Agriculture sustains livelihoods and food security for much of the world, and effective development and extension translate knowledge into farm-level results. This Program equips professionals to plan agricultural development and deliver extension.
Designed for manager-level agriculture staff, the Program reflects international agricultural development and extension practice worldwide. It is directly applicable to advancing agriculture in any context.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Understand agricultural development and extension
- Analyse agricultural systems
- Plan agricultural development
- Design extension approaches
- Apply participatory extension methods
- Transfer technology and knowledge
- Support farmer learning and adoption
- Strengthen farmer organisations
- Promote improved practices and inputs
- Link farmers to markets and services
- Support smallholder and family farming
- Promote gender-inclusive agriculture
- Apply ICT in extension
- Monitor agricultural development
- Strengthen extension systems
- Apply emerging trends in agricultural extension
Course Outline
- Module 1: Agricultural Development & Extension
- Module 2: Analysing Agricultural Systems
- Module 3: Planning Agricultural Development
- Module 4: Extension Approaches
- Module 5: Participatory Extension Methods
- Module 6: Technology & Knowledge Transfer
- Module 7: Farmer Learning & Adoption
- Module 8: Farmer Organisations
- Module 9: Improved Practices & Inputs
- Module 10: Linking Farmers to Markets
- Module 11: Smallholder & Family Farming
- Module 12: Gender-Inclusive Agriculture
- Module 13: ICT in Extension
- Module 14: Monitoring Agricultural Development
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Agricultural Extension
Who Should Attend
This Program is designed for agricultural development and extension managers, advisory and Program staff at manager level in agriculture ministries, agencies, and development organisations internationally.
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