Resource Poor Farm Families: Technical, Management, and Leadership Skills

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What is one of the main recommendations for improving extension services funding in Nigeria?

  • Reducing the number of extension staff
  • Limiting the incentives provided to extension personnel
  • Providing constant/periodical reports of activities (correct)
  • Decreasing the deployment method of extension staff

What should be considered when deploying extension staff according to the text?

  • Limiting their interaction with farmers
  • Reducing the number of subject-matter specialists
  • Increasing incentives for close work with farmers (correct)
  • Deploying staff without considering qualifications

Why is the quality and number of technical and professional staff crucial for an extension system?

  • To increase government control over the system
  • To limit the interaction with farmers
  • To ensure the worth of the system to society (correct)
  • To reduce funding requirements

Why must new extension officers be employed as senior officers retire?

<p>To ensure proper knowledge transfer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key factor in reflecting the worth of an extension system to society?

<p>Quality and number of technical staff (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can increasing funding for extension reflect social benefits?

<p>By reflecting anticipated economic rates of return (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a crucial issue when considering the deployment method of extension staff?

<p>Ensuring close work with all groups of farmers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why should the government recruit more extension personnel according to the text?

<p>To ensure knowledge transfer as senior officers retire (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be reflected in the funding levels for extension services according to the text?

<p>Anticipated economic rates of return (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are constant/periodical reports of activities important for extension services funding?

<p>To reflect progress and limitations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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