Participants in all IFDC training programs and workshops are asked to evaluate the technical content and administrative arrangements. Participants are also asked to offer comments and suggestions. Representative comments follow.
2012 Participants' Comments
Improving Agricultural Productivity and Net Returns Among Smallholder Farmers Through Efficient Use of Nutrients and Water in Partnership with the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) Volcani Center – Tel Aviv, Israel – May 6-10, 2012
- Course was good and properly arranged. Visit to farms and fertilizers industry (Dead Sea Works) helped to understand the topic clearly. – Anonymous
- Lectures were good and very relevant to the topic and training. The IFDC staff presented very good topics. – Anonymous
- Happy to participate and hope such training to be extended to other agricultural fields. – Anonymous
Linking Farmers to Markets in Africa (French Edition) – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – May 14-18, 2012
- Hats off to the IFDC team that has been able to organize this training! They have demonstrated the perfect understanding of the issues and strategies related to the access to markets and agricultural value chains. – Dr. Alix Servais Afouda
- A big thank you to IFDC for having shared its expertise in the subject matter! I wish IFDC could establish a network of trainers across Africa specialized in Linking Farmers to Markets for more impact and sustainability of its action. – Mr. Frank Mayundo Muyumba
- Excellent program which needs to be convened once more. – Amagana Togo
Designing and Implementing Agro-Input Marketing Strategies in Developed and Developing Countries – USA (Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois and Washington, D.C.) – July 23-August 3, 2012
- It was an excellent program in all respect and best suited to our needs. Kindly keep it up and organize more of such programs. Thanks and kind regards. – Yogendra Kumar
- This was a very inspiring program which ought to be continued. – Mutanga Simalumba
- A good training program, one that has challenged many of my latent potentials. I encourage IFDC to continue with this program and perhaps make twice annually in the U.S. – George Zangir
- This program is highly appreciated and commendable as it is well planned and organized. – Alemayehu Makonnen
- The subject matters and the study tour were impressive and to the best of my satisfaction. I have liked it and learned a lot from it. I pass my due regard and respect to IFDC and in particular to Ian Gregory and Joshua who worked tirelessly throughout the two weeks. Thanks and God bless you. – Alemayehu Makonnen
- Well-structured course and it did meet my expectations. – Isaac Asare
- In all a great intro for me into the fertilizer industry. It was very comprehensive in all. Thanks! – Ryan Doyle
Increasing Agricultural Input and Output Trade Through Innovative Market Information Systems in Africa – Nairobi, Kenya – August 27-31, 2012
- The training was very nice. – Angelique Uwimana
- The workshop participants had a good regional outlook. – Julliet Wanjiku
- The training was very enlightening and relevant to any situation. I look forward to applying what I leaned to my situation. – Anonymous
- Very empowering program, very comprehensive on the subject matter. – Bonisile Dlamini
- It has been very good learning and development program on MIS to agricultural outputs and inputs. Very good exposure to different countries and MIS developed here. Great innovations which can see replicated elsewhere. – Lillian Bazaale
- Facilitators are well grounded in the subject matter and willing to share their experiences.
- Linkages have been established for learning and sharing of best practices in MIS. – Anonymous
- Thank you for the good work on organizing the workshop, and I look forward the network will remain alive and lead to further fruits. – Anonymous
- The program went as to my expectations. Congratulations for IFDC and EAGC and the coordinators in general. – Anonymous
- The training is great, please keep it up! – Anonymous
Decision Support Tools for Agricultural Production, Fertilizer Recommendations and Climatic Variability – Arusha, Tanzania – October 3-10, 2012
- Great training! Thanks! – Sylvia Rutatina
- The training is highly productive and has broadened my knowledge on climate change and variability achieving food security. – Anonymous
- Many thanks to the organizers. They were so kind and friendly during the presentations. – Sensee Sirleaf
- Many sincere thanks to all facilitators. – Ernest Kimambo
- A good course with noble ideas to assist in achieving food security. – Anonymous
Granular Fertilizers Production – Bangkok, Thailand – November 12-16, 2012
- This is a great seminar program that adds so much knowledge to me for the application in my plant, TCCC. I really appreciate all the good work of the IFDC’s staff for their hard work in making this program successful and effective. – Totsapom Wichitthammarot
- Overall good rather I should say excellent. – Aaquib Kabiri
- Excellent forum where plant operators meet to exchange ideas on various challenges experienced and solutions provided either by fellow participants or the IFDC team. A well thought out workshop. – Eustace Muchunu Muriuki
- Program (workshop) is organized/managed/executed by IFDC team, specifically Mr. J. Ramon Lazo, Senior Specialist, and supported by Ms. Luisa and Mr. Timothy, highly successful. Congratulations! – Praful Ambalal Shah
- Every speaker, especially Ramon and Sanjeev Doshi were excellent. Mr Shirley’s presence in the program was goal motivation. Timothy Karera was always very helpful in every way. Luisa has impressive knowledge of the subject she speaks about. IFDC deserves a salute for the effort and attempt they are making in the field of fertilizers. – Hassan Mumtaz
- Good for beginners. – Maruthi Prasad Chintala
- The training was quite educative and interactive. – Tapiwa Mutombozana
- IFDC team is very friendly, supportive. – Anonymous
- The workshop is very interesting and a lot of learning will be brought. – Alberto Longos, Jr.
- Very good course contents. – Samsuddin Yasir
- Excellent training program for learners. – Ramanayya Mamidi
- Another important point is the contacts between producers that occurred. – Dominique Imbert
- Overall very good arrangement and program evaluation. – Anand Dinkar Dani
- IFDC has covered almost all the fertilizer industry’s latest technologies. Excellent job done by them. All the staff is cooperative. – K. Niazi
- Although I don’t have to do anything with granulation of materials, I learned a lot and how to attend another workshop held by IFDC. – S. Naidu
Promoting Affordable Sources of Plant Nutrients in Africa Through Innovative Composting Alternatives – Accra, Ghana – November 26-30, 2012
- Thanks for having me! Carry on with the good work! – Anélia Marais
- The program was good, to the extent of discussions from groups, have helped to address the gaps that have been realized. IFDC course coordinators - hands up, you have managed this training efficiently and effectively. Keep up! – Anonymous
- Dr. Sampson has great interpersonal skills and fun to be with. The workshop was well handled and organized. Thank you IFDC. – Anonymous
- Well done IFDC staff – Dr. Sampson and Dr. Dossa, you managed the program well. – Anonymous
- We liked that visit of waste management at that emerging private company. So now we have in idea how it happens. This visit was very good. – Anonymous
- This program is good for capacity building and this is of relevance to my country, Nigeria. In Nigeria, compost production is now accepted, and the Nigerian farmers are already involved in the act. However, the country will benefit from this type of training if IFDC will want to help the country so that the standard of compost will be able to satisfy the needs of our small-scale farmers. The country will be ready to host this training because the government and farmers will benefit, especially the small-scale farmers. – Anonymous
- Very beneficial training – especially field trips and demonstrations. Compost tea practical was great! – Anonymous