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AA International Ltd staff, working in emergency and post-emergency circumstances, recognised that non-agriculturalists, working in subsistence agriculture localities, require help to improve their rapid analyses of crop yields.
Previous experience in Ethiopia (Robinson et al, 2004) shows that a visual assessment of yield at harvest time, coupled with strategic sampling, can provide accurate and objective estimates of cereal yield but requires the preparation of a country specific manual. Consequently, a series of Pictorial Evaluation Tools (PET) field manuals is being produced to meet such needs. The first, PET-Cereals (Ethiopia) a photograph based evaluation field manual, has already been produced, MoA trainers trained and workshops held at Regional and Woreda (level). Two thousand copies have been distributed in Ethiopia and are in use to assist field staff in assessing cereal crops at harvest time.
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for a FREE electonic copy or download from the <www.techtalk-international.com> website. (TechTalk News 1- scroll down to very bottom of the page).
The second PET, PET-Sudan, a similar field manual covering a wider range of food crops has also been developed. In September 2006, AA International Ltd ran three training sessions for 64 trainees (representing the Government of South Sudan; FAO and NGO's) on the use of this manual. All of the trainees, equipped with PET manuals and the knowledge of how to use them, are now able to assess crop production both more rapidly and accurately. The PET-Sudan manual is now being used to good effect in CFSAMs in South Sudan.
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for a FREE electonic copy and further instructions or download here PETSouthSudan .
We are pleased to announce that, in October 2006, FAO/GIEWS (Food and Agriculture Organisation / Global Information and Early Warning System), completed the printing of a Cassava Production Assessing Handbook produced using the technical assistance services of AA International Ltd. This handbook shows how to conduct rapid and accurate estimates of cassava production in fields and backyard plots. It has been financed by the European Commission and FAO and can now be viewed on the GIEWS website at http://www.fao.org/GIEWS/english/index.htm or apply to
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for a free electronic copy of the original.
AA International Ltd can, in regard to PET manuals:
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Agricultural and Rural Situation Assessing
Capacity Establishment and Development
Agricultural Programme and Project Design
Programme and Project Support.
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