Titre : | GLOBAL REVIEW OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICE PRACTICES |
Auteurs : | Burton E. Swanson ; FAO |
Type de document : | Livre |
Editeur : | ROME : FAO, 2008 |
Format : | 1 vol. (64 p.) |
Note générale : | BIBLIOGR. P.59 |
Langues: | Français |
Concepts : |
DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL
SECURITE ALIMENTAIRE LUTTE CONTRE LA PAUVRETE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE EDUCATION |
Résumé : | The paper begins by outlining major agricultural development goals and thenconsidering these goals within the context of the different roles of extensionsystems in the development process. These nationwide goals include national foodsecurity, improving rural livelihoods to reduce poverty and food insecurity, andthe sustainable use of natural resources within the country. Extension and advisorysystems, in turn, generally focus on four major types of objectives, including1) technology transfer, especially for the staple food crops; 2) human capitaldevelopment, especially the technical and management skills and knowledge thatpoorly educated farm households need to increase farm income; 3) building socialcapital, or getting farmers organized into producer groups or other types of farmorganizations to carry out specific activities, ranging from supplying high-valuecrops to urban markets to managing watersheds; and 4) educating farmers to utilizesustainable natural resource management practices. The paper examines each ofthese major extension objectives to assess whether they can be more effectivelyorganized through different models. |
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