MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Picture: Extension staff demonstrate how to plant bananas in Serenje District -Zambia
STUDY CIRCLES
This approach involves farmers reading materials that have to do with their
farming practices. Farmers read and practice what they would have learnt. An
example of this extension approach was used by the Swedish Cooperative
Centre (SCC) in Shurugwi District. A number of pamphlets and booklets were
written in local languages to facilitate the farmers to read and practice. Some of
the books were on conservation agriculture, bee keeping etc. In groups, farmers
will read these reading materials and practice on their plots
TRAIN AND VISIT
The extension worker would train farmers on a certain farming practice and will
make follow ups to check whether the practice taught is being implemented. This
practice was introduced in Zimbabwe by a World Bank programme. This
approach needs the extension worker to be highly mobile to visit all the trained
farmers.
CLIMATE FIELD SCHOOLS
Small weather stations are set in communities and farmers make recordings of
weather parameters at ward or area level. Based on this information, farmers
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