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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Financial Management for Donor Funded Projects

Date: 24th to 28th August 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
Sound project financial management provides critical financial information for effective decision-making. This training course harmonises accounting and financial management procedures in order to promote improved compliance with the financial reporting and control requirements of national governments as well as international finance institutions. Participants will acquire the competence needed for designing, implementing and monitoring an integrated project finance management system that is appropriate for efficient and effective delivery of the project objectives.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
•Design various components of an integrated project financial management system with corresponding modules/procedures for planning and budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, internal control, auditing, procurement and disbursement.
•Identify factors influencing optional design of a project financial management system;
•Explain financial sustainability in projects;
•Appraise project funding;
•Explain PPP and donor funded projects;
•Develop a project logframe;
•Write project reports.

TRAINING FOCUS
Project Challenges and frame work
• Project strategic thinking.
• Capital budgeting, Financial control and Financial analysis
• Negotition in project finance, Project sequencing and sourcing of finance
• Project risk management
• Sovereign debt and projects
• Conflict, time and stress
• Project strategic thinking;
• Project cycle, conceptual challenges and relevant project documentation;
• Factors influencing optional design of a project financial management system;
• Financial management framework for donor funded projects;
• Project financing;
• Financial sustainability in projects;
• Project funding appraisal;
• PPP and donor funded projects;
• Developing project log framework;
• Good governance in project financial management;
• Integrated reporting for projects.
• Best Practice Project finance Management

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Enhancing Economic opportunities for resilient pastoral livelihoods

Date: 23rd to 27th November 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
Pastoral livestock production is practiced in an estimated area of 43% percent of Africa land mass in different regions of Africa by an estimate of 268 million pastoralists. Pastoralism plays an important role in the national and regional economies of Africa in terms of export of animals to both domestic and international markets. Furthermore, pastoralism contributes a percentage of 10 to 44 of the gross domestic product (GDP) of African countries. Despite the significant impact of pastoralism to livelihoods, economy of Africa’s drylands, GDP and exports sector, pastoralists are faced with various challenges including climate change and climate variability, increasing risk of animal and zoonotic diseases, insecure land rights and natural resource management, violence, displacement and militarisation of pastoral livelihood systems and neglect and exclusion of pastoralist communities among other challenges. One of the key interventions to ensure sustainable livelihoods of pastoralist is focus on building resilience to mitigate effects of climate change. Resilience is being understood in terms of building different types of capacity within communities and social-ecological systems. Building resilience of vulnerable communities to the vagaries of climate change calls for more transformative approaches that can organically evolve to suit the dynamic and unique needs of different farming systems. This 5- day’s course aim to equip participants with knowledge of empowering pastoralist in building resilience to mitigate effects of climate change.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Field technicians and agricultural extension staff
• Governmental and nongovernmental organizations implementing adaptation projects
• Agricultural extension officers
• Representatives of NGOs
• Private organizations

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, participants will have learnt about:
• Learn how to increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises
• Understand Livelihood approaches in fragile contexts
• Learn the links between resilience and livelihoods
• Understand resilience pathways and outcomes
• To identify and analyse the key premises underpinning dryland policies, generate arguments and alternative policy options

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1: Understanding context of pastoralism
• The dynamics of pastoral systems
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relevant to pastoralism
• The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015–2030
• The Paris Climate Agreement.
• Institutions in the country mandated with building resilience of pastoralists and their interventions
• Mitigation strategies and financing mechanisms for pastoralists (e.g livestock take off, livestock insurance etc)
• Four key elements of transformative change in resilience building

Module 2: The policy challenges and options for pastoralism
• Past policy and current reforms and their drivers e.g wildlife, water and range management.
• The national poverty reduction strategies,
• Constraints and opportunities brought by the policy to pastoralists
• identify and analyse the key premises underpinning dryland policies, generate arguments and alternative policy options
Module 3: Resilience dimension measurement
• Wealth index
• Household food insecurity access prevalence (HFIAP)
• Community network/Social capital
• Psychosocial distress
• Livestock
• Infrastructure and social services
• Human capital
• Environment
Livelihood approaches in fragile contexts
• How to increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises
• The links between resilience and livelihoods
Module 4: Advocating for change
• Identifying key actors, their roles, the policymaking cycle and crucial issues when advocating for change.
• Actors and stakeholders, and their roles in resilience-building
• Resilience pathways and outcomes (community and livelihood resilience).
• Enabling environments’: internal and external factors enabling or obstructing progress.
• Beneficiaries, equity and inclusion.
• Synergies between adaptation, mitigation, food security and development
• Planning for community-based adaptation to climate change in agriculture
ü Building resilience.
ü Supplying humanitarian assistance.
ü Improving livelihoods and increasing local and national stakeholders’ learning, capacity and knowledge around resilience
• The theory of change

Module 5: Determinants of successful adaptation by pastoralists
• Knowledge on impacts and vulnerabilities
• Knowledge on natural resources and socioeconomics and Adaptation options
• Sustained policy support

Community-based adaptation: Underlying principles
• Essential steps of community based adaptation
• Assessment of current vulnerability, risks and local livelihoods of population
• Source of information of climate change (indigenous knowledge and conventional knowledge)

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Fish farming for food security and improved livelihoods

Date: 21st to 25th September 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

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Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
Fish farming is among the important alternatives that can raise nutrition, food security in Africa. Fish contribute up to 17 % of animal protein, and 7 % of all proteins, and supports more than 3 billion people in developing countries. Fish provides high-quality essential amino acids, docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic omega-3 fatty acids, minerals, especially iron, zinc, and vitamins, often in highly bioavailable forms. Fish farming therefore can contribute in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 2) on eliminating all forms of hunger, as well as food and nutritional insecurity. To add on, due to high demand and price of fish in the market and the shrinking job market, rapid population growth, decreasing sources of employment, commercial fish farming can be a great source of employment for unemployed people. This 5- days course aims to equip participants with skills and knowledge on fish production including feeding, harvesting, and the basics of running a successful fish farming business.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Agricultural extension officers
• Representatives of NGOs
• Private organizations
• Individuals who are interested in fish farming

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, participants will have learnt about:
• Learn how to plan for aquaculture as a business
• Gain skills on construction of fish ponds
• Gain knowledge on selection of fish species

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1: Overview of aquaculture development worldwide, in Africa and in sub-Saharan Africa
• Global, regional and national fisheries and aquaculture production and development trends
• Integrated aquaculture (Farming systems);
• Constraints facing aquaculture
• Taking aquaculture as a business

Module 2: Basic elements of conducting aquaculture as a business
ü Business plan
ü Contents of a business plan
ü Elements of a business plan
ü Record-keeping as a foundation of business planning and management
• Assessment of the economic profitability and financial feasibility of small- and medium-scale aquaculture farms

Module 3: Investment tool for assessing economic profitability and financial feasibility of aquaculture farms
• Selecting proper fish species
• Selecting Land Area
• Pond Design & Construction
• Selecting Fish Species
• Feeding the Fish (Feeds and nutrition)

Module 4
• fish reproduction and hatchery management;
• pond production systems;
• seed and feed production
• Care & Management of fish
• Collecting fish
• Marketing of fish
• Socio-economics of fisheries
Module 5: Field visits

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Feeds formulation and milling technology for increased milk quantity and quality

Date: 23rd to 27th November 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
Dairy production is a tool to poverty alleviation and promoting food security due to its nature of providing regular income to households through sale of milk. Dairying is however faced with various challenges including feed shortage and low quality of feeds that limit dairy production, high costs of concentrates which are also of poor quality, high costs of feeds and inadequate advice on dairy cattle feeding and feed formulations for the farms and limited knowledge on best feeding practices among other challenges. As a result of these challenges, dairy farmers end up making losses or stagnant in their production which is contrary to their goal of making profit. Understanding how to formulate feeds can go a long way in improving feeding of dairy animals and in reducing feeds costs. In addition, a good livestock diet can boost profitability on the farms, as well-fed animals are healthier, more productive.
This 5 day course will empower participants with skills and knowledge including hands-on training in the use of excels in feed formulation, optimization of diet formulation by the use of linear programming techniques, learn feed milling technology, feedstuff sourcing and least cost formulation of feeds among others.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Field technicians and agricultural extension staff
• Farmers
• Representatives of cooperative societies
• Individuals who would like to venture into feed formulation and manufacturing.
• Agricultural Extension officers
• Representatives of NGOs
• Private organizations


LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, participants will have learnt about:
To use spreadsheets in formulating feeds for different classes of animals
• Understand the principles of feed formulation and its preconditions
• Understand feed milling management capability
• Understand various ingredient for processing methods
• Understand economic benefits of feed mill
• Learn safety regulations pertaining to feed manufacture
• Use both manual and computer software to formulate simple feeds

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1: Introduction to animal foods
• Basics of animal nutrition
• Groups of Foods (Food components; carbohydrates and fats, proteins, minerals, and trace elements)
• Food Processing Terms
• Feed ingredients
• Water
• Feed analysis
• Feeding standards and ration formulation (using computer software)

Module 2: Calculating rations
• The Object of Rationing
• Nutritional Requirements of the Animal
• Calculating a Maintenance Ration
• Cattle at Pasture
• Working Out Rations for a Herd
• Nutrient Requirements for a Dairy Cow
• Working Out the Total Requirements
• Feeding a Ration to Meet Nutrient Needs
• The Dairy Ration
• Ready Mix Feeds
• Using Protein Contents
• A Summary of Rationing
• Further Considerations in Rationing

Module 3: Animal feed production, quality assurance, and regulation
• Feed mill establishment and operation
• Feed milling machine designs, components and maintenance operations
• Feed Mill Accessories
• Feed stuff sourcing
• Feedstuff storage
• Feedstuff processing (Plant origin)
• Feedstuff processing (Animal byproducts) and utilization
• Standardization and quality control in Animal Feeds
• Finished Feed quality and handling
• Principles and Techniques of manual formulation
• Pearson’s Square Method
• Simultaneous Equation Method
• More Complex diets (Trial and Error Method)
• Computerized Feed Formulation and Practical formulation using the spreadsheets and other available software

Module 4
• Formulating to produce concentrates/supplements
• Feed Production
• Economics and management of feed mill operations
• Safety regulations pertaining to feed manufacture.

