Online journal New Agriculturist published an article discussing the future of agricultural extension.
They visited two conferences [the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services symposium 2011, Accra, Ghana and International Conference on Innovations in Extension and Advisory Services, Nairobi, Kenya] to find out whether the optimism on the future of agricultural extension is justified, and how it needs to evolve in the 21st Century if it is to avoid a sad end.They selected a variety of viewpoints from the delegates. Here's a first:
"The challenge for me is the mindset. Instead of considering the extension service as a public good, Africa should now consider the extension services as a public-private initiative or partnership, meaning inviting more and more private companies to join with the public sector for strengthening the extension services right from national level to the rural community." - Azmul Huda, Helvetas, Bangladesh
Online journal New Agriculturist published an article discussing the future of agricultural extension.
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They visited two conferences [the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services symposium 2011, Accra, Ghana and International Conference on Innovations in Extension and Advisory Services, Nairobi, Kenya] to find out whether the optimism on the future of agricultural extension is justified, and how it needs to evolve in the 21st Century if it is to avoid a sad end.They selected a variety of viewpoints from the delegates. Here's a first:
"The challenge for me is the mindset. Instead of considering the extension service as a public good, Africa should now consider the extension services as a public-private initiative or partnership, meaning inviting more and more private companies to join with the public sector for strengthening the extension services right from national level to the rural community." - Azmul Huda, Helvetas, Bangladesh
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