FAMFISK – Fostering Agricultural Machinery & Food Technology in Senegal & Kenya
FAMFISK – Fostering Agricultural Machinery & Food Technology in Senegal & Kenya
defined by the United Nations
Weihenstephan University of Applied Sciences Triesdorf (HSWT) is coordinating the project. Throughout the project, HSWT will organise several student tandem projects with partners in Senegal. In addition, the HSWT will be responsible for coordinating the summer and winter schools, especially in exchange with the existing networks with the partner universities USSEIN and JOOUST. The HSWT will organise a visit to the partner universities in the second year of the project.
The Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw) will develop and implement the planned training programmes on site in Senegal and Kenya (summer and winter school as well as partial qualification programmes).
The Maschinenring Foundation (MRF) was responsible for the kick-off event for the project as part of the "Tag der Maschinenringe". MRF coordinates the training courses in dialogue with the regional Maschinenringe and the project partners. MRF is also responsible for public relations work throughout the project.
The University of Sine Saloum El Hadj Ibrahima Niass (USSEIN) is a top agricultural university for food security, sustainable development and prosperity. Some of the main objectives of USSEIN are the following:
- Training human resources capable of responding to agricultural and rural development needs and to develop knowledge and technologies in line with local development and regional integrity.
- Building a partnership between farmers, researchers and consultants to develop appropriate sustainable technologies.
- Contribute to regional integration and consolidation of the African region for higher education.
- USSEIN will provide a platform for the planned trainings. Together with the project partners, the university will run a summer school and two partial qualification programmes in Senegal.
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) is a centre of excellence in education, research and community service offering practical and market-oriented courses. Strategically located on the serene shores of Lake Victoria, the university focuses on the development of Kenya's cultural heritage through the utilisation of its vast natural resources for academic advancement and research purposes aimed at improving the socio-economic status of the communities.
These are the main objectives of JOOUST:
- JOOUST will provide a platform for the planned training courses.
- Together with the project partners, the university will run a winter school and a partial qualification programme in Kenya.
IN SENEGAL & KENYA
FAMFISK milestones
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Organisation of a delegation trip to Germany on the occasion of the "Day of Machinery Rings" in Neuburg a.d. Donau (June 2024)
Coordination: MRF and HSWT
Realisation: MRF
DELEGATION TRIP JUNE 2024Organisation of Tag der Maschinenringe in Neuburg a. d. Donau
Monday 03.06.24
>> Pick up at Munich airport
Check in at the hotel
>> Haus der Maschinenringe Presentations
>> Guided tour of Birkenschwaige in IngolstadtTuesday 04.06.24
>> Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences Presentations and workshops
>> Evening event BAVARIA (Bavarian evening) at the Haus der Maschinenringe in Neuburg a. d. DonauWednesday 05.06.24
>> LABORA at the Haus der Maschinenringe in Neuburg a. d. Donau:
Workshops "We are shaping the future of machinery rings."
>> Evening event PLANETAR
(One world. One machinery ring. One community.)
at the House of Machinery Rings in Neuburg a. d. Donau
Foundation of the World Machinery Ring with Minister of State Michaela Kaniber, , Bavarian Minister of state for food, fgriculture, forestry and tourismThursday 06.06.24
>> Trip to the Dinzler coffee roastery plant
>> Factory tour and lunch
>> Dinner in Rain am Lech with the World AssociationFriday 07.07.24
>> Visit to Treffler, manufacturer of agricultural machinery
>> Lunch in Birkenschwaige
>> Guided tour of Ingolstadt
>> Dinner at Hotel Heidehof -
- Training Measures
- M 2.1 Summer School at the USSEIN
Duration: 26 August - 1 November 2024
Coordination: HSWT and USSEIN
Implementation: MRF and bbw - M 2.2 Winter School at the JOOUST
Duration: 10 February - 18 April 2025
Coordination: HSWT and JOOUST
Realisation: MRF and bbw
- M 2.1 Summer School at the USSEIN
- Training Measures
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Development and implementation of two partial qualification programmes in Senegal incl. Training of the trainers (ToT) and one partial qualification programme in Kenya (incl. ToT) (for the entire duration of the project)
Coordination and implementation: bbw
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Formation and support of student tandems to improve agricultural technology in Senegal (throughout the project)
Coordination: HSWT
Realisation: HSWT, MRF and bbw
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Public relations (during the entire duration of the project)
Coordination: MRF
Realisation: MRF
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Organisation of several trips lasting several days by the experts and project staff to Senegal and Kenya to carry out project activities on site and for networking (during the entire project period)
Coordination: HSWT
Realisation: HSWT, MRF and bbw
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Organisation of a trip by USSEIN and JOOUST representatives to Germany for the purpose of project exchange and further training (Q3 2025)
Coordination: HSWT
Realisation: USSEIN
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Evaluation of the project activities (Q1 2026)
Coordination: HSWT
Realisation: HSWT, MRF and bbw
Topic: Technical and economic approaches to agricultural equipment and digital solutions for sustainable agriculture in Senegal
Duration: 26 August - 1 November 2024
Preparatory phase: 26 August - 22 September 2024
Active phase: 23 September - 6 October 2024
Follow-up phase: 7 October - 27 October 2024
Presentation phase: 28.10. - 3.11.2024
Topic: How can we increase the value of locally produced potatoes in Nyandarua and locally produced maize in Bungoma for local farmers?
Duration: 10 February - 18 April 2025
Preparatory phase: 10 February - 9 March 2025
Active phase: 10/03 - 23/03/2025
Follow-up phase: 24.03 - 13.04.2025
Presentation phase: 14.04. - 20.04.2025
Topic 1:
Machines: Maintenance, modernisation, financing, sustainable mechanisation and risk management
Topic 2:
Production, management and post-harvest utilisation: soil health, food processing, post-harvest, marketing, conservation, partners
Mechanisation/machinery
Maintenance, modernisation, financing, sustainable mechanisation, risk management, sustainable agriculture