Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya
Agricultural extension and advisory services is a system that facilitates access of farmers or their organizations to new knowledge, information and technologies and promotes interaction with research, education, agri‐business, and other relevant institutions to assist them in developing their own t...
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| author | Agwu, Ekwe Agwu Suvedi, Murari Chanza, Charity Davis, Kristin E. Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo |
| author_browse | Agwu, Ekwe Agwu Chanza, Charity Davis, Kristin E. Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges Suvedi, Murari |
| author_facet | Agwu, Ekwe Agwu Suvedi, Murari Chanza, Charity Davis, Kristin E. Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo |
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| description | Agricultural extension and advisory services is a system that facilitates access of farmers or their organizations to new knowledge, information and technologies and promotes interaction with research, education, agri‐business, and other relevant institutions to assist them in developing their own technical, organizational and management skills and practices. It can interpret and explain the language of modern technology to farmers, fi shers and ranchers (Suvedi and Kaplowitz, 2016). Various forms of agricultural extension services exist throughout the world. Their primary functions have been to facilitate learning and extend new knowledge and technologies in non-formal educational settings to improve agricultural productivity and increase farmers’ incomes. The nomenclature of extension service providers varies by country. The frontline workers are known as agricultural extension workers, agricultural extension offi cers, extension educators, livestock development offi cers, fi shery technicians, and community forestry and/or natural resources management officers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1400472025-02-24T06:45:49Z Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya Agwu, Ekwe Agwu Suvedi, Murari Chanza, Charity Davis, Kristin E. Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo advisory services education agricultural extension farmers technology research agriculture agro-industrial sector Agricultural extension and advisory services is a system that facilitates access of farmers or their organizations to new knowledge, information and technologies and promotes interaction with research, education, agri‐business, and other relevant institutions to assist them in developing their own technical, organizational and management skills and practices. It can interpret and explain the language of modern technology to farmers, fi shers and ranchers (Suvedi and Kaplowitz, 2016). Various forms of agricultural extension services exist throughout the world. Their primary functions have been to facilitate learning and extend new knowledge and technologies in non-formal educational settings to improve agricultural productivity and increase farmers’ incomes. The nomenclature of extension service providers varies by country. The frontline workers are known as agricultural extension workers, agricultural extension offi cers, extension educators, livestock development offi cers, fi shery technicians, and community forestry and/or natural resources management officers. 2023-04-01 2024-03-14T12:08:51Z 2024-03-14T12:08:51Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140047 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138281 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140055 Open Access Michigan State University Press Agwu, Ekwe Agwu; Suvedi, Murari; Chanza, Charity; Davis, Kristin; Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges; and Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo. 2023. Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya. Partnerships for Innovative Research in Africa (PIRA) Research Report April 2023. East Lansing, MI: Alliance for African Partnership, Michigan State University. https://www.canr.msu.edu/csus/uploads/2.%20Agricultural%20Extension%20and%20Advisory%20Services%20in%20Sub-Saharan%20Africa.pdf |
| spellingShingle | advisory services education agricultural extension farmers technology research agriculture agro-industrial sector Agwu, Ekwe Agwu Suvedi, Murari Chanza, Charity Davis, Kristin E. Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya |
| title | Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya |
| title_full | Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya |
| title_short | Agricultural extension and advisory services in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya |
| title_sort | agricultural extension and advisory services in nigeria malawi south africa uganda and kenya |
| topic | advisory services education agricultural extension farmers technology research agriculture agro-industrial sector |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140047 |
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