{"id":3689,"date":"2018-01-29T18:24:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T17:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/?page_id=3689"},"modified":"2025-10-29T02:54:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:54:58","slug":"training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/training\/","title":{"rendered":"Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Basic course in agriculture and gardening<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-4086\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-4086 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-blend no-text\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Ausbildung_Grundkurs_en\" data-height=\"720\" data-width=\"1024\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_4086\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_4086' class='rslides'>\n            <li aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-0'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1Azubis_Arbeit2.jpg\" class=\"slider-4086 slide-4087 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"1Azubis_Arbeit2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1Azubis_Arbeit2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1Azubis_Arbeit2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1Azubis_Arbeit2-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Trainees in the school garden<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Schulgarten_Beete_anlegen.jpg\" class=\"slider-4086 slide-4088 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Schulgarten_Beete_anlegen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Schulgarten_Beete_anlegen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Schulgarten_Beete_anlegen-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Schulgarten_Beete_anlegen-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Care of the garden beds<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3Schulgarten_Giessen.jpg\" class=\"slider-4086 slide-4089 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"3Schulgarten_Giessen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3Schulgarten_Giessen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3Schulgarten_Giessen-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3Schulgarten_Giessen-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Watering the young trees<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Schulgarten_kl-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-4086 slide-4091 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Schulgarten_kl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Schulgarten_kl-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Schulgarten_kl-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Schulgarten_kl-1-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>View of the school garden<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5Paprikatrocknung_kl.jpg\" class=\"slider-4086 slide-4093 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"5Paprikatrocknung_kl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5Paprikatrocknung_kl.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5Paprikatrocknung_kl-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5Paprikatrocknung_kl-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Drying the harvested peppers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ausbildungsgruppe_matthiaskestel.de_-1.jpg\" class=\"slider-4086 slide-4095 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Ausbildungsgruppe_matthiaskestel.de\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ausbildungsgruppe_matthiaskestel.de_-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ausbildungsgruppe_matthiaskestel.de_-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ausbildungsgruppe_matthiaskestel.de_-1-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Training group<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The basic course was developed in exchange with women&#8217;s cooperatives in the area and is adapted to their needs and local conditions. 60-80 participants live on the CAAS campus for six months at a time and are trained in the theory and practice of small-scale agriculture and horticulture. The training focuses on arable farming, horticulture, small livestock farming and the processing of agricultural products. The trainees also learn food processing and preservation methods. Trade in agricultural products and the use of modern communication media for marketing round off the curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">Intensive contacts with national and international research institutes guarantee that the cultivation methods and cultivated plants taught are up-to-date and appropriate. The CAAS is advised by the National College of Agriculture in Katibougou, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipr-ifra.edu.ml\/\">l&#8217;Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliqu\u00e9e, <\/a>where the Malian project management and the CAAS teachers were trained, the national Institut de <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ier.ml\/\">l&#8217;\u00c9conomie Rurale (IER)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icrisat.org\/\">International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics (ICRISAT)<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/saal-bild_7__wsa_caas_sibi-0877_info_matthiaskestel.de6_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/saal-bild_7__wsa_caas_sibi-0877_info_matthiaskestel.de6_.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/saal-bild_7__wsa_caas_sibi-0877_info_matthiaskestel.de6_-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/saal-bild_7__wsa_caas_sibi-0877_info_matthiaskestel.de6_-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparatory course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many schoolgirls in the region leave school before reaching the compulsory ninth grade of primary school. For this reason, the women who apply for an apprenticeship often do not have the necessary French and subject knowledge to successfully participate in courses on agriculture and horticulture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CAAS therefore offers courses to prepare them for lessons in French. Trainees also receive tutoring in basic arithmetic and learn the basics of Mali&#8217;s local history and culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"20px\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Further training courses<\/h1>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"p1\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In addition to the basic course, the CAAS offers agricultural training courses. These are designed to last three to four days and are dedicated to specific topics such as plant propagation techniques, composting, methods of soil improvement and the cultivation and processing of manioc.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"p1\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These courses are particularly aimed at women who are already working in cooperatives or independently in agriculture and horticulture. They are an important target group for CAAS, as it is through them that new ways of thinking and methods of cultivation or processing find the desired social dissemination.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"p1\"} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Up to four hundred women are to be trained in such courses each year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:metaslider\/slider {\"slideshowId\":1810} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:metaslider\/slider --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-4096\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-4096 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-blend no-text no-text\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Ausbildung_Fortbildungskurs_en\" data-height=\"720\" data-width=\"1024\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_4096\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_4096' class='rslides'>\n            <li aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-0'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Kurs.jpg\" class=\"slider-4096 slide-4097 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Maniok_Kurs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Kurs.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Kurs-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Kurs-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Theoretical part of a course on the cultivation and processing of manioc<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokbaeume.jpg\" class=\"slider-4096 slide-4098 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Maniokbaeume\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokbaeume.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokbaeume-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokbaeume-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Manioc trees<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokwurzel.jpg\" class=\"slider-4096 slide-4099 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Maniokwurzel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokwurzel.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokwurzel-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokwurzel-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Harvesting the manioc roots<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Schneiden.jpg\" class=\"slider-4096 slide-4100 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Maniok_Schneiden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Schneiden.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Schneiden-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Schneiden-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Peeling and chopping the manioc roots<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokkurs_Verarbeitung.jpg\" class=\"slider-4096 slide-4101 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Maniokkurs_Verarbeitung\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokkurs_Verarbeitung.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokkurs_Verarbeitung-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokkurs_Verarbeitung-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Preparing the manioc pieces for pressing<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokverarb.-Praxis-copy.jpg\" class=\"slider-4096 slide-4102 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Maniokverarb. Praxis copy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokverarb.-Praxis-copy.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokverarb.-Praxis-copy-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniokverarb.-Praxis-copy-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Pressing the crushed manioc roots<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-6'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Trocknung.jpg\" class=\"slider-4096 slide-4103 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"Maniok_Trocknung\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Trocknung.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Trocknung-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Maniok_Trocknung-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>Starch extraction by drying the juice<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic course in agriculture and gardening \u00a0 The basic course was developed in exchange with women&#8217;s cooperatives in the area and is adapted to their &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Training\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/training\/#more-3689\" aria-label=\"Read more about Training\">weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3689","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3689"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5814,"href":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3689\/revisions\/5814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caas-mali.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}