Plan of agrarian extension: successful experience in the agricultural community with the species ovino-caprinas

Abstract

The work was carried out from May 2016 to December 2017, in the agricultural community Micaela Bastidas on the Isle of Youth, with the aim of developing an agricultural extension plan for the preparation of producers to contribute to the establishment of sheep and goat species in that entity. The area is located west of the city of Nueva Gerona, between road 27 and 28. Extension techniques were used to detect the problem: develop the plan, implement and finally provide feedback. Four components were taken into account in the preparation of the proposal: communication, education and training, adoption of technologies and accompaniment, and aspects were proposed for the development of extension work at the level of the agricultural community. To understand the levels of implementation and analysis of the proposal, the steps to be taken to arrive at an agricultural extension plan for the preparation of producers for the introduction and management of sheep and goat species were outlined. As a result, an agrarian extension plan was designed based on the creation of a work team, which contributed to the joint participation when defining the actions to be developed, the implementation of the community's involvement in this process and the preparation of the producers to carry out gradual establishment actions.