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D-extension Dictionary

Extension services

Agronomic and technical advice delivered to farmers in the field

All termsIntroduced in Module 3Open the Toolkit
An open dictionary on a farm office desk
Plain meaning
Agronomic and technical advice delivered to farmers in the field
How to use it
Use extension officers and input-company agronomists for free technical advice, and record their recommendations in the venture plan.
South African benchmark
South Africa runs provincial extension services alongside private agronomists from input companies.
Country notes
Government extension services exist in all four local markets; Zimbabwe's AGRITEX is the national service.
Go and read
C3
Calculate it
No calculator; the term is applied in the venture plan narrative.
Library sources
LIB-A014, LIB-A015
See also
Yield gap
Bar diagram of break-even yield, yield achieved and yield achievable, showing the yield gapThe yield gap on one hectareBreak-even yieldcovers all costsYield achievedwhat the farm gets nowYield achievablebest practice on this landBreak-even lineYield gap= money leftin the field
From Module 3, Productivity Economics, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C3 Productivity Economics.