Tigray-Ethiopia - IMAWESA

TIGRAY Region In-Field Training & Mentoring Learning Workshop, June 2013During the discussion there is need to elaborate concepts to ensure that all thefarmers and the extension worker are speaking the same language.Find out what farmers have been doing to solve their problem? Explore what the farmers have been practising and the results of such practices.Practices like crop rotation, applying cattle kraal manure, liming and intercropping willnormally come up during the discussion.7.1.2 Deficiency syndromes of essential elementsFarmers know what plants to associate with the different soil nutrient status. The same canbe used to discuss with them symptoms of nutrient deficiency including Nitrogen,phosphorus, potassium and magnesium.Use of still pictures of crops showing signs of deficiency can be shared with farmers. Joereminded that participants that Extension messages are more effective if coming from fellowfarmers.Facilitating the deficiency syndromes of essential elementsN(Nitrogen)For each colour poster, use the following facilitationquestions:P(Phosphorus)What do you see?Which farmers/ groups have this problem?7.1.2.1.1.1.1.1 Kium)(PotassWhat is the extent of the problem in your fields?What do you think is the cause of this?What have you done in the past to solve this problem?Mg(Magnesium)What were the results?38 | P a g e