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www.fao.org/climatechange/epic
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www.fao.org/climatechange/epic
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This document provides background information and outlines the seminar presentation on the topic of Extension-Plus. The background section discusses India's emphasis on agricultural innovation and extension in its 5-year plans from 2002-2017. The presentation outline covers the need for Extension-Plus, the concept of Extension-Plus, operationalizing the concept, reviewing case studies, and a new beginning with Extension-Plus. Key points about Extension-Plus include broadening the scope of services provided, using partnerships, and taking a learning-based approach.
Innovation for Sustainable Food and AgricultureFAO
Presentación (inglés) de Clayton Campanhola (FAO) en el marco del Eleventh regional planners forum on agriculture and Symposium on innovation systems for sustainable agriculture and rural development, realizado en Barbados del 13 al 15 de septiembre de 2017.
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http://www.fao.org/about/meetings/agroecology-symposium-china/en/
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Property rights play an important role in natural resource management. They define who has the right to access, use, and manage natural resources such as land, water, forests, fisheries, and minerals. Property rights can be held by individuals, communities, or the state.
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In contrast, insecure property rights can lead to overexploitation, degradation, and conflict over natural resources. For example, in areas where land tenure is unclear or disputed, people may engage in unsustainable practices such as overgrazing or deforestation, as they do not have the security of knowing that they will benefit from long-term investments in the land. Efforts to strengthen property rights in natural resource management include land titling and registration, community forestry management, and catch-share programs in fisheries. These approaches aim to provide greater clarity and security around property rights, leading to more sustainable and equitable outcomes for all stakeholders.
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1. National level – stakeholder processes ongoing or coming soon
2. Donor collaboration – thematic priorities
affirmed by IADG meeting Sept 16-18
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Revitalization Demand-driven Extension Participatory Bottom-up planning Empowerment of farmers Decentralization Moving responsibility and/or funding to local levels such as districts. Decentralization can take many forms, such as deconcentration (accountability remains within the Department of Agriculture but to lower level), devolution to local governments (accountability to locally elected governments), or delegation to semi-autonomous services. Pro: believed to facilitate client participation in planning, co-financing, implementing, and evaluating programs. It is thought to lead to greater accountability , efficiency Con: capacity at the local level Pure privatization is the full transfer of ownership (usually by sale) from government to a private entity. Fee for Service : The provision of extension services for a cost; not for free. This type can be provided by government, non-government, or private organizations. Cost-sharing: When users of extension pay at least a partial amount of the cost. Contracting : One entity funds and one entity provides extension services In or out Leads to pluralism One organization contracts with another to perform extension functions. Contracting in is when the government is providing extension services for another group such as an NGO or a private organization; contracting out is when the government hires another organization to do extension for them. Obviously these types of arrangements lead to pluralism, where you have multiple extension providers Classic case- government agents with no funds- NGO brings funds & uses the government HR existing Scholars recommendation on pluralistic service delivery: Omamo et al ., 2002; Belay Simane., 2004; Mathewos and Chandargi, 2004; Berhanu et al ., 2006a; Habemariam K., 2005; Puskur and Hagmann, 2006; World Bank, 2006 and Byerlee et al ., 2007
There exists market oriented agricultural production Well developed infrastructures and institutional arrangements Growing number of private farms and agro processing industries Have good access to market and agricultural services Crop and livestock are well integrated Emergence of public private partnership to support the market orientation
Hypothetical market scenario was presented in two formats , distributed randomly and the result tested for possible existence of strategic biases in the WTP responses