Environmental policy and administrative management

As part of the project "Planting indigenous trees on farm woodlots coupled with planting mulberries for rearing silkworms by 300 farmers in Rusinga Island" (KEN-GEF-04-02) the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) will work with Njakare Women Group of Rusinga Island to enhance their sericulture capacity through training. ICIPE will also provide mulberry cuttings for a model mulberry farm and silkworm seed at a minimal fee. I. The ICIPE will undertake to enhance the sericulture capacity of NWG under the following: 1. Training four (4) members of the group at Duduville who will in turn train the other group members on site. 2. The trainees will be nominated by the group for an intensive one month sericulture course at ICIPE, Duduville. 3. Mulberry cuttings will be availed to the NWG at a minimal cost of two shilling per cutting from the ICIPE germplasm for the group to establish a 5 acre model mulberry farm. 4. Guide the NWG to put in place a model rearing house with appliances at a farm of their choice for group silkworm rearing and on site training. 5. Silkworm seed provided at a minimal fee of seven hundred shillings per box of 20,000 eggs. 6. Backstop with the group in setting up operational cocoon production and marketing system. 7. Prepare technical and financial reports and submit to GEFSGP during the project period. II The Njakare women group will: 1. Nominating the four trainees to be trained at ICIPE. 2. Participate actively in the training offered by their trained members and ICIPE staff and use the knowledge to initiate mulberry silk farming as a group and at individual/family level. 3. Provide suitable spaces for the group model one acre mulberry farm and silkworm rearing house. 4. Provide labour and locally available materials for setting up the mulberry farm and the silkworm rearing house. 5. Liaise with ICIPE to purchase silkworm seed on time for optimal rearing. 6. Manage the group s mulberry farm and the silkworm rearing facilities for optimum cocoon production. 7. Fill in daily data sheets on the performance of the silkworms during each crop. 8. Prepare monthly reports on the silk farming activities.

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