
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) and Nigeria's Federal Government have trained 100 extension master-trainers as part of an initiative aimed at reaching 500,000 Nigerian farmers. According to Tribune Online, the programme uses a cascade training model in which the master-trainers will pass knowledge to frontline extension personnel and farmer organisations, who will then disseminate improved agricultural practices and technologies to farmers across the country to boost productivity.
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