The Timber Rush project, which was based at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) since 2016 held its results sharing, as well as an end-of-project workshop, on the 13th of October 2022 at the Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) in Iringa region.
The group photo of workshop participants. From left is Dr. Esbern Friis-Hansen, Prof. Dismas Mwaseba (the Project Leader), Dr. Akwilina Mwanri (the Guest of Honor), and Prof. Yonika Ngaga (Timber Rush Board Member). Photo by Daniel Masunzu
This workshop was officially opened by Dr. Akwilina Mwanri, the Acting Director of the Directorate of Postgraduate Studies, Research, Technology Transfer and Consultancy (DPRTC) of the Sokoine University of Agriculture.
The participants of the workshop were Timber Rush Board members and researchers from Sokoine University of Agriculture including the Timber Rush research team, researchers from the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), and officials from local governments in the project areas. The local government participants came from Njombe and Iringa regions (Wanging’ombe, Mufindi, Kilolo, Makete and Njombe districts, and Njombe Town Centre). These included District Forest Officers (DFOs) and District Executive Directors (DED). Other participants came from NGOs (Forest Development Trust (DFT), and Participatory Forest Plantation (PFP)).
During this workshop, the Timber Rush project team presented its results to the participants and received comments and feedback from the participants.
After all the presentations had been made, the participants (stakeholders) were divided into four groups, with each group given a theme to suggest policy recommendations and gaps for the presentation made earlier. Consequently, a plenary session was organised where each group presented its observations and welcomed additions from the rest of the participants.
Below are some photos that were taken during the workshop.
Dr. Akwilina Mwanri, the Guest of Honor, delivered her speech during the opening Session of the stakeholders’ results-sharing workshop at VETA Iringa on 13th October 2022
Dr. Esbern Friis-Hansen (a Timber Rush researcher from the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)) delivered a presentation on the Value Chain of Timber production in the Southern Highlands during the results-sharing workshop at VETA Iringa
Prof. Dismas Mwaseba, Timber-Rush Project Leader, delivered a presentation during the results-sharing workshop held on 13th October 2022 at VETA
Some workshop participants in a group discussion during the results-sharing workshop on 13th October 2022 at VETA Iringa
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