Knowledge & skills ; remuneration/facilitation (2)  Skills, knowledge, facilitation (2)  Not technically equipped and well versed with the current   agricultural trends (8+9) Basic extension methodologies with emphasis on adult     learning skills; need for clear and usual friendly visual aids (training material for farmers) (2,4,8,9) Use of participatory M&E tools to track progress  especially LG extension agents (4) Most of the expertise and skills are just kept on the shelves   not shared (8+9) – Lack of skills of extension staff/workers (4)  Specialization; narrowing to particular crop and doing it  exhaustively to the satisfaction of the farmers (8) At times lack of modern technologies from research and    other industries (8, 9, 10) Lack of professional body to regulate and monitor   activities of extension workers (4+6) New technologies in place other than books; sharing   innovations by farmers (8+9) The ratio of extension staff to farmers is still very low   (8+9) There is training gap in new innovations i.e. latest  agricultural research (2) Poor facilitation in terms of transport and information management; lack of unified extension    approach/methodologies (2, 3,8) Knowledge and skills; entrepreneurship skills; poor  attitude and commitment to work (4)  Adequate facilitation is lacking (2) Low remuneration for service providers; political interference by non knowledgeable members; limited    transport for mobility to reach farmers (2,3,9) Facilitation right to grassroots level lacking (3)  Funding to extension officers not enough there will – never be enough to reach every farmers we need to stop –    thinking in terms of traditional extension - is more ICT, try to reach more people (4,5,6) Emerging knowledge and direction (2)  Update on emerging issues (value chain development, climate change, gender, equity and inclusion,   business and facilitation skills) (4+6) Big gap between the rural farmer and the extension worker; paying farmer to receive money for extension  services should be stopped because extension is finally given to wrong people (4) Policy makers Parliamentarians – 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Minimal time and involvement in activities (4)  To be supportive of the objectives of AEAS (2)  Little funding to agric sector (2)  Involvement (5)  Political attribution (2) 
Knowledge & skills ; remuneration/facilitation (2)  Skills, knowledge, facilitation (2)  Not technically equipped and well versed with the current agricultural trends (8+9)   Basic extension methodologies with emphasis on adult learning skills; need for clear and usual friendly visual aids (training material for farmers) (2,4,8,9)     Use of participatory M&E tools to track progress especially LG extension agents (4)  Most of the expertise and skills are just kept on the shelves – not shared (8+9)   Lack of skills of extension staff/workers (4)  Specialization; narrowing to particular crop and doing it exhaustively to the satisfaction of the farmers (8)  At times lack of modern technologies from research and other industries (8, 9, 10)    Lack of professional body to regulate and monitor activities of extension workers (4+6)   New technologies in place other than books; sharing innovations by farmers (8+9)   The ratio of extension staff to farmers is still very low (8+9)   There is training gap in new innovations i.e. latest agricultural research (2)  Poor facilitation in terms of transport and information management; lack of unified extension approach/methodologies (2, 3,8)    Knowledge and skills; entrepreneurship skills; poor attitude and commitment to work (4)  Adequate facilitation is lacking (2)  Low remuneration for service providers; political interference by non knowledgeable members; limited transport for mobility to reach farmers (2,3,9)    Facilitation right to grassroots level lacking (3)  Funding to extension officers not enough – there will never be enough to reach every farmers – we need to stop thinking in terms of traditional extension - is more ICT, try to reach more people (4,5,6)    Emerging knowledge and direction (2)  Update on emerging issues (value chain development, climate change, gender, equity and inclusion, and facilitation skills) (4+6)   Big gap between the rural farmer and the extension worker; paying farmer to receive money for extension services should be stopped because extension is finally given to wrong people (4)  Policy makers – Parliamentarians 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Minimal time and involvement in activities (4)  To be supportive of the objectives of AEAS (2)  Little funding to agric sector (2)  Involvement (5)  Political attribution (2)  business
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