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stated that, there was no made to ask farmers’ needs before, during and after the training.Tsion (2008) also explained that there was no as such organized need assessment even inresearch centers, but it was organized based on the needs of DAs and experts.4.1.3.2. Content of the trainingContent of the training is one of the important aspect to be considered in the process of humanresource development. Training content should connect with training needs of the farmers.Training plan or curriculum and training programs should correspond with the content of thetraining.Table 6: Trained farmers’ response on the content of the trainingContents of the trainingTrained FarmersFrequency percentRelevant 55 91.7Non relevant 5 8.3Total 60Source: Own survey, 2010Based on the data gathered from interview schedules, 91.7 % respondents explained that thetraining content was relevant in terms of the training contents towards farming communities;where as 8.3 % respondents explained that the training content was not relevant. The trainingwhat they had conducted was curriculum based and relevant to the farming system, but itdoesn’t mean that only training contents can achieve the stated objectives for successfultraining results. The guideline was developed at Federal level by experts of the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development and interpreted to the local language at regional level asindicated by Fisseha (2009). Training texts were prepared to train farmers based on tasks andduties presented in the modules. Farmers were not deemed and involved while the contents ofmodules were produced.44