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The Forum for Organic Resource Management and Agricultural
Technologies (FORMAT) is a platform that promotes innovative
management of organic resources occurring in both rural and urban
settings. FORMAT also aims at enhancing effective linkages among
stakeholders through the sharing of information, promising
technologies and products. In October, November and December 2005,
seven events intended to fulfil these goals will be held in six
of the country’s eight provinces. Any individual, organisation or
business enterprise with interest in organic resource management
and agricultural technology development is invited to participate.
Topics to be covered include and are not limited to soil fertility
management, crop improvement, sustainable agriculture, integrated
resource & livestock management, value-added processing, waste
recycling, uses of indigenous plants and environmental protection.
Those intending to present an exhibit or live demonstration should
contact respective local organizers directly (FORMAT Head Office
will NOT be receiving applications but will provide information
and respond to enquiries regarding the events) with the titles of
their presentations and full contact details (postal address,
telephone, email) at least three weeks before the respective
event. Selection of participants will be based on the talks,
exhibits and/or demonstrations that are submitted. Each event will
accommodate a maximum of fifty (50) invited participants. All the
events will run from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. and are open to the
general public. Awards will be given to outstanding exhibitors in
“Innovation and Community Service through Organic Resource
Management”. FORMAT activities are funded through a grant from
The Rockefeller Foundation. For more information contact FORMAT,
P.O. Box 79 Village Market 00621, Nairobi, Kenya; Tel 254 20
6752866, Email: format@wananchi.com,
visit
www.formatkenya.org
or contact the following event organizers.
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October, 2005, Kilifi.
Venue:
Kilifi Institute of Agriculture; Contact: Daniel
Mambo, Kilifi Institute of Agriculture, P.O. Box 195, Kilifi; Tel:
0721-438496; Fax: 041-522128; Email:
kiliagric@yahoo.com
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October, 2005, Kwale.
Venue: Likoni YWCA Holiday Centre;
Contact:
Okach Churchill, Jamii Humanist Centre, P.O. Box 1306, GPO Mombasa;
Tel: 0723-417683; Email:
cjanama@yahoo.co.uk
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October 2005, Embu.
Venue: ACK Cathedral Hall-Embu; Contact:
Peter Chandi, Organic Africa, P.O. Box 340, Embu; Tel:
0722-599478, 0733-546491; Email:
peternchandi@yahoo.com
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October 2005, Kisii.
Venue: Mwalimu Hotel, Kisii; Contact:
Isaiah O. Maobe, Better Organic Management (BOMA), P.O. Box 3287,
Kisii 40200; Tel: 0733-456378; Email:
isaiahom@yahoo.com.
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October 2005, Busia.
Venue: Trailer Inn Hotel; Contact:
Macdonald Wesonga, Appropriate Rural Development Agriculture
Program (ARDAP), P.O. Box 11, Bar-Ober 50411; Tel: 0735-969378;
Email:
ardapkenya@access350.co.ke
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November 2005, Machakos.
Venue: Le Technisch Restaurant, Machakos
Technical Training Institute; Contact:
Mary Kifuko, KARI Katumani, P.O. Box 340, Machakos 901000; Tel:
0722-373530, 044-20422; Email:
kifukom@yahoo.com
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December 2005, Kitale.
Venue: Manor House Agricultural Centre; Contact:
Nicodemus
Nyongesa, Manor House Agricultural Centre, Private Bag, Kitale.
Tel: 0733-837157, Email:
mhac@africaonline.co.ke
Entry to all FORMAT events is
free!
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