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Sonst. Personen | Roberts, Nigel (Hrsg.) |
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Institution | World Bank, Washington, DC. |
Titel | Agricultural Extension in Africa. A World Bank Symposium. |
Quelle | (1989), (106 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
ISBN | 0-8213-1195-6 |
Schlagwörter | Developing Nations; Economic Development; Higher Education; Modernization; Research and Development; Research Projects; Rural Development; Rural Extension; Africa |
Abstract | The contributors to this document compare the main approaches to agricultural extension in sub-Saharan Africa; the cost-effectiveness in view of precarious national budgets; the weaknesses of the system for generating technology; the difficulties in forging productive partnerships between researchers, extensionists and farmers; the ineffective public services and fragile institutional networks; and the degree to which farmers are allowed to participate in extension management. The articles include: (1) "Agricultural Extension and Its Linkage with Agricultural Research" (D. Pickering); (2) "The Commodity-Driven Approach of the Cotton Companies" (G. Mahdavi); (3) "The Extension System of British-American Tobacco (Kenya) Limited" (F. N. Kimani); (4) "The World Bank and the Training and Visit System in East Africa" (N. Roberts); (5) "A Few Questions on the Training and Visit Method" (D. Gentil); (6) "The Design of T&V Extension Programs for Small Farmers in Ethiopia" (A. Dejene); (7) "Proposals for a New Approach to Extension Services in Africa" (G. Belloncle); (8) "Village Associations and Agricultural Extension in the Republic of Mali" (B. Sada Sy; M. Yero Bah); (9) "On-Farm Research with a Farming Systems Perspective" (M. Collison); (10) "The Farming Systems Approach and Links between Research and Extension" (N. Okigbo); (11) "The Farming Systems Approach in Senegal" (J. Faye); (12) "Extension under East African Field Conditions" (J. R. Morris); (13) "Public Investment in Africa's Extension Services" (J. Howell); and (14) "New Developments in Agricultural Extension" (M. Baxter). A reference list of 95 items is appended. (NL) |
Anmerkungen | World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433. |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |