Training of Farmers and Extensionist Towards Sustainable Agricultural Development (The Case of Tompi Seleka College of Agriculture)

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• Volume 3,Issue 2, Mar. 2016

Year:

2016

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Farmers, Training, Extension, Development, Sustainable Agriculture

Authors:

Tshwana, M. P.

Journal:

IJRAS

Volume:

3

Number:

2

Pages:

73-78

Month:

March

ISSN:

2348-3997

Note:

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Abstract:

This paper discusses the concept of education and training and its role in a multidisciplinary sustainable agriculture in Limpopo province South Africa. The Department of Agriculture developed the Agricultural Education and Training (AET) Strategy in attempt to improve agricultural production through the rendering of quality agricultural education and training [1] (Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries 2005:8). According to [2] Asiabaka 2002:5), education and training builds knowledge and capacity among farmers and extensionist to enable them diagnose their problems, identify solutions and develop plans and implement them with a little support from outside after thoroughly initiated. The paper suggests that a multidisciplinary education and training will not only aim at technology development but will also seek ways of stakeholder participation to ensure a sustainable agricultural development and dissemination. A descriptive research design was used to collect data [3] (Boone et al, 2007:1). It concludes that a well capacitated extensionist will not only increase agricultural productivity; but also lead to sustainable agricultural development through a joint effort with farmers.

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