Training Programs

Agricultural sustainability, soil health and soil biodiversity training program for Africa.

The Global Initiative of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation has started a pilot scale information sharing and training program with African partners on agriculture sustainability, soil health and new approaches to measure soil biodiversity.

The course is run by the initiative which initially includes a webinar, online training and video materials, with an aim to staff and student exchange when additional resource is secured. The initiative is keen to expand this network to other parts of the world at appropriate time.

Our African partners and facilitators include:

1. Dr Georges Martial Ndazana, The University of Dschang, Cameroon, Email: ndzanageorges2006@yahoo.fr
2. Dr Chinedu Charles Nwafor, University of Benin, Nigeria, Email: nwafor@uniben.edu
3. Andrew Tapiwa Kugedera, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe, Email: kugederaandrew48@gmail.com
4. Pedro Humberto Lebre, University of Pretoria, South Africa, pedro.bixiraonetomarinholebre@up.ac.za

Soil health and biology masterclass and certification course for Australian growers and agronomists.

In partnership with Soil Science Australia and Global Centre for Land-Based Innovation – Western Sydney University, the initiative has launched soil health and biology masterclass and certification course.

     

In this program, participants learn about the properties of soils and learn how to adopt practices and strategies to enhance soil health and biological activities and use the power of plant-soil-microbial relationships to unlock soil nutrients, produce healthier and more nutritious plants and understand how microbes in soils influence soil fertility and drive plant production.

New training initiatives in African and South American continents.

Last year we entered into partnerships with two strong consortia, one each from African and South American continents, to expand our training program in soil health/biology and sustainable agriculture. These two consortia include-

1. African Consortium consists of – a. Chinedu CharlesNwafor, University Benin, Nigeria, Dr Ndzana Georges Martial of University of Dschang, Cameroon and Ms Lukelysia N. Mwangi of Kenya. They are organising annual training events in their respective countries in a way that is collaborative with aim to reach to various parts of Africa.
2. South American Consortium consists of Prof Cesar Marin and Prof Jessica Duchicela in partnership with other. Courses are being organised in Ecuador and Chile with aim to expand across South America.

These training programs will be run annually and in different countries. Our aim continues to be training the trainers to maximise the impact at ground levels. The initiative will continue to work with all stakeholders including UN- FAO and other relevant organisations to ensure impacts.