Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs
Agriculture is at the forefront of the development objectives of the republics of Central Asia (CA). Since independence in 1991, these countries have undergone transitions from being centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems, which did not include the creation of agricultural extension...
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International Water Management Institute
2011
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| author | Kazbekov, Jusipbek S. Qureshi, Asad Sarwar |
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| description | Agriculture is at the forefront of the development objectives of the republics of Central Asia (CA). Since independence in 1991, these countries have undergone transitions from being centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems, which did not include the creation of agricultural extension systems. This paper provides information on the current status of the agricultural extension systems in CA with special reference to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. We reviewed the existing extension strategies, donor- and state-driven initiatives to revitalize the agricultural extension systems, informal linkages that nongovernmental organizations play in helping a limited number of farmers, and provided recommendations on ways to further improve the agricultural extension services in CA. The information related to each country was analyzed separately. This is because, after independence, each republic in CA had initiated their agricultural reforms with specific objectives and has now established their unique agricultural systems that differ contextually. However, due to having the same history and agricultural system that existed during the Soviet times, we tried to give a historical perspective to the unified agricultural extension system that existed before independence. |
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| spelling | CGSpace392412025-11-07T08:47:12Z Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs Kazbekov, Jusipbek S. Qureshi, Asad Sarwar agricultural extension history institutions government departments agricultural research agricultural policy water users associations surveys financing Agriculture is at the forefront of the development objectives of the republics of Central Asia (CA). Since independence in 1991, these countries have undergone transitions from being centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems, which did not include the creation of agricultural extension systems. This paper provides information on the current status of the agricultural extension systems in CA with special reference to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. We reviewed the existing extension strategies, donor- and state-driven initiatives to revitalize the agricultural extension systems, informal linkages that nongovernmental organizations play in helping a limited number of farmers, and provided recommendations on ways to further improve the agricultural extension services in CA. The information related to each country was analyzed separately. This is because, after independence, each republic in CA had initiated their agricultural reforms with specific objectives and has now established their unique agricultural systems that differ contextually. However, due to having the same history and agricultural system that existed during the Soviet times, we tried to give a historical perspective to the unified agricultural extension system that existed before independence. 2011 2014-06-13T13:51:48Z 2014-06-13T13:51:48Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39241 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Kazbekov, Jusipbek; Qureshi, Asad Sarwar. 2011. Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 35p. (IWMI Working Paper 145) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.211 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural extension history institutions government departments agricultural research agricultural policy water users associations surveys financing Kazbekov, Jusipbek S. Qureshi, Asad Sarwar Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs |
| title | Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs |
| title_full | Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs |
| title_short | Agricultural extension in Central Asia: existing strategies and future needs |
| title_sort | agricultural extension in central asia existing strategies and future needs |
| topic | agricultural extension history institutions government departments agricultural research agricultural policy water users associations surveys financing |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39241 |
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