Agric extension workers incapacitated, overstretched

SEED production experts have warned against the ramifications of government’s failure to invest in more agricultural extension officers to capacitate smallholder farmers across the country.

New data by the African Seed Access Index (Tasai), in partnership with the Zimbabwe Seed Association (ZSA) has shown that Zimbabwe’s extension workers were overstretched, with each one catering for an average of 483 farmers.

Agricultural extension officers, a key component of Zimbabwe’s farming value chain, equip farmers with the knowledge and guidance required to improve productivity.

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