ABSTRACT
Because 75 per cent of the poor in developing countries live in rural areas, strengthening the agricultural sector and supporting agro-ecological intensification not only improves access to nutritious food; it does more – at least twice as much – to reduce rural poverty than investment in any other sector (FAO 2011). The role of extension in this battle is clear; there is a great need for information, ideas and organization to develop an agriculture that will meet complex demand patterns, reduce poverty and preserve or enhance ecological resources.
