PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

1. Understand the principles of agricultural extension.
2. Identify the roles and characteristics of extension agents.
3. Apply communication principles in extension work.
4. Analyze the challenges of rural community development.
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of extension programs.
6. Understand the role of government in Agricultural Extension

13 weeks, about 28 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: The meaning of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 1: The Meaning of Agricultural Extension · 2 hours

     Define agricultural extension and its key terms.. Identify the educational and communicational dimensions of agricultural extension.. List the different types of audiences in agricultural extension..

2. Week 2Module 1: The meaning of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 2: Scope and objectives of Agricultural Extension · 2 hours

     Discuss the scope of agricultural extension and its various components.. Explain the objectives of agricultural extension and its focus on working with people.. Identify the limitations to the task of agricultural extension in Nigeria..

3. Week 3Module 1: The meaning of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 3: The need for Agricultural Extension and Role of Government · 2 hours

     Explain the importance of agricultural extension in agricultural development.. Describe the support system in extension, including the roles of administrators, researchers, and extension agents.. Discuss the role of government in extension work and the conditions conducive to effective extension services..

4. Week 4Module 1: The meaning of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 4: Agricultural Extension and Formal Education · 2 hours

     Discuss the concept of extension education and its evolution.. Differentiate between agricultural extension education and formal education.. Describe the different approaches to agricultural extension, including profit-oriented, integrated, specialized, and university-based systems..

5. Week 5Module 1: The meaning of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 5: Goal and Functions of Agricultural Extension · 2 hours

     Understand the specific functions of agricultural extension, including preparing farmers to accept new technologies and disseminating research results.. Learn some of the lessons from agricultural extension education.. Discuss the goals of agricultural extension, including technology transfer and human resource development..

6. Week 6Module 2: The principles of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 1: Philosophy of Extension Education · 2 hours

     State the importance of philosophy in guiding actions of extension personnel.. Explain the basic philosophy of agricultural extension and its focus on helping farmers help themselves.. Discuss the role of local leadership in the attainment of extension functions and sustenance of extension principles..

7. Week 7Module 2: The principles of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 2: Principles of Agricultural Extension (PART 1) · 2 hours

     Understand the principles of starting extension work at the farmers' level.. Explain the importance of empowering farmers' decision-making ability.. Discuss the need to base extension work on farmers' interests and needs..

8. Week 8Module 2: The principles of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 3: Principles of Agricultural Extension (PART 2) · 2 hours

     State four more principles of agricultural extension.. Understand why extension works with the whole family.. Discuss the heterogeneous nature of extension and its impact on teaching methods..

9. Week 9Module 2: The principles of Agricultural Extension

   • Unit 4: Principles of Agricultural Extension (PART 3) · 2 hours

     State the importance of working with specialists in extension.. Explain the principles of extension based on facts and knowledge.. Discuss the principle of periodic evaluation and its role in improving extension programs.. Understand the principle of educational responsibility and its limitations..

10. Week 10Module 2: The principles of Agricultural Extension

    • Unit 5: Principles of Extension and Research Extension Farmers Linkage · 2 hours

      Understand the concept of research-extension-farmers linkage.. Explain what technology entails and its importance in improving production capacity of farmers.. Identify the categories of technology and their application in agricultural extension..

11. Week 11Module 3: The Extension agent and Rural Community

    • Unit I: Concepts of Agricultural Extension · 2 hours

      Understand the role of extension agents in rural development.. State the support systems in agricultural extension.. Understand the requirements for extension agents to function effectively..

12. Week 12Module 3: The Extension agent and Rural Community

    • Unit 2: Rural Community and Characteristics · 2 hours

      Understand what rural community entails.. Define the cultural elements in rural community.. Appreciate the characteristics of rural community..

    • Unit 3: Components of Rural Community · 2 hours

      Understand the concept of a community.. The type and modus operandi of social process in a community.. Appreciate the work of extension workers in a rural community.

13. Week 13Module 3: The Extension agent and Rural Community

    • Unit 4: Development of Rural Communities IN Nigeria · 2 hours

      Appreciate the problems confronting the rural areas in Nigeria.. Understanding constraints to development activities in the past.. Understand what is to be done to alleviate such problems.