New Smallholder Support Network Leaflet

The LYF Smallholder Support Network (SSN) is now in its fourth year.

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LYF farmer training picture booklets

The LYF has been developing and running its Smallholder Support Network in Africa for three years now, and it is producing some amazing results. Launched in Kenya in 2010, the SSN now includes several core elements:

Weekly radio broadcasts (reaching millions of farmers)
SMS (text message) interactive service, enabling small farmers to text questions to the radio panels
Comprehensive training manuals available to local colleges to deliver face to face in farmer communities
Website for farmer co-operatives and NGOs to use to access information and advice

The SSN is now running successfully in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); in 2014, we aim to expand it in to tea farmers in Tanzania and to coffee farmers in Ethiopia.

Why not download the new SSN leaflet here SSN new leaflet Dec 13 .

This entry was written by Ian Agnew, posted on 11/12/2013 at 5:34 pm, filed under Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News and tagged Africa, African farmers, capacity building, climate change, coffee trade, education, Ethiopia, extension services, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, Tanzania, trade justice, training. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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