................16

6.6 Capacity to fabricate haybaler and scythes handles build. ...............................................................16

6.7 Curriculum for hay technology, production and business course made. ..........................................17

6.8: Institutional framework for implementing hay innovation formed. ................................................17

6.9: Capacity building for staff made. .....................................................................................................17

7.0 CLOSING CEREMONY. ..............................................................................................................................18

8.0 YEIEP OPERATIONAL EXPENSES ...............................................................................................................19

9.0: APPENDICES ...........................................................................................................................................20


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Appendix 1: Participants enterprises and data base .....................................................................................20

Appendix 2: Seed packaging labels................................................................................................................22

Appendix 3: Contractual agreement .............................................................................................................23

Appendix 4: GKI funds remitted ....................................................................................................................30

Appendix 5: Table showing summary of Participants’ contributions ............................................................31

Appendix 6: Congratulatory message ............................................................................................................33

Appendix 7: Training Evaluation form ...........................................................................................................34

Appendix 8: Challenge Prize press release ....................................................................................................36

Appendix 9: GKI Press Release ......................................................................................................................37

Appendix 10: YEIEP training Press release.....................................................................................................38

Appendix 11: Ministers Speech on closing ceremony ...................................................................................40

Appendix 12: Final activity Schedule for the training (16-29th 2013) ...........................................................43

Appendix 13: Evaluation results from the Hay technology training. .............................................................45

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Acronyms and Abbreviations ACE Area Cooperative EnterpriseACPPP Academic Community Private Public PartnershipAFRISA Africa Institute For Strategic Animal Resource Services And DevelopmentCAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development ProgrammeCAO Chief Administrative OfficerCOVAB College Of Veterinary Medicine Animal Resources And BiosecurityDSIP Development Strategy and Investment PlanFAO Food And Agriculture OrganizationGDP Gross Domestic ProductGKI Global Knowledge InitiativeIFAD International Fund for Agricultural, DevelopmentJICA Japanese International Cooperation AgencyMAAIF Ministry Of Agriculture Animal Industry And FisheriesMoLG Ministry of Local GovernmentNAADS National Agricultural Advisory ServicesNDF Neutral Detergent FiberNDP National Development PlanNGO Non-Governmental OrganizationPSU Pennsylvania State UniversityRPOSSACCO

Rural Producer OrganizationsSaving and Credit Cooperative Organisation

SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises


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Principal InvestigatorsDr. Michael Kansiime, Head of Secretariat/Director Programs, AFRISA Makerere University(+256)776763330. [email protected]

Professor John David Kabasa, Principal, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animals Resources and Bio-security – COVAB, Makerere University. (+256)772499027. [email protected].

Dr. Sjoerd W. Duiker, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Science,Pennsylvania State University: +1-814-8637637, [email protected]

Dr. Ephraim M. Govere, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management The Pennsylvania State University, [email protected]

Hosting Farmer OrganizationNakitoma Dairy Farmers’ Cooperative Society P.O Box 544 Migyeera Uganda

HOST FARM: Kyamukama Dairy Farm, Nakitoma Sub-county

HOST FARMER: Mr. Eliphaz Kazoora


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AFRISA Profile and SPEDA InitiativesThe Africa Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and Development (AFRISA) was established by the Makerere University Council at its 118th sitting on 23rd March 2010 as an autonomous, Not-For Profit Agency of Makerere University. It is guaranteed by the University Council and functions as a multi-stakeholder engagement platform where Academic - Community - Public - Private Partnership (ACPPP) resources and competences are mobilized to drive societal transformation, taking the University to the people; Science, Innovation, and Technology (STI) to solve societal problems and improve livelihoods of the people. AFRISA is committed to train and nurture skills for production, value addition, enterprises development and aims to raise a healthier and a productive entrepreneurial generation who will transform the subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture.

AFRISA is governed by an independent Board of Directors appointed by Makerere University Council. The Board of Directors’ membership is specially constituted to reflect the ACPPP initiative and it comprises of several stakeholder organizations, Government Ministries, Universities and distinguished individuals. The College of Veterinary Medicine Animal resources and Bio-security (COVAB) is a lead academic partner at the AFRISA platform and various academic units of Makerere University make input in providing strategic leadership and quality assurance in the AFRISA programs.

AFRISA SecretariatThe day-to-day activities of AFRISA are coordinated through the Secretariat which is composed of The Principal Investigator and Director of AFRISA Innovations, Head Secretariat, Program Managers and Officers, responsible for implementing and coordinating specific programs at the platform. A team of academic and business professionals, Adjunct tutors and Field Resident Industrial Instructors (FIRII) are responsible for training and incubation of enterprises that trainees are skilled to develop.

AFRISA-SPEDA Initiative, Model and InnovationAFRISA spearheads a Joint Government of Uganda and Makerere University Mechanism for integrated Professional Career Growth and Development through blended Skilling, Production, Enterprise Development & Academic growth (SPEDA). This is in a bid to promote skills and transformative human capital, boost production and consumption, commercialization, fast track youth- enterprise development and employment through Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovations (HESTI) along an educational and skills value chain, and is delivered though Academic-Community-Public-Private Partnerships (ACPPP). It is a hybrid form of Transformative Education, Human Capital Development and Extension System for driving Wealth Production and Consumption of goods and services.

The educational and Industrial value chain Skills programs at Artisan Certificate level, Ordinary certificate, and Diploma and Degree levels have so far been developed. All these programs have entrepreneurship/ Business management skills as a major component. They include;

1. Dairy Industry and Business2. Meat Industry and Business3. Bee Industry and Business4. Pig Industry and Business5. Leather Industry and Business7. Poultry Industry and Business8. Fish Industry and Business9. Feed Industry and Business10. Wildlife Industry and Business11. Pet, Recreational Animal Industry and

Business12. Laboratory Science Education,

Industrial Technology and Business

From any of these approved programs, specific modules, skills packages, science, Innovation and technology can be delivered to specific target groups of people; farmers, youth groups, Cooperatives and Community based producer organizations to address/solve a specific societal problem. The Hay Technology, Production and Business course has been packaged to help solve a


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specific challenge of livestock dry season feeding in semi-arid rangelands of the cattle corridor in Uganda and help provide feed for the emerging Small holder Dairy farming sector where feed recourse is a serious challenge.

AFRISA’s Overall Mission:Promotion of Production, Business, Industry, Employment and Development through transformative educational models and schemes that integrate and blend professional growth, skilling, production, enterprise development, academic growth through academic-community-public-private partnerships.

Specific goal:To reduce poverty and mass unemployment by; 1. Graduating Certified Producers and Entrepreneurs who are already employers, each

graduated enterprise employing a few additional people.2. Graduating Enterprises / Business ventures with high business viability and chances of success

and low risk to financial service providers.3. Graduating youths with business ventures, employable skills, and University paper

qualification4. Graduating youths who are certified producers and entrepreneurs in target local governments

as credit worth and sustainable SACCO members.5. Anchoring education directly into Production, Industry and Business and translate Education,

Science and Technology into livelihoods6. Providing a National Institutional Framework for Mass enrollment, implementing skilling

Uganda, human capital development and community extension; and mass training of entrepreneurs, and commercialization of agriculture, animal industries and fisheries

7. Providing a national mechanism for mass export of agricultural education8. Providing a national mechanism for formation of credible credit-worthy SACCOs and

young entrepreneurs groups9. Providing a national mechanism for establishing targeted nucleus model farms, enterprises

and firms in every district, as role models.

AFRISA-SPEDA initiative is positioned as a 21st century premier design for taking Universities to the communities in Africa and offers a temperate of how to bridge gaps between Universities, Communities, the Public and Private Sectors to guide the future while solving real societal problems.

Contact Information

Professor John David KabasaFounding Director AFRISA/Principal COVAB.

[email protected],

Dr. Michael KansiimeHead of Secretariat/Director Programs

[email protected], +256776763330

Office address:Makerere University main Campus, Veterinary Complex,

P.O Box 7062, Kampala. Tel. +256312514068:

Email. [email protected], Website: www.afrisa-africa.org

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ABSTRACTThe training in Hay technology, Production and Business, took place from June 16th to June 29th, 2013 in Kyamukama village, Nakitoma Sub-county, Nakasongola District in Central Uganda 160 Km from the capital Kampala. The major objective was to create awareness for business opportunities and capacitate participants to engage in Hay value chains for employment and businesses for the youths, women and farmers in Uganda. Sixty three participants selected from all over Uganda particularly Youths from Dairy and Beef Cooperatives society organizations who are partners at the AFRISA platform, small holder farmer groups, AFRISA students taking Production course in Dairy and Meat Value chains, Farmers from Nakitoma Cooperative Society and Agriculture Advisory Service Providers (AASP) of NAADS, participated I the two week training program.

Participants were skilled in all aspects of the Hay value chain and haymaking including; Identification of pasture grasses and legumes, pasture seed preparation and packing, Establishment and management of a hay garden, mowing, drying and baling of hay, hay storage and feeding. They were taught the ruminant stomach and digestive physiology to appreciate how livestock utilizes hay feed. Silage production was taught to enable them make grass silage in case conditions for grass drying don’t favor hay making after mowing. In addition, water harvesting techniques was also taught to enable participants harvest and keep enough water since hay feeding require animals to have adequate water. They were all skilled on how to mow grass with scythes, technology this project YEIEP is introducing to Uganda for the first time. All participants developed business plans in identified opportunities along the hay value chain that could be funded by microfinance and financial institutions. Two of the participants, Eliot Tweheyo and Brian Opio who have a carpentry background were

trained (by the Kenyan Youth technicians) on how to make an affordable manually operated haybaler and scythe handles introduced to Uganda through this project - YEIEP.

The opening ceremony of this training workshop was presided by The Minister of Livestock Resources, Hon. Rtd. Col. Bright Rwamirama who launched the Hay Technology, production and Business Training manual that will be availed to all trainers in Uganda in Hay value chain. His Excellency the Ambassador of Uganda to Somalia, Major General Nathan Mugisha, Executive Director of the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) Dr. Samuel Mugasi, the Director, Northern Uganda Reconstruction Programme, Dr. R. Lim Lim, the General overseer of the National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches of Uganda, Bishop Joshua Lwere visited the training that was closed on 29th June 2013 in a colorful ceremony presided over by Minister of Security of the Republic of Uganda, Hon. Muruli Mukasa.

