Postgraduate training in Agrarian Extension: experiences in Holguin, Cuba

Abstract

The extension agent, as a facilitator of agrarian processes in Cuba, plays several roles that involve knowledge and skills. However, the postgraduate training in Agrarian Extension was a potential constraint until the 1990s. The authors carried out a non-experimental research with professionals linked to the extension agent’s activities. The objective of the article is to show the advances in the postgraduate training in agrarian extension in Holguín, Cuba. The results show that despite the despite the heterogeneity of the graduates’ professional profiles, a high applicability of the acquired knowledge in their professional performance and the appropriation of the systemic approach could be verified.