Effective Livestock Extension Methods

The course aims at improving the capability of officers involved in extension delivery to the farmers, so that proven and relevant livestock technologies will be easily adopted by livestock farmers. At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Identify and address the weak links in the technology transfer process;
• Select and use appropriate extension communication strategies for effective livestock technology transfer; and
• Liaise more effectively with livestock research scientists with a view to identifying appropriate solutions to farmers’ problems.

CONTENT

• An overview of the performance of the livestock sub-sector.
• Measuring livestock extension performance.
• Competency requirement for livestock extension tasks.
• Technology adoption/diffusion process.
• Strengthening the Research-Extension-Farmers-Input Linkage System (REFILS).
• Gender issues in livestock production.

FOR WHOM

Extension officers and Subject- Matter-Specialists in ADPs, Livestock Development Projects, Managers responsible for providing advisory services in livestock production companies, Research Institutes, NGOs, and CBOs etc.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.