For four days in October 2011, SPGS for the first time brought together leaders of communities to train them in the basics of plantation establishment and maintenance. The training course was held at Kabanyolo agricultural college in Wakiso district. The training covered establishment operations like land clearing, lining-out, pitting and planting as well as maintenance operations like post-plant...

During the last week of September 2011, SPGS ran another Plantation Establishment training course – this time in Gulu. This was in response to the high demand showed from Clients and Contractors to equip their Managers and Supervisors with the required standards. As with all of SPGS’s training courses, this one was practical-based, with most field-work being conducted at CD Langoya’s plantation...

During 4th to 8th of July 2011, SPGS ran a practical training course entitled: “Recognition and Management of Pests and Diseases in Tree Nurseries and Plantations”. Field practicals during training were conducted at Nile Plywoods in Jinja and Busoga Forest Company in Mayuge. The course was attended by 19 participants including; Plantation owners, Managers, Contractors, SPGS Staff and representatives...

In late August 2011, SPGS organized the last two Clients meetings of 2011.  The general consensus was that they were the best yet: certainly the interest and feedback was better than we have ever seen.  There was a healthy mix of old (or should we say, experienced?) and new Clients: some wise old hands and some green new ones.  No less than 147 investors/growers/Clients attended the two meetings,...

Following the work of Dr. Colin Smith on site classification and species introduction (see TA reports under downloads section), we at SPGS have gone ahead to do some training of our staff in tree species trial establishment in preparation of for the big roll out in September/October season 2011. Seven members of staff were trained by Dr. Smith during the first week of April at Busoga Forestry...