Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo
This paper provides an in-depth review of the agricultural extension system of DRC including an analysis of its policies and legal framework, organization, and management; links to critical institutions; and capacity and incentive of different actors in the system. This review involved document anal...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Ragasa, Catherine Ulimwengu, John M. Randriamamonjy, Josee Badibanga, Thaddée |
| author_browse | Badibanga, Thaddée Ragasa, Catherine Randriamamonjy, Josee Ulimwengu, John M. |
| author_facet | Ragasa, Catherine Ulimwengu, John M. Randriamamonjy, Josee Badibanga, Thaddée |
| author_sort | Ragasa, Catherine |
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| description | This paper provides an in-depth review of the agricultural extension system of DRC including an analysis of its policies and legal framework, organization, and management; links to critical institutions; and capacity and incentive of different actors in the system. This review involved document analyses, interviews with key informants, and surveys of 107 extension organizations and 162 extension agents in 156 randomly selected villages in western DRC. This review suggests serious funding constraints, human resource management problems, no linkage and coordination within the extension system and with research and education systems, and a majority of underserved communities and farmers. This review also highlights a good opportunity given the huge human resources (more than 11,000 agents) deployed into the sectors and territories as part of the Ministry’s agricultural inspection system. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1535672025-11-06T06:57:45Z Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo Ragasa, Catherine Ulimwengu, John M. Randriamamonjy, Josee Badibanga, Thaddée agricultural extension capacity development incentives agricultural transformation reforms advisory services time use patterns This paper provides an in-depth review of the agricultural extension system of DRC including an analysis of its policies and legal framework, organization, and management; links to critical institutions; and capacity and incentive of different actors in the system. This review involved document analyses, interviews with key informants, and surveys of 107 extension organizations and 162 extension agents in 156 randomly selected villages in western DRC. This review suggests serious funding constraints, human resource management problems, no linkage and coordination within the extension system and with research and education systems, and a majority of underserved communities and farmers. This review also highlights a good opportunity given the huge human resources (more than 11,000 agents) deployed into the sectors and territories as part of the Ministry’s agricultural inspection system. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:41Z 2024-10-01T13:56:41Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153567 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ragasa, Catherine; Ulimwengu, John M.; Randriamamonjy, Josee and Badibanga, Thaddée. 2013. Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1283. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153567 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural extension capacity development incentives agricultural transformation reforms advisory services time use patterns Ragasa, Catherine Ulimwengu, John M. Randriamamonjy, Josee Badibanga, Thaddée Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| title | Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| title_full | Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| title_short | Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| title_sort | assessment of the capacity incentives and performance of agricultural extension agents in western democratic republic of the congo |
| topic | agricultural extension capacity development incentives agricultural transformation reforms advisory services time use patterns |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153567 |
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