Module 5: Field Visit

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Dairy cow feeding and management for improved milk quantity and enhanced milk quality

Date: 12th to 16th October 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
In Africa, the dairy sector is crucial for rural development, poverty reduction and food and nutrition security. The sector is mainly dominated by smallholder dairy farmers. The Africa’s dairy industry is however faced with a number of challenges, including low productivity per cow, fluctuating milk production, inconsistent milk quality, the high cost of production, inefficiencies along the value chain and a large informal sector dominance in milk sale. As a result of these challenges, dairy farmers are characterized by low milk output and low milk quality leading to low income from sale of milk. With the anticipated increase in demand of dairy products following population growth, urbanisation and improved purchasing power, there is need for dairy farmers to embrace interventions that may lead to increased milk productivity and enhanced milk quality. This 5-days course will equip participants with hands on skills on feed types, quality and quantity, feed storage and preservation, housing of a dairy cow, dairy cow management and record keeping among others.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Agricultural extension officers
• Representatives of NGOs
• Private organizations
• Individuals who are interested in dairy farming
• Field technicians and agricultural extension staff, representatives of cooperative societies
• Individuals willing to start a dairy enterprise


LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, participants will have learnt about:
• Select appropriate dairy breeds for different farming situations.
• Develop a business plan for the management of a dairy property.
• Describe the different characteristics, including their nature and scope, of dairy products.
• Explain the management of the lactation cycle in dairy cattle, on a farm property.
• Manage general husbandry operations for the dairy cow.
• Manage the wellbeing of a dairy cow, including consideration of its health and vigour, to optimise quality and quantity of production.
• Explain the significance of animal breeding programs for milk production.
• Explain the management of the facilities, including buildings and machinery, at a farm dairy.
• Explain how milk composition can affect its use for different purposes.
• List the farm husbandry factors which can influence the lactation cycle.
• Prepare a plan for a feed flow program to support milk production on a specified property.

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1: How to run a dairy farm as a successful business
• Selecting a breeding stock (buy young cow)
• Characteristics considered in selecting a young cow
• Dairy Business Planning
• Dairy Breeds
• Dairy Products
• The Lactation Cycle

Module 2: How to feed your cattle for maximum milk production
• Different feed types
• Quantity (rations of feeds)
• What is a balanced ration and how does this ensure maximum production
• Feeding and nutrition of dairy cows
• Napier grass management

Module3: How to care for your dairy cows for maximum production
• Calf rearing
• Ensuring the cow is healthy (Deworming, Vaccination, spraying or taking a cow to cattle dip)
• Parasites & Diseases of Dairy Cattle ( Mastitis’s control, East Coast Fever, calf mortality, pneumonia etc)
• How to build a dairy facility to provide the best care for your dairy cows (Housing of dairy cows)
• Milk hygiene and milk technique
• Health of dairy cows, with submodules on mastitis, tick fever, worms, vaccinations and pneumonia
• Fertility and breeding
• Farm record keeping

Module 4: Crop Production – what crops to grow and how to grow them effectively
• Growing of forages and fodder
• How to turn your harvest into Silage and hay
• Importance of feed conservation

Module 5: Field visit

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:
Topic: Promoting Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness Development[/color]

Date: [color=#990000]21st to 25th September 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

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INTRODUCTION
Developing countries stand to heavily benefit if entrepreneurship and agribusiness development can be promoted and nurtured. This course is designed to offer insights on possibilities of increasing the level of entrepreneurship in agriculture as well as explore how agribusiness development gains can be improved. Improving survival rates of agribusinesses that currently have a high rate of failure and promoting agri-enterprise development is one of the way of meeting some Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This training course will provide hands-on training in agri-entrepreneurship and agribusiness development.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Agriculture Extension service providers
• Research organizations
• Non-government organizations
• Development organizations


LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, participants will have learnt about:
• Concepts of agri-entrepreneurship and agribusiness development
• Opportunities for agribusiness entrepreneurs
• Financing for agribusiness entrepreneurs
• Sales, marketing, & branding in agribusiness
• Strategic partnerships among for agribusiness entrepreneurs

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1:
Opportunities for Agribusiness entrepreneurs
• How to start agribusiness ventures
• How to find a profitable business idea and turn it into profit
• How to find new products and services to introduce to my customers to boost revenues

Module 2:
Financing for Agribusiness entrepreneurs
• How to get access to finances
• How to finance growth

Module 3:
Sales, Marketing, & Branding in agribusiness
• How to find customers to buy your products and services
• How to profitably market to and reach your target audience
• How to develop and extend your brand to increase the value of your business
• How to maximise the value of your company's brand to resist pricing pressure from low cost competitors

Module 4:
Field trip

Module 5:
Strategic Partnerships among for Agribusiness entrepreneurs
• How to leverage other people to help yourself create wealth
• How to find the right partnership opportunities to boost profits and increase your customer base
• Challenges faced by new Entrepreneurs
• How to overcome hurdles and pitfalls faced by new business starters
• Concept of an enabling business environment
• How to enhance a fertile business climate
• Entrepreneurial life cycle
• Entrepreneurship and the economy

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FineResults Research Services invites you to a training on:
Topic: Gender Analysis And Integration In Agriculture
Date: 21st to 25th September 2020
Cost: USD 800 or Ksh. 65,000
Contacts: +254 759 285 295 or training@fineresultsresearch.org.

In Africa, close to 70% of the population rely on agriculture as a source of their livelihoods. The sector contributes up to 23% to the GDP in most of the African countries and hence remains critical to local and regional economies. It is the basis for food security and an important source of employment, particularly for women who provide much of labor. Despite the women contribution to the sector, their participation is limited by factors including inequitable access to agricultural inputs, including family labour, high-yield crops, pesticides, and fertilizer, legal and cultural status, exclusion from alternative employment options and inheritance laws. In the spirit of achieving the aspiration of vision 2030 of leaving no one behind and particularly women, there is need to understand through gender analysis the extent to which women are included in the agricultural sector. Gender analysis provides information to integrate a gender perspective into policies, programmes and projects. To add on, conducting a gender analysis allows for the development of interventions that address gender inequalities and meet the different needs of women and men. This 5 days course will equip participants with knowledge about specific set of frameworks and methods for participants to use in order to integrate gender components into their agricultural projects and programs. Participants will also gain gender analysis skills through effective and systematic analysis of contexts and also be able to plan development from a gender equality perspective.

Who can attend
• Researchers and data handling professionals in the agriculture and planning sector.
• Gender advisers in NGOs and UN agencies
• Development practitioners with an interest in gender mainstreaming
• Curious and Interested persons.
Training Focus
• Mainstreaming gender in agricultural sector
• Mainstreaming gender into agriculture to achieve the 2030 Agenda (concepts of gender, gender analysis, gender mainstreaming and 2030 agenda).
• Sex-disaggregated agricultural data: why are they crucial?
• Steps in carrying out gender analysis
• Analysing qualitative gender data using NVIVO


By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Understand gender mainstreaming concepts, sex- disaggregated agriculture data and indicators;
• Plan and conduct gender surveys on  agriculture
• Record and analyse sex-disaggregated raw data;
• Be capable of integrating a gender component and conducting gender analysis in  agricultural projects, programmes and policies;
• Be able to use evidence in the policy-making process;
• Appreciate the interlinkages among SDG 5 (gender equality) and SDG 1 and 2 (ending poverty and ending hunger) and other related SDGs;
• Have explored the intrinsic relationship between gender and development
• Be able to integrate gender into contextual analysis, and to use gender analysis frameworks effectively
• Be better equipped to integrate gender into strategic and operational planning
• Have acquired methods of creating gender awareness within development practice.

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Organic Farming for Nutritious and Healthy Food Crops Production Course

Date: 07th to 11th September 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
Organic farming is a type of farming which avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and livestock feed additives. Organic farming as an alternative form of farming can be cost effective as a result of lack of use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Moreover, it can result to production of healthy food free from harmful chemicals, artificial flavors and preservatives, reduced risk of food contamination with pesticides residues and positive environmental effects in terms of reduced soil degradation in nutrients. This 5 days course will equip the participants with knowledge of how to produce organically.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Agriculture Extension service providers
• Research organizations
• Non-government organizations
• Development organizations


COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, participants should be able to:
• Learn the scope and nature of organic farming
• Select appropriate organic management systems.
• Understand the environmental, economic and political issues concerned with organic farming.
• Explain the role of living organisms and decomposing organic matter in creating and maintaining an appropriate soil condition for successful organic farming.
• Apply appropriate weed management practices.
• Select and apply appropriate pest and disease management practices for both animal and plant production.
• Design an appropriate system for organic production of plants and livestock.
• Markets and marketing of organic products.
• Health benefits of organic products

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1
• Introduction to Organic Farming
• Integrated Farm Management Systems
• Organic Management Issues

Module 2
• Organic Management Issues
• Weed Management
• Pest and Disease Management
• Biological pest control
• Livestock Management

Module 3
• Pasture Management
• Crop Management
• Demand for organic products
• Markets and marketing of organic products.

Module 4
• Organic products in the export market
• Policy regulations of organic farming.

Module 5
• Health benefits of organic products
• Field visits to farmers producing organically

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Poultry farming for food security and poverty eradication

Date: 14th to 18th September 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
In Africa continent, poultry make up more than 80% of the continent’s poultry flock. Poultry farming is a tool for poverty eradication and promotion of food security. This is because, unlike other livestock production, poultry farming requires less investment particularly in purchase of flock and structures and space, it gives rapid return on investment, broilers intake of feeds is comparatively very low while it produces maximum possible amount of food and also offers a continuous source of income. Rural family poultry is a valuable asset to local populations as they contribute significantly to food security, poverty alleviation and the promotion of gender equality, especially among the disadvantaged groups and less favoured areas of rural Africa.
This 5-days course will equip participants with knowledge including establishing a profitable poultry farming, developing a business plan, selecting the right poultry breeds, housing of poultry, poultry management practices such as diseases control and record keeping

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Aspiring and existing chicken farmers
• Individuals who want to start chicken farming
• Technical advisors to poultry farmers including agricultural extension officers


COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, participants should be able to:
• Gain sufficient information and knowledge to allow them to run a chicken enterprise efficiently
• Learn about all aspects of raising poultry for their meat and eggs.
• Develop a business plan which will show them if they can make money out of a poultry farming enterprise operation in their country or region under the present conditions.
• Learn proper housing and equipment for chickens.
• Compile a business plan with budgets, cash flows and housing plans.
• Mix own chicken feeds
• Learn common diseases and conditions affecting broiler chickens

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1: Introduction to poultry farming
• Developing a business plan
• Terminology
• Regulations
• Management Factors
• Small Scale Production
• Breeds
• Classifying Fowls (Egg Laying Breeds, Meat or Table Birds, Dual Purpose Breeds)
• Cross Breed Poultry
• Sex Linkage
• Brooders
• Poultry Husbandry (Stock Selection, Feeding, Watering, Housing, Health)
• Turkeys
• Geese
• Ducks

Module 2: Poultry nutrition
• Digestive System (Gullet, Crop, Proventriculus, Gizzard, Intestine, Caecum, etc)
• Nutrient Sources (Carbohydrate, Protein, Minerals etc)
• Rationing
• Palatability
• The End Product
• Modern Feed Requirements
• Phase Feeding
• Limited Feeding
• Consumption Feeding
Diseases
• Avoiding Stress
• Viral diseases
• Bacterial diseases
• Mycoplasmosis, fungal and protozoan disease
• Non-infectious diseases