The locally made haybaler and scythes handles will be made available to all Ugandans and the regional market by the Ugandan skilled youths who will establish carpentry workshop for commercial manufacture of the Technology. The first scythes for mowing grass were imported from Afritools (PTY) Swaziland. However, local production capacity of scythe blades was identified during the training: they will be fabricated and availed to the Ugandan and the regional market by Luwero Industries of Ministry of Defense Uganda. The participants were given Certificates of attendance and will be graduated in March 2014 during the US-Africa Collaboration colloquium to be held in Kampala. Only those that will engage successfully in hay making will be graduated with an artisan certificate in Hay Technology and Business of AFRISA, Makerere University.


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe acknowledge the Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI), Washington DC & Pennsylvania State University United Sates of America who in August 2012 organized The 2012 Africa Collaboration Colloquium in State College, PA where participants from three continents and 17 institutions joined together to forge new alliances to tackle food security challenges. It is in this forum that an alliance between AFRISA- Makerere University and Penn state was born. Specifically, the contribution of the GKI’s Chief Operating Officer, Sara Farley and GKI staffs; Andrew Gerard, Courtney O’Brien and Amanda Rose is greatly applauded in making this alliance come to reality. Special thanks go to Makerere University, College of Veterinary medicine, Animal resources and Bio-security and Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences for facilitating this alliance to flourish. The government of Uganda through the National Agriculture Advisory Service (NAADS) is much appreciated for partnering to demonstrate support to this alliance. Dr. Samuel Mugasi, the Executive Director of NAADS is particularly acknowledged for the interest he exhibited in this project. We acknowledge; Dr. Sarah Nalule, Dr. Simon-Jean Onyait, Dr. David Karlvon Lubega, Mr. Agbas Mugisha Tweheyo and the entire AFRISA Secretariat team, who prepared all the training material, camped in Kyamukama for two weeks and delivered all the training. The contribution of

Nakitoma Dairy farmers Cooperative Society who hosted this training is greatly appreciated. Mr. Eliphaz Kazoora, the Diary farmer who hosted the training on his ranch and donated a bull to the project is applauded. Mr. Nkoyoyo, Nathan Mugisha who provided a bull each to the training for practical demonstration and bull roasting by participants are appreciated. We acknowledge Mr.John Thumbi and Dennis Mutayi, the Kenyan youth who shared their successful stories and trained the Ugandan youth how to make scythes handles and a manually operated haybaler. All the facilitators and guests that lectured or spoke to students in the course of training; Hon. Rtd. Col. Bright Rwamirama (Minister for Animal Recourses), Lt. Col. Johnson Namanya (Luwero Industries, Ministry of Defense), Dr. Stephen Asiimwe ( University of Georgia USA), His Excellence Major General Nathan Mugisha (Ambassador of Uganda to Somalia), Dr. Samuel Mugasi (Executive Director National Agriculture Advisory Services), Dr. R. Lim Lim (Director for Northern Uganda Reconstruction Programme), Bishop Joshua Lwere (General Overseer of the National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches of Uganda) and his wife Mama Margret Lwere, the Nakasongola District leaders. We look forward to continued cooperation as we drive the societal transformation agenda. May the Almighty God bless you for your contribution to this roject.

Dr. Michael Kansiime, Head of Secretariat/Director Programs, AFRISA, Makerere UniversityProfessor John David Kabasa, Principal COVAB/Director AFRISA Innovations, Makerere UniversityDr. Sjoerd W. Duiker, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Science, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Ephraim M. Govere, Department of Ecosystem Science and Mgt, Pennsylvania State University,

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1.0 INTRODUCTIONThe Youth Employment and Income Enhancement Project (YEIEP) is a joint initiative of the Africa Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and Development (AFRISA) Makerere University and The Pennsylvania State University USA, supported by the Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) of Washington DC and the National Agricultural Advisory services (NAADS) in the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) of the Government of Uganda. The two weeks training in Hay Technology, Production

and Business was one of the deliverables for the YEIEP and was conducted by AFRISA, Makerere University, Pennsylvania State University USA and a group of youths from Zawadi Youth Enterprises from Kenya who run a Hay baling custom service in Nyeri, Kenya. YEIEP and the Hay Technology, Production and Business course are part of the AFRISA – Makerere University Innovations for Commercialization, Improvement of Pastoral Systems for Increased Livestock productivity and Community Development in Africa.

1.1 The need for hay in Uganda

Uganda has a competitive advantage and can have the largest and fastest growing livestock sector in sub-Saharan Africa, considering the conducive climatic conditions; abundance of water and pastures throughout the year in most parts of the country. Almost one third of the population, or 10 million people, live in households with livestock, especially dairy cattle. Uganda’s milk production was 1.9 billion liters, and milk export was valued at $11.5 million in 2012 (Daily Monitor, June 10, 2013; http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Commodities/Uganda-s-dairy-export-revenue-grow-to-Shs30b/-/688610/1731406/-/le0sxsz/-/index.html). The Ugandan dairy industry is growing fast at 8-10% per year. Like in other East African countries, dairy production in Uganda is dominated by smallholder farmers and its improvement, using technology appropriate for smallholders, is therefore likely to lift many people out of poverty. Eighty-five percent (85%) of milk is marketed in the informal market in Uganda, signifying small holder dominance of the sector (Dobson and Combs, 2005). One of the key bottlenecks to continued growth in the dairy sector is feed shortage (Dobson and Combs, 2005). There are two types of feed shortage: (1) In highly populated areas, urban and peri-urban areas, livestock feed shortage is present throughout the year due to land scarcity, and (2) in rural areas feed shortage is acute in the

dry season. Harvesting grasses and legumes and preserving them when supply is high becomes imperative to address feed shortage. Ruminant feed can be either preserved as hay or as silage. Both are needed to meet feed needs: silage is ideal for forage preservation when drying conditions are poor. However, silage contains approximately 65% moisture and is difficult to transport due to its mass. Hay needs prolonged drying times, but has only about 15% moisture, so it is more suitable for transportation. Due to orographic rainfall patterns in Uganda semi-arid and humid regions can be in close proximity. It is possible to produce hay in the dry regions and transport it to the humid areas where urban and peri-urban dairy farms are concentrated. Additionally, hay can be made in the rainy season when forage is abundant, preserved and stored for dry season feeding when supply is scarce in rural areas. As the Ugandan dairy sector continues to grow there is a unique opportunity to develop hay as a resource to increase milk production with affordable and yet effective mowing and baling technologies for the poor. Besides contributing to poverty alleviation, hay could also help improve sustainability in crop production if integrated in crop rotations or in alternating strips to combat soil erosion and improve soil organic matter content.


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1.2 Development Challenge.

The Livestock sector is important in East Africa largely for milk and meat production. In Uganda, 9% of GDP is generated in the livestock sector and the dairy sector alone is estimated to contribute 45% of livestock GDP. Livestock contributes to generation of income, protein-rich foods, savings and insurance, production of manure to improve soil fertility, draught and transportation power, effective use of dry land environments, and social customs (Pica-Ciamarra et al., 2011). It is estimated that only 12% of the national livestock herd is commercial leaving 88% under the rural, pastoral, micro and subsistence farming systems. The Development Strategy and Investment Plan (DSIP) put meat and milk production as one of the top ten enterprises of choice in Uganda. One of the biggest challenges of livestock milk and meat production is feed supply. Malnutrition (due to lack of feed) greatly affects the livestock sector causing mortality and reduced meat and milk production. In the dry lands; the cattle corridor, the situation is worsened by prolonged dry seasons that scorch all the grass and the situation is compounded by indiscriminate burning. As the Government of Uganda implements the Vision 2040, the Development Strategy and Investment Plan (DSIP) and specifically the development of the livestock sector, all effort should be marshaled in provision of technologies, building expertise in alternative feed systems and harvesting pasture grass and fodder in times of plenty to feed livestock during the dry seasons and for supplementary feeding to ensure sustainable meat and milk production. With this back ground, AFRISA, the College of Veterinary Medicine

Animal Resources and Bio-Security (COVAB) - Makerere University, Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) Washington DC, The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) - USA & National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) - Government of Uganda partnered under the theme “Innovations for commercialization, Improvement of pastoral Systems for Increased Livestock productivity and for Community Development” to make a contribution. The Youth Employment and Income Enhancement Project (YEIEP) was designed to create awareness for business opportunities and capacitate participants to engage in Hay value chains for employment and businesses for the youths, women and farmers in Uganda. This would create a generation and a cohort of young people, women and farmers who will take up hay production and livestock feeding to a higher level. The Global Knowledge Initiative is providing YEIEP with United States Dollars 20,000 to actualize this effort. USD 10,000 was released for the first phase of training that has been completed. This fund helped to building capacity among farmers, Extension workers and Youths who are interested in being skilled and nurtured in Hay Technology, Production and Business. This will help overcome challenges of dry season and supplementary feeding using hay. It will also supplement efforts of the government of encouraging small holder dairy farming where feeding is the greatest challenge. We have introduced a hay production technology of mowing grass with scythes and locally made manually operated haybaler adopted for use in Kenya and United States.

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The YEIEP innovation will continue to build technical capacity in hay making through the Hay technology, Production and Business training programs which AFRISA will continue to offer to the public. The introduction to Uganda of an easily fabricated technology of moving grass with Scythes and a manually operated haybaler that was first introduced to farmers in Kenya in 2011 will revolutionaries feeding systems for small holder livestock farmers and dry season feeding. After training, participants have been sent to their farms and will be nurtured for 9 months as they actualize hay production. At the end of the project, the innovation will produce Certified Hay technologists and entrepreneurs leveraging on the Academic-Community-Private-Public–Partnership (ACP3) initiative and the collaboration that links Uganda through AFRISA to the work of an ongoing project with a hay baling business incubator which Pennsylvania State University (PSU) has initialized with the Zawadi Youth Enterprise, a Community Based Organization in Nyeri, Kenya. (PSU specialists have assisted youths in Nyeri in learning how to mow grass with scythes, dry the hay, and subsequently make hay bales with a locally made manually operated Hay-baler). The new haymaking technology introduced in this training are affordable, and yet effective mowing and baling implements to allow those with few resources to engage the hay market.

