UG’s Agricultural Extension Programme primarily focuses on training professionals who would ultimately serve as intermediaries between research and farmers. Agricultural Extension Officers operate as facilitators and communicators, assisting farmers in their decisionmaking and ensuring that appropriate knowledge is implemented to obtain the best results. They communicate to farmers such vital agricultural information on how best to utilise the farmland, natural resources, animals, crops, how to design and construct proper irrigation systems, economic use and storage of water, how to combat diseases in livestock, and save on the cost of farming equipment and procedures. It is their responsibility to ensure that they pass on this information to the farmers in the most effective manner to ensure best outcomes at all times. Some of the courses to be taught as part of the programme include Rural Development and Participatory Methodologies, Food Safety and Quality Standards, Elements of Microbiology and Immunology, Insect biology and Plant Microbes, Soil Genesis and Characterisation, General Biochemistry, Agriculture Engineering, Education and Training for Development Works, Introduction to Computer Science, Development Communication and Extension Methods, Biology of Farm Animals, Gender Planning and Development, Development Sociology amongst others.