Module 3: Poultry breeds and housing
• Poultry breeds
• Chicken housing and equipment
Layers
• Extensive (free-range) System
• Semi-Intensive System
• Intensive Systems
• Housing
• Deep Litter System
• Feeders
• Battery Units
• Feeding the Laying Hen
• Replacing the Flock
Broilers
• Caponising
• Brooding Period
• Feeding Broilers (Starter Period, Finisher Period)
• Housing
• Hygiene and Health
Incubation
• The natural method (using broody hens)
• The artificial method (using incubators)
• Selecting Eggs
• Storing Hatching Eggs
• Turning Eggs
• Managing a Incubator (Temperature, Humidity, Testing, Hatching)
• Reasons for Poor Hatchability

Module 4: Chick Brooding
• Heating
• The canopy brooder
• The infra-red lamp
• The battery brooder
• The hay box brooder
• Feeders
• Drinkers
• Floor Space
• Rearing
• Problems during rearing
Record Keeping, economics and Marketing
• Growth Records
• Egg Production records
• Small Scale Business
• Compatible Ventures (Manure, etc)
• Preparing a Farm Business plan
• Finance
• Land Management
• Analyzing the Market place
• Developing a Marketing Plan


Module 5: Field visit to poultry farm

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Nutrition Assessment and Survey using ENA/ EPIINFO

Date: 17th to 21st August 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
Poor nutritional is a leading cause of most non-communicable diseases and shortened life-span. Nutritional assessment and survey are done to obtain information about the prevalence and geographic distribution of nutritional disorders within a community or a specified population group. The purpose of Epi Info/ENA software is to make analysis of nutrition and mortality data collected in field surveys as easy and reliable as possible.

WHO CAN ATTEND
• Stakeholders in agriculture and agribusiness
• Farmer based groups;
• Food processors;
• Traders and intermediaries;
• Production Managers

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, participants should be able to:
• Understand the importance of nutrition assessments and survey
• Understand the basic anthropometric techniques application and reference standards
• Gain a general knowledge of how to install and work with ENA and EpiInfo software programs
• Install and work with ENA/EpiInfo Software
• Gain knowledge on how to program data entry forms
• Conduct automated plausibility and data quality checks
• Produce automated analyses of key mortality and nutrition indicators
• Generate reports that include results of these automated analyses.

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1:
Introduction
• Definition of terms
• Purpose of nutritional assessment and survey
• Methods of nutritional assessment
• Anthropometric and malnutrition

Module 2:
Introduction to ENA Software
• Installation of the software
• Survey planning using ENA
• Data collection using ENA
• Data analysis and reporting using ENA
• Quality and credibility check

Module 3:
Introduction of EpiInfo Software
• Installation of the software
• Creating a questionnaire using EpiInfo
• Data entry using EpiInfo
• Basic Data Management and Analysis using EpiInfo
• Calculating Anthropometric Measures using EpiInfo
• Reading and writing different formats using EpiInfo
• Intermediate Data Management & Analysis using EpiInfo

Module 4:
ENA/EpiInfo Software
• Introduction to ENA/EpiInfo software
• Installation of the software
• Advantages of ENA/EpiInfo

Module 5:
Working With ENA/EpiInfo Software
• Creating a survey questionnaire from scratch
• Making a survey with the questionnaire template of ENA/EpiInfo software
• Entering data into the questionnaire
• Importing survey data from another software
• Automatic generation of the data quality report
• Automatic generation of the anthropometry graphs and survey report
• Settings of the program
• Survey planning and sample size calculation
• Training anthropometry exercise in ENA/EpiInfo


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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Micro Finance for Rural Development Course

Date: 10th to 14th August 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

Venue : FineResults Research, Nairobi, Kenya Training Centre.

INTRODUCTION
Lack of knowledge, skills and appropriate capital are among the challenges that are faced by Small scale farmers in the rural areas in Africa. These rural farmers therefore lack the capacity to make their farming business as efficient as possible and hence suffer economically. Organizations and institutions including microfinance have come to solve farmers’ problems but still farmers experience the challenges because they have no voice in these organizations as well as in the interventions that are designed to solve their problems. To access finances, most microfinance institutions use farm records as collateral and individual farmers in a stable farmer group as granters. This 5 days course sought to empower participants with knowledge on process of accessing rural finance.

WHO CAN ATTEND
• Stakeholders in agriculture and agribusiness
• Farmer based groups;
• Food processors;
• Traders and intermediaries;
• Production Managers

COURSE OBECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, participants will:
• Understand the special challenges of rural areas that are associated with rural and agricultural credit.
• Understand of the fundamental issues of rural finance.
• Be familiar with several innovative models and alternate ways of offering rural finance services.
• Gain skills in conducting seasonality analysis, preparing cash flows, assessing risk and appraising loans.
• Develop an understanding of new and innovative loan products and savings approaches for agriculture and rural areas.
• Gain awareness of sources and reference links to further information and support for addressing future challenges in the application of financial services in rural areas.
• Understand the importance of farm record keeping and farmer groups engagement to microfinance in the rural setting
• Understand the impact of smallholder agricultural marketing and the cost benefit analysis at farm level
• Appreciate the importance of crop and livestock insurance.

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1
• Rural financial services
• Requirements from microfinances for credit to farmers.
• Linking farm record keeping to microfinancing

Module 2
• Sustainable farmer groups with microfinancing
• Agriculture value chain financing
• Smallholder farm produce marketing.
• The role of markets in rural and agriculture financing.

Module 3
• The risk of financing farmers can be mitigated
• Bundling farm financing with other linked services.
• Crowding in key players in farm financing.

Module 4
• Evaluating a cost benefit analysis from farm productions.
• Harnessing the commercialization aspect among smallholder farmers.
• Tradeoff in farming.
• Agriculture insurance to cushion the farmer against crop yield loss

Module 5
• The impact of agriculture financing on poverty reduction and rural development.
• The effect of farm credit on increasing agricultural production and farm efficiency.
• Financial innovations to boost the uptake and use of farm credit.

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Managing, Analyzing and Interpreting M&E Data for Development Programmes in Agriculture
Date: 10th to 21th August 2020
Cost: USD 1600 or Ksh 120,000
Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

INTRODUCTION
The key to success in implementation of any development programme relies on quality, reliable and timely data. More so, the progress in eradicating poverty and attaining zero hunger by 2030 as envisioned in Sustainable Development Goal one and two respectively relies on policies informed by reliable and timely data. This 10 days course aims at equipping the participants in the agricultural sector with adequate skills in developing data collection tools, designing questionnaire in Open Data Kit (ODK), exporting data to data analysis software such as SPSS and Stata, data management and analysis, monitoring and evaluation indicators and report writing.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Agriculture Extension service providers
• Research organizations
• Non-government organizations
• Development organizations
• Monitoring and Evaluation Experts

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, the participants will be able to;
• Gain skills in research design, data management and analysis in agriculture and rural development.
• Understand monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for agricultural programs
• Design agricultural projects using logical framework analysis approach
• Define different projects indicators
• Track performance indicators over the life of the project
• Evaluate agricultural programs achievement against the pre-set objectives and targets
• Conduct impact evaluations of agricultural programs

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1: Introduction to research
• Introduction to research
• Different types of research
• Quantitative Research Approaches
• Qualitative research approaches
• Sampling techniques
• Quantitative data collection methods
• Qualitative data collection
• Developing questionnaire
• Designing questionnaire in ODK
• Exporting data to SPSS and Stata

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: Fundamentals of Monitoring and Evaluation
• What is M&E?
• Significance of M&E
• Principles and concepts in M&E
• M&E and the programme lifecycle
• M&E in agriculture programme design
• Complementary roles of monitoring and evaluation

Module 2: M&E frameworks
• Basics of M&E frameworks for rural development programmes
• M&E in rural me development context
• Development and operationalization of M&E frameworks
• Link between M&E and indicators
• Using data
• Using logical frameworks in monitoring and evaluation of rural and agricultural programmes

Module 3: Demand for data use in Agriculture
• Data use frameworks and basic concepts
• Data demand
• Information availability
• Information use

Module 4: Introduction to Research approaches for M&E in Agriculture Development Programmes
• Basic statistics concepts
• Research designs
• Data collection techniques and tools advantages and disadvantages
• Descriptive analysis techniques
• Inferential analysis techniques

Module 5: Data Management
• Data management dimensions
• Data management
• Data quality

Module 6: Data Analysis
• Descriptive analysis
• Inferential analysis
• Interpretation of findings

Module 7: Evaluation of Agricultural Development programmes
• Determining evaluation points from results framework
• Components of evaluations, implementation and process evaluations
• Evaluation designs
• Performance evaluation process
• Evaluation findings, sharing, and dissemination

Module 8: Impact Assessment of Agricultural Development programmes
• Introduction to impact evaluation
• Impact assessment in design
• Attribution in impact evaluation
• Methods and approaches to assessing impact

Module 9: M&E Results Use
• Measuring results in agriculture and rural development
• Use of M&E results to improve and strengthen agricultural and rural development
• Use of M&E lessons learned and best practices

Module 10 M&E Results Dissemination
• M&E reporting
• Design, monitoring, and evaluation of resilience interventions

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:
Topic: Mainstreaming Gender Approaches to Agricultural Extension Practices Course
Date: 24th to 28th August 2020
Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000
Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

INTRODUCTION
Though women are increasingly responsible for farm work, agricultural extension and information on new technologies are almost exclusively directed to men. Women and men are engaged in farming but in most cases women roles remain unrecognized. Failure to address gender based differences brings about disparities in development outcomes in general and in agricultural extension in particular. It is therefore necessary to take into consideration the interests, needs, and priorities of both women and men in delivery of agricultural extension services in order to bring desirable development in agriculture in terms of improved agricultural productivity, income and improving the farmers’ welfare. This 5 days course aim to equip participants with knowledge on gender related issues, strategies for meeting them and various ways of delivery of agricultural extension services in a way that improves gender-equitable service provision.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Agriculture Extension service providers
• Research organizations
• Non-government organizations
• Development organizations

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
• Develop programmes, that are tailored towards men and women's needs
• Analysis of role of men and women in agricultural development
• Learn the outcomes of Gender inequalities

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1: Gender and Food Security
• Food security
• Food prices and food prices crisis
• Women role in a vibrant agriculture food and nutritional security.
• Gender and Agricultural Livelihoods:
• Strengthening Governance
• Increasing women’s voices and accountability in rural areas
• Obstacles in women making their voices heard.
• Potential reforms that are gender sensitive, gender specific, support empowering to women; and transformative in regard to gender and their implementation in a gender-sensitive manner.

