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Correct citation: Terblanche, S. and H. Ngwenya. 2017. Professionalisation of Rural Advisory Services. Note 27. GFRAS Global Good Practice Notes for Extension and Advisory Services. GFRAS: Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Dr Stephanus Terblanche has worked as a Lecturer in Extension for many years, and is the consultant who carried out the professionalisation scoping study for GFRAS. He is involved in curriculum development of agricultural extension programmes, Chairperson of the Standards Generating Body for Agricultural Extension in South Africa, and member of the South African Society for Agricultural Extension. He is also Editor of the South African Journal of Agricultural Extension.
Ms Hlamalani Ngwenya is an International Development Consultant, Lecturer, and Social Entrepreneur. She has 25 years’ work experience in the food, nutrition, agriculture, and natural resources sector globally. She teaches agricultural extension-related subjects and is involved in curriculum development, skills planning, and facilitating multistakeholder engagements. Since 2015 she has been a consultant responsible for coordinating the GFRAS Consortium for Education and Training, as well as taking the lead in the New Extensionist learning development process and professionalisation of RAS.
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