The main aim of this paper is to gather baseline information towards assessing the impact of these information and advisory type extension services on the farming community of the communal areas in the Hardap region. A baseline survey was used to get quantitative information, through a formal questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into four categories. The first being information regarding the farmer, including some personal information and also what type of animals does he or she farm with. The next category comprised of information about the farmer's contact with extension services, including the type of information received and in which way the information reached the farmer.