Conducting a are teaching that a good craftsman always has the necessary tools
 Deset out ready-and in the order that he will need them.
Demonstration

 SUMMARIZING
 The final phase of a demonstration should contain a review of the
 purpose and the steps that have been taken to achieve it. This gives
 a chance for the farmers to see again the whole sequence and it
 helps them to remember it.

 FOLLOWING UP
 How do you know that the farmers have learnt from your demon-
 stration? How do you know that they will go on to practise on their
 own shamba what they have learnt? Only by visiting their farms
 and by holding follow-up meetings, where you can monitor their
 progress and deal with problems they are experiencing or take up
 further issues they wish to raise.
 If field demonstrations are well prepared and organized,
 and if they incorporate plenty of opportunities for discus-
 sion and practice, then they are the most effective means of
 conveying extension messages and encouraging the adop-
 tion of new ideas and skills. All modes of extension commu-
 nication are operative. You have the chance of making a
 clear presentation of knowledge and skills; the farmers
 have a chance to engage in discussion of issues and to be
 active in experimenting with new methods.


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