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Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert

Online Certification  ·  20 Week  ·  Globally Recognised  ·  (CAXT)

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Executive Summary

Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert (CAXT) delivers a rigorous Intermediate-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in crop and livestock production, agribusiness management and sustainable farming systems.

This 20 Week programme is structured around FAO Good Agricultural Practices, GlobalG.A.P. and recognised agricultural and extension standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CAXT holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification
Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert
Acronym
CAXT
Category
Agriculture & Agribusiness
Level
Intermediate
Duration
20 Week
Delivery Mode
100% Online
Assessment
Online Examination
Certificate
Digital + Physical
CPD Eligibility
CPD Accredited
Alumni Benefits
GLI Network Access
Self-Paced
USD 399
Live Virtual
USD 599
Target Audience

Who Should Enrol?

  • Agronomists and Farm Managers
  • Agricultural Extension and Advisory Officers
  • Agribusiness and Value-Chain Professionals
  • Cooperative and Rural Development Practitioners
Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

  • All study materials and study guide
  • Access to GLI online learning portal
  • Online examination and assessment
  • Digital certificate and digital badge
  • Physical certificate (shipped to you)
  • CPD credits for professional bodies
  • GLI alumni network membership
  • Facilitator and tutor support
  • Resource downloads and reference library
  • Automatic enrolment confirmation
Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement
Accelerate your career towards senior agronomy, farm management and agribusiness leadership roles
Professional Recognition
Credential aligned with FAO Good Agricultural Practices, GlobalG.A.P. and recognised agricultural and extension standards
Leadership Capability
Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex crop and livestock production functions
Organisational Impact
Design and implement crop and livestock production systems that drive performance and measurable results
Compliance Readiness
Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to crop and livestock production
Global Employability
Qualify for crop and livestock production roles across agribusinesses, cooperatives, NGOs, research institutions and government agencies worldwide
Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Crop and Soil Science, Agronomy and Land Management
✦Livestock, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Fundamentals
✦Farm Business Management, Value Chains and Markets
✦Sustainable, Climate-Smart and Regenerative Agriculture
✦Agricultural Extension, Advisory Services and Rural Development
✦Professional Ethics and Governance
Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

