ICARDA is an international organization undertaking research for development. We provide innovative, science-based solutions for countries across the non-tropical dry areas. Our research aims to reduce poverty and enhance food, water, and nutritional security and environmental health, in the face of global challenges, including climate change.
The purpose of the project is to ensure that farmers (women and men) improve their dryland farming technologies and farm management by making use of ICT enabled agricultural extension services. The outputs of this project will include: Farmers (women and men) receive and request relevant information to improve dryland farming practices and farm management; Tunisian extension and training services are involved in a-learning module development and extension service trainers are trained via a-learning in gender relevant extension approaches, appropriate didactics, dryland farming and ICT enabled extension approaches; and that scientific analysis of the uptake and· use of the provided information by farmers and recommendations for scaling up of the ICT enabled extension services.
Bastian Mueller serves as Technical E-Learning –
Communication Training Officer at ICARDA Capacity Development Unit since
October 2016. He is responsible for the E-Learning Site of ICARDA http://elearning.icarda.org/ and he manages the CDU Alumni Group on LinkedIn accesible at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13526399
Mr. Mueller has nine years of professional experience in
education management both in private and public universities in Europe and the
Middle East. He has worked in quality management and exam regulations, was
responsible for academic matters and dealt with 80 external lecturers. He also
has extensive knowledge of E-learning and Blended learning within various
educational settings.
Mr. Mueller holds a MSc degree in Multimedia Production from
the University of Applied Sciences Kiel, Germany and is currently studying
extra-occupational towards a MBA in Education and Research Management at the
University of Oldenburg, Germany.
Prior to this Mr. Mueller was responsible for
setting up quality management measures at private universities, running Bachelors
program accredited by an English university, leading small teams of academic
professionals, improving learning and education at tertiary education
institutions. Additionally, Mr. Mueller planned, designed, implemented and ran
online short courses offered to a global student audience.
Udo Rudiger joined ICARDA’s Tunisia office in 2016 as a CIM expert and innovation specialist, with more than 25 years-experience in development. Rudiger previously worked for the German Development Service in West Africa, and from 2006 until 2015 supported agricultural value chain projects for the International Fertilizer Development Center in Togo and Rwanda. He studied international agriculture at the University of Witzenhausen in Germany, receiving his master’s degree in 1989.
To ensure that farmers (women and men) improve their dryland farming technologies and farm management by making use of ICT enabled agricultural extension services
The project will support women and men farmers to improve dryland farming technologies and farm management through the establishment of an SMS on demand /USSD based system for input prices and information on proven technologies.
Author: Udo Rudiger
Date: 2019-11-22
Author: Udo Rudiger
Date: 2020-02-10