Module 2: Gender and Rural Finance
• Access to well-designed financial services for pro-poor households build assets,
• Engage more effectively with markets, and reduce their vulnerability to crises.
• Microfinance for women as an effective gender strategy to increase women‘s role in production.
• Mainstreaming gender throughout the financial sector.
• Gender and Agricultural Markets
• Traditional gender divisions of labor and their impact on household consumption.
• Policies and interventions and their implications on food security.
• Food security and welfare.
• Impact of increases in women’s resources and income on education, health, and nutrition and increases investment in the family’s welfare.
• Access to infrastructure services, information, credit, and other business development services in order to capitalize on the new market opportunities along changing or emerging value chains.
• The formation of women’s groups to improve rights and access to services.

Module 3: Gender Mainstreaming in Agricultural Water Management
• Agriculture water management (AWM) includes irrigation and drainage.
• Water management in rain-fed agriculture.
• Recycled water reuse, water and land conservation, and watershed management.
• Water rights are directly related to land rights in many countries.
• Involvement of Women farmers in the planning and implementation of land and water management programs.
• Water quality also requires particular attention in AWM.
• Planning projects for multipurpose uses requires a thorough investigation of the non-agriculture uses and in particular of women’s needs.
• Gender in Agricultural Innovation and Education
• Crucial strides towards representation of women in higher spheres of life (education, as scientists, researchers, and extensionists, and policymakers).
• Comparative analysis of access to information, extension, advisory services, and education by women.
• Comparative analysis of access to improved technologies by women and resulting consequences for women.
• The need for Research, extension, and education systems to engage women.
• The need Agricultural policies to support women’s involvement in innovations systems and to revitalize women’s groups and networks to be competitive, visible, and recognized.

Module 4: Gender Issues in Agricultural Labor
• Creating dynamic rural economy in both the agriculture and the nonfarm sectors, by focusing creating good investment climate.
• Gender in Rural Infrastructure for Agricultural Livelihoods
• Ensuring gender equity in planning, decision making, and management processes in the development of the infrastructure and services in a manner that balances gender disparities.
• Gender and Forestry/Natural Resources Management
• Women’s needs for environmental resources such as fuel and water.
• Improved natural resource management and conservation practices and its benefits.
• Land rights, women and men farmers.
• Gender in Agriculture, livestock production
• Formation of gender-responsive management bodies and small groups for accessing resources needed for aquaculture development.
• Provision of gender-responsive advisory services that address systematic bias in the generation and delivery of these services.
• Action to enable marginalized groups of processors, and traders to access markets and to obtain improvements in work conditions in labor markets.
• Support to marginalized groups, including poor women, in identifying and sustaining alternative livelihoods to reduce reliance on their fishing activities, which put pressure on the fragile and constricted marine resources and coastal ecosystems.

Module 5: Gender Issues in Monitoring and Evaluation
• Addressing gender concerns in designing agricultural and rural development projects, providing ideas and indicators, principles, approaches, and practical options - for improving the M&E of outcomes and impacts.
• Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as accepted important steps for assessing progress toward specific outcomes and for measuring impact.
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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:
Topic: Livelihoods Assessment and Analysis
Date: 20th to 24th July 2020
Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000
Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

INTRODUCTION
A means of making a living is called livelihood. It refers to people, their capabilities, their assets (both material and social), their income and activities required for a means of living such as food access in a household. Development agents are required to have proven skills in livelihood assessments in order for them to be able to identify the most appropriate livelihood interventions. Good skills on how to analyse livelihoods intervention is equally important. This training programme introduces the concept of livelihoods and provides guidance on assessing and analyzing livelihoods. The course would also deliver skills on selecting and interpreting livelihoods indicators.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Agriculture Extension
• Policy makers
• Research organizations and non-government organizations among others for Agriculture support activities and other development programmes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the training, the learner will be able to:
• Understand basic concepts in livelihood analysis.
• Understand the role of the market in livelihoods.
• Identify the livelihoods components in real examples.
• Recognize how assessing livelihoods improves the development intervention analysis.
• Understand how different livelihood assessments help to plan interventions in different development contexts.
• Understand the criteria for selecting and collecting livelihoods indicators.
• Understand the skills and knowledge required to select, collect and interpret livelihood indicators.

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1:
Introduction to Livelihoods
• Basic concepts
• Components of livelihoods
• Role of Markets in livelihoods

Module 2:
Assessing Livelihoods
• Livelihoods assessment principles
• Supporting livelihoods in different contexts
• Stages in livelihoods assessment

Module 3:
Livelihoods Assessment Approaches
• Household and Livelihoods Security Approach(HLS)
• Livelihoods Approach to Emergency Food Security Assessments
• Household Economy Approach (HEA)
• Economic Security Analysis Approach
• Early warning Approaching Food Security Analysis
• Food and Health Analysis of Food Insecurity
• Vulnerable Group Profiling
• Integrated Food Security Analysis System
• Livelihood Interventions

Module 4:
Livelihood Indicators
• What are livelihood indicators
• Context of livelihoods indicators
• Skills and knowledge required to select, collect and interpret livelihood indicators
• Criteria for selecting livelihood indicators

Livelihood Analysis
• Social capital
• Human capital
• Natural capital
• Physical capital
• Financial capital
• Market analysis
• Using BEEM and SWOT analysis to make livelihood strategies

Module 5:
Cross-Cutting Issues in Livelihood Assessment
• Integration of GIS and RS in livelihood analysis
• Integration of ICT in livelihood assessment and analysis
• Monitoring and evaluation in livelihoods
• Integration of gender issues

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:
Topic: Integrated Soil Health and Fertility Management for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security Course
Date: 7th to 11th September 2020
Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000
Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

INTRODUCTION
Healthy soils increase the capacity of crops to withstand weather variability, including short term extreme precipitation events and intra-seasonal drought. Following the rapid increase in population growth in the universe, wide spread land degradation through deforestation and pressure on limited pieces of land, soil health and management is vital in ensuring sustainable crops growth and enhancing food security and nutrition. This 5 days training course aim to guide participants on how to retain soil fertility, reduce land degradation and restore the soil productivity hence ensuring sustainable productivity of the soil.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Agriculture Extension
• Policy makers
• Research organizations and non-government organizations among others for Agriculture support activities and other development programmes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
• Understand designing and implementing effective ISHFM programs
• Understand soil fertility concepts and factors that make a soil fertile and productive.
• Gain knowledge on how to identify soil nutrient problems and opportunities.
• Understand soil fertility enhancing strategies that maximize profits and agronomic use efficiency.
• Understand the methodologies and tools to assess suitability, economic feasibility, and impacts of ISHFM on agricultural production, soil fertility, and the environment.
• Understand how to promote ISHFM to farmers and other stakeholders.

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1:
Introduction to ISHFM and basic concepts
• Soil Fertility and soil health
• Physical, chemical and agronomic characteristics of soils
• Problem Soils (Saline, sodic, saline-sodic, and acid sulfate soils)
• Remedial measures and management techniques for selected problem soils

Module 2:
Soil Fertility Management
• Overview of nutrition and plant growth
• Diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies and corrective measures
• Organic and inorganic fertilizers
• Livestock integration
• Criteria for fertilizer recommendations
• Roles of organic matter and its maintenance
• Integrated plant nutrition systems

Module 3:
Soil Conservation
• Mechanics of soil erosion
• Soil erosivity and erodibility
• Maximizing on-farm recycling of nutrients
• Mechanical and biological measures for erosion control
• Tillage management
• Crop management practices

Module 4:
ISHFM Strategies to Maximize Profits and Agronomic Use Efficiency
• Reducing nutrient losses - blocking nutrient flows from leaving the farm
• Better management of available resources - managing internal flows of nutrients
• Improving the efficiency of nutrient uptake
• Economic considerations
• Computer-based decision support tools

Module 5:
Extension Techniques
• Overview of agricultural extension approaches
• Conceptual framework for agricultural extension campaign
• Extension program planning and implementation
• Farmer training

Non Agronomic Soil Components
• Support for rural credit systems
• Market-oriented institutional changes
• Improving linkages between research and extension support institutions

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FineResults Research Services invites you to training on:

Topic: Horticultural Crops Value Addition for Food Security Course

Date: 24th to 28th August 2020

Cost: USD 800 or Ksh 65000

Contacts: +254 759 285 295, training@fineresultsresearch.org.

INTRODUCTION
Although agriculture is the main source of livelihood to the majority of smallholder farmers, post- harvest losses has been among the major contributor to food scarcity due to low value addition and inadequate cold chain facilities particularly for horticultural produce such as fruits and vegetable. The different fruits and vegetables like carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, ginger, green leafy vegetables among others are important protective foods because of their nutritional value. Value addition of such fruits and vegetables can not only reduce wastage but also increase the quality of products and their shelf life and consequently guarantee nutritional security among the people. This five (5) day course will equip participants with hands own knowledge on different methods of value addition of different horticultural crops.

WHO CAN ATTEND
• Researchers and data handling professionals in the agriculture sector.
• The course aims at improving the capacity of agriculture teams that integrate both genders.
• Project managers dealing with governments or NGOs.
• Curious and Interested persons.

COURSE OBECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
• Understand importance of value addition
• Gain better understanding in different horticultural produce that can be value added
• Learn different methods of value addition of different horticultural produce

TRAINING FOCUS
Module 1
• Introduction of value addition
• Importance of horticultural produce value addition
• Understanding the produce to add value

Module 2
Value addition of different horticultural produce
• Tomatoes
• Carrots
• Spices (ginger)
• Green leafy vegetables
• Sweet potato
• Potato
• Etc

Module 3
Methods of value addition of horticultural produce
• Tomatoes
• Carrots
• Spices (ginger)
• Green leafy vegetables
• Sweet potato
• Potato
• Etc

Module 4
• Challenges in horticultural produce value addition
• Viability of horticultural produce value addition

Module 5
• Field trip- Visiting smallholder farmers who are doing value addition of horticultural produce

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RE: Evaluation of Agribusiness Firms for risk management and Potential for Financial Lending

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Evaluation of Agribusiness Firms for risk management and Potential for Financial Lending to be held in Nairobi from 19/10/2020 to 23/10/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Evaluation of Agribusiness Firms for risk management and Potential for Financial Lending

Date: 19/10/2020 to 23/10/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Despite the importance of Agribusiness opportunities in accelerating nation’s agricultural sector development and addressing poverty, entrepreneurs are constrained by limited access to finances, knowledge and skills to make their businesses as efficient as possible. Access to finance and risk mitigation in particular are important aspects in ensuring the sustainability of agribusiness ventures. This 5 days course aim to equip participants with knowledge on establishing a viable agribusiness enterprise, how to manage risk and acquire finances to sustain the agribusiness.

DURATION
5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Agricultural extension officers,
• Policy makers
• Staffs from funding agencies
• Staffs from research institutions and staff from non-governmental institutions
• Staffs from private institutions
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After this course participants will be able to:
• Gain skills in agribusiness investment and agribusiness finance
• Gains skills in agribusiness lending.
• Learn major agricultural credit risks alongside the other agribusiness risks
• Apply a value chain approach in analysing agribusiness firms and their market environment.
• Identify the steps for building healthy engagement between lenders and agribusiness firms
• Analyse agribusiness firms using a variety of tools and steps, identifying their constraints and opportunities as well as their suitability for financing.
• Understand different business models and how they relates with strategy
• Set up an effective monitoring and evaluation plan for effective loan recovery.
• Understand the do’s and don’ts of lenders in value chain
Course outline
Module 1: Introduction
• Understanding the Agribusiness firms
• Key differences between agribusiness firms and other firms
• Industry trends in major agricultural sub-sectors in the participant’s country.
• Importance of agribusiness financial viability in financial lending
• Value chain approach in analyzing agribusiness firms and their market environment.
• Building healthy engagement between lenders and agribusiness firms.
• Case study: Industry dynamics in the enterprise of interest e.g dairy, poultry and horticulture sectors in the participant’s country.

Module 2: Micro Context Analysis
• Analysis of an agribusiness firm with respect to its management and ownership
• Importance of sound management in agribusinesses
• Key characteristics and features of management styles that have been proven to work
• The power of “management presence” in agribusinesses
• Influence of management and ownership on agribusiness firms success
Analysis with respect to the nature of firm’s strategies.
• Evaluation of firm’s set plans for achievement of goals.
• Analysis of strategic thinking and planning
• Analysis of mechanisms put in place for implementation of strategic plans
• Evaluation of strength and health of business models with respect to strategy
Analysis with respect to the nature of product/services offer.
• Determination of competitiveness of a product
• Product life-cycle theory
Analysis with respect to other internal factors.
• Employees
• Organizational culture
• Economies of scale
Module 3: Macro Context Analysis
• Analyzing market and market development
• Introduction to market analysis
• Supply, demand and price setting
• Standards and certification
• Analysis and evaluation of agribusinesses target market segment strategy
• Analysis and evaluation of channels of distribution
• Analysis and evaluation of effect of consumer buying patterns
• Market share, trends and growth potential

Analyzing competition
• Analyzing competitiveness of an agribusiness firm
• Tools and models for analysising and mapping the firms position in the industry with respect to its competitors.
Module 4: PESTLE Analysis
• Mapping a firm’s context with respect to macro-factors
• Political environment analysis
• Economic environment analysis (economic sustainability, costs, revenue, profit margin, value added, value share …)
• Socio-cultural environment analysis
• Technological environment analysis
• Legal environment analysis
Analysis of strength and health of advocacy efforts
• Determination of influence of advocacy on macro environment

Exercise
• Analysis of economic sustainability of selected value chains players in key agricultural sectors in Kenya.
Module 5: Monitoring /Evaluation and Competence/lenders roles
• Effective Monitoring and Evaluation
• Introduction; concepts and terminology;
• Development of indicators and selection of analytical tools for effective monitoring and evaluation
Competencies and Roles of value chain financiers (lenders)
• Roles of financiers (lenders) in chain development
• The do’s and don’ts of financiers (lenders);
• Key competencies of financiers (lenders)
Conclusion
• Action planning
• Course evaluation


ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

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RE: Establishing and Strengthening Farmer Organizations

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Establishing and Strengthening Farmer Organizations to be held in Nairobi from 10/08/2020 to 14/08/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Establishing and Strengthening Farmer Organizations

Date: 10/08/2020 to 14/08/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Knowledge, skills and appropriate capital are the most key resources that rural famers in developing countries require to make their farming profitable. With the support that these farmers have been receiving from their respective governments alongside its stakeholders to solve these problems, farmers still experience more challenges because they have no voice in the interventions designed to solve their problems. Farmer organizations are institutions that give farmers a fair voice to negotiate for any engagement targeting them. Additional benefits of these organizations include access to markets and reduced transaction costs. This training course targets various actors working with farmers among them agricultural extension officers, government officials, policy makers and community workers working in development programmes.

DURATION
5 Days

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will:
• Gained practical knowledge on various types of farmer organizations
• Understand the key steps in establishing farmer organizations
• Appreciate the roles of extension services in farmer organizations
• Understand key issues influencing participation in farmer organizations
• Understand various empowerment methods that can be applied to farmer organizations
• Understand factors influencing farmer organizations’ effectiveness
• Understand policy issues influencing establishment and strengthening of farmer organizations

COURSE OUTLINE
• Establishing farmer organizations
• Strengthening existing farmer organizations
• Roles of extension services in farmer organizations
• Issues influencing participation in farmer organizations
• Empowerment methods to farmer organizations
• Fundraising for farmer organizations
• Factors influencing farmer organizations’ effectiveness/success
• The dynamics of collaboration between research and farmers' organizations
• Policy issues influencing establishment and strengthening of farmer organizations

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

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How to participate

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TEL: +254 759 285 295

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RE: Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Agribusiness Course

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Agribusiness Course to be held in Nairobi from 30/11/2020 to 04/12/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Agribusiness Course

Date: 30/11/2020 to 04/12/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
At the Global level, the world is implementing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals—to address urgent global challenges over the next 15 years. Specifically, Goal 1 and 2 on ending poverty in all forms everywhere and ending hunger respectively are related in that, in most cases poverty is the main reason for hunger at the household level or at the national level. Many countries have put effort in the agriculture sector to improve production. While increased agricultural production is essential in improving food security status of household and the nation, it is not sufficient to reduce hunger and poverty. There is therefore a need for promoting the entire agricultural value chain through collaborative efforts among the state and the non-state actors such as donors, banks, civil society organizations, private sector, religious groups, and agricultural associations among other groups. These collaborations can be informed by studying the entire chain, identifying opportunities and constraints and assessing the need for Business Development Services (BDSs) that includes input, advisory services, market information/communication, business management, legal services, financial services, transport services, insurance, farm implements (tools and equipment) and value addition that can help smallholder farmers improve enterprise(s) performance. This 5 day course intends to equip participants with knowledge on use of strategies that involve provision of financial and non- financial products such as market information through ICT, advisory/technical support for capacity building, gathering and storage, value addition which contribute to the improved value chains among others all intended to enhance agribusiness role in food security.

DURATION
5 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is intended for various actors in the Agriculture working with communities, in governments, funding agencies, Research organizations and non-government organizations, civil society organizations, among others for Agriculture support activities and other Development programmes.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Upon completion of the course, participants will:
• Understand issues on entrepreneurship
• Understand the agribusiness environment and how to make it inclusive
• Better understand how to overcome pitfalls in businesses, particularly agriculture-based businesses
• Understand importance of collective marketing
• Understand importance of record keeping

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Module 1
• Farming as a business
• Entrepreneurship

Module 2
• Proper post- harvest handling of agricultural produce
• Value addition of agribusiness

Module 3
• Market and market operations
• Record keeping

Module 4
• Financing agribusiness
• Sources of finance for farming business

Module 5
• Market linkages

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

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TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Data Management, Analysis and Visualization for Agriculture, and Rural Development Programmes

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Data Management, Analysis and Visualization for Agriculture, and Rural Development Programmes to be held in Nairobi from 07/12/2020 to 11/12/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Data Management, Analysis and Visualization for Agriculture, and Rural Development Programmes

Date: 07/12/2020 to 11/12/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Agriculture sector have impact on number of sectors in the economy including manufacturing, health, education, wholesale and retail, transport, financial services among others. As a result, the agriculture data can go along way beyond the data requirements of the immediate agriculture sector. For farmers, data such as weather data, market price data, and agricultural inputs data can improve farmer productivity by addressing key constraints, providing knowledge and access to appropriate inputs, extension advice, weather warnings and market prices. Data on quantity of produce, seasonal variation in production and varieties of crops grown can inform other actors in other sectors such as manufacturing in planning on expected quantity of produce supply. It is therefore important to collect accurate and timely data from agriculture sector which will inform decision making in interlinked sectors. This 5 days course aims at equipping participants in data collection, management, analysis and interpretation of data in agriculture for decision making.

DURATION
5 days

WHO CAN ATTEND?
• Project managers
• Staff managing projects
• Staff in non-government organizations
• Donors
• government officials,
• CBO operatives, NGO employees,
• Anyone involved in project management activities

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, the participants will be able to;
• Gain skills in research design, data management and analysis in agriculture and rural development
• Learn how to develop a logical framework
• Identify the right research designs based on indicators in the logical framework
• Learn how to collect, analyse and visualize data for impact assessment
Course outline
Module 1: Understanding monitoring and Evaluation principles
• Definition of monitoring and Evaluation
• Monitoring and Evaluation strategy
• Qualitative and quantitative data sources collection and use
• Relating Monitoring and evaluation to your project cycle
• Including M&E in agriculture and rural development programme design
Monitoring and evaluation strategy
• Developing and operationalising M&E frameworks
• Linking M&E frameworks to indicators
• Logical framework approach to the monitoring and evaluation of agricultural and rural development projects
Module 2: Performance monitoring
• Tracking inputs and outputs
• Tools for monitoring inputs and outputs
Measuring results in Agriculture and RD programmes
• Interpreting and communicating results for M&E
• Communication and reporting for M&E
Module 3: Data collection, management and data quality
• Data collection methods: How to undertake data collection (quantitative and qualitative) using NVIVO and SPSS
• Data collection, cleaning and analysis
• Descriptive analysis techniques
• Inferential analysis techniques
Module 4: Introduction to qualitative data Analysis
• Planning for qualitative data analysis
• Reviewing the data
• Organizing your data
• Coding the data
• Introduction to using a qualitative data analysis software (NVivo)
Module 5: Quantitative data Analysis using SPSS or Stata or R
• Planning for quantitative data analysis
• Comparison of Data analysis packages
• Basics for statistical analysis
• Choosing the correct statistical test
• Tests of statistical significance (Parametric and non-parametric tests)
• Interpreting the data
• Report writing

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Dairy Value Addition for Food Security Course

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Dairy Value Addition for Food Security Course to be held in Nairobi from 07/09/2020 to 11/09/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Dairy Value Addition for Food Security Course

Date: 07/09/2020 to 11/09/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
In Africa, dairy sector has a potential for rural development, poverty reduction and food and nutrition security. Although there has been a strong interest from policymakers, investors and also re-structuring of dairy value chains, dairy sector potential is still underexploited partly because of a number of production, marketing and trade constraints that hinder its development. Farmers therefore receives low prices when production is high and high prices when production is low. This negative price fluctuations is particularly because of their dependence in weather for their dairy production. Value addition can help stabilise prices, increase Kenya’s exports and promote rural sustainable development. This five (5) days course aim to offer knowledge on value addition of raw milk by producing a wide variety of processed products, to increase the return above the base price of raw milk.

