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Marshal Papworth graduates help plant 24,000 tree seedlings in Ghana

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After graduating the Marshal Papworth short course at Harper Adams 12 months ago, Joseph Adonna and his colleague and fellow graduate Owen Atindana have wasted no time in putting their new skills to use, helping to plant 24,000 tree seedlings in the Kassena Nankana Municipal and West Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana. […]

Agricultural development and conflict management in South Sudan following UK scholarship

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The Marshal Papworth Fund, an agricultural development charity managed by the East of England Agricultural Society, is pleased to share news of a new cooperative vegetable farm that will benefit over 15,000 beneficiaries, established in South Sudan by alumni Efuk Barsabas, who has also provided training for over 300 women in conflict management following his […]

Children’s educational initiative release ‘Farming’ poem to celebrate first Virtual Food and Farming Day

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Kids Country, the children’s education initiative run by the East of England Agricultural Society, who also manage the Marshal Papworth Fund, have released a special recording of the poem ‘Farming’ by Bonnie Mohr to celebrate their first ever Virtual Food and Farming Day on Friday 3rd July. You can view the Virtual Food and Farming […]

Lockdown as an international Marshal Papworth scholarship student

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Current Marshal Papworth global development scholarship student Caroline Gathoni Wanjohi Macharia, from Kenya, has, alongside her scholarship colleagues, been called to finish her Masters degree in MSc Communication for Development in less than normal circumstances. Here Caroline shares what the last few months have been like for her at the University of Reading: “For most […]

Marshal Papworth alumni leads innovation in drylands post-harvest technology in Asia and Africa

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Fifteen years after completing his Marshal Papworth funded MSc in Post-harvest Technologies, Srikanth Rupavatharam, from India, is now leading key digital agriculture research projects at scientific research non-profit organisation, the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India. Srikanth says: “None of my work would be possible without the support received […]

First students from Botswana and Vietnam join Marshal Papworth Fund alumni

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Now providing agricultural scholarships to students from 29 developing countries worldwide, this year’s cohort of nine Masters students includes Onalenna Bosilong, from Botswana, and Tien Thi Ha Le, from Vietnam. Botswanan Onalenna is studying for an MSc in Integrated Pest Management at Harper Adams University. She says: “Climate change is one of the biggest challenges […]

Communication is key to helping support smallholder farmers in Uganda, says current Masters student Vincent

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Vincent is studying for an MSc in Communication for Development at the University of Reading, and it’s great to hear how much his course has benefited him and his ability to be a communicator of sustainable farming in his home country of Uganda. Vincent says: “Term time has been very helpful to me in the […]

Vincent leads ‘Stop HIV Stigmatization and Discrimination amongst young people’ campaign

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Current Masters student Vincent de Paul Ogwang from Uganda, has shared his ‘Stop HIV Stigmatization and Discrimination amongst young people’ campaign plan with us, as part of his Marshal Papworth funded scholarship. Vincent is a student at the University of Reading, where his scholarship is an MSc Communication for Development. Keep up the great work […]

Agricultural development student shares conservation agriculture skills with over 2,300 farmers in Malawi

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Chrissy Moyo, from the Chikwawa district of Malawi, has successfully trained over 100 lead farmers in her community, including 48% female lead farmers, following her scholarship funded by global agricultural development charity, the Marshal Papworth Fund, which is managed by the East of England Agricultural Society. These lead farmers have subsequently gone on to train […]

Marshal Papworth Masters student works to improve sanitation in Nairobi slums

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Marshal Papworth student Lilian Omoga, from Kenya, has shared her thesis in ‘Understanding the role of informal pit emptiers in the circular economy for sanitation in Mukuru slums, Nairobi’. Lilian has been studying for her MSc in Community Water and Sanitation at Cranfield University.
Marshal Papworth Masters student works to improve sanitation in Nairobi slums

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