In April 2017, SPRING tested and modified a nutrition-sensitive agriculture training curriculum in Kindia, Guinea, with staff from Feed the Future’s Strengthening Market-Led Agricultural Research, Technology and Education (SMARTE) for the Apprentisage en Vulgarisation, Entrepreneuriat et l’Innovation Rurale (AVENIR) program. This nutrition-sensitive agriculture training module will be integrated into a four-week training curriculum that Winrock International is developing for SMARTE’s AVENIR program, which trains local “agro-preneurs” how to use agricultural technologies.
SPRING/Guinea Staff at a Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Training
 In April 2017, SPRING conducted a nutrition-sensitive agriculture training in Kindia, Guinea, with staff from Feed the Future’s SMARTE program. (Left to right): Elhadj Diallo, AVENIR Program Manager; Dr. John Russell, SPRING nutrition-sensitive agriculture consultant; Balde Mdou Saliou, Nutrition Specialist; Souare Mamdou Lamarana, Osez Innover Instructor; Ramatoulaye Sow Diallo, Gender Specialist; Jean Oumar Diallo, AVENIR Program Coordinator; and Sarah Hogan, SPRING Project Officer. |
 A participant from SMARTE indicates which gender performs the majority of the work during different steps of the rice value chain. |
 Staff participants discuss improved technologies within the rice value chain. |
 Staff participants explain their group work. |
 A staff participant explains his group’s ideas about the advantages of improved technologies within the rice value chain. |
 Staff participants conduct a role play, persuading each other to purchase their improved technology for making agriculture more nutrition sensitive. |
