Kenya

Project Name: Follow-up Seminar on Sustainable Agriculture in and Environmental Perspective – Training Programme for participants from developing countries
Name of Client: Sida
Period: October 2006
Value of project (in millions US$): 1.2 M
Key Experts: Inger Åhman, Project Director
                    Charmaine Lawrence Persson, Programme Administration
                    Marie Hardfors, Programme Administrator
Brief Description of Project:
To broaden the understanding of sustainable agriculture and the benefits of such a farming system
• To enhance the knowledge of ecology, and agro-ecosystems in order to increase the participants’ awareness of environmental problems
• To provide knowledge of biodiversity and its importance to production and its impact on the environment
• To demonstrate various plant breeding methods, including genetic modification, aiming at developing varieties well adapted to the environment
• To provide tools for inclusion of sustainability aspects in agricultural planning