INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

EEE 2101

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

Department:

Forestry Biodiversity and Tourism

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

This course provides a general introduction to extension as field of study and professional practice that capitalises on communication strategies to bring about desirable change in agricultural practice and rural communities. It exposes students to the dynamism associated with the way ‘extension’ is understood as well as how it evolved. Students will explore the roles, professional attributes of practitioners and, the various approaches to provision of agricultural extension so far tried out in developing countries like Uganda.

Learning Outcomes:

The overall objective of this course is to enable student acquire the basics of providing advisory services to clients in the agricultural and other developmental contexts.Specific Course objectives The course will enable students to:

Demonstrate understanding of agricultural extension from both the historical and present contexts
Describe the principles and functions of agricultural extension
Explain the strength and weaknesses of some of the extension approaches that have been tried out in developing countries.
Understand gender-related issues in agriculture and development, and appreciate the importance of gender mainstreaming gender into extension service delivery & technology dissemination

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