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FARM FRONT SERVICES (Agricultural Services Providers)

FARM FRONT SERVICES (Agricultural Services Providers). Nkawie-Toase Atwima Nwabiagya district Ashanti region. Core Business. Agricultural Research & Extension Training Facilitation of group formation. Staff strength. Senior consultant Technical officer Driver One affiliated member.

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FARM FRONT SERVICES (Agricultural Services Providers)

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  1. FARM FRONT SERVICES(Agricultural Services Providers) Nkawie-Toase AtwimaNwabiagya district Ashanti region

  2. Core Business • Agricultural Research & Extension • Training • Facilitation of group formation

  3. Staff strength • Senior consultant • Technical officer • Driver • One affiliated member

  4. FFS status • Profit making NGO • 85% of clients - Free services • 15% of clients – Fee paying

  5. Technology Dissemination • MoFA Extension Services • Training of field staff & identified farmer groups • Community Based Extension System • CBEAs identified, trained and supported to perform • CBEAs linked to MoFA & farmer groups • Mobile phones • Swift communication between FFS and CBEAs • Enhanced communication between farmers and FFS

  6. Technology dissemination ctd. • Limited input supply (gratis) • New crop varieties • Marked planting ropes • Spray shields • Seed aprons • NGO linkages • Self Help International – Infant feeding programme • Heifer International – poultry & livestock programme

  7. Technology dissemination ctd. • Job and wealth creation • Youth training and linking trained youth to clients • Pre-plant herbicide spraying • Planting • Lining and pegging • Permanent training & demonstration field • Result demonstration • Activity demonstration • Skills training

  8. Technology dissemination ctd. • Science based approach • Less qualitative • More quantitative • Use of small hand held gadgets • Soil moisture • Soil temperature • Soil resistance

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