ARI 1101 INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Lecturer
Dr. Paul Kibwika (B.Sc. Agric., M.Sc. Agric (Agric Extension/Ed.), PhD Social Science); Senior
Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Extension/Educ; pkibwika@agric.mak.ac.ug
Course Type:
CORE for Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural Innovation (BARI)
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Credits (CU):
3 CU i.e. 45 Contact Hours per semester
Course Duration: 15 weeks (45 CH) i.e. 30 LH, 30 PH
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course introduces students to basic concepts, principles and theories of agricultural and rural development; and
creates awareness and appreciation of the national, regional and global policy environment and its implications for
agricultural and rural development. It also covers the challenges, factors and mechanisms of influencing development
change in rural and agrarian societies, critical analysis of context and underlying assumptions of selected
approaches used in agricultural and rural development and draws lessons for improvement of practice in agricultural
and rural development.
2. COURSE OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of this course is to enable the graduates analyze contextual factors so as make appropriate
choices of approaches to promote innovations for sustainable agricultural and rural development
The specific objectives are to:
1. Develop ability of students to analyze the context of agrarian societies and how development occurs in such
societies
2. Demonstrate the interaction of a diversity of development actors in processes of agricultural and rural
transformation
3. Illustrate the relevance and influence of policies in accelerating agricultural and rural development
4. Discuss the agricultural and rural development approaches in view of their strengths and limitations in the
African context.
4. COURSE CONTENT, METHODS OF INSTRUCTION, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
Time
schedule
Topic
Introductions
Contents
 Introductions and
Method of instruction and time
allocated
Lectures
Self introductions
Tutorials
Tools/
equipment
needed
Week 1
Creating a
common
understanding
of
Development
Week 2
Relationship
between
agriculture
and rural
development
knowing each other
 Clarifying student and
staff expectations
(developing
student/staff contract)
 Presentation of course
objectives, outline and
assessment
 Defining development
from a variety of
perspectives
 Characterization of rural
development
 The Millennium
Development Goals
(MDGs)
 Broad indicators of
development
Brainstorming
 Contextualized
 Interactive
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
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Structural
factors that
influence
agricultural
development
Interventions
for agricultural
and rural
development
Introduction to
innovation


definition of rural
development
Characteristics of rural
people
Importance of
agriculture to rural
people
Role of agriculture in
national development
Structural features that
affect agricultural
development
Agriculture
development and
poverty reduction
 Comprehensive
agricultural and rural
development
interventions
 The value chain
concept
 Paradigms of
agricultural
development
interventions
 Definitions of innovation
system
 Flash cards and
markers
(1Hr)
 Buzz groups
for
brainstormin
g
 Interactive
lecture with
discussion
 Question
and answer
Group
assignment to
develop
scenarios on
development
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
(2 Hrs)
(2Hrs)
lecture with
discussion
 Question
and answer
(2Hrs)
 Interactive
lecture with
discussion
 Question
and answer
(2Hrs)
 Interactive
lecture with
discussion
 Question
and answer
 Report back
 Power point
(2 Hrs)
Reading
assignment
 Power point
of group
exercise of
Week 1
 Synthesis of
characteristi
cs of rural
development
(2 Hrs)
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
 Flash cards
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
Group
assignment
(2 Hrs)
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
(2Hrs)
 Buzz groups
for
Reading
assignment and
 Power point
projector
systems
 Principles of innovation
systems
 Justification for
innovation systems
 Elements of agricultural
innovation systems
 Characteristics of
innovations
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Introduction to
rural
development
policies and
programmes
in Uganda
The PMA and
related
policies
The PMA and
related
policies
The PMA and
related
policies
brainstormin
g
 Interactive
lecture with
discussion
 Question
and answer
 Marketing and Agro-
processing Strategy
(MAPS)
 Agricultural Education
Policy
 The Prosperity for all
programme (Bonna
baggagawale)
Understanding  Defining poverty
poverty as a
 Types of poverty
development
 The poverty cycle
challenge
(relating poverty,
hunger and health)
(2 Hrs)
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
(2Hrs)
 The Poverty Eradication  Interactive
Action Plan (PEAP)
 The Plan for
Modernization of
Agriculture (PMA) and
how it is derived from
the PEAP
 The National
Agricultural Research
Systems policy (NARS)
 The National
Agricultural Advisory
Services (NAADS)
discussion
lecture with
discussion
 Question
and answer
(2Hrs)
 Interactive
lecture with
discussion
 Question
and answer
 Buzz group
discussions
Group
assignment to
analyze the
PMA related
policies
(2 Hrs)
Group
assignment to
analyze the
PMA related
policies
(continues)
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
(2 Hrs)
(2Hrs)
 Interactive
lecture with
discussion
 Question
and answer
 Buzz group
discussions
Group
assignment to
analyze the
PMA related
policies
(continues)
(2Hrs)
 Experience
sharing
 Buzz group
discussion
 Interactive
lecture with
discussion
Presentation
and discussion
of group
assignment
and submission
of written paper
(2Hrs)
 Buzz group
discussion
 Interactive
lecture with
discussion
 Power point
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
(2 Hrs)
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
(3 Hrs)
Reading
assignment
(2 Hrs)
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
 Interventions for
(2Hrs)
breaking out of the
poverty cycle
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Test
Rural
Development
approaches
Rural
Development
approaches
(continues)
Development
approaches
(continues)
Review of the
course and
student
course
evaluation
 Sustainable livelihoods
approach
 What it is and its
history
 Key elements of
SLA
 Conceptual
framework
 Principles of SLA
 The Rights Based
Approach
 Background
 What it is
 Characteristics
 Categories of HR
 Application of HR
approach
 Principles of the HR
approach
 Integrated Rural
Development (IRD)
Approach
 Background
 What it is
 Principles
 IRD requirements
 Strengths and
limitations of IRD
 Summary of the course
 Issues for clarification
2 Hrs
Interactive
lecture with
discussion
(2Hrs)
Group
assignment to
critique various
rural
development
approaches
Paper and tonner
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
(2 Hrs)
Interactive
lecture with
discussion
(2Hrs)
Group
assignment to
critique various
rural
development
approaches
(continues)
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
(2 Hrs)
Interactive
lecture with
discussion
(2Hrs)
Discussions
Question and
answer
Evaluation
Presentations
and discussion
of the group
assignment
(2 Hrs)
Individual
consultations
 Power point
projector
 Flip chart and
markers
 Handouts
 Power point
projector
 Evaluation
forms
(2Hrs)
Week 16
& 17
End of
semester
examination
Paper and tonner
5. SUMMARY OF TIME NEEDED
Interactive lectures covering theory
Tutorials and assignments
6. OVERALL COURSE EVALUATION
30 Hrs = 30 CH
30 Hrs = 15 CH
Group assignments
Tests
End of semester examination
15%
25%
60%