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A specialized training course on Agriculture Extension
and Technology Transfer was organized by ICARDA-APRP in
collaboration with The Center for Rural Development
Researches & Studies (CRDRS), Faculty of Agriculture,
Cairo University for 13 Extension Agents from the seven
(7) Arabian Peninsula countries during the period 20-14
Nov 2009 in Cairo. The training programs were
includes numbers of lectures and field visits. The
trainers were selected from among the best professionals
in the faculties of agriculture in three public
universities; Cairo, Alexandria and Mansoura. |
Their wide experiences on the subject and related
practical aspects helped developing a broad-coverage
curriculum and selection of a near site for the related
field trip. For selection of participants extra care was
carried out which reflected in the high commitment from
their side where they attended all the sessions without
any absence of any of them. The course evaluation
revealed that participants consider the training course
subject and training process very successful. |