This course will comprehensively discuss the importance of agricultural service delivery systems and their influence on uptake and use of innovations. The course will critically analyse effectiveness of the different models and approaches used in service delivery; examine the support infrastructure and policy environment; emerging and cross-cutting issues that affect equitable access to agricultural services; entrepreneurship in agricultural service delivery; developing entrepreneurship abilities among value chain actors; professionalism and ethical conduct in agricultural service delivery.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: