15. NAFAKA shall train Conservation tillage Number of Filling and Quarterly Director Input in and encourage the use practices manual individual trained on Reviewing Data Systems and of measures to reduce soil developed in GAP/conservation Collection Forms Productivity erosion (such as low till, collaboration with the tillage practices that with registers of no till, terracing, using Africa RISING group minimize transport farmers trained on ground cover between of soil particles with conservation/agro rows, planting rows Training of NAFAKA pesticides to ecological tillage perpendicular to the slope, agronomists and waterways practices that using drip irrigation) to extension staff on minimize soil minimize transport of soil conservation tillage Number of erosion Annually particles with pesticides practices by Africa individuals adopting adsorbed to them (which is RISING group conservation tillage Annual outcome a likely transport route to practices that survey to determine waterways.) NAFAKA agronomists minimize soil with adoption of train VBAAs, lead pesticides particles conservation/agro 16. NAFAKA shall train farmers and extension erosion into water ecological tillage Quarterly in and discourage the use staff on conservation bodies practices of herbicides with high tillage practices leaching and groundwater Number of Reviewing pollution potential (see NAFAKA agronomists individual trained on evidences of Annex 7) on highly sandy and extension staff water table individual trained soils or soils with water provide technical determination on techniques to tables close (2-3 meters) to assistance and training techniques to minimize ground the surface. to farmers through minimize ground water pollution VBAAs, lead farmers on water pollution techniques to determine water table to minimize ground water pollution. Factor I: The Availability and Effectiveness of other Pesticides or Non-Chemical Control Methods
15. NAFAKA shall train in and encourage the use of measures to reduce soil erosion (such as low till, no till, terracing, using ground cover between rows, planting rows perpendicular to the slope, using drip irrigation) to minimize transport of soil particles with pesticides adsorbed to them (which is a likely transport route to waterways.) 16. NAFAKA shall train in and discourage the use of herbicides with high leaching and groundwater pollution potential (see Annex 7) on highly sandy soils or soils with water tables close (2-3 meters) to the surface. Conservation tillage practices manual developed in collaboration with the Africa RISING group Training of NAFAKA agronomists and extension staff on conservation tillage practices by Africa RISING group NAFAKA agronomists train VBAAs, lead farmers and extension staff on conservation tillage practices NAFAKA agronomists and extension staff provide technical assistance and training to farmers through VBAAs, lead farmers on techniques to determine water table to minimize ground water pollution. Number of individual trained on GAP/conservation tillage practices that minimize transport of soil particles with pesticides to waterways Number of individuals adopting conservation tillage practices that minimize soil with pesticides particles erosion into water bodies Number of individual trained on water table determination techniques to minimize ground water pollution Filling and Reviewing Data Collection Forms with registers of farmers trained on conservation/agro ecological tillage practices that minimize soil erosion Annual outcome survey to determine adoption of conservation/agro ecological tillage practices Reviewing evidences of individual trained on techniques to minimize ground water pollution Quarterly Annually Quarterly Director Input Systems and Productivity Factor I: The Availability and Effectiveness of other Pesticides or Non-Chemical Control Methods
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