Course about the optimum use of pesticides

   The  Technology Transfer & Extension Administration    (The   Federal Ministry OfAgriculture and Frosts ) In cooperation with Croplife Africa /Meddel East and the Sudanese Agrochemicals Association(SAGA) held a Training of Trainers (TOT) in the optimum use of pesticides on 28 - 3 to 1- 4 - 2010. 

 

the program of the rural women schools

 After  the success of the program of the   rural  women schools  in Khartoum state, which  was  funded by  the  Arab Organization for Agricultural Development in collaboration  with  the  Federal Technology  Transfer  and  Extension Administration  and  the State (TTEA ) ,an amount of 10000$ has been earmarked to establish a new  schools  in  River Nile state in the year  2010.

 

Anew Agricultural  Extension method(SMS)

In view of developing extension methods   a new methods has been innovated by TTEA by using mobile phone in rendering particular services such as SMS the message include technologies and the current prices of field and horticultural crops

Agricultural extension services was first  introduced to describe a particular educational innovation .In Sudan Technology Transfer and extension Administration [TTEA]  apart of Federal ministry of Agriculture and forests [MOAF] provides  various agricultural technologies  services to the farmer and stakeholders in rain fed and irrigated sectors these technologies were endorsed  by Agricultural Research Corporation [ARC]  which including a package of ;

   Improved seeds

 

·     . Land preparation.

·     Seeding rate.

·     Sowing date.   

·     Row.  Spacing between plants

·      Irrigation Intervals and plant water requirement 

·     Pest and disease control.

·     Post harvest technologies. 

These packages are sending to the farmers and stakeholders through different extension methods and at federal. State .and locality levels

through ,ziraa mobile  [SMS] service

To subscribe you should

dial on the number  [5084]  Sudani net work and send the code of  the crop which you want .

 and also  dial on the number ( 1519)    zain net work and send the code  the crop you need.

 in addition to that the TTEA have web site addressed as www. ttea,gov,sd

The message received by the farmers is concide with field activities of each crop

TTEA   is spear head in leading the   change in   agricultural production   in order to attain food security. And increase agricultural exports and prosperity.

For further contact :

Mohamed yousif Mohamed

TTEA, specialist     

 e,mail,yoousif1@yahoo,com