agricultural extension course
This course equips learners with essential agricultural extension skills to aid smallholder maize and bean farmers. It covers integrated pest management, soil fertility enhancement, affordable irrigation solutions, optimal spacing, and participatory field trials to address key agronomic challenges and achieve sustainable yield improvements.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This practical course teaches diagnosing local farm conditions, designing participatory extension plans, and conducting effective on-farm demonstrations for maize and beans. Participants learn to tackle soil fertility issues, water stress, pests, diseases, and post-harvest losses with affordable, scalable methods, straightforward messaging, basic monitoring tools, and farmer input to promote adoption and scaling of proven techniques.
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Develop skills
- Develop practical IPM skills: monitor pests, establish action thresholds, and apply pesticides safely.
- Master soil fertility fundamentals: utilize compost, manure, and microdosing for rapid yield boosts.
- Learn small-scale irrigation techniques: create low-cost zai pits, tied ridges, and drip systems.
- Gain expertise in demo plot design: establish, track, and evaluate farmer-oriented field trials efficiently.
- Build participatory extension abilities: organize clear, interactive training sessions for diverse smallholders.
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