NAT AG EXT AND ADAPT

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The National Agricultural Extension and Adaptive Research Project will support the Government's efforts to increase the production efficiency and the income of small farmers by facilitating the development and dissemination of a relevant agricultural technology. It will be the first phase of a longer-term program aimed at building a national extension and adaptive research system responsive to farmers' needs, in particular those of the two target groups : youth and women. The project will also address in an integrated fashion all relevant aspects of smallholder farming systems. Project components include the following : a) reorganize and strengthen the Extension Service along the basic principles of the Training and Visit (T&V) system; b) strengthen the adaptive research program; c) implement a comprehensive staff training and rural promotion program using appropriate media capabilities; d) implement a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) program; e) provide management support; ) promote extension support for small ruminants husbandry and inland fish farming; and g) strengthen agricultural planning capabilities.