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Improving public extension practitioners’ technical farm management knowledge and service delivery: evidence from small-holder farmers in Thulamela municipality of South Africa

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  • Afful, David Blay
  • Mudzanani, Joyce Funzani

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Poor-quality extension service delivery motivated the introduction of the Extension Recovery Plan (ERP) in South Africa. The paper assesses the influence of the ERP on field-level, public extension practitioners’ technical farm management knowledge and delivery of farm management information to small-holder farmers in the Thulamela municipality following their qualifications’ upgrade. Methods: The study used a mixed-methods approach and employed a cross-sectional survey design. Due to logistical challenges, 80 out of 135 targeted farmers were available, and thus purposely selected for this assessment. Descriptive and inferential analytical methods were used. Findings: The findings showed that extension practitioners’ technical farm management knowledge had improved; furthermore, there was a positive relationship between extension practitioners’ qualifications’ upgrade and the delivery of improved technical farm management information as attested to by respondents. Conclusions: The findings indicate that the ERP has a positive influence on extension practitioners’ technical farm management knowledge as well as the delivery of improved management knowledge to producers in Thulamela Municipality.

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  • Afful, David Blay & Mudzanani, Joyce Funzani, 2024. "Improving public extension practitioners’ technical farm management knowledge and service delivery: evidence from small-holder farmers in Thulamela municipality of South Africa," Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland, vol. 71(1), January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:pojard:356257
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.356257
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