Kursus Ipafu i 2018 - Course in Ipafu 2018 

I forbindelse med en studierejse til Kobberbæltet i Zambia i 2018, afholdt vi med stor succes et kort kursus for småbønder i Ipafu nær Chingola i Zambia. Kurset tog udgangspunkt i anerkendte teoretiske modeller, som var tilpasset de lokale landmænds viden.

Ideen til kurset kom over middagsbordet hjemme hos en af lederne fra den tidligere ledelsesgruppe på Flame Tree Farm Training Centre. Vi var blevet inviteret hjem til ham og hans familie sammen med to andre fra ledelsesgruppen. De vidste, at der var behov for viden om, hvordan de lokale landmænd kan forbedre deres smålandbrug.

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During a study trip to the Copperbelt in Zambia in 2018, we successfully conducted a short course for small-scale farmers in Ipafu near Chingola in Zambia. The course was based on recognized theoretical models adapted to the knowledge level of local farmers.

The idea for the course came across at dinner table at the home of one of the managers from the former management team at the Flame Tree Farm Training Centre. We had been invited to his home along with two members from the management team. They knew that there was a need for knowledge on how local farmers can improve their farms.

Hvordan hjalp kurset deltagerne?                                                                             How did the course assist the participants?

Der er en tendens til, at de lokale landmænd kopierer hinanden, hvis de ser, en nabo har succes med en bestemt afgrøde eller et bestemt husdyrhold. Det er der sådan set ikke noget galt i. Men det kan betyde, at det lokale marked bliver overfyldt med enkelte produkter, så prisen falder, også selv om det normalt vil være et meget lukrativ marked.

Kurset gav deltagerne redskaber til at afklare, hvilke afgrøder og husdyrhold de skulle satse på. De blev delt op i, hvad der sikrede familiens selvforsyning, og hvilke der sikrede en god stabil indkomst, samt endelig hvilke niche-produkter, der kunne give en rigtig god indtægt.

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There is a tendency for local farmers to copy each other if they observe that a neighbor is successful with a particular crop or livestock. There is nothing wrong with that. But it can result in the local market becoming crowded with specific products, which makes the price drop, even though it is usually a very lucrative market.

The course provided participants with tools to clarify which crops and lifestock they should aim for. These were divided into what ensured the family's self-sufficiency and which ensured a good stable income, as well as finally what kind of niche products which would provide a really good extra income.

"Kan I ikke komme ud til os i Muchinshi og holde et kursus for os også? Det har vi VIRKELIG brug for!." 

Citat Deltager på kurset fra Muchinshi, der var blevet inviteret af en deltager fra Ipafu

"Can't you come to us in Muchinshi and hold a course for us too? We REALLY need that!"

Quote Participant in the course from Muchinshi, who had been invited by a participant from Ipafu

Hvor kom deltagerne fra?                                                                                                Who were the participants?

Deltagerne kom fra Ipafu og omegn og bestod af ca. 50% kvinder og ca. 50% mænd.

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The participants came from Ipafu area and consisted of app. 50% women and app. 50% men