Farmer-led Extension: Concepts and practices

Scarborough, Vanessa

ISBN 10: 1853394173 / ISBN 13: 9781853394171

Published by ITDG Publishing, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Farmer-led Extension: Concepts and practices
• Publisher: ITDG Publishing
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853394173
• ISBN 13: 9781853394171
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This is the first book to focus on farmer-led extension, drawing on the experiences of over 70 farmers, community workers, NGO staff, researchers and policy makers from throughout the world. A range of approaches to extension are discussed which include the campesino-a-campesino movement in South East Asia, 'problem census' approaches in South Asia, and information facilitation programmes in Africa.

Synopsis

Focusing on farmer-led approaches to extension work, this reference and guide is aimed at anyone with a professional or general interest in promoting agricultural development. The book draws on the experiences of over 70 farmers, community workers, NGO staff, researchers and policy makers worldwide, and combines case-studies, research and evaluation, and practical advice. Coverage of the issues and challenges in extension include: farmer-to-farmer extension; farmer field schools; problems census and problem solving; NGO-government collaboration and various other approaches to farmer-led extension; impact assessment; scaling up; and lessons learnt from the experiments carried out since the mid-1980s.