DURATION
5 Days

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
• Understand various concepts in relation to dairy value addition
• Understand the importance of maintaining hygiene, milk packaging, milk storage and transportation to providing quality dairy products.
• Understand how food safety practices begin in the farm and carry through milking & post-milking handling.
• How to reduce losses (both physical and in market value) between milking and consumption.
• Learn various value addition techniques
• Understand how to ensure food safety and learn appropriate handling technology for dairy products taking into consideration the available technology of the locality or country.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Module 1:
• Definition of Milk Quality and Safety
• Understanding of ongoing public and private sector efforts in the dairy sector on milk quality and safety
• Opportunities of milk quality and safety
• Sources of milk contamination

Module 2:
• Why milk gets spoilt quickly
• Milk hygiene and equipment
• Improvised milk coolers

Module 3:
• How to make various products from milk at home
• Yoghurt
• Mala
• Icecream
• Cream
• Cheese
• Pasteurized freshmilk

Module 4:
• Risks posed by unsafe milk traded
• Innovations for improving milk quality and safety
• Understanding the regulating food safety standards that are in place

Module 5
• Field trip- Visiting smallholder farmers who are doing dairy value addition

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Crop Biotechnology for Food Security and Nutrition Course

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training Crop Biotechnology for Food Security and Nutrition Course to be held in Nairobi from 14/09/2020 to 25/09/2020

COURSE PROFILE
Course Name: Crop Biotechnology for Food Security and Nutrition Course

Date: 14/09/2020 to 25/09/2020

Duration: 10 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 1600

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
The level of hunger globally remains high, with 795 million people still facing hunger, roughly one in four children affected by stunting, and 8 percent of children affected by wasting. Of the many strategies that have been suggested to address the issues of global poverty, hunger and environmental degradation, crop biotechnology is seen as a viable contribution to the solution. Biotechnology is any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use. Some of the potential benefits of biotechnology includes but not limited to environmental conservation, improved food security and reduced malnutrition, use of biofuel to complement the non-renewable energy and source of raw materials used in industries.

DURATION
10 days.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Public sector scientists, government officials responsible for driving biotechnology, and regulators, managers of biotechnology projects, company personnel who desire a comprehensive understanding of biotechnology, Civil society groups wanting to understand the technology.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
• Understand what biotechnology is
• Learn crop management of biotechnology crops
• Understand laws, policies and authorities that regulate crop biotechnology
• Learn how to prepare records and importance of record keeping

TOPIC TO BE COVERED
Module 1: Integrated Pest Management
• Introduction/meaning
• Techniques in IPM
• Benefits of IPM

Module 2: Integrated soil health and fertility management
• Soil structure and texture
• Soil health
• Macro and micro nutrients
• Fertilizers
• Manures
• Other soil amendments
• Soil PH

Module 3: Regulatory and research compliance
• Protocol, National policies, laws and authorizes to regulate crop biotechnology
• Guidelines for Inspection and Monitoring GMOs

Module 4: Crop management
• Establishments/proposals
• Crop nutrition
• Cultural practices
• Pest and disease control

Module 6: Plant production techniques
• Controlled environment
• Open field
• Irrigation vs rain fed
• Crop rotation

Module 7: Cost management and crop budgets
• Crop production plan
• Crop budgets/production cost

Module 8: Record keeping
• Types of crop records
• What are records
• Why keep records/importance
• Examples of crop records

Module 9: Biotechnology
• Micro- propagation
• Molecular Plant Breeding through Biotechnology

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Climate Smart Agriculture to build resilience in mitigating effects of climate change Course

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Climate Smart Agriculture to build resilience in mitigating effects of climate change Course to be held in Nairobi from 10/08/2020 to 14/08/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Climate Smart Agriculture to build resilience in mitigating effects of climate change Course

Date: 10/08/2020 to 14/08/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Climate-Smart Agriculture is agriculture that sustainably increases productivity, resilience, reduces or removes Green House Gases (GHGs) and enhances achievement of national food security and development goals. Following the unpredictable recurring climate change in Sub Saharan Africa leading to negative effects on crop and livestock production, climate smart agriculture can be a solution in ensuring that smallholder farmers who are the most affected by impact of climate change are food secure. Furthermore, climate smart agriculture practices sustainably increase agricultural productivity, support equitable increases in farm incomes, food security and development.

DURATION
5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Policy makers
• Development practitioners and programme managers
• Sectoral specialists and academics
• Trainers and extension agents
• Anyone who wants to learn more about modern food production, farming and environmental challenges.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, participants will:
• Have an understanding of effects of climate change on agriculture productivity.
• Have enhanced their knowledge and understanding of the concepts and principles of climate smart agriculture.
• Be knowledgeable on climate smart agriculture practices in crop and livestock production
• Have an understanding of improved sustainability approaches in agriculture production,
• Understand that climate smart agriculture practices make agricultural and food security systems adapt and become resilient to climate change and remove greenhouse gases.
• Identify climate smart agriculture Strategies on Climate Change adaptation.
• Learn on ways of increasing the current production levels to meet the consumption demands without having a negative impact on the environment.
• Have an understanding of the climate finance
• Gain knowledge on crop and livestock insurance.
• Identify the needed collaboration efforts among stakeholders on climate smart agriculture and Climate Change Adaptation and devise on how the collaboration can be strengthened

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Module 1: Impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security
• Climate Change
• Agriculture, Climate Change and Food Security
• Climate-Smart Agriculture Concept
• Farmers becoming resilient to climate change shocks and stresses when they adapt climate smart agriculture practices

Module 2: Basics of adaption and mitigation in the agricultural sector
• Climate-Smart Agriculture Solutions
• Removing Barriers and Enabling the Environment for Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture
• Crop and livestock insurance
• Climate financing
• Gender in climate smart agriculture
• The Lead Farmer Concept in climate smart agriculture

Module 3: Incorporating climate change considerations into agricultural investment programmes
• Gender in climate-smart agriculture
• Gender and Climate Change Research in Agriculture and Food Security for Rural Development
• Climate Change and Food Security
• Barriers to adopting CSA
• Interactions between climate change and agriculture, including basic facts about the effects of climate change and the most important greenhouse gases.

Module 4: Describe the principles of climate smart agriculture, in particular the three pillars of mitigation, adaptation and productivity.
• Discuss the complexity of food production systems, why it can be difficult to implement climate smart agriculture and other forms of sustainable farming, and how the effects can be measured.
• Reflect on how consumer behaviour, policies and regulations, and financial aspects influence the adoption of climate smart and other sustainable practices.

Module 5: Field visit to farms practicing Climate Smart Agriculture

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Climate Change Risk Management in Building Resilience to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change course

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Climate Change Risk Management in Building Resilience to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change course to be held in Nairobi from 20/07/2020 to 24/07/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Climate Change Risk Management in Building Resilience to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change course

Date: 20/07/2020 to 24/07/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Climate change and other environmental stresses have been a policy concern to many countries particularly in low and medium developed countries. Some of the impacts of climate change include drought and floods. Countries that are usually affected by drought and floods among other climate change risks rely on emergency assistance which is in most cases not sufficient due to limited resources in those countries. Furthermore, predictions of future climate change by the countries meteorological departments are sometimes uncertain, and the future impacts are difficult to predict. This places emphasis on acting early and ensuring that systems are in place to deal with negative climate events. This 5 days course aim to achieve this objective by ensuring that participants acquire knowledge on climate change risk management strategies to mitigate effects of climate change.

DURATION
5 days

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training participants should:
• Establish linkage between impact of climate change and climate-related disaster risk
• Utilize decision support tools for reducing climate-related disaster risks
• Plan for climate change adaptation using climate information to develop targets and appropriate strategies
• Identify options for climate risk management to a given context

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: Concepts of Climate Change and Climate Risk Management
• Basic concepts and terminologies in climate risk management
• Overview of climate change and climate risk
• Overview of climate change adaptation and climate change mitigation
• Overview of risk management strategies during planning, responding and recovery

Module 2: Decision Support Tools for Reducing Disaster Risks
• Overview of climate modelling for climate risk management
• Development and use of local climate outlook
• Climate risk mapping

Module 3: Understanding Urban Vulnerabilities to Climate Risk
• Relationship of urban growth and climate-related disaster risk
• Vulnerability assessment of urban communities to climate-related disasters
• Vulnerability assessment of urban systems to predicted impacts of climate change

Module 4: Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Urban Development Planning
• • Climate change impacts on urban sectors
• • Applying urban climate resilience indicators
• • Foundations for successful adaptation planning
• • Urban climate change adaptation and climate risk management
• • Cross-cutting issues in planning for and implementation of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Module 5. Case studies

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

Visit our face book page

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Dear all,

RE: Climate Change Adaptation in a Changing Environment

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Climate Change Adaptation in a Changing Environment to be held in Nairobi from 17/08/2020 to 21/08/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Climate Change Adaptation in a Changing Environment

Date: 17/08/2020 to 21/08/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Climate change impacts will affect social and ecological systems in complex and broad-ranging ways as technological, economic, social and ecological changes take place across regions, groups and sectors. Many of these impacts, such as impacts on ecological systems, have cascading effects on social, economic and health outcomes. In order to respond to climate change, more vigorous actions are required to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and to adapt to unavoidable consequences that are increasing vulnerability around the world. This training places local sustainability, its development challenges and local vulnerabilities in the context of climate changes at regional and global levels in order to understand their linkages. It is well recognized that a response strategy to climate change is an additional and new area of sustainable community development, that in addition to many other local priorities like reducing poverty, improving sanitation and safe access to fresh water, health issues and diminishing ecological resiliency.

DURATION
5 days.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
• Conduct and interpret vulnerability assessments by understanding its key components of exposure, sensitivity and capacity
• Identify impacts of future climate change and climate variability on human well-being and environment
• Identify key areas of integration, in which adaptation to climate change goes hand-in hand with other development priorities and building resilience in natural and human systems;
• Identify and develop basic elements of an implementation plan to progress with adaptation options.

