Global Farmer Field School Platform

First name:

Joseph

Family name:

Higiro

Gender:

Male

Country of residence:

Rwanda

Current Organization/Company:

Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB)

Role/Position in the organization:

National FFS Coordinator

Type of FFS expert:

Project coordinator, Technical expert, Project formulator, FFS evaluator

Areas of FFS expertise:

Bananas, Cassava, Cereals, Coffee, Insects, Legumes, Maize, Potatoes, Rice, Root/ Tuber crops, Sorghum, Soybeans, Tea, Vegetables, Wheat, Other crops, Advisory systems and extension, Climate change, Facilitation and non-formal education, Field School approaches, Food and nutrition security, FS sustainability, Gender, Integrated pest management, Monitoring and evaluation, Pesticides, Research and innovation, Seeds, planting material & varieties, Sustainable production intensification, Value chains, Other

Languages spoken:

English, French

Approximate years of FFS experience:

>10 (more than 10 years of experience)

Regions in which the expert has FFS experience:

Eastern Africa

Countries in which the expert has FFS experience:

Madagascar, Rwanda

Professional training/degree:

2009: Training of Trainers (ToT) and FFS courses to disseminate the IPM technology in Rwanda (by Rwanda Agricultural Development Authority/RADA under support of the Belgian Technical Cooperation/BTC)

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