EVALUATION CAPACITY NEEDS – THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICES (AEAS) STAKEHOLDERS’ CONFERENCE: 23rd -24th OCTOBER 2013 Section A: Capacity gaps Common Need No Managing relations with external partners 26 1 Effects of trends on AEAS for example climate change, HIV, 22 population explosion, gender etc 2 Participatory methodologies 19 3 Knowledge and skills in emerging and innovative financial service 32 delivery and embedded services in the agricultural value chain 4 Exploring new knowledge, Skills and infrastructure needs of advisory and extension services along agricultural value chain and 31 their capacity enhancement 5 Understanding the trends in globalization, market liberalization, 27 privatization and decentralization on AEAS 6 Use of ICTs in AEAS 36 7 Planning, implementing, Monitoring and evaluation of extension 24 programs 8 Forms of farmer organizations and the most appropriate in given 22 situations (groups, associations and cooperative societies) 9 Information collection and management 24 10 Incentives and motivations for farmer participation 30 11 Section B: Specific capacity gaps Extension worker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Apparent lack of follow up of service delivery (4)  Continued capacity building & facilitation to extension  workers (2) Extension/farmer ratio is too big (2)  Limited opportunities for continuous education (5)  Lack of training materials (5)   Competence/skills (5) Trustworthiness (5)  Inadequate human and financial resources (2)  Knowledge/skills ((8+9)   Remuneration (8+9)  
EVALUATION – CAPACITY NEEDS THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICES (AEAS) STAKEHOLDERS’ CONFERENCE: 23rd -24th OCTOBER 2013 Section A: Capacity gaps Common Need No 1 Managing relations with external partners 26 2 Effects of trends on AEAS for example climate change, HIV, population explosion, gender etc 22 3 Participatory methodologies 19 4 Knowledge and skills in emerging and innovative financial service delivery and embedded services in the agricultural value chain 32 5 Exploring new knowledge, Skills and infrastructure needs of advisory and extension services along agricultural value chain and their capacity enhancement 31 6 Understanding the trends in globalization, market liberalization, privatization and decentralization on AEAS 27 7 Use of ICTs in AEAS 36 8 Planning, implementing, Monitoring and evaluation of extension programs 24 9 Forms of farmer organizations and the most appropriate in given situations (groups, associations and cooperative societies) 22 10 Information collection and management 24 11 Incentives and motivations for farmer participation 30 Section B: Specific capacity gaps Extension worker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Apparent lack of follow up of service delivery (4)  Continued capacity building & facilitation to extension workers (2)  Extension/farmer ratio is too big (2)  Limited opportunities for continuous education (5)  Lack of training materials (5)  Competence/skills (5)  Trustworthiness (5)  Inadequate human and financial resources (2)  Knowledge/skills ((8+9)   Remuneration (8+9)  