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Innovations in Higher Agricultural Education in Africa: The Case of Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE) Programme in Selected Universities and Colleges in Sub-Saharan Africa
23 December 2007
Author: Moses M Zinnah (SAFE Programme Coordinator for West Africa)
To a great extent Africa depends on the ability of rural farmers to produce most of the food that feeds the continent. Yet poor, isolated farmers do not have the agricultural information or training they need to increase production and productivity or efficiently manage their resources. More than 75% of the estimated 150,000 agricultural extension staff that currently work in ministries of agriculture, private agencies and NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa do not possess university degrees. Most of them have not been exposed to the important human side of agriculture, including communication, rural sociology, problem-solving and critical thinking skills, and the capacity to work as a team.
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