Scythes considerably speed up mowing compared with the slash, and are relatively inexpensive compared with motorized mowers unaffordable for most people in East Africa. For our training, scythes were imported from China via Afritools (PTY) Swaziland, while the snaths (handles that feature adjustable, ergonomic grips) have been made locally with help of the technicians from Kenya. We have found a partner, Luwero Industries, to produce scythe blades and rings locally and orders have been placed. The baler is also affordable, is constructed entirely from locally available timber and metal, does not require expensive fuel, and yet produces quality hay bales of desired density and weight (the market demands at least 15 kg bales). The baler is 8 feet long constructed mostly of timber. It has a push-through design with a manually operated plunger which pushes hay flakes into a compression chamber. Once the desired length is achieved the bale is tied up with sisal. All materials to make balers are locally available in Uganda. The design for the manually operated Hay-baler is publicly available through Tillers’ International, a non-profit organization based in Michigan United States of America. Two carpenters who can produce balers in Uganda were trained during our workshop. The manufacture of scythes and hay-balers will be an added business opportunity for youths in Uganda.

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a) Twenty three (23) AFRISA-Makerere University Students: These are Students undergoing AFRISA SPEDA production programs specializing in Dairy Industry, Beef Industry and Feed Industry. They are undertaking Ordinary certificate, Diplomas and Degree programs. They have chosen Livestock production as their line of business and such training would augment their work.

b) Twenty two (22) Youth and Farmers from Nakitoma Dairy Farmers’ Cooperative Society Nakasongola. Nakitoma Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society is one of the partners on the AFRISA platform and Nakasongola area being one of the areas heavily affected by drought, the demand for alternative feeding systems in dry seasons is high. The cooperative hosted the training.

2.0 SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTSSeventy (70) Participants of various categories ranging from Youths, Extension workers, Farmers, Women and AFRISA students of Dairy, Meat and Feed industrial Value chains were selected and Sixty three (63) participants reported and participated in the training. The selected participants and their categories are as follows.

c) Fifteen (15) Agriculture Advisory Service providers (AASP). These were selected from specific areas where NAADS would want to promote alternative Livestock feeding. They will work as hay business focal persons and nurturing experts together with AFRISA business nurturing and incubation team.

d) Ten (10) youths and farmers selected from various Dairy and Beef Farmers Cooperative societies and partners at the AFRISA platform. These were among 200 farm/firms and Cooperative Societies, Community Based Organization and Farmer groups affiliated to AFRISA.

In all the categories, priority was given to participants who were interested in; (1) taking on hay production as a business opportunity (2) making hay for their own dry season and intensive livestock feeding (3) pursuing business in hay related opportunities such as pasture seed production, preparation of hay gardens as business etc (4) training and demonstrating hay production to their communities.


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3.0 HAY TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS COURSE

In order to graduate Certified Hay Technologists, business technicians and entrepreneurs who will provide leadership for hay sector development, AFRISA, designed a curriculum that is being tested and developed into a Skills development course; Hay Technology, Production and Business Course which will be submitted the COVAB Academic Board for approval and will be delivered under the AFRISA model of training. The modules included in the Curriculum and delivered to the participants include;

a) Module 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Management. The participants were given entrepreneurial skills; how to identify business opportunities through information, circumstances and challenges around them, how to build this opportunity into an implementable business plan, how to start, implement and manage the business profitably. Special emphasis was given to business opportunities within the hay value chain. At the end of this module, each participant had a well synthesized business plan ready for implementation. See Enterprises data base of established business to be implemented before graduation (Appendix 1: Participants enterprises and data base) b) Module 2: Ruminant Stomach Anatomy and Digestive Physiology. Participants were given an understanding of the Ruminant Stomach Anatomy and Digestive Physiology to be able to appreciate the importance of ruminant livestock feeding. At the end of the module, they were able demonstrate understanding that; (1) the digestive system of ruminants optimizes use of rumen microbe fermentation products. (2) This adaptation lets ruminants use resources (such as high-fiber forage) that cannot be used by or are not available to other animals. (3) Ruminants are in a unique position of being able to use such resources that are not in demand by humans but in turn provide man with a vital food source. (4) Ruminants are also useful in converting vast renewable resources from pasture into other products for human use such as hides, fertilizer, and other inedible products (such as horns and bone). (5) One of the best ways to improve agricultural sustainability is by

developing and using effective ruminant livestock grazing systems. (6) More than 60 percent of the land area in the world is too poor or erodible for cultivation but can become productive when used for ruminant grazing. (7) Ruminant livestock can use land for grazing that would otherwise not be suitable for crop production. (8) Ruminant livestock production also complements crop production, because ruminants can use the byproducts of these crop systems that are not in demand for human use or consumption. (9) Developing a good understanding of ruminant digestive anatomy and function can help livestock producers’ better plan appropriate nutritional programs and properly manage ruminant animals in various production systems.

c) Module 3: Forage Species for Hay Making and Pasture Seed Production:Participants were given characteristic understanding of the grassland agro-ecological zones in which particular plant species adapt appropriately. Various pasture grasses and legumes in different grasslands of Uganda were characterized. Pasture quality optimization through good plant nutrition, grazing management and timely pasture harvest was emphasized. Participants were trained in pasture seed processing, multiplication, pasture seed quality, seed germination test and seed packaging. At the end of the training each participant was able to identify important pasture grass and legume species, process and package pasture and legume seeds ready for sale or sowing. Some participants made business plans of pasture seed production as a business opportunity. See (Appendix 2: Seed packaging labels)


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d) Module 4: Establishment and Management of a Hay Garden In this module participants were skilled in how to prepare a virgin land into a seedbed for grass pastures and legumes. Seeding and seeding method, fertilizing of the garden by organic and inorganic fertilizers, weeds and weeding and the general management of the hay garden were emphasized. At the end of the training some participants made business plans on how to prepare a hay garden for farmers as a business opportunity. e) Module 5: Pasture Weeds and Their Control Common pasture weeds were selected and identified. These included; Imperata cylindrica, Sporobolus spp, Solanum incanum, Pasparum spp, Acacia hockii (range pastures), Cymbopogon

nardus, Euphorbia heterophylla /Pig weed. Principles and methods of weed control, prevention of new incursions, were emphasized. At the end of the module, all participants could identify the common pasture weeds and their control methods. f) Module 6: Hay Production General principle of hay making, types of hay, legume hay, non-legume hay, grain crop hay, mixed hays and qualities of good hay were emphasized. Main operations in hay making; mowing of grass, grass maturity, time of hay cut, tedding the grass, drying of hay, hay losses etc, were handled in detail. By the end of the module, all students were able to make hay and some chose hay making for sale as their businesses and wrote fundable business plans.

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g) Module 7: Innovative Technologies in Hay Production- Mowing With a Scythe Participants were introduced to large scale and modern techniques of hay production by use of motorized mowing and baling equipment ideal for large scale hay production. Participants were also introduced to technology of mowing grass with scythes and baling with a manually operated

haybaler. At the end of the module all participants were able to mow grass with scythes and were able to bale with the manually operated haybaler. Two of the participants were trained on how to make scythes handles and a manually operated haybaler and will be able to make a business in supplying these fabricated technologies to farmers.


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h) Module 8: Preservation and Feeding Hay Participants were skilled on principles of preservation of hay, construction of a hay storage barn, vermin control and principles of feeding hay including design and construction of the hay

rack. At the end of the module each student was able to design and construct a storage barn and feeding rack. Participants could demonstrate how to feed hay to livestock.

Other Modules taught to all participants

In the course of training, it came out clearly that participants need knowledge in Silage making to be able to make silage from fresh grass in case it is not possible to dry the freshly cut grass especiary in rainy seasons. At the end of the training each participants clearly demonstrated how to make silage. Water harvesting was also found to be a competence participants needed to know.

They were introduced to techniques of water harvesting. Water should be availed to animals constantly when feeding on hay. Water availability would be a challenge in dry seasons when water is scarce especiary in drought affected areas of the country. At the end of the training participants clearly demonstrated understanding of water harvesting.


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4.0 PREPARATIONS FOR THE YEIEP TRAINING4.1 Choice of the training venue.

Nakasongola was chosen to be the venue of the training because of the following reasons. (1) Nakasongola rangelands lie in the cattle corridor of Uganda. The cattle corridor is semi-arid and is inhabited by pastoralists who are almost exclusively cattle herders. This corridor sweeps across Uganda in an arc from the Rwanda and Tanzania borders in the Southwest to the eastern border with Kenya. These pastoralists experience severe shortage of pasture grass in dry seasons and yet have surplus grass during rainy seasons. (2) Farmers of Nakitoma Dairy Cooperative Society are active partners at the AFRISA platform and have a fully executed memorandum of understanding with AFRISA Makerere University. One of organized farmer groups and the area earlier identified as an area of intervention was pasture harvesting for dry season feeding.

Between January 2013 to May 2013, the PI and the training team visited profiled farmers and farms with in Nakasongola selected areas to identify suitable farms to host this training. Emphasis was put on (1) availability of suitable grass for hay production demos, (2) accessibility to the main road for coordination and communication, (3) availability of good water for human use, (4) availability of a suitable ground for establishment of the training camp and (5) willingness of the farmer to host close to 100 people on his/her farm for two weeks. Mr.Eliphaz Kazoora’s Ranch in Kyamukama Village, Nakitoma sub-county was selected to host the training.

4.2 Resource mobilization.

a) Financial resourcesThe Global Knowledge initiative (GKI) provided USD 9,813.85. See (Appendix 4: Contractual agreement and Appendix 6: Inward Payment Customer Advice) as part of the USD 20,000 grant offered for the YEIEP project for training. This fund was leveraged with Uganda Shillings 35,300,000 equivalent to USD 13,789.06 provided by the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) of the Government of Uganda, Ministry

of Agriculture Animal resources and Fishers (MAAIF) and 6,935,000/= equivalent to USD 2,708.98 received as participants’ contribution ( see Appendix 5: Table showing summary of Participants’ contributions). Participants made contribution to food, accommodation and registration. They were in several categories and contributed differently to food, accommodation and registration as indicated in Appendix 5.


