Agricultural extension course
This course equips learners with hands-on agricultural extension skills to aid smallholder maize and bean farmers. It covers integrated pest management, soil fertility enhancement, affordable irrigation techniques, optimal spacing, and participatory field trials to address key agronomic challenges and promote sustainable yield improvements through proven, low-cost practices.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This practical course teaches diagnosing local farm conditions, creating participatory extension strategies, and conducting effective on-farm demos for maize and beans. Gain skills to tackle soil fertility issues, water shortages, pests, diseases, and post-harvest losses with affordable, scalable methods, straightforward messaging, basic monitoring, and farmer input for better adoption and scaling of best practices.
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Develop skills
- Practical IPM skills: monitor pests, set action thresholds, and apply pesticides safely.
- Soil fertility basics: use compost, manure, and microdosing for rapid yield boosts.
- Small-scale irrigation: build low-cost zai pits, tied ridges, and drip systems.
- Demo plot design: establish, track, and evaluate farmer-friendly field trials quickly.
- Participatory extension: organize clear, interactive trainings for diverse smallholders.
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