Plantwise Country Plans 2014
Country:
Tanzania
CABI Region: Africa
Year:
2014
Plantwise start date: month, year
Team: Martin Kimani, Washinton Otieno
1. Developing/Strengthening national partnerships
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Plan and conduct a 2 days’ workshop for the newly constituted National Steering Committee –
NSC of 9 members to develop their TORs and communication strategy and to identify a
National Monitoring & Evaluation Manager. (1.4)
Conduct a 2 days national stakeholder meeting for 25 people representing Ministry of
Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives (MAFSC), Local Government Authority, private
sector, Tropical Pesticide Research Institute (TPRI) and relevant research Institutes, private
sector, NGOs, Sokoine University and others to be identified by the National Responsible
Organisation - NRO to constitute a National Steering Committee (NSC) of 9 members. (1.5)
2. Trainings
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Conduct 3 days data management training for 40 plant doctors in each of the 5 regions with
emphasis on accurate recording of data in the record and prescription forms as well as the
data workflow- (4.11)
Plan and conduct a 3 days Plant Clinic Performance Monitoring (PCPM) courses for 20 staff (a
mix of master trainers and national coordination unit staff). (5.2; 5.3)
3. Establish network of plant clinics
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Identify 15 MAFSC staff (mix of plant doctors, training specialists and crop protection
specialist etc.) for the Training of Trainers – ToT master class. (1.9)
Plan and conduct a 6 days ToT course on module 1& 2 for the 15 identified national trainers.
(1.9)
Backstop master trainers when they train 40 plant doctors on Modules1&2 in the 2 new
regions in 2 groups, 1 in each region. (1.9)
Establish 40 new plant clinics ( a pair of plant doctors will run 2 clinics each month for month
for 9 months) split in the 2 new regions (1.9)
Plan and facilitate 3 one day meetings in each of the existing of the 3 zones involving the
National coordination unit, cluster coordinators from each zone and the local government
authorities in each zone to discuss and plan for handing over of plant clinics to the local
government authorities- (1.9)
Establish 4 plant clinic clusters, 2 in each of the 2 new regions. (1.9)
Plan and facilitate 5 cluster exchange visits in the 5 regions (3 old and 2 new). (3.3)
Plan and conduct a 2 days’ workshop for 10 personnel drawn from the NSC and national
coordination unit, to discuss and plan the handing over of plant clinic backstopping to the
NSC. (1.9)
4. Support materials for plant doctors and farmers
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Produce 20 Pest Management Decision Guides after ToTs
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5. In-country data management
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Conduct a survey to determine information and data needs of key stakeholders (4.3)
Develop data management & analysis training relevant to Tanzania by a local consultant. (4.3)
Train 15 personnel (2 from each of the 5 regions and 5 from the NSC) on data validation,
analysis and sharing of plant clinic data using POMS. (4.3)
Conduct a refresher course for the 15 data management personnel trained earlier in the year
(4.3)
Conduct 3 days data management training for 40 plant doctors in each of the 5 regions with
emphasis on accurate recording of data in the record and prescription forms as well as the
data workflow (4.5)
6. Monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment
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No activities planned for 2014
7. Plant clinic linkages
Linking plant clinics with agro-input suppliers
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Plan and conduct a 1 day meeting for Tropical Pesticide Research Institute (TPRI) and
representatives of agro- dealers associations to introduce them to the pest management
guides (2.3)
Create a work package for a local consultant to collect and review plant protection extension
Martials produced by MAFSC and research institutes. (2.3)
Plan and facilitate a 2 days workshop for 20 MAFSC staff, Research institutes and private
sector to discuss the consultant’s findings in view of existing policies (2.3)
Create a work package for selected NSC members to collect and review plant protection acts
and regulations in the registration of agro-chemicals. (2.3)
Linking with diagnostic services
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Facilitate a 1 day round table meeting with 10 representatives of diagnostic laboratories which
participated in previous survey and new ones in order to put on the table the services that they
are able to offer to plant clinics and their related costs. (2.7)
Identify diagnostic labs that are close to the clinic clusters (2.7)
Negotiate an open day at the selected labs when plant doctors deliver samples and be advised
by the lab staff on sample preparation, packaging and delivery (2.7)
Develop a workflow for the delivery of samples to the labs including financial and administrative
issues. (2.7)
Plant health rallies and mass extension campaigns
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Plan and conduct 5 plant health rallies (one in each region (3.3)
8. In-country scaling-up of Plantwise
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Plan and conduct 2 ToTs of 4 days each for the 20 master trainers to develop reference
materials factsheets, Pest Management Decision Guides for plant doctors (1.7)
Hold a one day meeting for 15 senior staff of MAFSC (all relevant departments), Research
Institutes and Local Government Authority at policy level to appraise them on PW technical &
technical status and agree on requirements for scaling up Plantwise. The research institutes
will provide information on how diagnostic policies and practices. (1.5)
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9. Advocacy and public awareness
Public awareness
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No activities planned for 2014
Embedding Module 1&2 and PHS approaches in diploma or degree level training
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No activities planned for 2014
10. Review and planning
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Conduct a 2 days meeting with the national coordination unit (National Country Coordinator,
National Data Manager, national M&E manager) (1.5)
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