The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESDI) has partnered with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to collaborate on the development of a National Agriculture Research and Extension Strategy.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration (MAFFESDI) has partnered with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to collaborate on the development of a National Agriculture Research and Extension Strategy. As part of this institutional strengthening initiative, it has been identified that capacity in extension needs to be strengthened. The Ministry recognizes the need for a training framework for the extension department to target the frontline extension officers to upscale their awareness and competence in extension issues and strategies.
As part of this institutional strengthening initiative, a priority area for the Ministry is the use of ICT solutions to support agriculture extension. For this reason, a mission of Mr. Olman Castro, IICA ICT staff from Headquarters took place from June 26-30, with the purpose to review the existing and available ICTs that could be easily integrated into the Ministry and develop a proposal.
During the mission several meeting took place at the MAFFESDI, as well as with potential partners such as CARDI, for the elaboration of a proposal for the use of current and available ICTs for improving the delivery of the extension service. At the end of the mission, a presentation with the main findings was done to the Ministry and their senior staff at MAFFESDI. As part of this technical cooperation a second mission will take place by the end of August in order to finalize the proposal to strengthening of the agriculture extension service.
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