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Summary of funds received (Exchange rate 1USD= 2560 Shgs as at 16th June 2013)

Source of funds Amount USD

Amount Ug.Sh

% age contribution

1 Global knowledge Initiative (GKI) 9,813.85 25,123,456 38%

2 National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) 13,789.06 35,300,000 52%

3 Contributions from Participants 2,708.98 6,935,000 10%

Total resource Envelope 26,311.89 67,358,456 100%

b) Human resourcesAn implementation team comprising of faculty and technicians from AFRISA and College of Veterinary medicine animal recourse and Biosecurity (COVAB) Makerere University, Pennsylvania State University, skilled wood and metal fabrication technicians from Zawadi Youth Enterprise in Nyeri Kenya, selected resource persons from among livestock practitioners, heads of relevant institution of Government was assembled to deliver the training as follows.

Names of the trainersS/N Name Institution Responsibility1 Dr. Michael Kansiime AFRISA Makerere University PI Principal Investigator2 Professor John David

KabasaCOVAB Makerere University Co-Principal Investigator

3 Professor Sjoerd Duiker Pennsylvania State University Co- Principal Investigator4 Dr. Sarah Nalule COVAB Makerere University Trainer5 Dr. Simon Jean Onyait COVAB Makerere University Trainer6 Dr. David K Lubega AFRISA Makerere University Trainer7 Dr. Mary Flavia

NakanjakoAFRISA Makerere University Trainer

8 Mr. Agbus Tweheyo AFRISA Makerere University Trainer9 Miss Martha Kukunda AFRISA Makerere University Administrator10 Mr. Onesmus Nimusima AFRISA Makerere University Support staff11 Mr. John Thumbi Zawadi Youth enterprises Kenya Trainer12 Mr. Danis Mutahi Zawadi Youth enterprises Kenya Trainer13 Mr. Eliot Tweheyo AFRISA Makerere University Carpenter Trainee 14 Mr. Brian Opio AFRISA Makerere University Carpenter Trainee15 Mr. John Paul Agaba Media and Graphics Centre Photography16 Lt. Col Johnson

NamanyaUPDF Guest lecturer

17 HE Major Gen Nathan Mugisha

Ugandan Ambassador to Somalia Guest lecturer

18 Dr. Samuel Mugasi NAADS Guest lecturer19 Hon. Bright Rwamirama Min. of Livestock resources Guest lecturer20 Dr. Stephen Asiimwe University of Georgia Guest lecturer

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c) Motor vehicles and training equipmentThe Makerere University through COVAB and AFRISA provided transport for facilitators, participants and equipment, a generator and all its accessories, visual training equipment and the entire infrastructure for effective training. All required tools and equipment required for training and fabrication of scythes handles and balers were sourced from the open market well in advance. These materials include; 1. Scythes imported from Afritools (PTY)

Swaziland and airlifted to Uganda through Entebbe Airport

2. Scythes rings imported from United States of America

3. Stationary and T-shirts supplied by Icon D Ltd

Kampala4. Timber and wood accessories purchased

from the open market in Ndeeba Kampala5. Nuts, nails and required hardware purchased

from the open market in Kiyembe Kampala6. Training manual printed by Icon D Ltd

Kampala7. Camping tents purchased from game stores

Kampala8. Service providers sourced from Migeera

town Nakasongola DistrictIt is the policy of AFRISA to source services from the area where the service is required. This helps enhance ownership of our training programs by the local communities we work with.


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5.0: TRAINING APPROACHThe participants assembled at AFRISA Secretariat, Makerere University on 16th June 2013 at 9.00 am. Registration was done and participants were transported by bus to the training camp, Kyamukama Village, Nakitoma Sub county, Nakasongola District, 160 Km North of Kampala. The training was done in fourteen days and participants were passed out with a Certificate of attendance on a colorful ceremony presided over by the Minister of Security in the Uganda Government on 29th June 2013.

Armed with their business plans that were developed during the training, participants returned to their respective locations to start actualizing hay making or engaging in operations and business in the hay value chain. Between July 2013 – March 2014, the participants will be nurtured by the AFRISA Enterprise nurturing specialist to ensure

smooth running of businesses. After 9 months of nurturing, those that will be successful in establishing enterprises in Hay value chains will be graduated in March 2014 Africa-US Collaboration Colloquium to take place in Kampala.

a) Nurturing of the businesses will be done by AFRISA and NAADS to help participants translate the skills into practice

b) Those participants who would translate the skills and technologies acquired in the Project will be graduated in colorful ceremony with an “Artisan certificate in Hay Production and business” during the 2013 African –USA Collaboration Colloquium which will take place in Uganda in March 2014 with guests from all over the world.


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6.0 PROJECT EVALUATIONThe training in Hay Technology, Production and Business is a major Milestone in the implementation of the YEIEP project. The project is on track. All the activities preceding the training and the training itself were done effectively, in all cases exceeding the set objectives as seen in the Log frame.

Youth Employment and Income Enhancement Project (YEIEP): LOGFRAME ACTVITIES: May 2013 to March 2014

OUTPUT ACTIVITY MILESTONE MILESTONE MILESTONE

OUTPUT 1 ACTIVITY 1.1 Milestone 1 Jun 2013

% age completion

Milestone 2 Sept2013

% age completion

Milestone Mar 2014

% age completion

TRAINED YOUTH IN HAYMAKING

Train youth in haymaking

2-week haymaking training workshop completed

100% 45 youths certified in haymaking

To be done in Phase 2

ACTIVITY 1.2 Milestone May 2013

% age completion

Milestone Sept 2013

Milestone March 2014

% age completion

Produce training manuals

2 draft training manuals completed

100% Training manuals finalized

100% 100 training manuals printed and available

100%

OUTPUT 2 ACTIVITY 2.1 Milestone May 2013

% age completion

Milestone Sept 2013


% age completion

HAYBALES AND HAYBALERS

Construct haybalers

2 haybalers constructed

100% 3 haybalers constructed

100% 10 haybalers constructed

30%


% age completion

Milestone Sept 2013


Make hay bales

20 hay bales made

100% 100 hay bales made

100% 500 haybales made

20%


% age completion

Milestone Sept 2013


% age completion

EFFECTIVE SCYTHES

Make and test scythes

Found blacksmith capable of making scythes + first prototype made

100% 10 scythes made and sold

10% 20 scythes made and sold

5%


% age completion

Milestone Sept 2013

% age completion

Milestone Mar 2014

% age completion

SOIL AND FORAGE TEST LABORATORY COMPETENCE

Perform laboratory competence audit

Audit plan completed


AFRISA and Univ Makerere Lab Competence audit completed


Competence and needs assessment report completed



% age completion

Milestone Sept 2013

% age completion

Milestone Mar 2014

% age completion

Analyze soil and forage and identify appropriate animal mix

Soil and forage test methods and instrumentation compiled


Soils and forage tests completed and appropriate animal mix identified


Soil and forage test and animal mix report completed



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The YEIEP most tangible outputs include:

6.1 Sixty three youths, women and farmers Skilled.

Sixty three participants were trained hence starting on a journey that will enable them graduate with an “Artisan certificate in Hay Technology, Production and business” of AFRISA, Makerere University in March 2014 and will be the first Certified Hay Technologists and entrepreneurs in the country.

Figure 1A participant receive a certificate of attendance from Hon.Muruli Mukasa, looking on is Prof. John D Kabasa and Dr. Michael Kansiime

6.2 Hay training manual produced.

The First Edition of the Training Manual for Hay Technology, Production and Business was produced and launched by the Minister of Livestock Resources on Monday 24th June 2013 in Nakasongola. The second edition incorporating changes including new areas of interest to

farmers is being developed. This manual is available at AFRISA Secretariat to the interested stakeholders and can be used to scale out the training to subsequent participants and farmers countrywide.

6.3 A manually operated haybaler producedThree manually operated haybaler were made. The design for the manually operated hay-baler is publicly available through Tillers’ International, a non-profit organization based in Michigan United States of America. Through Pennsylvania State University, the design was obtained. Two Uganda youth participants were skilled on how to assemble the haybaler and avail it to the Ugandan market. The 8 feet long locally assembled baler is a push-through design with a manually

operated plunger which pushes hay flakes into a compression chamber. Once the desired length is achieved the bale is tied up with sisal. It is constructed entirely from locally available timber and metal and produces quality hay bales of desired density and weight (the market demands at least 15 kg bales). It will be made affordable to farmers and assembled units can be obtained on order through AFRISA.

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6.4 Hay bales produced

Sixty three hay bales were produced by the participants. Participants were able to select appropriate grass suitable for hay making, mow the grass using the scythes, dry them and bale them using the manually operated haybaler. They

also constructed a hay barn for storing the hay and a feeding rack where hay can be availed for livestock for feeding. This demonstrated that the participants have the capacity to make hay, store it appropriately and feed it to cows.

6.5 Innovation for mowing grass with scythes introduced

The scythe is an instrument used to cut grass or shrub. It considerably speeds up mowing compared with machetes or slashes, tools not really designed for this purpose. One swing of

a machete cuts a swath perhaps 20 inches (50 centimeters) long and 2 inches (5 centimeters) wide while one swing of scythe can easily cut a swath 6 feet (2 meters) long by 4 inches (10 centimeters)


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6.7 Curriculum for hay technology, production and business course made.

Lt. Col Johnson Namanya of Luwero Industries look at the scythe imported from China. Luwero Industries of the Ministry of Defense has partnered with AFRISA and NAADS to fabricate scythes locally for the regional market. Dr Michael Kansiime looks on.

The curriculum has been written and tested and has already been accepted by the College of Veterinary medicine Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB) Makerere University to be delivered as an Artisan Program to Youths,

Women and Farmers at the AFRISA platform. The process is on for this Hay technology, Production and Business course to be mainstreamed into the formal AFRISA-SPEDA Certificates, Diploma and Degree program.

6.8: Institutional framework for implementing hay innovation formed.The Academic - Community - Private - Public partnership (ACPPP) formed to implement the YEIEP provides a suitable institutional mechanism for implementation of hay innovations and rolling out technologies and implementing Skills for production Enterprise development and Academic growth (SPEDA) which is critical for

improved employment and food security in Africa. This framework will be instrumental to spearhead many other development initiatives for Teaching, Research and Community outreach for Makerere University, Pennsylvania state University and the Government of Uganda.

