Zambian-German Agricultural Knowledge and Training Centre. (AKTC) University and Colleges/Emergent Farmers.Training Programme

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1 March 19 th Emergent Farmers a) Introductory Agricultural Machinery b) Tractor Operations and 22 nd Chipembi Faculty of a) Boom Sprayer b) Silage Making 26 th NRDC Soil and Soil Cultivation 29 th Emergent Farmers a) Fertilizer Application b) Fertilizer Spreader Usage and April 2 nd NRDC Introduction Agricultural Machinery Soil and Soil Cultivation 9-10 th Emergent Farmers th AGRITECH EXPO Expo Training 18 th NRDC Lecturers Technical Training: Seed Drill and Planter 19 th NRDC Lecturers Irrigation and water management: Design and Operation of Centre Pivots Soil and water plants relations Effect of Farm Machinery on Soil 20 th NRDC Lecturers Technical Training:, Operation and. Boom sprayer AKTC offers short courses to all interested and serious emergent farmers who want to improve their farming activities and make profit in all their agricultural enterprises. Interested emergent farmers can register for the courses mentioned in this flier with: Mr Innocent Maphango Contact: (+260) maphangovuyo@gmail.com Since places for trainings are limited to 25 participants, please register via or by calling the given number. All trainings are one day courses unless otherwise stated, the trainings will at 09:00 hrs in the morning and will be finished latest by 16:00 hrs. the same day. AKTC is partnered by: 26 th Chipembi Faculty of Tractor and GPS use in Agriculture

2 May 7-11 th MPIKA 7 th Ag- FAAB 8 th TBA FAAB 9 th FAAB Ag- 10 th FAAB TBA 11 th Back-Project This shall be an infield visit to the Northern Province, Visiting ZCA-Mpika. The target shall be both the ZCA-Mpika students and emergent farmers surrounding the college. 22 nd -24 th & AKTC Field Day Partners 29 th NRDC Introduction to the Combine Haverstor June 7 th Emergent Farmers Farmer s Indaba Irrigation and Water Management a) Multicrop b) Amiran c) Green 2000 d) Irritech th SPARKASSENSTIFTUNG Training 25 th -29 th Nkumbi International College 25 th Ag- FAAB 26 th TBA FAAB 27 th FAAB Ag- 28 th FAAB TBA 29 th Back-Project This shall be an infield visit to Mkushi District, Visiting Nkumbi International College. The target shall be both the Nkumbi International College students and emergent farmers surrounding the college. July 4-6 th POPOTA College Irrigation and Water Management Agricultural Machinery 12 th Chipembi Faculty of and Cost Management Centre Pivot Operation

3 19 th Emergent Farmers Farmers Indaba Potato Growers Training Buya Bamba Grimme Leslie De Jager 23 th -27 th MONZE 23 rd Planting and FAAB seed drill 24 th TBA FAAB 25 th FAAB Planting and seed drill 26 th FAAB TBA 27 th Back-Project This shall be an infield visit to the Southern Province, Visiting ZCA- Monze. The target shall be both the ZCA-Monze students and emergent farmers surrounding the college. August 3 rd NRDC Planting and Seed Drill 9 th Emergent Farmers Emergent Farmers Indaba Soil and Soil Management Fertilizer Use and Soil Enrichment. Potential Facilitator: Omnia Fertilizer Precision Farming Leslie De Jager th Lusaka and AKTC 20 th FAAB 21 st FAAB 22 th FAAB 23 rd FAAB This training shall be conducted at the AKTC and NRDC in Lusaka 27 th NRDC Fertilizer Spreader Usage and

4 September 6 th NRDC Introduction to Agricultural Machinery Soil and Soil Cultivation 13 th Emergent Farmers Soya Beans growers training Precision Farming Seed.CO Option th POPOTA College Agricultural Machinery and Pumps a) Boom Sprayer and Chemical Application b) Weed Management c) Agricultural Machinery and Pumps October 8-12 th Emergent Farmers Zambia Cooperative Federation Solar Milling As A Business 16 th Chipembi Faculty of Training Water Management and Combine Harvesters November 5-9 th POPOTA College 5 th Planting and FAAB seed drill 6 th TBA FAAB 7 th FAAB Planting and seed drill 8 th FAAB TBA This shall be an infield visit to the Southern Province, Visiting POPOTA College. The target shall be both college students and emergent farmers surrounding the college. 15 th Emergent Farmers Tomato Production Precision Farmers CFU Bayer Crop Science 22 nd Emergent Farmers Crop Production Training: Maize Crop Production Training Fall Army Worms Mitigation strategy ZARI

5 29 th Chipembi Faculty of December 6 th Chipembi Faculty of th Chipembi (CFA) 10 th FAAB 11 th FAAB 12 th FAAB Ag- Crop Production Agr-Mech 13 th FAAB? 14 th Seed.CO Precision Farming Soil and Soil Cultivation Plant This shall be a training that shall target Serenje District Farmers Association and Chipembi Faculty of Agriculture. Training Options 1) Inter-Provincial and Related Equipment Trainings (Tractor Trail) 2) Potato Growers Training: Target-Emergent Farmers -Extension Staff -CFU Farmers 3) Soya Beans Growers Training: Target -Emergent Farmers

6 -Extension Staff -CFU Farmers 4) Crop Production and Fore Army Worms Training: Target-Emergent Farmers -Extension Staff -CFU Farmers 5) Solar Milling Plants Training Suite:. Tailor Made as per Enterprise (Module Development)