Dr T. V. Balole and Mr E. Sabas
Day & date |
Place |
Activity |
Remarks |
Monday - Saturday |
ICRAF - Nairobi |
- Literature review of background material -Making contacts with relevant documents and arrangements of visits. - Develop questionnaires to source information |
ICRAF to arrange local transport and other relevant logistics |
Sunday 16.11.03. |
Nairobi to Arusha |
Pass by the Forestry Training Institute - Olmotonyi |
Travel by road; ICRAF to arrange transport |
Monday 17.11.03 |
Arusha, Tanzania |
Visit Forestry Training Institute - Olmotonyi (interview instructors and students & collect relevant documents) |
Travel by road; ICRAF - local Institutes to arrange for transport |
Tuesday 18. 11. 03 |
Arusha, Tanzania |
Visit the Ministry of Agriculture Training Institute (interview instructors, students and collect relevant documents) |
Travel by road; ICRAF and local Institutions to arrange for transport |
Wednesday 19. 11. 03 |
Arusha, Tanzania |
Write up findings from Arusha and prepare for presentation and discussion at ICRAF |
Travel by road back to Nairobi; ICRAF to arrange for transport |
Thursday 20. 11. 03 |
Presentations and discussions of the Arusha trip to ICRAF |
The two institutions would be of primary importance since one (Olmotonyi) is forestry and the other (Tengeru) is agriculture | |
Friday 21. 11. 03 |
Nairobi |
Visit Kenya Forest College-Londiani (interview instructors, students and collect relevant documents) |
Travel by road; ICRAF to arrange for transport |
Saturday 22.11.03. |
Nairobi |
Write up and prepare presentation to discuss with ICRAF |
Travel by road; ICRAF to arrange for transport |
Sunday 23.11.03 |
Nairobi -Uganda |
Immediately reach Entebbe proceed to Nyabyeya Forestry College (Masindi) |
Travel by road to airport then plane; ICRAF to arrange for transport |
Monday 24.11.03 |
Uganda |
Visit Nyabyeya Forestry college to interview instructors, students and collect relevant information |
Travel by road; ICRAF and institute to arrange for local transport |
Tuesday 25.11.03 |
Uganda |
Return to Kampala and visit Bukalasa Agricultural college to interview instructors, student and collect relevant information |
Travel by road; ICRAF and institute to arrange for transport |
Wednesday 26.11.03 |
Uganda |
Visit, if necessary, Bukalasa for interviews and then write out findings for discussion with ICRAF |
Travel by road; ICRAF and institute to arrange for transport |
Thursday 27.11.03 |
Entebbe - Nairobi |
Return to Nairobi and complete write-up for discussion |
ICRAF to arrange transport - airport |
Friday 28.11.03 |
Nairobi |
Present findings and discuss with ICRAF |
Travel by road; ICRAF to arrange transport |
Saturday 29.11.03 |
Nairobi |
Writing up and arranging for trip to Bukura Agricultural College |
Travel by road; ICRAF to arrange transport |
Sunday 30.11.03 |
Nairobi |
Travel to visit Bukura Agricultural College to interview instructor, students and collect relevant information |
Travel by road to airport, then by air; ICRAF will arrange |
Monday 01.12.03 |
Kenya |
Visit Bukura Agricultural College to interview instructors and students and collect relevant information |
Travel by road; ICRAF and institute to arrange transport |
Tuesday 02.12.03 |
Kenya |
Return from Bukura Agricultural College |
Travel by air and from airport by road |
Wednesday 03.12.03 |
Kenya |
Visit Baraka Agricultural College (and back) to interview instructors, students and collect relevant information |