1
Foundations and Professional Context of Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The agricultural sector: systems, actors and global food value chains
  • Professional roles, ethics and standards for agricultural practitioners
  • Agroecological zones, farming systems and enterprise selection
  • Policy, institutions and the enabling environment for agriculture
  • Smallholder, commercial and cooperative production models
2
Soil Science, Fertility and Land Management
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Soil formation, classification and physical properties
  • Soil chemistry, pH and cation exchange capacity
  • Soil biology, organic matter and the soil microbiome
  • Soil testing, interpretation and fertility mapping
  • Nutrient management planning and the 4R framework
3
Crop Production, Agronomy and Protection
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Crop physiology, growth stages and yield determinants
  • Cropping systems, rotations and intercropping
  • Seed selection, quality, treatment and certification
  • Planting, spacing, and crop establishment techniques
  • Integrated pest management (IPM) principles and practice
4
Livestock, Animal Husbandry and Health
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Livestock species, breeds and selection criteria
  • Animal nutrition, ration formulation and feeding systems
  • Breeding, reproduction and genetic improvement
  • Housing, welfare and environmental management
  • Herd and flock health planning and biosecurity
5
Farm Business Management and Value Chains
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Farm enterprise budgeting and gross-margin analysis
  • Agricultural finance, credit and investment appraisal
  • Cost of production, pricing and profitability
  • Agricultural value chains and market linkages
  • Contract farming, aggregation and out-grower schemes
6
Irrigation, Water and Farm Mechanisation
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Water resources, catchment and on-farm water management
  • Irrigation systems: surface, sprinkler and drip design
  • Irrigation scheduling and water-use efficiency
  • Water harvesting, storage and conveyance
  • Farm power, machinery selection and utilisation
7
Digital Agriculture and Precision Farming
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Precision agriculture principles and site-specific management
  • Remote sensing, satellite imagery and GIS in agriculture
  • Drones and aerial imaging for crop monitoring
  • IoT sensors, soil and weather stations
  • Farm management information systems and data platforms
8
Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Climate-smart agriculture: productivity, adaptation, mitigation
  • Regenerative and conservation agriculture practices
  • Agroforestry and integrated farming systems
  • Carbon, greenhouse gases and soil carbon sequestration
  • Biodiversity, pollinators and ecosystem services
9
Food Safety, Quality and Standards
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Food safety hazards: biological, chemical and physical
  • Good Agricultural and Handling Practices along the chain
  • HACCP principles and prerequisite programmes
  • Traceability, recall and quality assurance systems
  • Grades, standards and export certification (GlobalG.A.P.)
10
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Extension approaches, models and methods
  • Adult learning and farmer field schools
  • Participatory rural appraisal and needs assessment
  • Demonstration, on-farm trials and technology transfer
  • Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
11
Stakeholder Engagement and Professional Communication
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Stakeholder mapping across the agricultural ecosystem
  • Engaging farmers, agribusiness, government and donors
  • Professional writing: reports, proposals and briefs
  • Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
  • Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
12
Leadership, Innovation and Agribusiness Growth
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Leading agricultural teams, projects and enterprises
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship in agribusiness
  • Scaling technologies and business models
  • Access to finance, grants and investment
  • Change management in farming systems
13
Professional Ethics, Standards and Governance
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Professional ethics and codes of conduct in agriculture
  • Responsible use of agrochemicals and inputs
  • Environmental stewardship and duty of care
  • Land rights, tenure and equitable resource use
  • Animal welfare and ethical production
14
Monitoring, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Setting objectives, indicators and targets
  • Baseline surveys and data collection tools
  • Yield, productivity and profitability metrics
  • Monitoring and evaluation frameworks and logframes
  • Impact assessment and outcome measurement
15
Advanced Professional Practice: Consulting and Advisory Excellence
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • The consulting mindset and trusted advisor positioning
  • Diagnosing client problems before prescribing solutions
  • Structuring engagements: scope, deliverables and expectations
  • Discovery interviews and evidence gathering
  • Root cause analysis frameworks in advisory work
16
Data, AI and Digital Tools for the Modern Professional
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Data literacy: reading, questioning and using data
  • Descriptive statistics for everyday professional decisions
  • Data visualisation and dashboards that inform
  • Generative AI as a professional productivity tool
  • Automation, workflows and no-code tools
17
Professional Communication, Influence and Negotiation
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Negotiation with banks, investors and suppliers
  • Negotiation and influencing
  • Ethics in communications
  • Communications analytics
  • Influencing and safety leadership
18
Leadership, People and High-Performance Teams
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Leading project teams
  • Team leadership in customer service
  • Team leadership in sales and marketing
  • Leading and lagging indicators
  • Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
19
Talent, Culture and the Modern Workplace
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Supplier onboarding and due diligence
  • AI and analytics for agriculture
  • Coaching for resilience and wellbeing
  • Supplier diversity and local content
  • Evaluating wellbeing outcomes
20
Customer, Market and Stakeholder Value
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Customer experience transformation
  • Sales and customer-service training
  • Sales enablement and coaching
  • Customer success and retention
  • Stakeholder engagement and risk management
21
Financial and Commercial Acumen for Professionals
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Financial risk types and management
  • Profitability and unit economics
  • Interpreting financial statements
  • Communicating financial results
  • Financial management and cash flow
22
Evidence, Measurement and Decision Quality
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Data-driven and platform business models
  • Data governance in enterprise systems
  • Statistics and exploratory data analysis
  • Digital forensics and evidence
  • Farm data collection and management
23
Strategy, Innovation and Leading Change
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Sensitivity, scenario and what-if analysis
  • Provisions and contingencies
  • Weed management strategies
  • Key account management strategy
  • Financial strategy and capital allocation
24
Project and Programme Delivery Essentials
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Designing the project plan and schedule
  • Deliverables, milestones and acceptance criteria
  • Designing voice-of-customer programmes
  • Managing HR projects and change
  • Change and adoption in projects
25
Quality, Process Excellence and Continuous Improvement
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Continuous improvement and lean banking
  • Continuous improvement programmes
  • Process improvement and lean thinking
  • Continuous improvement of delivery
  • Quality, defects and reliability
26
Governance, Risk, Ethics and Compliance
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Environmental governance and climate risk
  • Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
  • Risk-sharing and guarantees
  • Building a culture of compliance
  • Risk appetite and tolerance
27
Sustainability, Safety and Responsible Practice
  • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
  • Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
  • Sustainability and green IT
  • ESG principles and frameworks
  • Housing, hygiene and environmental management
  • Occupational diseases and prevention
28
Certification Recap and Integrated Review
    29
    Your Certification in Action: 90 Days to Recertification
    • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
    • Designing your first 90 days after certification
    • Your one-year professional development trajectory
    • The two-year horizon: expertise, leadership and professional standing
    • Recertification, CPD and staying current
    • Building your professional portfolio and evidence of practice
    30
    Capstone Project and Certification Readiness
    • Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert: industry context, trends and professional standards
    • Capstone scoping: a real agricultural problem or enterprise
    • Situation analysis and diagnostic assessment
    • Designing an evidence-based intervention or farm plan
    • Financial and technical feasibility analysis
    • Implementation planning and risk management
    Learning Outcomes

