Agricultural Extension: Worldwide Institutional Evolution and Forces for Change

Abstract

Contributors. Acknowledgements. Introduction. I. ERA OF UNCERTAINTY AND CHANGE. 1. Agricultural Extension Worldwide: A Critical Turning Point (W.M. Rivera). 2. Reducing the Costs of Public Extension Services: Initiatives in Latin America (M. Wilson). 3. The Commercialization of Government Agricultural Extension Services in New Zealand (J. Hercus). 4. Alternative Financing of Agricultural Extension: Recent Trends and Implications for the Future (M. Le Gouis). 5. The Restructuring of the American Publich Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer System: Implication for Agricultural Extension (F. Buttel). II. MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS. 6. Extension Coverage and Resource Problems: The Need for Public-Private Cooperation (W.D. Maalouf, R. Adhikarya, and T. Contada). 7. Public-Private Cooperation: Farmer-Led Research / Extension Circles in Norway (R. Haug). 8. Mitigating Tropical Deforestation and the Role of Extension (P. Kangas and W. M. Rivera). 9. The Challenge of Connecting Priorities to Performance: One State's Responese to the Forces for Change in U.S. Extension (D.J. Gustafson). 10. The Evolution of Links between Research and Extension in Developing Countries (D. Kaimowitz). 11. Agricultural Development Foundations: A Private Sector Innovation in Improving Agricultural Technology Systems (A. Coutu and J. O'Donnell). III. NEW CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES. 12. The Development of the Concept of Agricultural Knowledge Information Systems (AKIS): Implications for Extension (N. Roling and P. Engel). 13. An Improved Agricultural Knowledge System: The Israeli Experience with Regional Research and Development Authorities (A. Blum). 14. Enhancing Farmers' Income through Extension Services for Agricultural Marketing (A. Narayanan). 15. New Technology for Transferring Agricultural Information (F.N. Wete). 16. An Integrated Communication System for Technology Transfer: The CTTA Project (G. McClure). 17. Sustainable Agriculture: A Unifying Concept for Agriculture and a Central Strategy for Extension (W.M. Rivera). IV. PERSPECTIVES ON NEW DIRECTIONS. 18. Agricultural Extension in the 21st Century: Lessons from South Asia (C.H. Antholt). 19. Agricultural Extension Services as Machines: The Impact of the Training and Visit Approach (D. Hulme). 20. Development of Technologies Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Institutional Implications (B. Haverkort and H. de Zeeuw). 21. NGOs and Agricultural Technology Development (K. Amanor and J. Farrington). 22. New Roles and Responsibilities for Public Sector Agricultural Extension (W.M. Rivera and D.J. Gustafson). Epilogue. References. Index.