PLANT CLINIC STAKEHOLDERS MEET FOR NATIONAL EVALUATION

With over seven years of plant clinics program in Uganda, the National and regional stakeholders meet at Protea Hotel Kampala on 28^th-29^th August 2013 to evaluate the operations of the plant clinics.

The meeting organized by plant wise Uganda was facilitated by Frances Williams from Plant wise regional offices in Nairobi. 

session on stakeholders in plant clinics

While opening the meeting , the   Coordinator of plant clinics in Uganda  mentioned  that among the objectives of the workshop was to establish the  changes since 2011, how different organizations run clinics, propose a  plan for integration /harmonization of plant clinics  including monitoring and evaluation, identifying key issues for further study.

The participants in the workshop ranged from staff of plant wise,  the Ministry of  Agriculture , Animals & fisheries , lecturers and Professors from 
Makerere  University for technical back stopping , NARO, Local Government staff ( NAADs),  and Regional CSOs where RICNET participated with two staff Kyomuhendo Josely ne and Kaliba Charles. For the two days the participants concentrated on drawing the changes in the operations of the clinics since 2011 and the various stakeholders against the current   Program implementation. Among the issues agreed on   is that the plant clinics will have a   central data at the National   level fed in by data from the Districts.

Presentation on plant clinic changes

Currently there are thirty one (31) Districts in Uganda implementing the plant clinics through the Local implementing Partners as the Local Government, CSOs as RIC-NET implementing the project in kasese and Bundibugyo Districts, Self help Africa in Mukono and SOCADIDO in Soroti Districts . By the end of the workshop participants identified the input dealers & political leaders among the new category of promoters for the plant doctors , however for the smooth running of the program Plant wise  has engaged the facilitators from Maker ere university  department of Agriculture to technically   support the implementing partners in  plant clinics September 2013.

Stakeholders in the plant clinics

 

Districts with plant clinics