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OverviewThis is the first book to focus on farmer-led extension, drawing on the experiences of over 70 farmers, community workers, NGO staff, researchers and policy makers from throughout the world. A range of approaches to extension are discussed which include the campesino-a-campesino movement in South East Asia, 'problem census' approaches in South Asia, and information facilitation programmes in Africa. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vanessa Scarborough , etc. , Scott Killough , Debra A JohnsonPublisher: Practical Action Publishing Imprint: Practical Action Publishing Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.365kg ISBN: 9781853394171ISBN 10: 1853394173 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 15 December 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABBREVIATIONS TABLES AND FIGURES 1. Introduction The farmer-led extension workshop What is farmer-led extension? Actors in farmer-led extension The remainder of the book 2. Challenges to agricultural extension in the twenty-first century The changing global scene The challenge to agriculture Challenges for extension 3. Extension experiences in agriculture and natural resource management in the 1980s and 1990s Introduction Changing concepts and practice Disenchantment with the public sector Natural resource management and 'sustainability' Issues Looking ahead 4. Origins and examples of farmer-to-farmer extension Latin America Indonesia India Philippines Vietnam 5. Principles and methods in farmer-to-farmer extension Latin America Indonesia Philippines Viemam Nepal Summary 6. Roles and responsibilities in farmer-to-farmer extension Farmer-extensionists Extension workers and support agencies 7. Issues and problems in farmer-to-farmer extension Selection of farmer-extensionists Payment and time allocation Work location Specialization Gender issues 8. Farmer field schools Origins and principles Methods and strategies Role of professionals Linking farmers Links with research Training of farmers and professionals Selection of participants Gender issues 9. Problem censuslproblem solving Nepal Bangladesh 10. NGO-government collaboration Why are NGOs and government agencies willing to work together? How do NGOs and government agencies work together? Benefits fiom collaboration Problems encountered in collaboration Lessons learned fiom collaboration 11. Other approaches to farmer-led extension Supporting farmers' research Limiting inputs to facilitation only Helping farmers to access information Combining institution-based training and farmer-led extension Provision of fee-based service paid by farmers 12. Impact assessment and evaluation Individual or household-level assessment Project-level assessment Regional or national-level assessment How to monitor, evaluate, and measure impact? Indicators for assessing farmer-led extension 13. Reaching more farmers Scaling up Scaling out Constraints and positive influences Environmental factors Factors internal to the extension system Factors internal to the community Factors common to the extension system and the community . 14. Lessons and conclusions Categorizing the experiences Prospects for expansion Appendix 1: Workshop participants Workshop organizers Participants Appendix 2: Papers cited and summarized REFERENCESReviewsAuthor InformationDebra A. Johnson works for Sikiliza International in Uganda. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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