This Bulletin is all about developing the critical collaborative Agriculture Extension Program. The Bulletin starts with an Introduction, continues with a Background section and is followed by sections on Conducting an HAU Agriculture Community Needs Assessment, Developing Some Practical Training for HAU Agriculture Students Before Graduation and Developing an Agriculture Development Workshop.
INTRODUCTION
Developing the critical collaborative Agriculture Extension Program refers to developing collaborative Agriculture Extension Services for community farmers in their own fields throughout Burundi: (1) accessible practical training on modern more productive techniques; (2) accessible practical demonstration of modern more productive techniques; and, (3) accessible ongoing, follow-up support for using modern more productive techniques.
With the leadership of the Free Methodist Church of Burundi (FMCoB), Hope Africa University (HAU) is a Christian liberal arts university located in Bujumbura, Burundi. Hope Africa University’s vision statement is “Facing African Realities.” Friends of Hope Africa University (FHAU) exists to support HAU and its vision is “African Solutions for African Realties.”
Consider the Realities in Burundi
The existing Burundian realities include being one of the poorest countries in the world; a very small, densely-populated, high birth rate country with a very young population of 12 million people. Burundi is an agrarian country with more than 90% of population living in rural areas as farmers with very small, overworked, hand-cultivated plots and using low production, traditional methods. As an under-developed country, Burundi experiences extreme poverty, dreadful famine, serious ongoing food insecurity and horrendous malnutrition; a 60% chronic malnutrition rate among children.
Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund
The establishment of the Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund (HMODF) was suggested in 2007 by the late Dr. Elie BUCONYORI who was both Bishop of the Free Methodist Church of Burundi (FMCoB) and Rector of Hope Africa University (HAU). Right from the beginning in 2011, any student or graduate of HAU was able to submit a project proposal of their own choosing; their own design. More than ten years later, the HMODF has provided 26 one-time, start-up development grants and, given Burundi’s realities, it should be no surprise that 24 of the 26 of the grants (92.3%) have gone to agriculture development related projects.
The HMODF has become an agriculture development fund. From our more than a decade of experience, we have come to understand:
- The greatest need for development in Burundi is agriculture development
- The greatest opportunity for development in Burundi is agriculture development
As important and successful as our development projects have been, the HMODF is way too small to have significant national impact on the agriculture development needs and the agriculture development opportunities in Burundi.
Although the HMODF was the first to become involved with agriculture development, now the Free Methodist Church of Burundi; International Child Care Ministries; Sister Connection, Friends of Hope Africa University; and, Hope Africa University are all involved in some agriculture development activities. In May of 2021, the HMODF provided some background to these developments and presented some compelling information on the benefits of collaboration on agriculture development in Burundi (see May 2021 – Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund (haleymccreadyfund.com).
Although Hope Africa University has recently developed an Agriculture Program, the HAU program is an academic program only that currently is without any practical training for any of the agriculture students and without any practical training for any of the millions of community farmers in Burundi. The vision shared by the Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund, the Free Methodist Church of Burundi, Friends of Hope Africa University, the Sheets’ Report and Hope Africa University emphasizes the critical importance of developing an Agriculture Extension Program and a collaborative model to provide the Agriculture Extension Services and support for community farmers in their own fields throughout Burundi. Fortunately, Rector BARANTOTA recently made a commitment to develop the critical Extension Program no matter what it takes to do so.
“The agriculture extension is an activity we must put in place whatever condition” (Rector Victor BARANTOTA, E-mail message, June 20, 2022).
The collaborative Extension Program and its collaborative Extension Services will target community farmers who use less productive traditional agriculture techniques and provide practical training, demonstration and support for more productive modern agriculture and animal husbandry techniques. The use of modern techniques is expected to produce a significant increase in production and, thereby, increase food security and health and, at the same time, decrease malnutrition and hunger.
BACKGROUND
In September of 2021, the United States Advisory Committee for the Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund had a special discussion on Partnership and Collaboration of Agriculture Development Activities in Burundi; Bishop Linda Adams, Mr. Lloyd Ganton, Rev. Burton Hamilton, Bishop David Kendall, Dr. John McCready and Rev. Mark Van Valin. The purpose of this special discussion was to consider the opportunities and possibilities for the HMODF to play a more important role in developing partnerships and collaboration with other agriculture development organizations (organizations involved in agriculture development activities) and, thereby, increase the impact on agriculture productivity and food security throughout Burundi.
