To improve agriculture and livelihoods in the developing world by teaching trainers to train more effectively and training institutes and organisations to deliver better quality training through improving management
A tractor was donated at the end of 2018 by John Harris, which was promptly taken to Bicton. Where under the guidance of Chris Mitchell the students have set up a Tractor Club to restore this tractor, the work will be
The Latest BOAT Newsletter is now available, including exciting news about a potential BOAT course in 2020, another tractor rebuild by the students at Bicton College and much more. Click here to download.
This competition is now closed – The winner is being announced on the 10th November at the Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show. Thank you for your interest! This is your chance to win a Fordson Super Dexta in full
Win a MF 35 Tractor in full working order. Many of you will have seen a photograph of this Massey Ferguson 35 in a previous issue of Tractor & Machinery, when it was purchased at H J Pugh’s auction
Quilt Winner is – Anna Heddon from Exeter, 2nd prize £100 Derek Conibear of Crediton and 3rd prize £50 Sara Jane Crump of Cullompton, BOAT Trustees wish to thank everyone who bought draw tickets and Barbara Gaskell for her generosity
The Tractor Draw took place at Newbury Tractor and Machinery Autumn Show on Sun 9th Oct. Paul Sawatzki who donated the tractor made the draw, and the winner of the Tractor was Matthew Collett from Crediton. A formal presentation will
From East Africa to South East Devon; senior managers from agricultural training institutes and rural development projects from Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi have just completed an intensive six week training programme at Bicton College. The delegates, who are supported by
Eight mature students joined us for the six week accredited course which started on the 20th of April. Five were from Kenya, two from Tanzania and one from Malawi. From Kenya: • Catherine Mwangi, Executive Director, Anglican Development Services
Josephine Yongo, who attended the Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust course, Institutional Management and Business Planning (International) in 2014, took the time to send BOAT a Thank You card on behalf of Michele Ostertag, Executive Director and Founder of the Rafiki
A 1957 International B250 tractor has been donated for BOAT’s 25th anniversary year, the rebuild will take place at Devon County Show on 19-21 May 2016, the tractor will next be at Tractor World 2016 27th – 28th February 2016 Three