 My name is Susanna, I'm from Tazania I come from Kenya, I work with the Ministry of Advocacy as an Extension Officer I'm called Eunice Hallow and I'm from Uganda My name is Uyambaje, Jeanne Baptiste, my country is Rwanda In our country we are producing rice for years But what's happening is our level of production is still low We are producing around the national average yield of rice is one ton I teach agriculture students in the agricultural college But also I'm teaching farmer because I'm also conducting some seminars In Kenya basically rice is grown under irrigation 90% of the production of rice is on irrigated lowlands But now the country is also promoting grain fed farming through varieties like Merica Which accounts for small percentage but it's picking up Now our yield was 7 tons per hectare But you wanted to increase to 8 or 9 tons per hectare So we're just 16 weeks being trained on the farming rice practice In this last week here at the Los Bancetiri we are planting So the main purpose is, so we are here being from this rice specialist You are not just in class, you are actually doing the extension bit But also getting knowledge from the lectures But I think what we have experienced so much is being with the farmers in the Philippines Doing with them, learning with them in their fields We have been able to learn how to get the knowledge from research And package it well and give it to the farmers I have never done transplant online So I couldn't transplant the rice here As I said I'm working for the central government Mostly I go to the field just to monitor It was difficult for me to go into the path But this time I have done it several times You are Hanson The way they are managing the rice production in a systematic way From seed to seed, that was the most important thing that I learned According to the rice check system Is it a good knowledge which we want to implement in our country For that it will help us to increase our yield A way to follow all those activities needed in the rice farming And respect them without forgetting anything And also make a calendar which will help you to implement that practice or that activities We have seen the practical because we have conducted the FFS So we could see it step by step How the Philippines produce rice In a lowland ecosystem that similar with Hanson It was interesting We have done a lot of practical I could plant rice I could tap almost every Friday on the mud During 15 weeks The farmer field schools was my favourite Because we met many farmers in the Philippines And they were able to share with us their ideas in rice farming Kind of a system where farmers form groups And they learn good rice management practices in their own fields And we have seen them also grow As we are also growing in terms of knowledge Because we are able to make decisions based on the farms I think we are in a good position now to teach our farmer But also me to teach the students So the confidence I have increased before coming here I think I could not deliver more confidently Things about rice production But now I think I am more confident about rice production We have then the plan here The plan is done We are supposed to return and look for funds Yeah I think for my government I think because they sent us five of us So I think they should use our knowledge And note that when we go back and this will be the end Because we already planned our action plan And I think they have to ask them to accept our action plan And to implement it, to fund it The first I will try to implement all the systems around the training The first we suppose me and the in-buff of my group We are five trainees or five graduate from Rwanda We suppose to conduct the training of the technician Fifty technicians And you give them the knowledge or skills around here Then after that those technicians will go to the farmers Give them also teach and try also to make those knowledge In practice on the field So I think that is my way If at all they will consider our action plan And put it in the action I think they can see changes We are going to train the other extension officers Extension officers and farmers One way of increasing our yield from seven tons per hectare To nine tons per hectare I think in 2014 we will get that really I would like to thank those who sponsored the program Especially Jaika for making the training Successful providing for everything I would like to thank the staff of Field Rise For their commitment and their enthusiasm In ensuring that we learn That training we have done was good, organized They did all that they could do To deliver what they wish They think that maybe it could be important to us So all that I can say that we are thankful And grateful to all that they have done to us And I wish to the iri, Jaika or the other sponsors Of Field Rise to continue this way Of making the training for the technician needed I think we have gained a lot of knowledge A lot of knowledge