Strengthening Agricultural Extension and Advisory Systems : Procedures for Assessing, Transforming, and Evaluating Extension Systems

The purpose of this paper is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income and improving rural livelihoods. The focus of...

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Main Authors:	Swanson, Burton E., Rajalahti, Riikka
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO MARKETS ADULT EDUCATION AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EXPENDITURES AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES AGRICULTURE AGROCHEMICALS ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION AVERAGE YIELDS BEANS CASSAVA CEREAL CROPS CEREALS CLIMATE CHANGE COFFEE COMMERCIAL FARMERS COMMODITIES COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNITY GROUPS CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER ECONOMICS COTTON CROP CROP YIELD CROPLAND CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DEMAND FOR FOOD DESERTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DIVERSIFICATION DRIP IRRIGATION ECOLOGICAL ZONES EGGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUIPMENT EXTENSION AGENTS EXTENSION ORGANIZATIONS EXTENSION PROGRAMS EXTENSION SERVICES EXTREME POVERTY FAO FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM INCOMES FARM MANAGEMENT FARM PRODUCTION FARM PRODUCTS FARM WOMEN FARMER FARMER GROUPS FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FARMS FERTILIZERS FIBER CROPS FISH FISHERIES FOOD CROPS FOOD DEMAND FOOD POLICY FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUPPLIES FOOD SYSTEM FORESTS FRUITS GENDER GENETICS GRAIN GREEN REVOLUTION HARVEST HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS HONEY HORTICULTURAL CROPS HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HUNGER IFDC IFPRI INCOMES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRRIGATION LAND DEGRADATION LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES LANDLESS HOUSEHOLD LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LEGUME CROPS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS MAIZE MANURE MARKETING MEAT MEAT PRODUCTS MILK MILK MARKETING MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES NEW CROP VARIETIES NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRIENT DEPLETION NUTRITION OIL SEEDS ORGANIC FARM PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES PARTICIPATORY METHODS PESTICIDES POLLUTION POOR FARMING POPULATION GROWTH POST-HARVEST HANDLING POTATO POULTRY POULTRY PRODUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS RAPID RURAL APPRAISAL RICE RICE VARIETIES ROOTS RURAL AREAS RURAL BANK RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL GROWTH RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL POVERTY RURAL WOMEN SEEDS SILK SILKWORMS SMALL FARM HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOIL FERTILITY STEM BORERS STRIGA SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUGAR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TUBERS UNEP UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANIZATION USAID VEGETABLE PRODUCTION VEGETABLES VULNERABLE GROUPS WATER RESOURCES WHEAT WOMEN FARMERS YAMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/12764831/strengthening-agricultural-extension-advisory-systems-procedures-assessing-transforming-evaluating-extension-systems http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23993

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Summary:	The purpose of this paper is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income and improving rural livelihoods. The focus of this book is primarily on the technical knowledge, management skills, and information services that small-scale farm households will need to improve their livelihoods in the rapidly changing global economy. In addition, the book will also include information on how extension should help all types of farmers in dealing with escalating natural resource problems, including climate change. The primary focus of this paper will be a comparative analysis of different extension strategies, organizational models, institutional innovations, and resource constraints and how an extension system might be transformed and strengthened through specific policy and organizational changes as well as needed investments. This paper is organized into nine chapters. These chapters follow an institution building strategy used by many donors and governments as they seek to improve their extension system. The diagram in Figure one outlines these basic planning, implementation, and evaluation procedures that will be considered. The sections outlined below will provide a brief overview of the different chapters included in this paper.

Strengthening Agricultural Extension and Advisory Systems : Procedures for Assessing, Transforming, and Evaluating Extension Systems

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