agricultural extension course
Acquire essential agricultural extension skills to aid smallholder maize and bean farmers. Gain expertise in integrated pest management, soil fertility enhancement, affordable irrigation techniques, optimal spacing, and participatory field trials to address key agronomic challenges and achieve sustainable yield improvements.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This concise, hands-on course teaches diagnosis of local farming conditions, creation of participatory extension strategies, and delivery of effective on-farm demonstrations for maize and beans. Participants will master low-cost, scalable methods to tackle soil fertility issues, water shortages, pests, diseases, and post-harvest losses, employing straightforward messaging, basic monitoring, and farmer input to promote adoption and scaling of reliable practices.
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Develop skills
- Develop practical IPM expertise: monitor pests, establish action thresholds, and apply pesticides safely.
- Master soil fertility fundamentals: utilise compost, manure, and microdosing for rapid yield increases.
- Learn small-scale irrigation: implement cost-effective zai pits, tied ridges, and drip systems.
- Design demonstration plots: establish, track, and evaluate farmer-oriented field trials efficiently.
- Conduct participatory extension: organise engaging, practical training sessions for varied smallholders.
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