In 2018 FAO in collaboration CIMMYT produce a training manual on ‘Hire service as business enterprises’ for small scale mechanization service providers which is available online and in hard copies. Besides, FAO got support from GIZ to convert the training manual into an e-learning course which was successfully done by FAO Academy and now the course is available online for anyone who is interest to learn more and new things about small scale mechanization hire service. It is important to note that one is need to register and log in in readiness to take the course.
The course is available in the link: https://elearning.fao.org/ The course is currently available in English and French as indicated below:
| English | French |
| Small-scale agricultural mechanization hire services as a business enterprise https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=711 Local area and market assessment https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=712 Selection, assessment and purchase of power sources and implements https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=714 Managing the hire service as a business https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=713 Operation and maintenance of agricultural equipment for hire service businesses https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=780 Farm machinery and equipment for harvest, post-harvest and storage https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=906 | Évaluation de la situation locale et du marché https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=766 Sélection, évaluation et achat de sources d’énergie et d’outils https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=778 Services de mécanisation agricole à petite échelle en tant qu’activité commerciale https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=765Exploitation et entretien du matériel agricole pour les entreprises de prestation de services de mécanisation: https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=791 Gestion d’une entreprise de prestation de services de mécanisation agricole : https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=787Machines et matériel agricoles pour la récolte, l’après récolte et le stockage https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=983 |
However, the course will be expanded to other UN languages.
