Agricultural extension plays a very important role in improving crop production at the extension worker/ farmer inter-face on smallholder irrigation schemes through the provision of technical and advisory services. In the study 71% of the extension workers had a formal training at National Certificate level, while 28 % was at Certificate and Diploma levels. Very limited and relevant on the job training was provided to the resident extension workers in the last five to ten years. Twenty-eight percent of extension workers received no training at all, forty-three percent received training in technical and relevant courses while the remaining twenty-eight percent received training in relevant a
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