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Guide to Participatory Extension Procedures and Methods
Mekonginfo, 2001Guide which aims to explain the procedures, methods and practices for participatory extension as tested and practised in target areas of the LSFP in the Savannakhet Province, Laos, and make information available for personnel involved in extension and village development work.DocumentParticipatory village development and sustainable land use system
Mekonginfo, 2000Drawing on the experience of the Lao Swedish Forestry Programme, the paper explains how system components (suan prakob) and specific tools (kruang meur japoh) can be integrated into a process of village development planning, implementation and monitoring.DocumentFormal farmers organisations in the agricultural technology system: current roles and future challenges (ODI)
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1996Farmers organisations (FOs) need to be relatively sophisticated and well-funded to become involved in agricultural technology development and transfer. This is because of the complexity of understanding members technological needs and of building productive partnerships with other technology suppliers.DocumentPutting process into practice: operationalising participatory extension
Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 1999This paper aims to stimulate discussion on the operationalisation of learning process approaches to community development and rural extension. It attempts to systematise a participatory extension approach into process phases and steps, which allow extension agents to understand the process dynamics, while preventing a blueprint implementation.DocumentFarmer field schools and local agricultural research committees: complementary platforms for integrated decision-making in sustainable agriculture
Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 2000This paper compares the objectives, principles and processes of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and local agricultural research committees (CIAL) as a basis for exploring their most appropriate use. This is particularly pertinant since they have begun to operate within the same geographic areas, and on occasion are supported by the same organisations (i.e. in Ecuador and Brazil).DocumentEncouraging Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture in Southern Africa in the Context of Agricultural Services Reform
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1998Summarises the results of six DFID funded country studies on encouraging sustainable agriculture in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. It emphasises the need for continuing government and donor support for sustainable increases in agricultural productivity which must underpin poverty alleviation.DocumentAgricultural knowledge and information systems in Kenya: implications for technology dissemination and development
Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 2000This paper reports on a study of agricultural knowledge and information systems (AKIS), designed to document and assess the significance of different actors and organisations as potential uptake/dissemination pathways for agricultural technologies, and to consider ways to improve the performance of the knowledge and information systems in the districts.Rees et al.DocumentSearching for sustainable land use practices in Honduras: lessons from a programme of participatory research with hillside farmers
Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 2000Reports on the IPCA project that has been monitoring the development of local agricultural research committees (CIALs) in Honduras for the past five years.DocumentZimbabwe: encouraging sustainable smallholder agriculture
Environment and Development Consultancy Ltd, 1998Report concentrates on ways of encouraging more sustainable smallholder agriculture in the drier regions of Zimbabwe within the context of reforms in agricultural services in a more liberal and plural economic and service environment. Paradoxically in Zimbabwe there is a need for both increased use of external inputs as well as a much greater emphasis on low external input technologies.DocumentZambia: encouraging sustainable smallholder agriculture
Environment and Development Consultancy Ltd, 1997Main purpose of this report is to present a balanced assessment of prospects for sustainable growth in smallholder agriculture in Zambia in the light of recent reforms. Given their historical underdevelopment in Zambia, and policy emphasis on the interface between state and market, the report also focuses particularly on the role of NGOs.Pages