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1:
Principles and key concepts
• Introduction to climate change and climate change adaptation
• Strategy development and planning for Climate Change Adaptation
• Legal frame work for Climate Change Adaptation
• Characteristics of Vulnerability and Scope of the Assessment
• Vulnerability Assessments and the DPSIR Framework
o Defining vulnerability
o Vulnerability to climate change
• Monitoring Vulnerability

Module 2:
Introduction to GIS for Climate change
• Introduction to GIS software
• Planning for a GIS system installation
• Working with a GIS software
• Introduction to GPS
• GPS data collection
• GPS data download

Module 3:
Impacts of Climate Change and their Assessment
• Economic sector
• social structure
• Agriculture
• Natural resources
• Migration and disasters

Module 4:
Climate Change Response
• Creating Responses: Determining the adaptation options
• Mainstreaming climate change into development decisions
• Developing adaptation responses
• Contingency Planning

Knowledge resources for Climate Change Adaptation
• Climate modeling climate forecasting and applied technologies for Climate Change monitoring
• Vulnerability assessment
• Uncertainties and risk management
• Capacity building for Climate Change Adaptation
• The role of GIS and Remote Sensing in climate forecasting and modeling

Module 5: Prioritizing Adaptation Responses
• Developing a Basic Implementation Plan and a Communication Strategy
o Implementing adaptation responses
o Communicating climate change and adaptation

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

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How to participate

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Dear all,

RE: Causes and Minimization of Post-Harvest Losses

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Causes and Minimization of Post-Harvest Losses to be held in Nairobi from 10/08/2020 to 14/08/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Causes and Minimization of Post-Harvest Losses

Date: 10/08/2020 to 14/08/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Foods are very prone to loss and waste. Such loss and waste does not only lead to reduced farmers’ incomes and increase consumers’ expenses but also present many negative economic and environmental challenges. While the number of food insecure population remains unacceptably high, massive quantities of food are lost due to spoilage and infestations before they can be consumed. Reducing food losses and waste is a proven way of ensuring food security. This training course is designed to shed light on causes of postharvest losses and strategies that can reduce such losses.

DURATION
5 Days

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the concepts of food losses and control.
• Understand the importance of attentive harvest, packing, storage and transportation to providing quality product.
• Understand how food management practices affect post-harvest condition.
• Understand how food safety practices begin in the field and carry through harvest & post-harvest handling.
• Reduce losses (both physical and in market value) between harvest and consumption.
• Protect food safety and learn appropriate handling technology for a given produce taking into consideration the available technology of the locality or country.

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1:
Basic concepts
• Food waste
• Food loss
• Food waste and loss
• Food quality loss or waste
• Physical loss
• Economic loss

Module 2:
Causes of post-harvest losses
• Primary Causes
• Secondary Causes

Module 3:
Methods of post-harvest loss and waste minimization
• Drying techniques
• Packaging and protective storage
• Refrigeration and cooling
• Use of chemicals
• Biological controls
• Canning
• Irradiation
• Freezing
• Pasteurization
• Sterile filtration

Module 4:
Field trip

Module 5:
Implications of reducing food loss and waste
• Food availability
• Food safety and security and livelihoods
• Food prices

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Impact Evaluation of Interventions for Sustainable Development

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Impact Evaluation of Interventions for Sustainable Development to be held in Nairobi from 23/11/2020 to 27/11/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Impact Evaluation of Interventions for Sustainable Development

Date: 23/11/2020 to 27/11/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Impact evaluation is an integral process in monitoring and evaluation of projects, programs and implementation of policies. The information revealed by impact evaluation establishes the cause of observed impacts of an intervention. The impact of an intervention can be positive, negative, intended or unintended, direct and indirect. Impact evaluation results therefore can be used to improve or reorient an intervention or to inform decisions about whether to continue, discontinue, replicate or scale up an intervention. This 5 days course will equip participants with skills on how to design a program theory of change, conduct impact evaluation estimation using Stata and interpretation, reporting and dissemination of impact evaluation findings.

COURSE DURATION
5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Researchers
• Project staff,
• Development practitioners,
• Staff involved in Policy makers in government, NGOs and development organizations
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course the participants will be able to;
• Learn about theories and practices of impact evaluation
• Distinguish impact evaluation and other types of evaluations
• Learn about evaluation problem: Attribution, selection and placement biases
• Gain skills on impact evaluation all the way from project design, implementation to analysis
• Understand Impact Evaluation designs: randomized, quasi and non-experimental
• Gain hands on experience in impact evaluation estimation using Stata software
• Learn how to combine quantitative and qualitative approaches for impact evaluation
• Report and disseminate impact evaluation findings

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1: Context of Impact Evaluation
• Impact evaluation: Theory and practice
• What impact is?
• What impact evaluation is?
• How to measure impact
• Definition of Monitoring and evaluation
• Importance of impact evaluation
• Understanding logical framework in Monitoring and evaluation
• Results Framework
• M&E Project Indicators

Module 2: Introduction to Impact Evaluation
• Impact evaluation quantitative and qualitative design approaches
ü Experimental and quasi experimental (Randomized Control Trials, Regression Discontinuity, Difference-in-Difference; Propensity Score Matching, instrumental variables)
ü Statistical
ü Theory based approach
ü Case based approach
ü Participatory approach
ü Synnthesis studies approach
• A theory based evaluation
• A program theory of change (ToC)
• Differences between ToC and log frame
• Hands on exercise: Developing a program theory of change

Determining points of Impact Evaluation
• Hands on exercise: Using ToC derive evaluation questions and outcome indicators
• Types of evaluation questions
• Understanding the results chain
• Evaluation hypothesis
• Impact evaluation indicators
Sampling in Impact Evaluation
• Sampling techniques in Impact Evaluation
• Probability and non-probability sampling techniques
Module 3: Quantitative Data Analysis for Impact Evaluation
Randomized Impact Evaluation
• Setting the counterfactual
• Statistical Design of Randomization
• Impacts of Program Placement
• Impacts of Program Participation
• Capturing Both Program Placement and Participation
• Measuring Spillover Effects
Propensity Score Matching Technique (PSM)
• Introduction to PSM
• Application of PSM in Impact Evaluation
• Constructing propensity scores
• Matching Analysis (Nearest-Neighbour, Stratification, Radius, Kernel)

Module 4: Difference in Difference Method
• What is DID?
• Application of DID in Impact Evaluation
• Estimating DID estimator: Single DID, DID with covariates, Quantile DID
• DID for Cross-Sectional Data
• Balancing Tests
• Diff-in-Diff with Propensity Score Matching
Qualitative and mixed methods Approaches in Impact Evaluation
• Qualitative method of impact evaluation
ü Most Significant Change
ü Outcome Mapping
ü Outcome Harvesting
ü Appreciative Inquiry
• Mixed method of impact evaluation

Module 5: Producing and Disseminating Impact Evaluation findings
• Writing of Impact Evaluation Reports
• Various ways of disseminating impact evaluation findings (policy briefs, evidence briefs and cases)



ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Collaborative Learning by Stakeholders for Successful Project Implementation

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Collaborative Learning by Stakeholders for Successful Project Implementation to be held in Nairobi from 21/09/2020 to 25/09/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Collaborative Learning by Stakeholders for Successful Project Implementation

Date: 21/09/2020 to 25/09/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Collaboration is a process through which parties who see different aspects of a problematic situation can explore their differences and search for solutions collectively. Collaborative learning is essential in solving problems affecting different stakeholders. Collaborating, exchanging and combining knowledge and experiences, different actors together are more likely to achieve relevant outcomes than each of them alone. Moreover, project's professional use stakeholders perspectives, interests and attitudes to guide project implementation. This 5 days course will equip participants with knowledge in identifying relevant stakeholders for the projects and sustaining them during project implementation.

DURATION
5 days

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training, the participants will be able to;
• Understand stakeholder needs
• Understand how stakeholders impact your project
• Know how to deal with multiple stakeholders with divergent interests
• Understand how to manage stakeholder expectations, including quality and performance expectations
• Understand the need to communicate your strategy to the project team, the customer, and other project stakeholders
• Resolve conflict and competing priorities
• Manage project public relations and organisational politics
• Contain expectations through effective status reporting and progress meetings

WHO CAN ATTEND?
• Project managers
• Staff managing projects
• Staff in non-government organizations
• Donors
• Government officials,
• CBO operatives, NGO employees,
• Anyone involved in project management activities

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Identification of relevant stakeholders
• Methods for identifying actors and establishing a system of collaboration
ü Network analysis,
ü Iterative stakeholder analysis,
ü Concept maps
ü Net-maps,
ü Interviews
• Identification and categorization of stakeholders
• Understanding stakeholder expectations
• The role of management in the stakeholder environment
• Evaluation and prioritization of interests
• Visualizing the stakeholder community
• Stakeholder requirements analysis
• Collaborative learning approaches
ü Collaboration
ü Dialogue
ü Discovery
ü Applying knowledge

Module 2: Managing Competing Stakeholders Expectations
• Stakeholder mapping
• How committed are they to the project?
• Aligning stakeholder requirements to project objectives
• Prioritising stakeholder requirements and expectation
• Selling the project
• Maintaining the commitment
• Working with resistance for positive outcomes
Module 3: Relationship Building with the Stakeholders
• Various methods of effective communication
• How to handle project’s politics
• Selecting communication methodologies to get your messages across
• Managing difficult stakeholders
• Managing expectations that can’t be met
• Resolving conflict
Module 4: Strategies for Persuading and Negotiating with Stakeholders
• Who to influence?
• The Elements of Influence
• Different types of influencing strategies
• Push and pull type behaviours
• Tools, skills and behaviours of effective influencing
• Engage stakeholders: building the relationship
• Stakeholder participation and engagement
• Road map to successful influencing
Module 5: Stakeholders Rapport Management and Maintaining Execution Harmony
• Use of position, knowledge, or personal power
• Developing rapport
• Personality preferences
• Achieving and maintaining commitment
• Recognising manipulation and taking positive action
• Establishing and maintaining trust
• Dealing with Challenging Behaviours
• Converting confrontation into cooperation


ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Enhancing Project Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Enhancing Project Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning to be held in Nairobi from 17/08/2020 to 28/08/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Enhancing Project Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning

Date: 17/08/2020 to 28/08/2020

Duration: 10 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 1600

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Data gathered during monitoring and evaluation reveals the success or failure of a project. Moreover, captured data also helps in guiding strategic planning, to design and implement programs and projects, and to allocate, and reallocate resources in efficient ways. What's more, monitoring, and evaluation helps with identifying the most valuable and efficient use of resources. This 10 days course will equip participants with knowledge in capturing quantitative and qualitative data, learn how to design a Monitoring and Evaluation system, gain practical and participatory Monitoring and Evaluation methodologies and tools to boost their program and organizational accountability, decision-making, and learning practices.
Duration
10 days
Who should attend?
• Project managers
• Staff managing projects
• Staff in non-government organizations
• Donors
• government officials,
• CBO operatives, NGO employees,
• Anyone involved in project management activities

 

Course objective
At the end of the training participants will learn:
• The main terms and concepts associated with the processes of monitoring and evaluating projects and programmes.
• The major tools and best practices involved in Project Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning
• What results-based M&E is
• How to capture qualitative and quantitative data, analyse and communicate results to relevant stakeholders.
• How to design and use key performance indicators and collect monitoring data.
• Get familiar with the evaluation process, the criteria and the role of the different players involved.
• How to turn monitoring and evaluation into a participative and systematic learning practice.

