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Farm & Community Technologies Ltd
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DAIRY FARMING TRAINING AT FARM & COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Training and Consultancy Services
We are currently offering training in:
- DAIRY CATTLE MANAGEMENT : Offered to individuals and groups. Our staff can come to you!
- CHICKEN FARMING : Offered to individuals and groups. Our staff can come to you!
- GREEN HOUSE FARMING
- FRUIT FARMING (BANANA, PASSION, STRAWBERRY, MELON etc)
- VEGETABLE FARMING (TOMATO, PAPRIKA, BRINJALS, CHOUX CHOUX, COURGETTES etc)
- DRIP IRRIGATION AND OTHER EFFICIENT WATERING METHODS
- RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS (BIOGAS PRODUCTION, SOLAR ENERGY)
Consultancy Services are provided in:
- Project Proposals Development
- Monitoring and evaluation of projects
- Advisory services in crops and livestock production
- Outsourced research and field data collection services, e.g. surveys
- Diseases and pests diagnostics and management
- Conference technical documents packaging and facilitation services.
- Development of agricultural information resources (brochures, booklets, manuals, etc)
1. Collaborator in banana macropropagation project implemented in partnership with Kenyatta University, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and farmers in Central and Eastern Kenya (funded by RUFORUM).
2. Support to passion fruit project implemented by KARI, Kenyatta University and farmers in Embu, Meru, Eldoret and Elgeyo in Rift Valley.
3. Project on management of leafspot diseases of strawberry.
4. Project to optimise multiplication rates for herbs and spice plants.
3. Project to optimise tissue culture of sweet potato implemented in partnership with Kenyatta University.
4. Consultancy to Assess Quality Management Systems in the Kenya National Domestic Biogas Programme implemneted by KENFAP, SNV, HIVOS and other partners.
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TRAINING on DAIRY FARMING and a FARM VISIT to a Dairy Farm Saturday 26th APRIL 2013
Venue: Training will take place at Westlands, Nairobi, Madonna House Room 305.Charge: Kshs 2000
Schedule :
Morning 9am-12pm Theory
Afternoon 1pm -4pm Dairy Farm Visit
The Theory will take place in Westlands, Nairobi, Madonna House room 305.
Departure to the farm will be from Westlands to ESTE FARMS in Thika.
We Provide transport to and from the Farm
Topics :
1. Zero-Grazing
2. breeds
3. Feeds and Feeding
4. Reproduction Management
5. Calf( bulls and heifer) management
6.Dairy cow management
7. Benefits of Dairy Farming
Biogas production
Drip irrigation
Silage making