AMU-CAS capacity building project

Details

PROJECT SUMMARY

Project name

AMU-CAS capacity building project

Project acronym

AMU-CAS CBP

AMU project code

EXT/USA/Pres/1/2016

Project phase

I

Partner (country)

USA

AMU project coordinating office

President office

Project type

Education

Project implementation location

Kulfo campus

Target communities/beneficiaries

Students of Food science and post-harvest technology, Horticulture, Animal Science and
Plant Sciences

Project Management Office

Office of the Director for Grant and Collaborative Project Management:

Dr. Thomas Torora (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Project coordinator

Dr. Damtew Darza

Principal investigator (PI)

Degife Asefa (PhD)

Co-investigators

Dr. Belay Zeleke, Dr. Mohammed Abebe and Dr. Shah

1st partner budget contribution (Euro)

89,961

Total project budget will be utilized by AMU (Euro)

89,961

Project start

3-Apr-24

Project end

14-Sep-24

Financial reporting period

2 monthly

Project finance management office

AMU main finance & budget admin

Progress reporting period

Monthly

Contact person (name and e-mail)

Dr. Degife Asefa (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Capacity building of staff, students, farmers, and others associated with handling of agricultural produce is essential to reduce the skill and knowledge gap. Absence of required facilities and non-exposure of commercial farming or processing techniques leads to skill gaps. This can be minimized by capacity building. Focus will be laid on low cost and affordable technologies suiting to local conditions. Students will be exposed to practical training in the fields. Specifically, students of Food Science and Post-harvest management will be deputed to some commercial processing plants located in the country for a practical training.