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Registration is possible only by invitation from COLEAD


GINGER GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES PART II: LEARNINGS FROM THE 2025 NIGERIAN PRODUCTION SEASON  

  Training Theme  
  In-person / Field trip  
 Discover what the 2025 season has taught us about good ginger practices.  
  •  Date : 19 – 21 November 2025 
  •  Duration : 02.5 days/week  
  •  Location : Abuja/Nigeria  
  •  Certificate off Attendance  
  •  Registration deadline : October 20, 2025  

This training is organized as part of the development cooperation between the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union.

  Who this training is for and what you will learn  

  • Company : Production manager | Harvest manager | Packaging manager | Quality and traceability managers | Extension officers| Sales Operations Manager.   
  • Competent authority : Research Scientist 
      

At the end of this training, you will be able to:

  •   List good practices related to accessing clean planting material, or for the setup and management of a ginger nursery  
  •   Understand, list and apply good practices for the establishment, monitoring and management of a ginger farm, based on the learnings of the 2025 ginger production trials   
  •   Understand the importance of dissemination of good practices with outgrowers, and have a strategy on how to extend best practices to these producers   
  •   List and apply farm records and other tools for decision making related to ginger production   
  •   Understand the profitability of ginger production, and know how to calculate cost-benefit   
  •   Understand the current market requirements for Nigerian ginger   

To ensure a successful learning experience, please review the course prerequisites before registering.

  •   Participants are expected to have participated to the "Ginger Good Agricultural Practices” that was organized in October 2024, and hence have already been exposed to the fundamentals of ginger production and management   
  •   The invited ginger MSMEs will form part of COLEAD’s Fit for Market programme and/or CBI’s Ginger programme. Participants from partner institutions such as National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) or Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)  

Simplified training program

  The training program will be sent to selected participants after registration. 

Logistical conditions

 Here you will find the conditions for participant coverage by the beneficiary organization and by COLEAD according to the Cost-sharing Principle agreed in the development project.
 
For the proper conduct of the training, participant attendance is mandatory from the first to the last day of training. Costs incurred due to the absence of registered participants will be charged to their company (meals, coffee breaks and possible accommodation). It is important that each participant fully commits and participates actively. The benefit they will derive from this training depends on it. All participants must respect the schedules indicated in the detailed training program and/or specified by the trainer(s). All participants, without exception, must sign a daily attendance list. Training certificates will be provided only to participants who attend the entire training.
In some training sessions, COLEAD materials and training materials will be provided to you. These ressources will be useful in your daily activities and in improving good practices. We ask you to keep them carefully and make them available to your organization and staff.
The support provided by COLEAD to beneficiary companies and organizations is based on a policy of costs shared between these beneficiaries and COLEAD.On this basis, COLEAD (and the other partners involved in the training organization) will cover:
  • Training costs (room and equipment rental, training materials, trainer fees);
  • Meal costs for all training days;
  • Accommodation costs under certain conditions and for the training period (see point 5).
Participants will not receive any per diem or other allowance from COLEAD. The beneficiary organization will directly cover:
  • All other expenses that may be necessary (transportation, overnight stay and/or meals before and/or after training, etc.).
  • Any extras (internet and telephone connections, taxi, etc...). Therefore, please provide extra money or a credit card to cover these possible expenses.
Only participants who have received prior confirmation of participation from COLEAD will benefit, and within the limit of services reserved by COLEAD and detailed below:
  • During training days, all participants will be served within the training center: a morning and afternoon coffee break, as well as lunch.
ONLY for participants for whom COLEAD has given prior agreement, strictly within the limits of services reserved by COLEAD.
For participants located far from the training venue (more than 1h30 travel time), and only with prior agreement from COLEAD. COLEAD may directly cover the half-board accommodation costs of participants, under the following conditions:
  • During training days, these participants will be accommodated in half-board at the training center/hotel selected by COLEAD. This includes overnight stay, breakfast and dinner.
  • Accommodation will be provided from the evening before the training until the morning after the end of the training.
  • Participants must comply with the services reserved by COLEAD.
  • Any extras (bar, telephone, ...) must be paid directly by the participant.
  • Any cost incurred by a late departure will be charged to the participant and/or their organization.
ONLY for participants for whom COLEAD has given prior agreement, strictly within the limits of services reserved by COLEAD..
Transportation costs for the participant are the responsibility of the company. Please make the necessary arrangements for your participant to attend the training. 
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE VALIDLY REGISTERED AFTER WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM US AND RECEIPT OF THIS LOGISTICS NOTE. ONLY PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF THEIR PARTICIPATION WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEND THE TRAINING.
This course offers certificate of attendance. To obtain it you must follow the training in its entirety. To promote the best learning conditions, the number of participants for each training is limited. Therefore, you will be asked to register only if you commit to following the training in its entirety (daily attendance, activities to be carried out, etc.). Candidates who have diligently attended the course sessions will be given priority for future training and will receive a certificate of participation. Conversely, COLEAD reserves the right to refuse candidates for subsequent training if participation is deemed insufficient. In the event that the number of participants is insufficient to ensure the proper conduct of a training, COLEAD reserves the right to postpone or cancel a training. Thank you for your understanding.

Who will train you?

Mr. Jimi TALABI

Mr. Babatunde Emmanuel OLAREWAJU

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