From the discussion, it was obvious that there was unanimous support for John to explore the possibilities and opportunities for the HMODF to collaborate on agriculture development with the Free Methodist Church of Burundi, Hope Africa University, Friends of Hope Africa University, International Child Care Ministries and Sister Connection (Minutes, September 2021).
Fortunately, a lot has happened since the special discussion took place. John has strengthened his working relationships with the Church, Bishop Déogratias NSHIMIYIMANA and Executive Secretary Evariste BIMENYIMANA; the Friends, President Betty Overton; and, the University, Rector Victor BARANTOTA.
John has ensured that he has met and developed a working relationship with the new Coordinator of ICCM, Antoinette NIJIMBERE, the Head of the HAU’s new academic Agriculture Program, Emmanuel MVUYEKURE, and the new Head of HAU’s Research Program, Dr. Bosco BASHANGWA MPOZI.
Thanks to the leadership and support of the United States Advisory Committee members and others, John and the HMODF now have the opportunity and responsibility to lead and pursue three very important collaborative initiatives related to developing the critical collaborative Agriculture Extension Program with collaborative Agriculture Extension Services. The three development initiatives are:
- A Hope Africa University Agriculture Community Needs Assessment
- Some Collaborative Practical Training for the Hope Africa University Agriculture Students
- A Collaborative Agriculture Development Workshop for the Most Relevant Personnel of the Internal Partners
Free Methodist Church of Burundi (FMCoB)
In 2017, the FMCoB began to develop the Community Mobilization and Holistic Transformation agriculture development project; an exceedingly exciting, well-conceived and well-designed project; an exemplary project with huge potential. Managed by Executive Secretary Evariste BIMENYIMANA, the FMCoB project aims to have national impact by taking advantage of its unique local physical presence throughout all of Burundi.
John has had two meetings with Bishop Déogratias NSHIMIYIMANA who has offered support for partnership and collaboration on agriculture development.
John has met five or six times with Executive Secretary Evariste BIMENYIMANA who has provided support for collaboration and organized the involvement of his Administrative Assistant (Abraham NTWENGERABANSI), the Director of Community Mobilization (Audace MPAWENIMANA) and the new Coordinator of the International Child Care Ministries (Antoinette NIJIMBERE).
Friends of Hope Africa University (FHAU)
With leadership from President Betty Overton, FHAU has been supportive of the HAU Agriculture Program and is supporting the development of a collaborative Agriculture Extension Program.
For the first class of agriculture students, FHAU has provided 36 scholarships to 36 students selected by the FMCoB (2 students from each of the 18 provinces in Burundi) who are expected to graduate and return to their respective provinces to contribute to agriculture development as part of the critical Extension Program.
John has had numerous interactions with some of the Board Members of Friends of Hope Africa University; President Betty Overton, Secretary Barbara Rose and Director Lloyd Ganton who support collaboration and the development of a collaborative Agriculture Extension Program to develop the capacities of community farmers throughout Burundi. Encouraging collaboration in the development of the critical Agriculture Extension Program, Dr. Betty Overton included John in a meeting with Rector Victor BARANTOTA and Bishop Déogratias NSHIMIYIMANA.
International Child Care Ministries (ICCM)
As part of its support for children and families, the ICCM has started agriculture activities in Burundi. The ICCM is demonstrating its willingness to be involved in the development of the critical Agriculture Extension Program.
John had two introductory meetings with the previous leader of the International Child Care Ministries. Through Executive Secretary Evariste BIMENYIMANA, John recently was able to involve the ICCM and their new Coordinator, Antoinette NIJIMBERE, in the development of the Agriculture Extension Program.
Sister Connection (SC)
Sister Connection has some agriculture activities taking place in support of widows and orphans.
John has had two brief meetings with Joy BUCONYORI, Co-Founder and National Director, Sister Connection. The meetings included acknowledging that SC has become involved in some agriculture development activities.
In addition, John provided some information on how the HMODF, the FMCoB, ICCM, FHAU and HAU are collaborating in developing the Agriculture Extension Program of accessible practical training, accessible demonstration and accessible support. We are hoping SC will join the collaboration and benefit from Agriculture Extension Program.
