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Principles and approaches of rural development and extension 415


 
Module code AGV 415
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Module content The role, importance and nature of extension and development; ethics in development and extension. International approaches to development and extension; paradigm shifts within extension and development. The Third World: concept, characteristics and change. The subsistence farmer, rural poverty and the deprivation trap. Development practice and theories. Participation; appropriate technology; role players and responsibilities in development.
Module credits 20.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition English
Academic organisation Agric Econ, Ext + Rural Dev
Period of presentation Year
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