Farmers’ practices and value chain of climbing bean production in South Western Uganda
MSc Internship report
The N2Africa project in Kisoro, South Western Uganda
MSc Internship report
The N2Africa project in Kisoro, South Western Uganda
Milestone reference: 1.2.4 - Detailed country-by-country P access plan developed
Status: Completed
Recurrent: No
Target date: month 6, year 1
Milestone reference: 5.3.1 - At least 1 training of ‘master’ trainers workshops conducted in Nairobi and attended by 24 ‘master’ trainers, on inoculation technology (inoculant handling and storage, etc) and legume agronomy.
Status: Completed
Recurrent: No
Target date: month 10, year 1
Milestone reference: 3.1.1 - Protocols for nodule sampling, rhizobia isolation, characterization, evaluation for BNF, competitiveness and persistence updated.
Status: Completed
Recurrent: No
Target date: month 6, year 1
Our N2Africa Country Coordinator for Malawi, Lloyd Phiphira, introduced me to Fredrick Kawalewale of Agro-Input Suppliers Limited (AISL). This company supplies seed and inoculants to smallholders. Fredrick has been working with N2Africa related to input supply since we began in Malawi in 2010. Given the obvious benefits of rhizobium inoculant with soyabean and the lack of inoculant supply he saw a business opportunity and was prepared to take the risk to set up a company to produce and sell inoculants.