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Empowering Communities through Functional Farmer Groups: A Guide to Effective Extension

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This document outlines the importance of establishing functional farmer groups as a means of enhancing household and community development. It emphasizes forming groups of 4-30 members sharing common values and objectives to collaboratively pursue planned activities that improve livelihoods. Key steps in group formation include identifying community needs, setting membership criteria, engaging local leadership, and defining group objectives. Through these groups, members can gain knowledge, share experiences, and address common farming challenges while advocating for their needs with service providers.

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  1. Group Development • Functional farmer groups as a vehicle for effective extension to achieve household and community development by practically pursuing shared visions and objectives. T. MUKUYU Independent Consultant for S.A.T mukuyutalk@comone.co.zw

  2. DEFINITION • 4 – 30 people living in the same community with the same/similar ideology carrying out planned/similar activities to improve livelihood • The activities are; • Born out of common vision • Agreed on • Planned • Using resources common to all • Given timeframe and measureable targets

  3. WHY FORM GROUPS • To fulfil some basic security needs • To gain new knowledge and skills • To share experiences between members • To overcome problems that are common to all • To satisfy farming needs • Lobbying - To obtain recognition and enable their priorities and concerns to be addressed by service providers and decision makers.

  4. ESTABLISHING GROUPS • The following steps are important but not exhaustive. • Step 1 • Identify the need for group formation • Need must be common

  5. ESTABLISHING GROUPS • Step 2 • Identify criteria and category of membership • Spelt out obligations • Defined values for the group

  6. ESTABLISHING GROUPS • Step 3 • Local and traditional leadership must be informed • Step 4 • Identify existing structures within the community that may be focused on the same objectives

  7. ESTABLISHING GROUPS • Step 5 • Group must not be too large • Large groups usually subdivide into camps • Natural group metamorphosis will occur as individuals self-introspect capabilities and weaknesses

  8. ESTABLISHING GROUPS • Step 6 • Define or clarify group objectives, purpose and how the business of the group will be run

  9. ESTABLISHING GROUPS • Step 7 • Group must elect leadership • In extension groups there may be need to have a lead farmer and a chairperson