282
staff members directly train farmer groups. The data in the model are from interviews with extension staff. The cost of a front-line extension staff member—which
is a cost in both models—is $6440 per year, and the cost of a farmer-trainer is $260
per year. In model 1, the conventional approach, an extension worker trains 100
Table 24.1 Comparison of cost efficiency of an F2FE program in Malawi with a conventional
program in which extension staff members directly train farmer groups
A. Cost of maintaining a front-line extension staff member (dollars/year)
Salary
3600
Fringe benefits
1200
Fuel
200
Motorbike
1200 cost of 3000, depreciated over 3 years, plus $200 maint/
year
Other (comm., training
materials)
240 $20/month
Total
6440
B. Cost of maintaining a farmer trainer (dollars/year)
Demo plot inputs
30
Bicycle
50 (cost of 150 depreciated over 3 years. No maintenance
provided
Badge, t-shirt, cap, gum boots
30
Training costs 2 days per year
150 (residential training incl room ($30*2), board ($20*2),
transp.($20)), trainers ($10), training materials ($20)
Total
260
C. Model 1 extension worker trains 10 farmer groups
Each extension staff spent
10 days per month training
10 days per month
Each trains 10 farmers (1 club)
per day of training
10 farmers trained per day of training
Farmers trained per month
100 farmers trained per month
Farmers trained per year
100 Same farmer groups visited once per month
Cost per farmer trained
65 costs are cost of extension staff +2 demos
D. Model 2. Farmer to farmer extension model
Each extension staff spent
10 days per month training
10 days per month
Each extension staff trains 20
LFs per month
20 lead farmers
Each lead farmer trains 20
farmers
20 farmers trained
Total farmers trained per month 400 farmers trained
Cost per farmer trained
29.1 Costs are cost of extension staff + cost maintaining 20
farmer trainers
E. Ratio of costs per farmer in
model 1 over model 2
2.2
The cost of training extension staff in the two approaches, F2FE and the group training, are considered to be the same and are thus not included in the model
S. Franzel et al.
staff members directly train farmer groups. The data in the model are from interviews with extension staff. The cost of a front-line extension staff member—which
is a cost in both models—is $6440 per year, and the cost of a farmer-trainer is $260
per year. In model 1, the conventional approach, an extension worker trains 100
Table 24.1 Comparison of cost efficiency of an F2FE program in Malawi with a conventional
program in which extension staff members directly train farmer groups
A. Cost of maintaining a front-line extension staff member (dollars/year)
Salary
3600
Fringe benefits
1200
Fuel
200
Motorbike
1200 cost of 3000, depreciated over 3 years, plus $200 maint/
year
Other (comm., training
materials)
240 $20/month
Total
6440
B. Cost of maintaining a farmer trainer (dollars/year)
Demo plot inputs
30
Bicycle
50 (cost of 150 depreciated over 3 years. No maintenance
provided
Badge, t-shirt, cap, gum boots
30
Training costs 2 days per year
150 (residential training incl room ($30*2), board ($20*2),
transp.($20)), trainers ($10), training materials ($20)
Total
260
C. Model 1 extension worker trains 10 farmer groups
Each extension staff spent
10 days per month training
10 days per month
Each trains 10 farmers (1 club)
per day of training
10 farmers trained per day of training
Farmers trained per month
100 farmers trained per month
Farmers trained per year
100 Same farmer groups visited once per month
Cost per farmer trained
65 costs are cost of extension staff +2 demos
D. Model 2. Farmer to farmer extension model
Each extension staff spent
10 days per month training
10 days per month
Each extension staff trains 20
LFs per month
20 lead farmers
Each lead farmer trains 20
farmers
20 farmers trained
Total farmers trained per month 400 farmers trained
Cost per farmer trained
29.1 Costs are cost of extension staff + cost maintaining 20
farmer trainers
E. Ratio of costs per farmer in
model 1 over model 2
2.2
The cost of training extension staff in the two approaches, F2FE and the group training, are considered to be the same and are thus not included in the model
S. Franzel et al.