In India, the first Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) training supervised by experts from FiBL, and jointly organized by FiBL, SWISSAID and Sahaja Samrudha, took place in Mysore, Karnataka on amaranth crop in June 2022.
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Creation of synergies in Chad : PMCA event
During the first half year of 2022 the four CROPS4HD countries have successfully established the launch of their first Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) event. In Chad, this first event took place on the 18th of June in N’Djamena.
Reinforcement of peasant seed systems dynamics in Chad
Between the 28th and 31st of March 2022 was held the Planning and Capacity-building Workshop for Farmers’ Organizations in Advocacy for the Promotion of Peasant Seed Systems (PSS) in the Province of Mayo-Kebbi, Chad.
Visit in Tanzania : knowledge exchange
In March 2022, the Tanzania team brought together CROPS4HD project representatives from Niger and Chad as well as several experts from FiBL and SDC to exchange knowledge and learn about the project’s progress at this stage.
Kickoff visit in India
Partner’s orientation and planning workshop for the CROPS4HD project was held in the first week of August this year. This meeting brought all the project coordination and implementation together to build a shared understanding of the roles, functions, and responsibilities for the inception and main phase.
Kickoff visit in Niger
CROPS4HD Niger started its activities in July 2021 with a workshop on 22 September with the project supervision team. The launch took place in the Dogondoutchi prefecture in the presence of the prefect and the coordination body of technical services.
Kickoff visit in Chad
In Chad, the introduction phase of the project took place from 2021 September 11 – 17. All CROP4HD consortium members met in Ndjamena, the capital of the country during this period.
Kickoff visit in Tanzania
In Tanzania, the project started in July 2021 with a field visit by the consortium members. The first objective was to define how and in which regions and districts the CROPS4HD project will focus its action.
CROPS4HD builds climate resilience
The project CROPS4HD promotes neglected and underutilised crops that are more resilient to the impacts of climate change as a strategy for farmers to adapt their production to the new reality of climate change.