Course Content
Module 1: Introduction Monitoring & Evaluation
• M&E and the project/programme cycle
• Importance of M&E
• Purposes and uses of M&E
• Identifying gaps in M&E
• Barriers to effective M&E

Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning PMEAL overview
• Introduction to PMEAL
• PMEAL Components
• Purposes and functions of PMEAL
• PMEAL approach
• How PMEAL changes M&E
• Challenges to PMEAL
Module 2: Frameworks and PMEAL Cycle
• Frameworks and approaches informing PMEAL
• The language used in PMEAL
• The PMEAL cycle
• Exploring key elements of a PMEAL plan
• Defining indicators
• Designing, implementation and management of a PMEAL framework

Module 3: PMEAL Planning and Budgeting
PMEAL planning
• Planning and budgeting of PMEAL
• Planning and Budgeting relationship.
• Tools for planned monitoring and evaluation activities
• How do I get started?- Practical’s and application
• Identifying project/programme goals.
• Identifying project/programme indicators and targets.
• Selecting data collection methods and data sources for prioritized indicators in your PMEAL plan
• Decide upon your data analysis, quality assurance/validation, and management strategy.
o Identify your strategy for reporting and disseminating data.
PMEAL Budgeting
• Activities based PMEAL budgeting
• Components of the Budget
• Exercise: PMEAL Plan and corresponding budget

Module 4: Accountability and Learning
• Meaning of accountability mean in practice
• Aspects of accountability.
• Importance of Accountability
• Information sharing
• Participation
• Handling Complaints
• Learning and its role
• Exercise: Incorporating Accountability and Learning in Projects

Module 5: Baseline and evaluation design and management
• The purpose and use of baselines and evaluations
• Purpose and use of needs assessments, situation analysis,
• Baselines, evaluations and real-time reviews
• Importance of baseline for monitoring and evaluation
• Steps in planning and undertaking baselines and evaluations

Module 6: Survey Planning and Implementation Types of surveys
• The survey design and process
• Methods of survey sampling and determining the Sample size
• Data collection techniques and tools
• Designing survey questionnaires
• Pretesting research tools for Validity and Reliability
• Conducting the survey
• After the survey
• Exercise: Planning for a survey

Module 7: PMEAL Data Collection: Mobile Based Data Collection (ODK)
• Introduction to mobile phone data collection
• Advantages and challenges of Mobile Applications
• Components of Open Data Kit (ODK)
• Install ODK Collect into mobile devices
• Designing and creating Forms
• ODK Aggregate Server
• Exercise: Mobile Based Data Collection using ODK

Module 8: Data Quality Management, Tabulation and graphical presentation of data (SPSS/Stata/R)
Data quality management
• Types of variables (Numerical, discrete variables, dummy variables,
• Entering categorical and continuous data
• Defining and labeling variables
• Validation and Sorting variables
• Transforming, recording and computing variables

Tabulation and graphical presentation of data
• Descriptive Statistics
• Frequency Tables
• Tables for categorical data
• Graphs and charts
• Exercise: Data Management, Graphing, and Tabulations

Module 9: Data analysis and interpretation and use (SPSS/Stata/R)
• Hypothesis testing
• Comparing Means.
• Regression and Correlation analysis
• Interpreting the data
• Introduction to analyzing qualitative data and qualitative data analysis software
• Exercise: Data Analysis and interpretation
Module 10: Project reporting through PMEAL
• Use of PMEAL data in Reporting
• Communication activities to partners and stakeholders
• Lessons learned
• Decisions making


ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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Dear all,

RE: Discrete Choice modeling through theory and practice

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Discrete Choice modeling through theory and practice to be held in Nairobi from 07/09/2020 to 11/09/2020

COURSE PROFILE
Course Name: Discrete Choice modeling through theory and practice

Date: 07/09/2020 to 11/09/2020

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 800

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Human life is full of choices to select from on daily basis. Hence, discrete choice models analyses individual choice behavior and solves problems in many fields such as agriculture, economics, accounting, health, engineering, environmental management, urban planning, tourism and transportation among other fields. For example, discrete choice modeling is used in agriculture to inform on the best technology or innovation that are beneficial to farmers. In terms of health, discrete choice modeling informs on the preference of health and healthcare. In market research, discrete choice modeling can guide product positioning, pricing, product concept testing. This 5 days course will equip participants with skills on how to use databases to estimate and test discrete choice models as well as gain hands-on experience in using discrete choice techniques for practical applications.

DURATION
5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Academia
• Professionals interested in learning new discrete choice techniques (Masters and PhD students in economics, planning, civil engineering, management, behavioral science, health science, and political science.
• Staff in development research
• Consultants in market research, transportation consulting, planning among others

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of training, participants will be able to:
• Understanding discrete choice models and their applications.
• Choose between a range of different models used for predicting mulitinomial choices.
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the different econometric models. - use the different models in practise and interpret the outcome.
• Understanding problems of data collection, model formulation, estimation, testing, and forecasting, as learned through case studies of discrete choice methods.
• Utilizing Stata or R software to estimate and test discrete choice models from real databases.

COURSE CONTENTS
Module1: Basic statistical terms and concepts
• Introduction to statistical concepts
• Descriptive Statistics
• Inferential statistics
• Research design
• Sampling

Theoretical foundations of discrete choice models: Theories of choice
• Random utility theory
• Lancaster’s theory of characteristics
• Neoclassic economics

Module 2: Introduction to behavior modeling
• Analysis of revealed and stated preferences sampling
• Learning how to use Stata/R software:
• Binary choice models
• Probabilistic choice models
ü Logit model
ü Specification of the Logit/Probit model,
ü Estimation of Logit/Probit parameters, the validation process, and their application.
ü Nested logit

Module 3: Choice with multiple alternatives
• Multinomial logit model
• Ordered probit/ordered logit model
• Specification of the Multinomial Logit/Probit and ordered logit/ordered logit models
• Estimation of Multinomial Logit/Probit and ordered logit/ordered logit parameters, the validation process, and their application.
• Case studies with real data sets,
• Nested logit

Module 4: Data management and analysis
• Data analysis using Stata or R
• Model applications
• Case studies on estimation of binary choice model with real data sets,
• Case studies on estimation of Multinomial Logit/Probit and ordered logit/ordered logit with real data sets,

Module 5: Interpretation and discussion of results
• Case study: Interpretation and discussion of results from real data analyzed during training


ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

Visit our website for more details

How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

TEL: +254 759 285 295

Website: fineresultsresearch.org/training/

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RE: Effective approaches to capacity development for better and timely data collection, analysis and visualization using ODK, SPSS/Stata/R and QGIS

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on Effective approaches to capacity development for better and timely data collection, analysis and visualization using ODK, SPSS/Stata/R and QGIS to be held in Nairobi from 12/10/2020 to 23/10/2020

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: Effective approaches to capacity development for better and timely data collection, analysis and visualization using ODK, SPSS/Stata/R and QGIS

Date: 12/10/2020 to 23/10/2020

Duration: 10 Days

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Cost: USD 1600

Online Registration: REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION
Evidenced based policies for sustainable development and better lives call for better data. Improving the capacity of people involved in data collection, analysis and report writing in ensuring quality data is of significance. Following the changing data environment from use of paper in capturing data to use of digital innovation, there is need to train actors involved in data collection to help them adapt to the upcoming innovations and technologies. Some of the data that are collected through the new technologies include geospatial data, mobile phone, administrative data and citizen-generated data among others. This 10 days course will equip participants with knowledge on research design, designing data collection tools in mobile data collection enabled software, GIS and remote sensing, exporting data to various data collection software, data analysis and interpretation.
Duration
10 days
Who should attend?
• Policy makers
• Researchers
• NGO and civil society staffs
• Educators
• Post graduate students
• Private sector representatives
• Media staffs
• Civil Society Organizations

Learning Objectives
At the end of training participants will:
• Understand various data collection techniques and data processing methods
• Design data collection tools in google phone/ ODK/CTO/ CSpro (participants’ choice)
• Learn how to use mobile phones in data collection(Open data Kit/CTO/CSpro)
• Learn how to integrate socio economic data with GPS coordinates
• Learn how to draw maps using ArcGIS among other software
• Learn how to analyze and visualize data with the aid of GIS techniques

Module 1: Statistical Concepts
• Types of data
• Data Structures and types of variables
• Overviews of software used to digitize paper data collection tools (ODK/CTO/)
• Comparative analysis of various software used to digitize paper data collection tools (ODK/CTO)
Module 2: Mobile Data gathering
• Benefits of Mobile Applications
• Data and types of Data
• Introduction to common mobile based data collection platforms
Module 3: Managing devices
• Challenges of Data Collection
• Data aggregation, storage and dissemination
• Questionnaire Design
Module 4: Getting started in ODK/CTO
• Types of questions
• Data types for each question
• Types of questionnaire or Form logic
• Extended data types geoid, image and multimedia
Survey Authoring and Preparation of mobile phone for data collection
• Survey Authoring
• ODK Collect applications: Installing, Configuring the device (Mobile Phones) and uploading the form into the mobile devices
Module 5: Designing forms and advanced survey authoring
• Introduction to XLS forms syntax
• New data types
• Notes and dates
• Multiple choice Questions
• Multiple Language Support
• Hints and Metadata
Advanced survey Authoring
• Conditional Survey Branching
• Required questions
• Constraining responses
• Skip: Asking Relevant questions
• The specify other
• Grouping questions
• Skipping many questions at once (Skipping a section)
• Repeating a set of questions
• Special formatting
• Making dynamic calculations

Hosting survey data (Online)
• ODK Aggregate
• Uploading the questionnaire to the server

Module 6: Introduction to concepts of GIS and remote sensing
• Spatial data collection techniques
• Using GPS
• Using GPS utility software for managing and downloading and managing data
• Working with data from different sources

Module7: Attributes manipulation in GIS
• GIS software
• GIS system installation and setup
• GIS Data sources and types
• Using Mobile Phones for GIS data collection(ODK and KoBoToolbox
• Importing GPS data to Quantum GIS
Module 8: Visualizing data
• Understand map layers in GIS
• Composing a GIS layout from GIS layers
• Difference between a map and a layout
• Navigate maps

Module 9: Bringing tabular/spreadsheet data into a GIS (Excel, SPSS, Access )
• Connecting visual map features and tabular data
• Selecting subsets of map features from geo processing
• Finding map features
• Use data sorting records and labeling features to produce information
• Key elements of a map
• Composing a map
Module 10: Data interpretation and report writing
• Different research outputs
• Writing different research outputs from analysed data (case studies, success stories, policy briefs, evidence briefs, journal articles e.t.c)


ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

CANCELLATION POLICY
• All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
• Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

GENERAL NOTES
• All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants needs
• The participant must be conversant with English
• Presentations are well guided, practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are expert with more than 10years of experience.
• Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with FineResults Research Services certificate
• Training will be done at FineResults Research Services center in Nairobi Kenya. We also offer more than five participants training at requested location within Kenya, more than ten participants within east Africa and more than twenty participants all over the world.
• Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
• The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance and other personal expenses.
• One year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
• Register as a group of more than two and enjoy discount of (10% to 30%) plus free four hour adventure drive to the National game park, in Nairobi.

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