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Multiplier Support Programmes
The Multiplier Support Programme (MSP) is all about giving tailored support to help multipliers better share information and build the skills of small-scale farmers. Each MSP is uniquely designed, based on insights from a baseline study of the multipliers and the farmers they work with in specific locations. The MSP offers a great opportunity for in-depth learning and allows us to assess the impact of KHSA on these multipliers.
Training Centers & Institutions
KATC rolled out its MSP in partnership with three government-run farming institutes and training centers in Zambia’s Eastern Province. These places are where both technocrats and farmers go to get technical info and guidance, and they also have general workers who manage farmer field schools and demonstration plots. KATC is currently working with 40 multipliers from these institutions and centers, offering them in-depth training, especially in sustainable organic agriculture, natural pest and disease management, and facilitation skills.
In Namibia, NNF carried out its MSP with 30 multipliers—24 of them are lead farmers and 6 are managerial staff at training organizations in the Zambezi region. The MSP uses a community-based agricultural extension model to provide more and better organic/agroecological farming services to small-scale farmers in a cost-effective way. The goal is to encourage the adoption of agroecological and organic practices and to strengthen the support that multipliers offer to the farmers they work with. The programme covers a range of topics, including mentorship, personal capacity building, and production training. They produced 3-D models, sets of posters related to organic and agroecological farming methods, and videos.
Lead Farmers
In Malawi, SFHC collaborated with 30 members of its Farmer Research Team to strengthen their ability to support fellow farmers, build local relationships, and share valuable knowledge on organic and agroecological farming within their community and beyond. The Farmer Research Team, a volunteer group of farmers, research and share knowledge for the benefit of the community. SFHC developed various resources to assist them, including farmer-led podcasts, an indigenous recipe book, brochures, a local language curriculum, and posters.
Academia & Research Institutions
It’s really important that our agricultural education systems adapt to give students the skills they need for sustainable farming and to help others with it too. In Namibia, NOA teamed up with the Namibian University of Science and Technology to update their agricultural curriculum and provide students with useful knowledge and resources. They created a set of factsheets on organic livestock production, added a chapter about it to their Organic Production Manual, and put together a hybrid public engagement series with top experts in organic and agroecological farming.
Lead Farmer Organisations
In Malawi, SFHC collaborated with 30 members of its Farmer Research Team to strengthen their ability to support fellow farmers, build local relationships, and share valuable knowledge on organic and agroecological farming within their community and beyond. The Farmer Research Team, a volunteer group of farmers, researches and shares knowledge for the community’s benefit. SFHC developed various resources to assist them, including farmer-led podcasts, an indigenous recipe book, brochures, a local language curriculum, and posters. soilandfood.org
In Namibia, NNF carried out its MSP with 30 multipliers—24 of them are lead farmers and 6 are managerial staff at training organizations in the Zambezi region. The MSP uses a community-based agricultural extension model to provide more and better organic/agroecological farming services to small-scale farmers in a cost-effective way. The goal is to encourage the adoption of agroecological and organic practices and to strengthen the support that multipliers offer to the farmers they work with. The program covers a range of topics, including mentorship, personal capacity building, and production training. They produced 3-D models, sets of posters related to organic and agroecological farming methods, and videos. nnf.org.na.
PGS Pollinators
In South Africa, SAOSO and PGS SA conducted an MSP titled the Pollinator Programme, which works with 20 multipliers across South Africa to establish and support PGS groups. PGS is a powerful form of farmer collaboration to reach markets, upskill members and create a platform for collaborative advocacy around organic agriculture. The pollinators are trained in production methods, PGS governance, farm visit assessments and more. They produced a significant volume of resources for this group, from PGS farm assessment templates in multiple languages to consumer-facing advocacy material.
