NUFFIC project - Rwanda

ISRIC contributes to the Development of a MSc programme in Agroforestry and Soil Management at the National University in Butare, Rwanda [2006-2011].

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The project will build capacity for research, education and training in the field of agroforestry and soil management. The main output will be an MSc programme in Agroforestry and Soil Management, and related activities to set up and maintain this programme in the future. These are the development of the curriculum, course preparations, specialized courses to train technical personnel, staff trainings, 4 sandwich PhD-students and 4 MSc students studying at Wageningen University, rehabilitate and equip of laboratories, instructional equipment and infrastructure in place and equip the library with relevant information.

Dr Alfred Hartemink teaches annually a course on Site and System Characterization. He  also supervises a PhD student, jointly with Prof. Leo Stroosnijder of Wageningen University.

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 Teaching soil science in Rwanda

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