6.9: Capacity building for staff made.Fourteen trainers were drawn from Makerere University, the AFRISA platform, the Pennsylvania University, and the Zawadi Youth Enterprise Program. Two of the Ugandans were trained to

make manually operated haybalers and scythe hands. These will be trainers of trainers (ToTs) to other Ugandans.

6.6 Capacity to fabricate haybaler and scythes handles build.Through the mentorship program of Pennsylvania State University and the Zawadi Youth in Nyeri Kenya, YEIEP has been able to train two metal and wood artisans in fabrication of scythe handles and the haybaler who will train other youths so

as to multiply this technology. These fabricated hay tools are available at AFRISA Secretariat. This has emerged as a serious business opportunity to youth artisans.

wide. The scythes are used while standing upright as opposed to a slash where you have to bend. The scyths was used extensively in Europe and North America until the early 20th century when it went out of favor due to farm mechanization progress. Knowledge about scythes is basically absent in developing countries. Scythes could be a useful tool for smallholder farmers: (1) who do

not have the resources to buy expensive mowing equipment, (2) with little acreage for pasture grass for mowing (3) interested in agricultural production without extensive fossil fuel inputs. The scythe is an ideal instrument for making hay using renewable resources. Sixty-six Ugandans were trained and can guide potential users in scythe selection, maintenance, and operation.

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7.0 CLOSING CEREMONYThe Sixty three participants were commissioned to begin their enterprises on 29th June 2013 on a colorful ceremony presided over by the Hon. Muluri Mukasa, Minister of Security of the Republic of Uganda who represented the Minister of Agriculture (see Appendix 11: Minister’s Speech on closing ceremony). Present on the ceremony were; His Excellency the Ambassador of Uganda to Somalia, Gen Nathan

Mugisha, The Overseer of Born Again Pentecostal Churches of Uganda, Bishop Joshua Lwere, all District Leader; Chairman local Council V and all his team, The Resident District Commissioner, Security officials, partners at the AFRISA Platform including representatives from North Dakota State University USA, Columbus University. Global Knowledge Initiative was represented by Andrew Geralds.


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8.0 YEIEP OPERATIONAL EXPENSES All the total funds received (Refer to 4.2 (a) Summary of funds received) were spent to prepare and execute the training as planned. The major expenses of the project included; Local and international Travel expenses, food, training

materials, tools and equipment for haybaler and mowing technology, staff facilitation, ceremonies, accommodation etc as indicated in the schedule of expenses. There was effective use of resources received.

The summary breakdown of YEIEP expenses.

YEIEP COST HEAD AND NARRATION AMOUNT UGS

EX.RATE AMOUNT USD

1 International Facilitators travel and incidental expenses refunds and honorarium

9,186,816 2,560 3,588.6

2 Scythes importation , customs import taxes, handling and inland transport costs

2,943,868 2,560 1,149.9

3 Wood metal costs, nuts, wires, springs and machine work costs for haybaler and scythes handle fabrication labor and transport costs.

2,887,800 2,560 1,128.0

4 International facilitators inland travels: Airport transfers, city travels, travel to camping sites costs

540,000 2,560 210.9

5 Opening ceremony: 200 chairs + 3 tents hired, Closing ceremonies (300 chairs and 5 tents hired)

920,000 2,560 359.4

6 Training Venue: 03 tents and 80 Chairs hire, tent installation consumables , casual labor for 14 days of training

3,000,000 2,560 1,171.9

7 Participants and Drivers’ Accommodation costs in Migeera trading centre Nakasongola

6,329,200 2,560 2,472.3

8 Facilitators’ accommodation: Camping tents and tent installation consumables, casual labor , mattresses and beddings

3,120,000 2,560 1,218.8

9 Food & Drinks for facilitators and participants, opening and closing ceremonies

11,841,000 2,560 4,625.4

10 Fuel & Transportation for facilitators, participants and field activities

2,764,200 2,560 1,079.8

11 Transport , communication and staff facilitation cost for Pre-training activities: Training camp scouting visit, mobilizations

3,058,000 2,560 1,194.5

12 Training materials :Stationary & training manuals , T-Shirts, Brochures, Pull-up stands & banners

8,225,800 2,560 3,213.2

13 Local Facilitators’ honorarium 12,235,000 2,560 4,779.3

14 Unrecorded expenses 306,772 2,560 119.8

GRAND TOTAL 67,358,456 26,311.9


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9.0 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Participants enterprises and data baseCourse: Artisan Certificate in Hay Technology, Production and Business

No Name Of Entrepreneur

Business Name Business Line

District County Village Tel Contact

1 Ntambi Friday Fred Nalukonge Dairies Hay Nakasongola Nabiswera Migera 774251165

2 Galiwango Solomon Lukwanga Dairy Farm Dairy Wakiso Wakiso Lukwanga 772509225

3 Mugabe Allan Dairy Feeds Ltd Dairy Bushenyi Sheema Kyagundu 777410129

4 Basaule Paul Real Seed And Pasture Producers

Hay Kabarole Fortportal Kitumba East 775646981/702252032

5 Timusingize Gift Gift Live Stock Farm Ltd Dairy Ibanda Ruhiri Bwenda 772979463

6 Mugisha Ambrose Mgahinga Dairy And Hay Producers

Dairy & Hay Kisoro Nyakanande Gasaro 778401822

7 Leru Joseph Lej Livestock Farm Hay Moyo Town Council Central 1 772994254/751615386

8 Mutenga Julius Nalutoha Invetsments Dairy & Hay Butaleja Town Council Nanyulu 782336361

9 Kyapaapa John Kazoora

Kyamukama Ranch Hay Nakasongola Budyebo Kyamukama 0702456239/772927107

10 Taremwa Precious Dairy Perfect Farm Dairy Rukungiri 0702/0782969026

11 Bananukye Collins Blessed Hay And Seed Producers

Hay Ntungamo Nyabihoko Kajara 775192792/702157805

12 Natebwa Racheal Roy Feed Ltd Hay Wakiso Kawempe Kirokole 778954406

13 Namwase Babra Banna Dairy Ltd Dairy Masaka Bwanda Bwanda

14 Nkoyoyo Christopher Kyakuwa Mixed Farm Hay Nakasongola Nabiswera Migera 772498802/753498802

15 Nankunda Peace Enjoy The Milk Ug Ltd Hay Nakasongola Nabiswera 777889711

16 Lukyamuzi Hussein Lusana Investments Hay Luwero Kakire Gobero 772498626

17 Bunga Bruhan Lorena Seed & Hay Producers

Hay Nakasongola Nabiswera Migera 774130302

18 Tegule Gustine Tas Livestock Entreprises Ltd

Hay Budaka Kaderuna Kabweri 779377497

20 Atwiine Didas Zasetuka Goat Rearing Hay Kiruhura Kenshunga 703242090

21 Kangume Andrew Good Start Farm Hay Nakasongola Kakooge Katuugo 772233837

22 Aijuka D Kyamanianga

Gera Rwakabyami Farm Hay Mbarara Rubaya 712922255

23 Kayondo Godfrey Hay Kiruhura Kinoni 772995281

24 Asiimwe Gorias Rutex Hay Kabale Rukiga Nyabunyungu 773040434

25 Natumanya Bonny B And K Dairy Enterprise Hay Mbarara Kashari Mugarutsya 0702633249/772633249

26 Kyomuhendo Annet Muak Mixed Farm Enterprise

Hay Bushenyi Kitagata Kyeizoba 0703447818/782599100

27 Ongume Wilber Lorena Enterprise Ltd Hay Nakasongola Nabiswera Nakakola 784921862/751299244

28 Bagampangire Matthew

Kikaisi Hay Ltd Hay Kiruhura Kikaisi 702442489/782862881

29 Bugembe Andrew Jubilee Dairy And Farm Mgt Centre

Hay Kampala Makidye Kyamula 703135168/782135168

30 Bekunda Keneth Keneth And Family Business

Hay Bushenyi Kitagata Kyeizoba 773086813


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31 Turyahabwe Wilson Rubale Dairy Farm Hay Ntungamo Rushenyi Rwemiriro 1 779225697

32 Tumwesigye Christopher

Hay Technology Consultant Hay Mbarara Kakiika 785101593/701406535

33 Wanyama Frank Wanyama Hay Consultancy Hay Ntungamo Ntungamo Kahunga 772077343

34 Lotyang Ignatius Kubal Small Dairy Farm Ltd

Dairy Kambong Dodoth East Locherep 0782013173/752013173

35 Nambire Moreen Goodlife Hay Production Hay Busia Majanji Bulenyend 78421o134/785434976

36 Katerega Stephen Katerega Cattle Farming Dairy & Beef

Nakasongola Budyebo Kyangogolo 772365821

37 Twebaze James Lorena Enterprise Ltd Hay Nakasongola Nabiswera Nakakola 776964221

38 Musoke Patrick Musoke Agency Hay Nakasongola Nabiswera 784457004

39 Turyahabwe Simon Hay Nakasongola Nakitoma Kikoolo 779024706

40 Abeka Tonny Cornerstone Ltd Hay Nebbi Panyimur Abok 773788593

41 Balinya Stephen Kitale Mixed Farm Hay Mukono Kitale 784914093/702160550

42 Mugote Sumaya Hay Budaka Town Council 755027894

43 Twiine Sam Nakitoma Dairy Co-Operative

Hay Nakasongola Nakitoma Bujjabe 777725516

44 Kazoora Eliphaz Kazoora Dairy Farm Dairy Nakasongola Nakitoma Kyamukama 0772844440/702775852

45 Mugisha Ronald Mugisha Dairy Farm Hay Nakasongola Nakitoma Kiroolo 0782766390/702766390

46 Kwikiriza Gloria Blessed Producers Ltd Hay Nakasongola Nakitoma Kyamukama 705096779/773274598

47 Ahinduraho Keneth Kan Pasture Producers & Dairy Farm

Dairy & Hay 702943206/778659155

48 Tumukunde Julius Julius Hay Feeders Ltd Hay Kiruhura Nyakashashara Nyanga Cell 701386212

49 Malinga Francis Oonga Akerianut Mixed Farm

Hay Katakwi Kapujan Arient 775366878

50 Nansubuga Babra Babra Enterprises Hay Masindi Buruuli Kijura 784276098

51 Nuwamanya Brenda Hay And Beef Ltd Hay Nakasongola Nakitoma Kyamukama 781903588

52 Kazoora Pheobe Kyamukama Dairy Farm Dairy & Hay Nakasongola Nakitoma Budebyo 772479041

53 Kagumisa Francis God Is Able Dairies Dairy & Hay Rakai Kyotera Ndolo 773256330

54 Lutasigwa Moses Lutasigwa Vet Drug Shop Hay Rakai Kyotera Mutukula 774212394/702527775

55 Sentindo Moses Bisoboka Livestock Investment

Hay Rakai Kooki Kantutu 0783510082/703916594

56 Kyampaire Monica Gold Dairy And Hay Enterprises

Dairy & Hay Lyantonde Kinuuka Nyakashenyi 700896080/778354746

57 Baguma Eyole Geofrey

Eyole Enterprises Hay Oyam Icene Akere 772681055

58 Edeun Simon Peter Epikosi Ican Dairy Farm Hay Katikamu Alogook Akisim Village 777252387

59 Angois Geruas Opelek Enter-Mix Farm Hay Katakwi Ongongoja Omukuny 0754782687/777773258

60 Breed And Feed Generations U Ltd

775237393

61 Tweheyo Elliot Hay Ballers Kampala

62 Opio Brian Hay Ballers Kampala

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Appendix 2: Seed Packaging Labels