Travel by road; ICRAF to arrange |
Wednesday 03.12.03 |
Nairobi |
Presentations and discussions of findings from Bukura and Baraka with ICRAF |
Travel by road, ICRAF to arrange |
Wednesday 03.12.03 |
Nairobi |
Continue write-up; hope to receive replies form other colleges |
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Thursday 04.12.03 |
Nairobi |
Finalise write-up and prepare for presentations and discussion ICRAF |
ICRAF to provide internal transport |
Sunday 07.12.03 |
Nairobi |
Presentations and discussions with ICRAF |
ICRAF to provide internal transport |
Monday 08.12.03 |
Nairobi |
Incorporate comments from presentations and discussion |
ICRAF to provide transport |
Tuesday 09.12.03 |
Nairobi |
Release final report |
ICRAF to provide transport |
Wednesday 10.12.03 |
Nairobi |
Departure from Nairobi to Botswana and Tanzania |
ICRAF transport to airport and bus station |
A: QUESTIONNAIRE - FOR EXTENSION STAFF
Name of country |
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Name of officer (M/F) |
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Place of work |
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Position held |
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Education qualification |
2. Was there any tree education in your programme? Yes/no
3. If no, what tree education topics would you have liked to be taught?
4. Year attained your certificate__________________________________
5. Name of institution__________________________________________
6. Present duties
7. Are there tree seed activities in your area? Yes/no
8. If yes, where do farmers obtain their tree seed? (tick correct answer)
a. Own collection ٱ
b. Buy from other farmers ٱ
c. Buy from government tree seed centre (district or regional authorities) ٱ
d. Buy from a private tree seed company ٱ
e. Buy from NGOs ٱ
f. Buy from colleges ٱ
g. Given free from either of the above ٱ
9. Where do farmers obtain their seedlings, seed and planting material? (tick where appropriate)
a. Own nurseries ٱ
b. Government nurseries (district or regional authorities) ٱ
c. NGO nurseries ٱ
d. Community nurseries (owned by a group of people) ٱ
e. College nurseries ٱ
f. Individual farmers' nurseries ٱ
g. Others ٱ
10. Are seed/seedling sold/given free? Yes/no
11. If yes, prices range from______________ to _________________
12. Number of species available to farmers_______________________
13. Based on your field extension experience do you think tree seed education is important in your work? Yes/no
14. Give reasons
15. Did you have any studies in community and farmer-based seed production and distribution strategies seed collection ٱ seed handling ٱ seed storage ٱ and seed quality ٱ tree nurseries as an enterprise? ٱ
16. Do you think refresher courses on these topics would benefit you? Yes/no
B: QUESTIONNAIRE - FOR LECTURERS
Name of country |
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Name of institution |
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Postal address |
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Town |
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Tel. |
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Fax. |
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E-mail: |
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Date of college establishment |
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State briefly mandate of the institution |
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Who is funding the institution (tick as appropriate)? |
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- Wholly by government |
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- Government/external organizations and levels of funding by each partner |
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- Wholly external organizations |
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- Private students pay fees |
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- Other sources of funding |
2. List the diploma and certificate programmes being taught
Programme |
Duration (years) |
Comments |
3. Institutional capacity - teaching staff
Qualification |
Specialization |
Gender (F/M) |
Subject taught |
BSc (2) |
Agroforestry |
F + M |
Tree seed + soil fertility |
4. Is there a tree seed component in the courses taught? If yes, give details of topics covered
Course/subject |
Tree seed component |
Number of contact hours |
5. List the available literature on tree seed (library or owned by staff teaching the subject}
Author |
Title |
Length of tree seed component pages |
6. Is tree seed education important? Yes/no
- Explain your response
If your answer above is yes, how many contact hours do you recommend? ______ hours
7. To teach tree seed education, list the resources that would be needed
8. List the topics you would consider for inclusion in a tree seed curriculum / syllabus
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. What work/job would a graduate with tree seed knowledge do?
Job area |
Activities |
10. How many contact hours are allocated to theory and practical?
Theory:_____ hours Practical:______hours
11. Approximately how many tree seed species are covered? __________________
12. State the conditions and adequacy of tree seed facilities
Facility |
Comment on its existence and conditions |
13. List the constraints to teaching tree seed education and practice
Constraints |
Proposal of how to overcome it |
14. Name tree seed institutions, public, private, local or international linked to the college
Institution |
Nature of link |
15. Does the college teach agroforestry? Yes/no
16(a) If yes, list the component of agroforestry taught
Component |
Contact hours | |
Theory |
Practical |
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16(b) What are the objectives of teaching agroforestry?
17. Does your institution have any direct contact with farmers? Yes/no
18(a) List direct services or activities you have as an institution with these farmers
18(b) Do farmers around your institution consider tree seeds as a source of income? Yes/no
18(c) If yes, tick as appropriate in the table below
Sale of seeds |
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Sale of seedling |
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Grow seedling and sell timber, poles, firewood |
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Sales of fruits |
18(d) If no, what are the reasons?
Farmers have no interest |
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Farmers not aware there could be profit |
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No demand for the products, therefore no market |
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Seeds are too expensive and unavailable |
19(a) Do farmers around your institution consider agricultural seeds as a source of income? Yes/no
19(b) If yes, tick as appropriate in the table below
Sale of seeds |
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Sale of seedlings |
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Grow seedlings and sell vegetables |
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Sales of fruits |
19(c) If no, what are the reasons? Tick as appropriate in the table below
Farmers have no interest |
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Farmers not aware there could be profit |
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No demand for the products therefore no market |
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Seeds are too expensive and unavailable |
20. Do you offer refresher courses for ex-students or staff on tree seed, agricultural seed or related areas? Yes/no
Course |
Frequency times per yr |
Who facilitates |
Sources of fund |
No. of participants |
Target group |
21. What organizations, NGO, project etc. support tree seed activities in your area? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
22. List major problems faced by community that led to poorly administered tree seed programmes
Activities/aspect of tree seed |
Major problems |
Availability of seed |
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Quality of tree seed |
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Production of tree seed |
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Storage of tree seed |
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Distribution of tree seed |
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Establishment of seed sources |
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Any others |
NOTE: Please attach the following documents if available:
1. The college curriculum
2. Teaching materials on tree seed subject/ topic
3. Refresher course material on tree seed subject.
4. Extension materials to farmers
5. Copies of job descriptions for instructors
1. Do you plant trees? Yes/no
If yes,
2. Where do you get tree seeds?
Own collection /buying
3. If buying, where? _______________________
4. If collection, from where? __________________
5. What factors do you consider when collecting tree seed?
i.
ii.
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6. How did you acquire tree knowledge?
i. from own experience
ii. extension officers
7. Is tree seed profitable or what benefits (revenue/others)? ______________
8. Do you need some sort of training to improve your work?
9. In which area do you need training?
10. Do you have markets? Yes/no
If no, how do you think you can advertise yourself?
2 All questionnaires have been compressed in this document to save space.