Hope Africa University (HAU)
With leadership from Rector Victor BARANTOTA, HAU developed and started a two-year academic Agriculture Program and the first class will graduate in February of 2023.
Now, HAU is starting to contribute to the development of the critical Agriculture Extension Program.
John has had several meetings with Rector Victor BARANTOTA who has been supportive to partnerships and collaboration on the development of the critical Agriculture Extension Program. He has facilitated the collaboration and cooperation of Head of the new HAU Agriculture Program (Emmanuel MVUYEKURE) and the Head of Research (Dr. Bosco BASHANGWA MPOZI).
Onsite Visit to Kabezi Project Location
The Sheets’ Report recommended our Kabezi project location as an extension training site and Rector Victor BARANTOTA suggested we might want to start extension training at our Kabezi project location. Kabezi is the HMODF’s largest and most successful project location. The Kabezi location has four goats and crops projects and four project associations; the location started with two development projects (2012 and 2013) and spawned two extension projects. Kabezi started with only five goats but by November of 2021, the location had 197 goats, 16 pigs and had sold 204 goats. The association members have cultivated many different kinds of crops and shared and sold the harvests. No longer with a Project Manager, the Kabezi projects are excellent examples of self-supporting, self-managing, self-governing and self-sustaining agriculture development projects.
In order to have our internal, collaborating partners to learn more about the HMODF agriculture development model and the need for Agriculture Extension Services; training, demonstration and support, we organized an onsite visit that involved11 key people; most of whom had never visited any of our agriculture development projects.
- Abraham NTWENGERABANSI, Free Methodist Church of Burundi (FMCoB)
- Antoinette NIJIMBERE, International Child Care Ministries (ICCM)
- Barthelemy MINANI, Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund (HMODF)
- Bosco BASHANGWA MPOZI, Hope Africa University (HAU)
- Cyprien NTUNZWENIMANA, Agriculture, Hope Africa University (HAU)
- Dieudonne IRAMBONA, Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund (HMODF)
- Dionysius NIMBONA, Free Methodist Church of Burundi (FMCoB)
- Emmanuel MVUYEKURE, Agriculture, Hope Africa University (HAU)
- Fabien BIMENYIMANA, Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund (HMODF)
- John McCready, Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund (HMODF)
- Susan Muchiri, Hope Africa University (HAU)
The visit was very successful for the visitors and beneficiaries. There were four presentations by four different women; presentations on self-help associations, crop cultivation, animal husbandry (primarily goats) and micro-financing.
The visitors were impressed with the HMODF development project model (self-help associations that are self-supporting, self-managing, self-governing and self-sustaining). When asked, the beneficiaries enthusiastically supported the idea of receiving practical training, demonstration and support in their own fields.
The visit to the Kabezi project location and the beneficiaries ended with some surprise gifts that were presented to John.
The gifts included some bananas and some cassava bread but the big surprise was that the beneficiaries presented John with a live, on-the-hoof, male goat! Like almost all of our project beneficiaries before they join one of our project associations, John has never owned a goat before. Like our project beneficiaries, John is thrilled and grateful to be given his own goat.
The beneficiaries were kind enough to agree to keep and care for John’s goat which would be difficult to take back to North America. In the spirit of giving back and paying it forward, John has asked the beneficiaries to sell his male goat and replace it with a female goat. John wants the beneficiaries to keep his female goat and use its kids to help start another goats and crops project with another self-help project association; John wants his gift to keep on giving back to development in Kabezi.
1. CONDUCTING AN AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESMENT
Background
John has worked with a number of other people to develop a proposal for an assessment of the community farmers’ needs for extension training and, thereby, develop an evidence-based model for providing (1) accessible practical training; (2) accessible demonstration; and, (3) accessible support for community farmers in their own fields throughout Burundi. The assessment process will develop and describe the recommended extension training model (content, process) and the recommended outreach methods for providing the collaborative training, demonstration and support throughout the entire country. John is excited to have these opportunities and he is thankful for the encouragement and support that he has received in pursuing these opportunities. Thank you very, very much!
