The CA training course was held in South Sudan at Yei Crop Training Centre (CTC) from 23rd - 27th July 2012.

The training commenced by an opening speech from the Chief Guest, Mr. John Chuol, Director General, Agriculture Production and Extension of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry who welcomed all CA training participants. He highlighted the objective of the course was to contribute and building the desired capacity and ability of agricultural extension and research staff from NGOs, Government institutions and private sector in the development and promotion of conservation agriculture (CA) technologies, thereby enhancing their ability to respond to farmers'/environmental concerns.

Five specific objectives guiding the training were:

(i) To enhance understanding of the principles of Conservation Agriculture (CA) as the new way to farm;
(ii) To provide practical knowledge and skills in the application of CA practices for different socioeconomic and agro-ecological environments to enable them to respond competently to farmers’ need;
(iii) To provide the participants with approaches and methodologies for enhanced documentation and wide scale adoption of profitable CA; and
(iv) To strengthen the competency of the participants to facilitate learning of CA to CA support staff.

The training was attended by 36 Participants who benefited from the in-depth knowledge of conservation agriculture.