Fort Valley State University

The Cooperative Extension Program at Fort Valley State University, as part of the College of Agriculture, Home Economics, and Allied Programs, is responsible for educational outreach and leadership in various disciplines. The program provides practical problem-oriented learning opportunities for those persons who do not or cannot participate in formal classroom instruction offered on campus. As a functional part of the Georgia Extension Service and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the program specifically seeks to identify and develop educational programs for a diverse clientele which includes the rural disadvantaged, working homemakers, small family and part-time farmers, community leaders, youth, small business persons and other members of the general public in Georgia. For more information, call 478.825.6296.

Through its staff of program leaders, subject matter specialists, county extension agents, county extension program assistants, and support personnel, the Program provides educational services in four primary areas: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, Community Resource Development and Youth and Manpower Development. In addition, through the identification of National Priority Initiatives, the Cooperative Extension Program, in partnership with the National Extension System, addresses national priority initiatives essential to the social and economic well-being of all citizens.

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