With the support of HAU and FHAU, we developed a proposal for a community needs assessment on the agriculture training, demonstration and support needs of community farmers in Burundi. We have had support from Barthelemy MINANI, Dieudonné IRAMBONA and Arlene MUCO. Likewise, we consulted and sought support from the Head of HAU’s Agriculture Program; Emmanuel MVUYEKURE, and the Head of HAU’s Research Program, Dr. Bosco BASHANGWA MPOZI and FHAU’s President, Dr. Betty Overton, and Secretary, Dr. Barbara Rose.
The needs assessment will involve reviewing public documents interviewing community farmers throughout Burundi and interviewing a selection of key informants in Burundi. The input from community farmers will be gathered by collaborating with the HAU graduating agriculture students and agriculture. The community needs assessment will provide the opportunity to propose an evidence-informed, collaborative agriculture extension program, consisting of practical training, demonstration and support.
In preparation for the community needs assessment, we had meetings with two significant resource people. Recommended by Dr. Betty Overton and Dr. Barbara Rose, we have had a chance to meet with the Hon. Adolphe MBONIMPA who was a Member of Parliament and now works for the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock. He has many years of experience in agriculture and was a classmate of Rector Victor BARANTOTA years ago.
Adolphe shared his impressive knowledge with us and agreed to be an ongoing resource person for us. He suggested reference materials, suggested potential key informants and arranged an appointment with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock.
Thanks to Hon. Adolphe MBONIMPA, we had the opportunity to meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock. Emmanuel NDORIMANA provided us with quite a bit of time and reviewed the Ministry’s priorities which include providing accessible practical training and accessible demonstration for community farmers in their own fields throughout Burundi.
Starting an HAU Community Needs Assessment
During John’s last visit to Burundi (his third trip this year), he was pleased, privileged and honoured when the Rector asked him to set up a Research Committee and prepare, submit and distribute a Research Proposal to conduct a national Agriculture Community Needs Assessment. John was exceedingly impressed with the Rector’s leadership in deciding to undertake this important initiative as a capacity developing research project for a large Research Team (13 members), comprised of mainly senior faculty members (we do not know of any previous research project that had been undertaken as a University project).
Research Team Members:
- Aimé NINGEJEJE, Academic Secretary
- Barthelemy MINANI, Community Development Master’s Program
- Dr. Bosco BASHANGWA MPOZI, Research
- Cyprien NTUNZWENIMANA, Agriculture
- Emmanuel MVUYEKURE, Agriculture
- Dr. Jeanine NDIHOKUBWAYO, Quality Assurance
- Dr. Simon NGENDAKUMANA, Pedagogy
- Susan Muchiri, Social Work and Community Development
- Therese Uyambaje, Graduate Programs
- Dr. Victor BARANTOTA, Rector
- Viola NSHEMEZIMANA, Human Resources
- Vital NGENDUKU, Administration and Finances
- Dr. John McCready, Senior Advisor on Development
John organized three meetings before he left Burundi and, at the fourth meeting, the Rector provided specific assignments for parts of the research to specific faulty members. With the Rector’s leadership in starting the HAU Agriculture Community Needs Assessment, the University is actively and concurrently engaged in both agriculture development and research capacity development. Returning to Burundi October 1st for his fourth time this year, John is exceedingly anxious to find out how the HAU Agriculture Community Needs Assessment is progressing.
The HAU Agriculture Community Needs Assessment is only one part of a process aimed at developing the critical collaborative Extension Program and providing the critical related Agriculture Extension Services: (1) accessible practical training in modern, more productive techniques; (2) accessible demonstration of modern techniques; and, (3) accessible ongoing, follow-up support on the use of modern techniques.
Research Purpose
Although Hope Africa University has recently developed an Agriculture Program, it is an academic only program that currently is without any practical training for the students and without any practical training for the millions of community farmers in Burundi. The vision shared by the Free Methodist Church of Burundi, Friends of Hope Africa University, the Sheets’ Report and Hope Africa University emphasizes the critical importance of developing an Agriculture Extension Program and a collaborative model to provide the critical Agriculture Extension Services; practical training, practical demonstration and ongoing support for community farmers in their own fields throughout Burundi.
“The agriculture extension is an activity we must put in place whatever condition” (Rector Victor BARANTOTA, E-mail message, June 20, 2022).