    What You Will Achieve

    • Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert principles aligned with FAO Good Agricultural Practices, GlobalG.A.P. and recognised agricultural and extension standards
    • Apply evidence-based methods to improve crop and livestock production, agribusiness management and sustainable farming systems
    • Master crop and soil science, agronomy and land management and livestock, animal husbandry and veterinary fundamentals
    • Apply farm business management, value chains and markets and sustainable, climate-smart and regenerative agriculture in real-world settings
    • Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
    • Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
    • Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
    • Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in crop and livestock production
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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Common Questions

    What is the CAXT certification?

    Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 85+ countries and are aligned with FAO Good Agricultural Practices, GlobalG.A.P. and recognised agricultural and extension standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

    Who should enrol in the CAXT?

    This certification is ideal for Agronomists and Farm Managers, Agricultural Extension and Advisory Officers, Agribusiness and Value-Chain Professionals and Cooperative and Rural Development Practitioners, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in crop and livestock production, agribusiness management and sustainable farming systems with a globally recognised credential.

    How long does the CAXT certification take to complete?

    The programme is structured over 20 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

    Is the CAXT internationally recognised?

    Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 85+ countries and are aligned with FAO Good Agricultural Practices, GlobalG.A.P. and recognised agricultural and extension standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

    What is the cost of the CAXT certification?

    The Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

    What does the CAXT certification include?

    Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

    What is the assessment format for the CAXT?

    The Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

    What CPD credits do I earn from the CAXT?

    The Certified Agri-Extension and Rural Development Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

    Can I study the CAXT while working full-time?

    Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

    What career outcomes can I expect from the CAXT?

    Graduates progress towards senior agronomy, farm management and agribusiness leadership roles. The CAXT strengthens your expertise in crop and livestock production, agribusiness management and sustainable farming systems and positions you for advancement across agribusinesses, cooperatives, NGOs, research institutions and government agencies.

    Graduate Voices

    What Our Alumni Say

    “

    The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

    Farm Operations Director
    Private Sector
    “

    GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

    Agribusiness Manager
    NGO Sector
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    I earned my CAXT while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

    Agricultural Extension Lead
    Government
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