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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murgor",
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    "content": "These days, there should be more extension officers that are skilled. We have many universities that can teach students and offer skilled labour. Many of my colleagues have talked about extension workers that they used to see when they were young. I also saw the same. These are people that helped farmers to understand the kind of terrain they are in. Therefore, they advised on digging trenches to prevent soil erosion so that the soil is not swept away when it rains. You find that when a farm is first tilled, it is very fertile but by and by, the top soil that is good and fertile gets washed away into the streams. Therefore, extension officers will help the farmers to manage their own soils and pieces of land so that they can adequately manage to keep the farms fertile. On the kind of seeds that should be planted and the fact that seeds are different from one area to another, some farmers do not understand the differences that are in these regions. So, extension officers are key people in advising the farmer to plant the correct type of seed that can do well in a given area. In addition, they will also advise farmers on the type of fertiliser that they should use in areas. It is really important that we have extension officers and technologically skilled people to help people in this time and era. They will also give advice on what is marketable today so that cash crops are appropriately planted and produced by farmers. I support this key Bill and congratulate the Mover for bringing it."
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