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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND

LIVESTOCKDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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Enhanced dissemination of Food legumes asedtechnologies fo! inc!eased "!oduction

Field Days Report Southern Province, May 2015

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List of Figures

Figu!e #$ The demo fo! the field da% in M&e'%a Cam"( )ina'ong&e

Figu!e *$ The PI and office!s setting u" "oste!s on the demo in M&e'%a cam"( )ina'ong&e

Figu!e +$ PAIO setting u" the came!a fo! the field da% in M&e'%a Cam"( )ina'ong&e

Figu!e ,$ Du!ing field da% in M&e'%a( )ina'ong&e$ fa!me!s eing add!essed % office!s

Figu!e -$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e$ g!ou" of fa!me!s eing add!essed % office!s

Figu!e .$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e( )AO follo&ing e/ents in one g!ou"

Figu!e 0$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e( fa!me!s &elcoming othe!s f!om cam"s

Figu!e 1$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e( last g!ou" eing ta2en th!ough 3 some fa!me!s

"osing fo! "hoto

Figu!e 4$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e( PAIO shooting the "!oceedings

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AcronymsAPPSA Agricultural Productivity programme for Southern

Africa

CEO Camp Extension Ocer

EO loc! Extension Ocer

C"O Crop "us#andry Ocer

$ACO $istrict Agricultural Coordinator

$A%O $istrict Agricultural %nformation Ocer

PA%O Provincial Agricultural %nformation Ocer

P% Principal %nvestigator

SAO Senior Agricultural Ocer

S&'O Senior &arm 'anagement Ocer

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)a#le of Content

MINI)TR5 OF AGRICULTURE AND LI6E)TOC7*********************************************************i

+ist of &igures********************************************************************************************************* ii

Acronyms************************************************************************************************************** iii

1*, %ntroduction**************************************************************************************************-

2*, 'ethodology*************************************************************************************************.

3*, &ield Activities /&ield days0 in Southern Province******************************************.

3.1 23rdto 25thMay, 2015 travel to Sinazongwe and Field days**********************.

(*, O#servations&ield issues***************************************************************************13

-*, Challenges**************************************************************************************************1(.*, Conclusion**************************************************************************************************1(

*, ecommendations4ay for5ard*****************************************************************1(

1.0 IntroductionThis !e"o!t co/e!s the acti/ities that &e!e unde!ta2en % the APP)A legume dissemination

Team 8 du!ing field da%s conducted f!om **nd to *,th Ma%( *9#-: The ma;o! acti/it%

unde!ta2en &as conducting field da%s and dist!iution of **9 sac2s fo! ha!/esting of c!o" that

is d!%ing

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The team ho&e/e! managed to ha/e one field da% in )ina'ong&e male and

-,:#- > female !elati/e to the total fo! the dist!ict: The attendance &as affected % logistical

a!!angements in te!ms of cam"s eing fa! a"a!t and ca!!%ing ca"acit% of hi!ed /ehicles:

The total "!o;ect ta!get fo! the ten dist!icts is .(999 fa!me!s !eached du!ing the field da%s:

The team that &ent to )outhe!n "!o/ince com"!ised of the P!inci"al In/estigato!

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)elected lead fa!me!s &e!e inte!/ie&ed on the APP)A legume "!o;ect and ho& its affecting

thei! li/elihood in te!ms of 2no&ledge and "!oduction:

The ushe!s &e!e also tas2ed to ta2e stoc2 of statistics th!ough counting of the "a!tici"ants as

the% &e!e "laced in g!ou"s:

3.0 Field Activities (Field days) in outhern !rovince

3.1 23rdto 25thMay, 2015 travel to Sinazongwe and Field days

The team conducted one dist!ict field da% in )ina'ong&e on fa!me! nume! t&o: The team

also conducted inte!/ie&s fo! selected lead fa!me!s on the APP)A "!o;ect and the

technologies eing disseminated fo! "ossile Tele/ision and !adio "!og!ams to inc!ease on

the out!each and fo! fa!me!s to get "!actical feedac2 f!om thei! "!acticing fa!me!s so as to

influence ado"tion: The team th!ough NAI) &as ale to ca!!% out th!ee /ideo and /oice

!eco!dings:

The attendance in )ina'ong&e &as **4 fo! the one dist!ict field da% that &as conducted %

the team and dist!ict MAL staff unde! DACOs office:

The selected "ictu!es elo& sho& some of the cli"s du!ing the field da%

Figu!e #$ The demo fo! the field da% in M&e'%a Cam"( )ina'ong&e

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Figu!e *$ The PI and office!s setting u" "oste!s on the demo in M&e'%a cam"( )ina'ong&e

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Figu!e +$ PAIO setting u" the came!a fo! the field da% in M&e'%a Cam"( )ina'ong&e

Figu!e ,$ Du!ing field da% in M&e'%a( )ina'ong&e$ fa!me!s eing add!essed % office!s

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Figu!e -$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e$ g!ou" of fa!me!s eing add!essed % office!s

Figu!e .$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e( )AO follo&ing e/ents in one g!ou"

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Figu!e 0$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e( fa!me!s &elcoming othe!s f!om cam"s

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Figu!e 1$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e( last g!ou" eing ta2en th!ough 3 some fa!me!s

"osing fo! "hoto

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Figu!e 4$ Du!ing field da% in )ina'ong&e( PAIO shooting the "!oceedings

".0 #$servations%Field issuesThe fa!me!s a""!eciated the field da%s and eB"e!iences &e!e sha!ed du!ing the fo!ums: The

c!o" stand in the demos &as good conside!ing the demos &e!e "lanted late and the ad !ain

"atte!n eB"e!ienced last season: The diffe!ences in c!o" "e!fo!mance !elati/e to t!eatments

&as /e!% /isile as could e seen in some "ictu!es ao/e: The c!o" "e!fo!mance in fields &ith

fe!tilise!s( he!icides a""lication and "esticides

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c!o"s: The% also ac2no&ledged the &!ong s"ecifications in te!ms of s"acing and "lant

"o"ulations the% ha/e een using:

The lead fa!me!s &e!e ale to clea!l% a!ticulate issues to thei! colleagues and &e!e

ale to lead the "!ocess of sha!ing eB"e!iences f!om the diffe!ent cam"s:

Late deli/e!% of in"uts also came out st!ongl%:

&.0 'hallenges The c!o"s such as eans( co& "eas and so% eans &e!e d!% at the time of the field

da%s and this made it difficult to demonst!ate to fa!me!s the actual "lant diffe!ence in

te!ms of "e!fo!mance:

.0 'onclusion

The field da% &as successfull% conducted in the the dist!ict des"ite not meeting the ta!get dueto limited ca"acit% of the /ehicles used fo! eB"o f!om the othe! cam"s: The!e &as some

eB"!essed inte!est