2. EXTENSION SYSTEM IN KENYA
In 1982, Kenya's smallholder farmers
have traditionally benefited from two
major types of extension systems. This
system focuses mainly on food crops
and livestock. The second extension
system is commodity-based run by
government parastatals, out grower
companies, and cooperatives.
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3. EXTENSION PROVIDERS IN KENYA
public sector (central and local
Governments, SOEs, research and
training institutions)
Cooperatives
private companies
NGOs, FBOs, and CBOs.
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5. ROLE OF EXTENSION SYSTEM
According to the government report,
Republic of Kenya (2010),
agricultural sector extension service
plays a key role in disseminating
knowledge, technologies and
agricultural information, and in
linking farmers with other actors in
the economy.
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6. EXTENSION DELIVERY MODELS
Offering free public extension services, mostly to smallholder farmers
Partial cost shared provision of extension services,
Fully commercialized mostly private companies, Cooperatives and quasi-
public organizations.
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7. CHALLENGES
Declining human resources
Declining financial resources
Uncoordinated/Unregulated
pluralistic extension services
delivery
Poor linkages with other market
services.
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8. FUTURE PROSPECTIVE
• Regulation of pluralistic extension services
National stakeholders fora (KeFAAS)launched
Guidelines and standards being developed
Legal framework to be developed
Contracting out of extension services to the private sector with farmer
empowerment
Making use of information technology
Stakeholder driven trust fund
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