The Seed rate of selected pastures species include;

1. P. purpureum 7000 cuttings/acre , With at least 2-3buds intact2. Desmodium sp 0.45 - 0.91kg/acre3. Pannicum maximum 2.27- 4.55kg/acre4. Brachiaria sp 2.27- 4.55kg/acre5. Chloris gayana 6.82 - 13.64kg/acre6. Guatemala grass 5000 cuttings/acre7. Hyparrhenia rufa 6.82 - 13.64kg/acre8. Centrasema pubescens 1.36 -1.82kg /acre9. Cenchrus ciliaris 6.82 -13.64kg/acre10. Cynadon sp 5000 cuttings/acre11. Pennisetum clandestinum 5000 cuttings/acre12. Stylosanthes sp 0.91kg/acre13. Sorghum bulgarea 4.55kg/acre

KYAMUKAMA YOUTHS PASTURE SEED PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION

Chloris gayana seeds

Date of collection: 28th June 2013Location: Kyamukama, NakitomaHabitat: Wooded grasslandDate of expiry: 4months from date of collectionSeed rate: 7 - 14kg/acreTreatment: NA


Brachiaria ruziziensis seeds

Date of collection: 28th June 2013Location: Kyamukama, NakitomaHabitat: Wooded grasslandDate of expiry: 4months from date of collectionSeed rate: 2- 5kg/acreTreatment: NA


Setaria sphacelata var. anceps seeds

Date of collection: 28th June 2013Location: Kyamukama, NakitomaHabitat: Wooded grasslandDate of expiry: 4months from date of collectionSeed rate: 4-8kg/acreTreatment: NA


Pannicum maximum seeds

Date of collection: 28th June 2013Location: Kyamukama, NakitomaHabitat: Wooded grasslandDate of expiry: 4months from date of collectionSeed rate: 2- 5kg/acreTreatment: NA


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Appendix 3: Contractual Agreement

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Appendix 4: GKI Funds Remitted

AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR STR ANIMAL R S & DEVT(AFRISA) LTD

BOX 7076 KLA P.O.Box 7076

Technology and Operations

Uganda

Inward Payment Customer AdviceDate : 04/04/2013

Ref. No. : IT00001304040120

Dear Customer,

We advise having received a payment in your favour, details of which are as follows:

Remitting Bank CB U

Remitting Bank Reference SBIC13094SA00019

Remitter GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE INITIATIVE 1200 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 113 WASHINGTON DC 20005-3928

Details Of Payment RFB/97710316

Remittance Amount

Exchange Rate 1

Credit Amount USD 9183.85

Credit Account Number 8708214328200

Charges USD 0

Charges Account Number 8708214328200

Credit Value Date 4/4/2013


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Appendix 5: Table showing summary of

Participants’ contributions

NAME TEL. ACCD’TN FOOD REG’N REF/ORGN Reciep No Paid

1 Bagampangire Matthew 702442489 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 188 210,000

2 Angois Gavas - 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 66 210,000

3 Atwine Didas 703242090 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 189 210,000

4 Dr. Aruho Robert 703090062 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 76 210,000

5 Tumwesigye Christopher 701406535 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 185 210,000

6 Natumaya Bonny 772633249 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 184 210,000

7 Wanyama Frank 772077343 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 191 210,000

8 Turyahabwe Wilson 779225697 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 187 210,000

9 Asiimwe Gorias 777883995 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 186 210,000

10 Lutasiingwa Moses 773228627 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 182 210,000

11 Kagumisa Francis 773256330 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 183 210,000

12 Ssentindo Moses 783510082 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 193 210,000

13 Malinga Stephen - 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 67 210,000

14 Simon Peter - 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 68 210,000

15 Kayondo Geoffrey 772995281 98000 112000 YEIEP NAADS 199 210,000

16 Kyamanianga Douglas 712922255 98000 112000 50000 UCCCU 179 210,000

17 Dr.Turinawe Lauben 20,000 112,000 50000 MIGEERA 77 182,000

18 Nuwamanya Brenda NIL NIL 50000 NAKITOMA 81 50,000

19 Opiyo Brian Bernard 706336361 YEIEP YEIEP YEIEP AFRISA

20 Basaule Paul 702252032 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 172 50,000

21 Nabwire Moreen 784210134 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 169 50,000

22 Ahinduraho Kenneth 702943206 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 178 50,000

23 Taremwa Precious 782969026 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 168 50,000

24 Tumukunde Julius 788616684 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 181 50,000

25 Bunanukye Collins 775192792 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 173 50,000

26 Namwase Babra 779554974 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 154 50,000

27 Natebwa Rachael 778954006 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 171 50,000

28 Lotyang Ignatius 782013173 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 151 50,000

29 Mugabe Allan 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 166 50,000

30 Tumusingize Gift 772979463 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 158 50,000

31 Mugisha Ambrose 703052674 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 161 50,000

32 Abeka Tonny 773788593 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 160 50,000

33 Lukyamuzi Husein 772498626 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 151 50,000

34 Mutenga Julius 782336361 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 154 50,000

35 Galiwango Solomon 772509225 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 157 50,000

36 Leru Joseph 772994254 25000 25000 YEIEP AFRISA 177 50,000

37 Tweheyo Eliot YEIEP YEIEP YEIEP AFRISA

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38 Bugembe Andrew 98000 112000 YEIEP AFRISA 80 210,000

39 Kyampeire Monica NIL NIL 50000 AFRISA 176 50,000

40 Mugisha Ronald 0782766390, YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 54 50,000

41 Twine Sam 777725516 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 57 50,000

42 Turyahabwe Simon 779024706 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 56 50,000

43 Nankunda Peace 777889711 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 72 50,000

44 Kazoora Erifaz 772844440 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 52 50,000

45 Kwikiriza Gloria 773274598 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 63 50,000

46 Kateregga Steven 704905014 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 61 50,000

47 Ntambi Fred 774251165 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 60 50,000

48 Tumwebaze James 782422906 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 59 50,000

49 Wilber Ogume 784921862 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 62 50,000

50 Banga Bruhan YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 69 50,000

51 Nkoyoyo Christopher YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 50,000

52 Nansubuga Barbra YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 64 50,000

53 Phoebi Kazora YEIEP YEIEP 50000 NDCS 79 &71 143,000

54 Kyapapa John Kazora 41000 112000 50000 MIGEERA 73 193,000

55 Kajura Hannington 41000 112000 500000 MIGEERA 74 193,000

56 Bugembe Andrew 703735168 98000 112000 50000 SORITO 155 50,000

57 Balinga Stephen 98000 YEIEP 50000 KMFM 83 280,000

58 Sumaya Siraji 752027894 YEIEP 98000 50000 JOSU 175 148,000

59 Tegule Augstine 779377497 YEIEP 98000 50000 JOSU 174 148,000

60 Kyomuhendo Annet 703447818 YEIEP YEIEP 50000 KZGA 167 50,000

61 Bekunda Kenneth 773086813 98000 YEIEP 50,000 KZGA 180 50,000

62 Kangume Andrew -705111978 Private 70000 50000 79 140,000

63 Muwanga John 712126726 Private Private 50000 AFRISA 153 50,000

64 Musoke Patrick Private 38,000 50000 Mgyeera 86 88,000

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Appendix 6: Congratulatory message

Dear Prof. Kansiime, Prof. Kabasa, Prof. Duiker, and Prof. Govere, On behalf of the Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) and Pennsylvania State University (PSU), I would like to extend my congratulations to you on being selected as our 2013 Africa Collaboration Challenge Innovation Prize Winner! Our Technical Committee was impressed with the proposal and the gravity of the challenge jointly identified. For taking the time to submit a compelling, succinct, and exciting Request for Engagement and committing yourselves to addressing the challenge you articulated, the GKI staff and Technical Committee extend their admiration and respect to each of you. As you recall, the 2013 Africa Collaboration Challenge Innovation Prize competition aims to support a solution to a specific, critical development challenge pertinent to Africa’s food security, science, technology, and innovation. Priority was given to innovations with the potential to create measurable change by the end of 2013. For these innovations on the cusp, this prize can prove transformative. Our Technical Committee conducted a careful review of each of the proposals submitted by Principle Investigators who attended the 2012 Africa Collaboration Colloquium to determine yours to be the winning proposal. Part and parcel of the prize, the GKI team has designed a number of offerings to help support your collaboration between Makerere University and Pennsylvania State University on this important challenge. To get the ball rolling on these activities, including a press release and prize conferral, we would like to arrange a time next week to speak with your team. My colleague, Courtney O’Brien, cc’d on this email, will follow up shortly with specifics. Finally, we will do our best to give you and your challenge publicity on our website and through various web-enabled collaboration platforms. As these opportunities arise, we will alert you to them. We hope you will ask us to aid you in this kind of outreach effort in any way you deem helpful. On behalf of GKI and PSU, we want to congratulate you again on being selected as the Challenge Prize winners. We look forward to working with each of you. Congratulations again and Happy New Year,

Sara Farley

Sara E. Farley Chief Operating Officer Global Knowledge Initiative c/o American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1200 New York Avenue NW ∙ Suite GL-154 ∙ Washington, DC 20005 Office: 202.326.8729 Mobile: 650.814.6592 We’re live! http://globalknowledgeinitiative.org

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Appendix 7: Training Evaluation Form

HAY TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTION AND BUSISNESS TRAININGEVALUATION FORM

The purpose of this evaluation is to enable planners to improve on the training package and delivery system. Please respond with your uttermost sober mind and to the best of your knowledge and training satisfaction. Please tick the most appropriate that defines your level of satisfaction; where explanation is needed, please respond appropriately. The satisfaction is ranked from 1 to 5, where;

1. Not satisfied/poor, 2. Satisfied/fair, 3. Averagely satisfied/good,4. Very good,5. Excellent

LEVEL OF SATISFACTIONAREA OF EVALUATION 1 2 3 4 5 Any other comment?

