MOFA

Agricultural Extension Services

We are the Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services (DAES). We are responsible for the overseeing of agricultural technology diffusion through the management of an extension delivery service in the country.

VISION

To establish an efficient and demand-driven extension service in a decentralised system through partnership between the government and the private sector for provision of quality service to our clients.

MISSION STATEMENT

Work with the regional and district administration to ensure that extension services contribute in an effective and efficient way towards the social and economic development of Ghana.

FUNCTIONS

DAES is tasked to perform the following functions:

Extension Policy formulation and Planning;

Review various extension approaches, framework document on RELCs, FBOs and private service providers in extension to improve on extension service delivery.
Facilitate in the human resource development at all levels in extension delivery.

Coordination of Extension activities;

Collaborate with a range of organisations/ agencies including NGOs, private service providers and public organisations in providing extension service.
Disseminate information on appropriate approaches to all extension service providers.
Collaborate with other agencies in facilitating the formation, sustenance and management of Farmer Based Organisations.
Promoting strong research-extension-farmer linkages.

Provision of Technical support to the regions and districts in the planning and implementation of extension activities;

Facilitate in planning sessions at the district and regional levels and regional management meetings.
Provision of technical materials on agricultural technologies.
Provision of logistics for field staff throughout the country.

Monitoring and Evaluation of all extension activities under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Collaboration with other MDAs
Provision of technical advisory service
Provision of information on NGOs and CBOs involved in agricultural development
Provision of information on Farmer Based Organisations (FBOs).
Provision of information on agricultural technologies

SERVICE STANDARDS

No.	Services	Time Frame	Processes and Procedures	Requirements from Clients
1.	Technical Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Farm Management (Crops, Livestock) Agricultural mechanization, Non-traditional commodities and value chain opportunities Rural Advisory Services Dissemination of Agricultural technologies	Three (3) days	Receive request Analyse request Communicate feedback to client.	Farm details Pictures of farm
2.	Farm and home visits	Instant	Receive request Analyse request and assign officer Undertake field visit Identify crop and livestock production gap Communicate recommendations Monitor condition of the farm	Client should contact the nearest Department or Agricultural Extension Agents for farm visit Farm record books
3.	Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Capacity Building Farmer Based Organisation HIV & AIDS and other Agricultural Health Related issues Environment management Gender Inclusion Child labour and Occupational health and safety	Ten (10 ) days	Receive request Forward request to the regional offices Constitute training/capacity building team Undertake the training/capacity building. Undertake field demonstration where applicable.	Training environment
4.	Provision of Extension Communication Materials Video material Audio material Production guide Printed materials	One (1) day	Receive request (verbal/written) Review request Communicate feedback to client	Submit request

WE STRIVE FOR

Adoption of best extension methodologies for effective and efficient service delivery.
Effective collaboration with stakeholders involved in extension service delivery.
Excellence by developing our human resource.

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