EXTENSION DIVISION ACTIVITIES
The activities of the division are carried out under four main groups viz:
- Communication
- Extension
- Research & Liaison
- Adopted villages and schools
COMMUNICATION
Communication is divided into electronic and print
Radio Programmes
Consist of the following:-
Muleka rugage (Hausa programme aired on FRCN Kaduna)
Itoju ohun osin (Yoruba programme aired on FRCN Ibadan)
Ahu ike umu anumanu (Ibo programme aired on FRCN Enugu)
Print Publication
- Production of extension bulletin, leaflets, and guides addressing relevant veterinary health care problems
- Monthly and quarterly production of news bulletin and NVRI Info respectively
- Production of posters and manuals
EXTENSION
- Organizing workshops/seminars to address relevant veterinary health problems
- Preparing and organizing extension packages and activities for women-in-agriculture (WIA)
- Organizing open day/interactive sessions for farmers and other stakeholders
- Preparing Monthly Technical Review Meetings (MTRM) messages
- Zonal REFILS workshops, Zonal steering Committee meeting, Zonal Technical Committee meeting, National Agricultural show, In-house research review meetings.
RESEARCH AND LIAISON
- Plan and execute on farm adaptive research trials (OFAR) to validate technologies using farmers husbandary practices
- Design, organise and conduct general diagnostic and thematic surveys
- Collaborate with ADPs to extend technologies to farmers for mass adoption
- Collaborate with other stakeholders to veterinary health technologies.
LIAISON SERVICES
- Impact assessment surveys of technologies extended
- Monitoring and evaluation of technology adoption and utilization in the field
- Establish linkages with relevant institutions and agencies with similar goals to promote veterinary health care
- Socio-economic evaluation of adopted technologies
ADOPTED VILLAGES AND SCHOOLS
These serve as Agricultural outreach centres to showcase established veterinary health technologies with the full participation of the communities and students.
