Agriculture Value Chain Extension

Agriculture Value Chain Extension

The Agriculture Value Chain Extension curriculum is designed to help farmers succeed in increasing their yield and income by building technical agriculture skills and an agro-business mindset.  The curriculum develops skills and knowledge related to in-season, harvest, and post-harvesting farming practices. This curriculum is offered for nine different value chains: rice, maize, sorghum, soy, cassava, aqua culture, cocoa, millet, cowpea and groundnut.

Duration

17 hours

Language

English

Outcomes

  • Developed skills and knowledge related to in-season, harvest and post-harvesting farming practices

  • Increased decision-making and investment skills that are necessary for a farming-as-a-business approach

  • Understanding of the integration of nutrition skills and knowledge that are applicable to farming household decision making

  • Increased critical thinking to make long-term investments with a climate smart agriculture approach

Key Features

  • Provides key technical extension outreach to farmers for their interaction and engagement in the learning process through an applied learning approach

  • Outlines effective farmer field days that show case best practices and encourage linkages and relationship building with other value chain actors

  • Currently offered for the following value chains: rice, maize, sorghum, soy, cassava, aqua culture, cocoa, millet, cowpea and groundnut.

Audience

Farmers with low to no literacy who are interested in making the transition from subsistence farming to small commercial farms.