ABSTRACT
First published in 1987, Agricultural Extension Worldwide presents an international perspective on agricultural extension and highlights extension as an integral function of agricultural development. Agricultural extension is one of the largest nonformal problem-solving educational systems in the world. It is generally concerned with transferring knowledge and research to farmers but may include services to other target audiences such as farm families and rural youth, as well as serve for developing rural community resources. In sixteen chapters, various major systems of extension are discussed along with factors that make for their success or failure, including the linkages required and the policy and financial supports necessary to make them effective. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of agricultural economics, agricultural policy and agriculture in general.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|89 pages
Issues
chapter Chapter One|9 pages
The Private Sector: Its Extension Systems and Public/Private Coordination
chapter Chapter Two|36 pages
Administrative Decentralization of Agricultural and Rural Development Programs in Asia: A Comparative Analysis*
chapter Chapter Four|9 pages
An Overview of Agricultural Extension and Its Linkages with Agricultural Research: The World Bank Experience*
part II|71 pages
Practices
chapter Chapter Seven|12 pages
The Different Systems of Agricultural Extension Education with Special Attention to Asia and Africa*
chapter Chapter Eight|22 pages
The IARCs and their Impact on National Research and Extension Programs
chapter Chapter Ten|14 pages
Making Extension Effective in Kenya: The District Focus for Rural Development
chapter Chapter Eleven|9 pages
The Israeli Experience in Agricultural Extension and its Application to Developing Countries
part III|113 pages
Emerging Priorities