The collaborative Extension Program and Extension Services will target community farmers who use less productive traditional agriculture techniques and provide practical training, demonstration and support for more productive modern agriculture and animal husbandry techniques. The use of modern techniques is expected to produce a significant increase in production and, thereby, increase food security and health and, at the same time, decrease malnutrition and hunger.
The purpose of the Agriculture Community Needs Assessment is to develop evidence on the need for developing an Agriculture Extension Program and a collaborative model for providing (1) accessible practical training; (2) accessible practical demonstration; and, (3) accessible ongoing, follow-up support for community farmers in their own fields.
John is privileged and honoured to be given the opportunity to contribute and be a member of the Research Team (see below). John is impressed with the Review Team members selected by the Rector. He was very pleased that Rector accepted his recommendation that Susan Muchiri, Head of Social Work and Community Development, be included as member. John was highly impressed with the Rector’s invitation to him to nominate a member associated with our development work with Hope Africa University and the Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund. Accordingly, the very capable Barthelemy MINANI is a full member of the Research Team; a student in the Community Development Master’s Program and Project Manager for four Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund projects (two self-help projects started without any grant or any money).
Major Research Objectives
- To determine and verify the need, relevance and interest in accessible practical training on modern agriculture and animal husbandry techniques
- To determine and verify the need, relevance and interest in accessible demonstration of modern agriculture and animal husbandry techniques
- To determine and verify the need, relevance and interest in accessible ongoing, follow-up support for using modern agriculture and animal husbandry techniques
- To develop the evidence base to develop an evidence-informed collaborative model for developing an Extension Program and providing Extension Services for the dissemination of more productive modern agriculture and animal husbandry techniques
Design and Methodology: Approach and Design
To address the major research objectives, this research is designed as an Agriculture Community Needs Assessment and employs a Community Needs Assessment approach. Like a mixed methods design, this research project includes three of the five Community Needs Assessment methods: (1) a Document and Record Review; (2) some Key Informant Interviews; and, (3) a Community Survey.
By including a community survey, the research project will involve those who will be directly affected by the subsequent extension activities; it will directly involve community farmers in Burundi. By directly involving community farmers, the approach is different from many initiatives because it is much more bottom-up than top-down.
Triangulation (mixed methods and mixed data sources)
By including three Community Needs Assessment methods, our approach and design involves triangulation.
Triangulation is a research strategy to test validity through the convergence of information from different methods and data sources; an approach that provides a comprehensive, evidence-informed understanding.
Involving the Agriculture Students in the Community Survey
The Community Survey data collection will be done by the 36 FHAU Scholarship Students; two from each of the 18 provinces, and the other 18 agriculture graduating students. The survey will identify the training, demonstration and support needs from a national sample of Burundian community farmers and, at the same time, provide the students with their first contact with community farmers and their needs.
2. DEVELOPING SOME PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR HAU AGRICULTURE STUDENTS BEFORE GRADUATION
At the moment, the Hope Africa University Agriculture Program does not include any practical training on working directly with community farmers; the new program, including the four-month internship, is an academic program only. Fortunately, we have support from the Free Methodist Church of Burundi, Friends of Hope Africa University and Hope Africa University to suggest some practical training ideas and suggestions so that at least the 36 Friends of Hope Africa University Scholarship Students (2 from each of 18 provinces) will have some practical training on working with community farmers in January before they graduate February 3rd and before they return to their home provinces where they are expected to work with community farmers on agriculture development. During my last visit to Burundi, Rector Victor BARANTOTA assured me that he is willing to review and consider ideas and suggestions for practical training.
