Promoting Adoption of Chickpea Production Technology (PACT) : final technical report (July 2013 - August 2014)

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Training of Trainers and methodology training workshops were delivered to 49 trainees on chickpea agronomy, quality seed production and handling, approaches and methods for extension communication, and facilitating the involvement of target farmers in dissemination and adoption of chickpea production technologies. Farmers Training Center practice-oriented trainings were also offered to 500 farmers on chickpea quality seed production and handling, field practical work on row planting of chickpea, and to a total of 697 farmers (567 males and 130 females) on post-harvest handling of the produce. Improved chickpea crops enhance soil fertility and yields in cereal based farming practices.

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ETHIOPIA, SOIL MANAGEMENT, LEGUMES, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, TRAINING PROGRAMMES, SOIL FERTILITY, CROP YIELD, AGRONOMY, TRAINING CENTRES

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