15. Ratio of Public EO/Farmers 5,376,000 Aina 1992 1984-85 Country Agricultural Labour Extension Force Officers Ratio* of Extension Officers to Farmers Botswana 783,020 525 1:1500 Malawi ,376,000 3,183 1:1700 Swaziland 453,750 359 1:1300 Tanzania 16,884,000 6,113 1:2800 Zambia 3,804,930 2,175 1:1700 Zimbabwe 5,950,00 2,047 1:2900
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17. Gender Disaggregation-2009 www. worldwide - extension .org Major Categories of Extension Staff Secondary school dip. 2-3 yr. Ag diploma B.Sc. degree M.Sc. /Ing. Agr. Deg. Ph.D. degree Sex F M F M F M F M F M Senior Management Staff 3 6 3 2 1 Subject Matter Specialists (SMS) 21 30 21 60 3 5 Field-level Extension Staff 300 1460 115 125 Information, Communications & Technology (ICT) Support Staff 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 In-Service Training Staff Total Extension Staff: 2,167 303 1,464 137 156 25 67 6 8 1 TOTAL MALES: 1695 TOTAL FEMALE: 472 % FEMALE: 22% (NGO 24%)