1 General information1. Relevancy of training2. Timing and venue of training3. Knowledge acquisition4. Practical skills5. Job identification skills6. Participants’ Participation7. Knowledge of facilitations

2. Method of training delivery1. Use of visual aids2. Cross- cutting issues talks3. Meeting your expectation

3. Welfare and administration1. Accommodation 2. Meals 3. Transport 4. Response to administrative

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4.0 Give precise responses on the following curricula related questions

4.1a) Which module(s) interested you most? .............................................................................

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Appendix 8: Challenge Prize Press Release

Research Team from AFRISA & PSU Wins 2013 Africa Collaboration Challenge Prize

Zawadi Youth Enterprise haybaling team members mowing grass with scythe. Credit: Sjoerd Duiker

The Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) and Penn State University (PSU) are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2013 Africa Collaboration Challenge Prize. A research team composed of Michael Kansiime and John Kabasa from AFRISA (African Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and Development), a center at Uganda’s Makerere University, and Sjoerd Duiker and Ephraim Govere from PSU won $20,000 for their proposal “Youth Employment and Income Enhancement Project (YEIEP): Haymaking as a Business Opportunity.” An international Technical Committee selected YEIEP as the best in a field of proposals from teams that emerged from the Africa Collaboration Colloquium hosted by PSU and GKI in August 2012.

With seed funding of $20,000, YEIEP will bring together AFRISA’s expertise in providing hands-on skills building in value addition and entrepreneurship with a hay-baling business incubator PSU initialized with the Zawadi Youth Enterprise, a community organization in Nyeri, Kenya. This partnership seeks to tackle the high rate of unemployment among youth in Uganda and Kenya. YEIEP will organize workshops to train Ugandan and Kenyan students in skills needed to start their own haymaking businesses. With this prize, YEIEP plans to establish 10 new haymaking businesses across both countries. Project leaders hope that their work will serve as a model for future youth employment projects and will showcase how a partnership that began in Pennsylvania at the Africa Collaboration Colloquium might contribute to spreading economic and social benefits to young people throughout East Africa.

The Africa Collaboration Colloquium brought together researchers from East Africa and the US committed to forging smart, focused partnerships aimed at addressing critical challenges pertinent to food security in Africa. Over two days, participants engaged in knowledge sharing, relationship building, and skill deepening. Made possible by support from PepsiCo, the PSU Huck Institutes

of the Life Sciences, and the PSU Eberly College of Sciences, the Africa Collaboration Challenge Prize builds on Colloquium’s momentum by incentivizing collaboration between Colloquium participants. The Technical Committee prioritized innovations with the greatest potential to create measurable change within a year. GKI and PSU will work with the YEIEP team over the next year to monitor progress and identify opportunities to leverage additional resources and partnerships. Organizers are planning a follow-on Africa Collaboration Colloquium, to be held in early 2014 at Makerere University in Uganda.

The Global Knowledge Initiative is an international non-profit committed to forging, optimizing, and sustaining knowledge partnerships to address development challenges pertinent to science, technology, and innovation. GKI helps researchers and other problem solvers locate critical resources needed to address complex challenges; enables partners to collaborate through tailored trainings and competitions; and connects resource seekers from around the globe to create purpose-driven networks capable of tackling complex challenges. For more information, please contact Courtney O’Brien, Program Officer at the Global Knowledge Initiative at [email protected] or (+1)-202-898-9004.


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Appendix 9: GKI Press Release

For Immediate Release: Team from AFRISA & PSU Kick Off Haymaking Business Training for Ugandan and Kenyan Youth

The Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI) is proud to announce the commencement of trainings next week in Uganda for youth to learn the technology, production, and business of haymaking. On June 16th, 70 students, extension workers, and farmers from Uganda and Kenya will gather outside Kampala to learn the intricacies of the haymaking business in a two week intensive training program. These trainings are an important component of the, “Youth Employment and Income Enhancement Project (YEIEP): Haymaking as a Business Opportunity,” spearheaded by a research team composed of Michael Kansiime and John Kabasa from AFRISA (African Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and Development), and Sjoerd Duiker and Ephraim Govere from Penn State University (PSU).

In August 2012, researchers from East Africa and the US came together at the Africa Collaboration Colloquium hosted by the GKI and PSU to share knowledge, gain critical collaboration skills, and build strategic partnerships, with the goal of producing implementable solutions to pressing food security related challenges in Africa. Teams forged during the colloquium competed in the 2013 Africa Collaboration Challenge prize competition for the best innovation with potential to create meaningful change within a year. After winning the challenge prize in January for their proposal, the YEIEP team is now ready to put their project in motion.

The livestock sector is East Africa is vital for milk and meat production, and contributes to a range of income generating activities. Lack of feed during the dry seasons and consequent malnutrition among livestock can result in a serious detriment to the industry and livelihoods of farmers. To address this challenge, the YEIEP team draws from AFRISA’s expertise in skills development and entrepreneurship, and PSU’s work involving a haymaking business incubator with a community

organization in Nyeri, Kenya, the Zawadi Youth Enterprise, to build the capacity of farmers and youth in hay production technology and business management.

Through a series of workshops and training modules, students will gain the technical knowledge and management skills needed to start their own haymaking businesses. These trainings will integrate foundational knowledge of entrepreneurship, ruminant physiology, and crop selection, as well as hands on practice in the production, maintenance, and preservation of hay. Upon completion of training, students will be awarded the “Artisan Certificate in Hay Technology, Production and Business of AFRISA, Makerere University” in a ceremony officiated by the Minister of State Animal Industry. Students and will then pioneer their hay businesses in their respective communities, with mentorship and guidance from the AFRISA Enterprise nurturing team over a period of four months.

As part of an effort to address the high unemployment rate among youth in Uganda and Kenya, YEIEP aims to create haymaking businesses in the region and provide youth with the skills needed to become entrepreneurs. With this project, the YEIEP team hopes to foster new employment opportunities for youth and encourage future partnerships on this issue. Over the next year, GKI will continue to provide support to the YEIEP team by connecting them to additional resource and partnership opportunities through a follow-up Africa Collaboration Colloquium that will be held in early 2014 in Uganda. The Colloquium will explore opportunities to scale up operations and generate new partnerships.

For more information, please contact Courtney O’Brien, Program Officer at the Global Knowledge Initiative at [email protected] or (+1)-202-898-9004.

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Appendix 10: YEIEP Training Press Release

BRIEF PRESS RELEASE

New Haymaking Technology and business Attracts Attention of government ministers and agencies Nakitoma, June 29th, 2013

This week, Cabinet Members and Government Agencies have been among those keenly engaged in a new skills and enterprise nurturing scheme in Haymaking technology and Business launched by Makerere University, Global Knowledge Initiative (USA), NAADS and Pennsylvania State University through Academic-Community-Public-Private Partnerships (ACPPP) at the Africa Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and Development (AFRISA) of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB). The Scheme has started with a two-week haymaking and business workshop in Kyamukama village, Nakitoma Sub-county, Nakasongola District.

The Minister for Livestock Rtd. Col. Bright Rwamirama MP, Minister of Security Muruli Mukasa, together with His Excellency the Ambassador of Uganda to Somalia, Major General Nathan Mugisha have been key. Other government executives have included, the Executive Director National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) Dr. Samuel Mugasi, the Director for Northern Uganda Reconstruction Programme, Dr. R. Lim Lim, local government officials among others. The general overseer of the National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches of Uganda, Bishop Joshua Rwere attended the closing function.

The hay enterprise scheme is supported by the Youth Employment and Income Enhancement

Project (YEIEP), a joint initiative of AFRISA, Makerere University and The Pennsylvania State University, USA, supported by GKI and NAADS.

YEIEP innovation aims at commercialization and improvement of pastoral, dairy and meat production systems to increase productivity, income and food security in target communities, while creating youth and women employment in various industrial value chains.

The current state of Uganda’s commercial livestock herd of about 12% is unacceptable. It must be rapidly increased to meet the growing regional demand for animal products of 4.2 percent and address the growing import of animal products imports of 2.9% annually.

The YEIEP revolution is driven by a consortium of scientists including Dr Michael Kansiime, the Uganda PI of the YEIEP project and Head of AFRISA Secretariat, Professor John-David Kabasa, Principal of COVAB, co-PI of YEIEP and Director of AFRISA-SPEDA Innovation System at Makerere University; and Dr. Sjoerd Duiker and Dr. Ephraim Govere, co-PIs of YEIEP and Associate Professors at the Pennsylvania State University.

The main features of the Haymaking and business nurturing scheme include:

• new pasture mowing and hay baling technologies for farms

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• Preservation of pasture grass for dry season feeding to livestock.

• Fabrication of hay making technologies• Multiplication and processing of pasture

seeds• Business skills• Water harvesting skills

The training was conducted by a team of Makerere University, Pennsylvania State University, and Zawadi Youth Enterprise Program, Kenya. Makerere University team included: Dr. Michael Kansiime, Dr. Sarah Nalule, Dr. Simon Onyait, Dr Lubega David, Mr Agbas Tweheyo, Dr Nakanjako Maria, and Ms Martha Kukunda. The Pennsylvania State University trainer was Dr. Sjoerd Duiker. The Kenyan trainers were John Thumbi and Dennis Mutahi who run a haybaling custom service in Nyeri, Kenya.