Proposed Ideas and Suggestions for Practical Training Program
- Learning the Background (the history) to Agriculture Development with the Internal Partners; HMODF, FMCoB, ICCM, FHAU (the Sheets’ Report) and HAU
- Receiving an Introduction to an Agriculture Extension Program aimed at reaching community farmers in their own fields: (1) accessible practical training on more productive modern agriculture techniques; (2) accessible practical demonstration on modern techniques; and, (3) accessible ongoing follow-up support on using modern techniques
- Receiving an Introduction to an Agriculture Community Needs Assessment on the Practical Training, Demonstration and Support Needs of Community Farmers in Burundi
- Learning about Developing Agriculture Development Projects (e.g., FMCoB, ICCM)
- Visiting Free Methodist Church of Burundi Project (e.g., FMCoB Ngozi Project Location)
- Learning about Developing Agriculture Development Projects (e.g., HMODF)
- Visiting Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund Projects (e.g., HMODF Kabezi Multiple Project Location)
- Learning about NGOs’ and Cooperatives Developing Agriculture Development Projects
- Visiting Selected Agriculture Development NGOs (e.g., One Acre Farm)
- Receiving Agriculture Extension Program; the Practical Training, Training-of-Trainers Program that the FMCoB is willing to provide
- Connecting with Agriculture Development Activities in Their Home Provinces
- Connecting with FMCoB (ICCM) and HMODF Agriculture Activities in Their Home Provinces
- Acquiring Understanding and Direct Practical Experience in Providing Practical Training, Demonstration and Support
- Active, Hands-on Involvement in Using Modern Planting Techniques with Real Community Farmers in the Own Fields
- Attending the Agriculture Development Workshop on February 10th
We are hoping that practical training will be made available for at least the graduating FHAU Scholarship Students and practical training will be integrated into the Agriculture Program for future graduating classes.
3. DEVELOPING AN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
John is working with other people to develop a workshop on agriculture development that will describe the needs and opportunities for agriculture development, describe what is being done in agriculture development and introduce and launch the critical agriculture development extension component. The workshop will be a collaborative event, involving and targeting Hope Africa University, Friends of Hope Africa University, the Free Methodist Church of Burundi, International Child Care Ministries, the Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund and, hopefully, Sister Connection.
With support from HAU, FHAU, FMCoB and ICCM, we are developing an agriculture development workshop will take place on February 10, 2023. As demonstrated in the membership of the Planning Committee, the workshop is being collaboratively developed by and targeted at the internal partners; HAU, FHAU, FMCoB, ICCM and HMODF.
- Abraham NTWENGERABANSI, Free Methodist Church of Burundi (FMCoB)
- Antoinette NIJIMBERE, International Child Care Ministries (ICCM)
- Audace MPAWENIMANA, Community Mobilization, Free Methodist Church of Burundi (FMCoB)
- Dieudonné IRAMBONA, Agriculture, Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund (HMODF)
- Emmanuel MVUYEKURE, Agriculture, Hope Africa University (HAU)
- John McCready, Community and Agriculture Development, Haley McCready Outreach and Development Fund (HMODF)
- Susan Muchiri, Community Development, Hope Africa University (HAU)
Objectives:
- To define and describe agriculture and livestock development as part of holistic Christian ministry, Christian education and Christian service
- To describe the need and the opportunity for agriculture and livestock development and its importance to development in Burundi
- To describe the internal partners current agriculture and livestock activities
- To report the findings and recommendations of a agriculture community needs assessment for agriculture and livestock development in Burundi
- To propose a model for a collaborative extension program for agriculture and livestock development for community farmers throughout Burundi: (1) accessible practical training; (2) accessible practical demonstration; and, (3) accessible follow-up support
- To motivate and mobilize the participants to become active in collaborative agriculture and livestock development for community farmers in their own fields throughout Burundi
- To develop and publish a workshop report of presentations and proceedings and to develop articles and photographic and video resources
The workshop will begin with a powerful keynote presentation on Community Mobilization, Holistic Transformation by Bishop Déogratias NSHIMIYIMANA. and will provide descriptions of the agriculture programs and activities of HMODF, FMCoB, ICCM, FHAU and HAU.
The workshop will provide the findings and results of an agriculture community needs assessment and present and highlight a proposed model and collaborative plans for developing and implementing the critical Agriculture Extension Program and Agriculture Extension Services for Burundi. The proposed Agriculture Extension Program will describe how the internal partners can collaborate on providing the Agriculture Extension Services: (1) accessible practical training on modern more productive techniques; (2) accessible practical demonstration of more productive techniques; and, (3) accessible ongoing, follow-up support for community farmers throughout the entire country.
We aim to keep you informed on the progress on developing the critical collaborative Agriculture Extension Program, the Agriculture Extension Services and the Special Agriculture Development Activities:
- Conducting the HAU Agriculture Community Needs Assessment
- Developing Some Practical Training for HAU Agriculture Students Before Graduation
- Developing the Agriculture Development Workshop