An example of OUTREACH Extension report to PARAPROFESSIONS AND PARAPROFESSION ASSISTANES...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ……………………………………….2
INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………..3
OBJECTIVES OF OUTREACH PROGRAM………………….3
FARMER’S PARTICULARS ………..………………………….3
CLIMATIC CONDITION AND SOIL TYPE…………………..3
PLAN OF WORK …………………………………………………4
CALENDAR OF WORK …………………………………………5
QUESTIONNAIRE WITH ANSWERS …………………………5
PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS …………………..6
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUTION ………………..7

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Firstly I would like to give out my sincerely thanks to the Ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries for ensuring the Out Reach Extension Programmed to be successful, I also give my thanks to the Principal of LITA-Tengeru who make it possible.

I would like to give my thanks to the Extension department, Mrs. .........for her good cooperation and support during Out Reach Extension program; I would like to give thanks to my Out Reach Extension supervisor for his support................ my farmer Mr. Emmanuel Mbisse, Mr. ............ the chairman of village.

Lastly I give out my thanks to my fellow students for the support and for their technical advice during the Out Reach perids.

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INTRODUCTION

OUTREACH Extension program is one of the technical method which has the sense of sharing the knowledge between the farmer and the Extensionist (student). Thus student as an extension worker hearing farmer’s problems and challenges facing the farmer in livestock production and also in terms of the agricultural activities. The student as the extension worker gives out advice, technical assistance, and observations and gives out the demonstration which could help to solve the identified problems.

Outreach program helps the student to meet field conditions which he or she leant from the theories so it’s the chance for him/she to practice. The out reach program periods were planned to be on first three Monday and on every Tuesday from 30th January 2012 to 15^th April 2012 at 1:30pm to 4:30pm.

Objectives of the outreach program.

· To facilitate assistance between the institute and nearby farmers, where the students become skilled through farmers experience.

· To identify farmers constraints in livestock production and agricultural activities.

· To give out the probable ways of solving the identified problems.

FARMER’S PARTICULARS

Name: ...............

Sex: Male

Location/village: Isitoni

Ward: Sing’isi

District: Meru

Region: Arusha

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.

Temperature:-Normal low temperature 11-16 degrees Centigrade

Normal high temperature 22-30 degrees Centigrade

Rainfall:-Long season starts from March to June

Short season starts from October to December.

The average rainfall ranges from 500mm-600mm/year.

SOIL TYPE: The soil type of Isitoni is loam mixed with clay.

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PLAN OF WORK.

Date	Activities	Teaching method	Time	Equipment	Supervisor
01/12/2011	-Orientation and introduction to the farmer	-Talking	1:30pm-4:15pm	-note book, pen	chairman
30/01/2012	-setting of the questionnaire and problem identification	-discussion	1:30pm-4:15pm	-papers, pen	student
04/02/2012	-setting of the program plan	-talking	4:30pm-06:00pm	Note book, pen, class timetable, calendar	student
21/02/2012	-advice on proper cleanliness of the hatch	-demonstration	10:00am-12:00pm	-gum boot, broom, hoe	student
03/03/2012	-deworming of the two cattle	-demonstration	2:00pm-10:00pm	-disinfectant, ivermectin, syringe and short hypodermic needle	student
17/03/2012	-education on introducing pig keeping	-talking and discussion	10:00am-12:30pm	-pen, notebook, lecture notes	student
20/03/2012	-deworming of dogs	-demonstration	4:30pm-06:00pm	-disinfectant, ivermectin, syringe and hypodermic needle	student
27/03/2012	-visiting the farmer	-discussion	4:30pm-06:00pm	-notebook and pen	student
10/04/2012	-visiting the farmer and giving advice	-talking	4:30pm-06:00pm	-notebook and pen	student
14/4/2012	-visiting the farmer	-talking and discussion	9:00am-12:30pm	-note book and pen	student
18/04/2012	-report writing and typing			-notebook, pen, plane papers, computer	student

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CALENDAR OF WORK

S/N	DATE	ACTIVITIES	REMARK
1	01/12/2011	-Orientation and introduction to the farmer	Done
2	30/01/2012	-setting of the questionnaire and problem identification	Done
3	04/02/2012	-setting of the program plan	Done
4	21/02/2012	-advice the farmer on proper cleanliness of the hatch	Done
5	03/03/2012	-deworming of the two cattle	Done
6	17/03/2012	-education on introducing pig keeping	Done
7	20/03/2012	-deworming of dogs	Done
8	27/03/2012	-visiting the farmer	Done
9	10/04/2012	-visiting the farmer and giving advice	Done
10	14/04/2012	-visiting the farmer	Done
11	18/04/2012	-report writing and typing	Done