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- 2. INTRODUCTION Farmers haveto determine Agriculture Extension Programs Services suitable to local conditions, More accountable, more effective and more sustainable Permit multiple approaches User diversity to develop Partnerships with PA, NGOs, Private Service Delivery
- 3. 1. FARMER-GROUP APPROACH Agriculture Technology to Farmers Groups A Group size of between 20 and 30 is ideal and manageable Farmers Group Approach support learn and adopt. DAs are supporting the Farmers to assess the technology Farmer Groups including Cooperatives, Informal Groups-Equb, Edir and Formal Groups- MFIs Client-driven and efficient Agri. Extension Services Farmers’ bargaining power with Traders
- 4. 2. FARMER FIELDSCHOOL APPROACH • FFS is a participatory method of technology dissemination • Concrete experience, Observation and reflection, generalization and active experimentation • FFS have transformed farmers technically • Adapt technologies and develop farmers skills • Extension Bureaus are the facilitators of knowledge creation • FFS supports fruit, poultry, beekeeping, vegetable production etc
- 5. PARTICIPATORY EXTENSION STRATEGIES PROVISIONOF LEGAL & POLICY FRAMEWORK State the structure for Extension in the country Indicate the sources, levels and methods Identify sources and types of programs Determine functions and constitute extension Provide the quality of manpower needed Identify the Partnerships
- 6. LINK TO MARKETOPPORTUNITIES Farmers to produce according to Market demand Extension linked to Market opportunities Supply-driven and demand-driven approaches Flexible and responsive approaches
- 7. RECOGNIING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE MaintainIndigenous Knowledge in Agriculture Basic knowledge needs to be developed Local, scientific and technical information Disseminating the useful information Capturing and auditing the local resources
- 8. TARGETTING & GENDERSENSITIVITY Understanding the farmers talents (Gender, resources, markets, culture etc) Male and Female farmers capabilities to adopt new technologies Research on Extension Service Provider to support the farmers Benefiting form the technology
- 9. EXTENSION SERVICE PROVIDERSNETWORK Agricultural Extension Linkages and Networks Research, Farmers and Service Providers This linkage is very weak in Developing countries Enhance this linkage (Research+Farmers+Extension Providers) Introduce Public Private Partnership (PPPs)
- 10. ICT IN EXTENSION ICTin Agriculture Extension is to improve the result of Agriculture in a new shape ICTs are accessible, affordable, relevant and reliable ICT will narrow the Gender Disparities in Agriculture Internet, Cell Phone usage will make the farmers advanced in communication to Market price enquiry. Radio, TV, Newspaper, Bulletins and digital ICTs
- 11. PRIVATE EXTENSION SERVICEPROVIDERS Extension Service delivery is provided by paying money for the service to the farmers Farmers willingness to pay for the private extension service delivery Government is encouraging the Private Extension Service delivery to the farmers on need based It is new concept to the developing countries but Developed countries like Netherlands, Denmark farmers using the Agriculture and Dairy services
- 12. CONCLUSION Scientific research disseminationof information Paradigm shift in Agricultural Extension Interactive participation of local people at all levels Roles and responsibilities of researchers, extensionists and local people have been integrated Adapting New Methods, Approach or Strategies to make a new shape in the agriculture. Sound Agricultural Extension Policy is to achieve success in transferring knowledge to farmers