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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND TRAINING NEEDS
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Geography
Socio-political structure and customary land tenure
The economy
Farming systems
Education levels of advisory officers
Gender
Resources
Participatory rural appraisal approach
Advisory officers’ other activities
Constraints and problems facing advisory officers
PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL IN VILLAGES
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Training and education
Participatory rural appraisal
Resources for research
Gender issue
Other issues
1. Crops Advisory /Extension Section
2. Findings of participatory rural appraisal in four villages