We are thrilled to share the successful completion of our Digital Demand Collection Training, held in Jimma City from March 21-24, 2025. Digital Demand Collection Training, delivered to soil fertility departments and youth participants for Jimma (March 21-22) and Bunno Bedelle (March 23-24) This program equipped participants with essential digital tools to modernize agricultural data collection and intensive program empowered agricultural professionals and youth participants with critical digital skills to revolutionize data collection in their communities.
✔ Program Implementation
– Uniform Training Content:
* Identical curriculum delivered to both Zone
* Focused on mobile-based data collection techniques
✔ Participant Reach:
– Trained 17 soil fertility experts per location
– Engaged 12 pre-selected youth per zone (all with compatible devices)
✔ Key Outcomes:
– Provided 20 Android smartphones to soil fertility departments for field data collection
– Conducted hands-on sessions in mobile-based demand aggregation techniques
– Successfully implemented our pilot phase with measurable results
✔ Why This Approach Worked
“By requiring youth to have smartphones, we ensured immediate implementation capability while prioritizing resources for government partners.”
— Training Coordinator
✔ Voices from the Field
“The training transformed how we approach data collection – we’re now collecting real-time soil health indicators digitally!”
– Jimma Soil Fertility Department Head
✔ Visual Storytelling
Jimma Zone Soil Fertility Department And Youths Members
Jimma Zone Soil Fertility Department And Youths Members
Bunno-Bedelle Soil Fertility Department And Youths Members
Bunno-Bedelle Soil Fertility Department And Youths Members
The Road Ahead
– Building on this success, our next phase will:
* Expand training to kebele-level agricultural offices
* Develop localized digital toolkits for rural communities
* Establish a mentorship program between trained youth and farmers
* Digital Mentorship Program: Pairing trained youth with farmers
* Progress Monitoring: Tracking field implementation through collected data
“This is just the beginning of our digital transformation journey in agricultural extension services,” noted our Program Coordinator.
For more information about our digital agriculture initiatives:
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