The North Dakota State University and Colombus State University as founding members of AFRISA platform were present at the Nakasongola field platform, represented by Dr Magret Khaitsa and Dr Wakoko Florence, respectively.

The workshop drew 73 participants including NAADS employees, AFRISA students, cooperatives, private farmers and youth in addition to schools children in the neighboring primary and secondary schools.

The farm of Mr. Eliphaz Kazoora was used as the satellite training centre for the ACPPP partnership.

Participants are expected to graduate by March 2014 during a grand USA-Africa collaboration colloquium to be hosted by Makerere University.

Contact Person

Dr. Michael KansiimeHead-AFRISA Secretariat/Director ProgramsPrincipal Investigator- YEIEPE-mail: [email protected]

Tel: 0712763330/0752763330

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Appendix 11: Ministers Speech on Closing Ceremony

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDAMINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES- MAAIF

SPEECH OF THE MINISTSER OF STATE FOR ANIMAL INDUSTRY, HON.RTD.COL BRIGHT RWAMIRAMA, ON THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE TWO WEEK TRAINING WORKSHOP “HAY TECHINOLOGY,

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS” CONDUCTED BY AFRISA -MAKERERE UNIVERSITY IN PARTINERSHIP WITH GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE INNITIATIVE (GKI) OF USA, NATIONAL AGRICULTURE ADVISORY

SERVICES (NAADS) AND PENNYSLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF USAREAD FOR HIM BY HON.MURULI MUKASA MINISTER OF SECURITY

29TH JUNE 2013

Local Council and Government leaders presentMakerere University leaders presentForeign guests presentFarmers presentParticipants of this training

I welcome all of you particularly our foreign visitors and those coming from other parts of Uganda outside this region. Specifically;

1- Professor Sjoerd Duiker from Pennsylvania State University, USA. Thank you for giving us your time, expertise and agreeing to enhance the collaboration

between Makerere University and your University. United States is our strong partner and our countries have done many things together over the years. Take time to visit the country side and enjoy the beauty of Uganda.

2- The Kenyan Youths Mutahi Danis and Thumbi John from Zawadi Youth Enterprise in Nyeri Kenya.

Thank you for coming to Uganda to share with our Ugandan young people and farmers your skills and expertise on how to make a manually operated hay baler and share with us how our people can use hay as a business opportunity to create employment for our people.

I take this opportunity to thank Makerere University, through AFRISA for championing this innovation of;

a) Taking the University to the people: Enabling people to interface with the communities, the farmers, the young people out there and the general concept of Community outreach. Am told that 5 doctors and professors have been here for a week now and will be here for a total of two weeks interacting with you people and farmers of this area. I believe they will not leave you the same.


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b) Skilling people for production and enterprises development: As you all know, the Government policy is to commercialize agriculture. To transform subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture. This will help create employment for our young people, produce more food for our people and other people of the world bring in the much needed foreign exchange and economic transformation of our country. Makerere through AFRISA is doing a good thing for the country and Government commends you.

Am proud of the College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Recourses and Biosecurity, Makerere University under the leadership of Professor John David Kabasa and for the several innovations that you have advanced and for your efforts to transform the educational system in Higher Institutions of learning.

I congratulate Dr. Kansiime Michael on being chosen by the Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI of Washington DC), as “African Food Security Challenger 2013” in recognition of your passion, sacrifice and work that contributes to global food security and for ably representing Uganda in the USA-Africa Collaboration Colloquium in August 2012 and for winning the USD 20,000 grant that has supported this project and training. GKI is clearly a good development partner and is commended for supporting our scientists to make contribution to society.

I thank the Global Knowledge Initiative GKI of Washington DC for;- enabling this training to take place by helping

our scientists access funds from the America people.

- For identifying our scientists and linking them to development partners across the globe to advance science, Technology and Innovation for improving livelihoods of our people.

- For continued support and commitment to initiatives like this. Am told you have promised more support once this project achieves desired results.

The Government of Uganda will continue supplement your efforts until our people get out of poverty and are food secure

I thank NAADS leadership for partnering with Makerere University through AFRISA to support such community based initiative. Government is like a parent, when a parent sees his children working together to achieve a good thing, he is happy. Am told 15 of the participants are from are NAADS’ extension workers. I commend this partnership and encourage participants to help farmers in areas of your posting.

I come here to express my personal support and that of the Government as a line Minister to the Makerere University effort of transforming our people. From your theme

“INNOVATIONS FOR COMMERCIALIZATION, IMPROVEMENT OF PASTORAL SYSTEMS FOR INCREASED LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT”

From which this project “Youth employment and Income Enhancement Project” YEIEP, aims to make a contribution is highly commendable. If all young people could realize that the Livestock sector can be a source of employment and good employment too, the sector could grow and Uganda would begin to realize its position as a food basket for nations. Milk and honey would begin flowing as in the Promised Land.

Currently majority of our cattle herd is non commercial, our livestock keepers are still practicing traditional animal rearing methods; tethering, pastoralism and some are still practicing nomadism. This must stop!!!!This is an error of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). Traditional methods of production is hindering are economic growth and continue to hinder our total independence. That’s why I support Makerere University through AFRISA for:

a) Incorporating science, Technology and Innovation into production. Our being here is an Innovation. Some people have been going to expensive hotels where many can’t reach

b) Linking education into production. The model of training that emphasizes production as you advance in academic field will help pass out development cadres

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c) Including Enterprises development in the skilling programs. This will actualize commercialization of agriculture which is a policy of government. Am told you are experts and have identified many opportunities in this training and many of you will begin several enterprises in Hay making, pasture seed production etc.

To the participants:Am told that you have been drawn from all parts of Uganda. I congratulate you on being chosen to participate in this training. I hope you will be good agents who will translate this knowledge to facilitate your personal development and that of your communities you leave in.

In many of such training, one may chose just to have fun away from home, but I urge you to be serious and be partners in this noble cause of nation building through livestock development.

To the trainers/Doctor and Professors.Am aware that majority of your colleagues don’t find this work lucrative and interesting. They prefer to work in their air conditioned offices rather

than sleeping in tents with hard field conditions. I commend you Dr. Kansiime Michael, Dr. Sarah Nalule, Dr.Simon Onyait, Dr.Lubega David and your staff you have been here with. Your servant leadership in your profession is appreciated by.

Am told that from here you will be commissioned to go to start hay and related enterprises and train farmers and others in these skills. Am told you will be nurtured and helped in the process through this consortium of AFRISA-Makerere University, University of Pennsylvania, Global Knowledge Initiative and NAADS. Am told that you will be evaluated and those that will be successful will be graduated with “Artisan Certificate in Hay Technology, Production and Business of AFRISA, Makerere University. I wish you success in your practice and hope all of you will carry on to the end.

Thank you participants and farmersThank you Pennsylvania University representativeThank you Kenyan youths

Thank you all for listening to me.

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MODULE 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Business Management. - ENTDr. Michael Kansiime

MODULE 2: Ruminant Stomach Anatomy & Digestive Physiology - RDPDr. David Karlvon

MODULE 3: Forage Species for Hay Making & Pasture Seed Production: - FSPDr. Sarah Nalule

MODULE 4: Establishment & Management of A Hay Garden - EMHDr. Simon Jean

MODULE 5: Pasture Weeds & their Control - PWCDr. S Nalule

MODULE 6: Hay Production - HPNDr. Simon Jean/ Zawadi

MODULE 7: Innovative Technologies in Hay Production- - ITMProf. S Duiker, Zawadi

MODULE 8: Preservation & Feeding Hay - PFHDr S Nalule


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Appendix 13: Evaluation Results from the Hay Technology Training.

To help AFRISA asses the performance during the Hay technology training and to assist AFRISA perform better in future trainings, an evaluation of performance was done by the participants of the training. The Evaluation was anonymous and was done through filling in evaluation forms. The following were the results of the Evaluation.

The participants assessed that the training was 70% relevant, participants commented that the training was life changing and very relevant to their lives as farmers.

Timing and venue of the training was assessed at 65% with the majority of participants commented that the training location was strategic and well chosen. However they commented that a lot of time was wasted through delaying to start activities.

Knowledge acquisition was estimated to be around 79% , the participants reported that they had learnt a lot through the training about hay making which they said would help during the dry seasons.

Practical skills acquired were reported to be at 67% the participants emphasized that the Kenyan facilitators and the professor from Penn state were very helpful and elaborate in their teaching hence they acquired the hands on skills of the topics covered.

Participants commented that their participation was assessed to be at 57% and they would have loved to be more involved in discussions.

Knowledge of facilitators was reported to be at 67% and participants commented that they were knowledgeable and prepared the presentations well.

Visual Aid was assessed at 47% and was reported to have been poor.

Cross cutting issues were assessed at 50% just

fairly addressed.

Meeting participant’s expectations was assessed at 62% with the majority commenting that the training exceeded their expectations.

Accommodation was assessed at 40% with most participants commenting that it was poorly organized. This was greatly due to the fact that the area was very remote.

Meals, 57% and participants mentioned that they were not given variety, and the same type was prepared throughout the training.

Transport 64%Administration of the training was at 60%.The participants reported that the best modules that they were taught included;

• Entrepreneurship and business plans.• Preservation of pastures• Seed production• Seed harvest • Preservation of hay.• Mowing using a scythe• Establishment of hay gardens

The courses that should have been covered in this training include;

• Disease control• Silage• Soil management• Technical drawing concerning making hay

balers.• Marketing• Gender issues

The general comments about the training included the following;

• It was a very good and beneficial training.• Very educative.• Facilitators need to keep time.• More light should have been thrown on

the business planning module.

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• The training needs to be taken to other districts of the country.

• Practical skills were gained.• It was a life changing experience.• An increase in milk and beef production

was going to be noticed.The general evaluation of this training is that it

was good, most of the areas assessed were above average and the training went on to the end with no major constraint the participants gained a lot of practical knowledge about hay making.


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AFRISAAfrica Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and Development

Africa Institute for Strategic Animal Resource Services and DevelopmentCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity

Makerere University Main Campus, Veterinary ComplexP.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.

www.afrisa-africa.org

Documents

HAY Training Report [July 2013] - Afrisa