Agricultural Extension – Worldwide Innovations, Edited by R. Saravanan

Agricultural extension is in a great transition worldwide. The demand for public extension reform is greater than ever before. The agriculture knowledge infrastructure is evolving in a big way with the emergence of pluralistic extension actors and innovations to cater for the needs of the farmers. This book is an attempt to document the past experiences and recent developments in the agriculture knowledge information systems. The compilation of 14 country chapters such as; Afghanistan, Benin, Cote d’Iviore, Ghana, India, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago and Zimbabwe is intended to document the experience of extension systems.

The fourteen country-wise chapters highlight the worldwide agricultural extension reform measures (Decentralisation, Privatisation, Demand driven and Cost-recovery approaches), Institutional Pluralism (Public, Private and NGOs) and Innovations (Farmer to Farmer extension, Participatory and Self-Help Group (SHG) approaches and ICT initiatives).

The agricultural students, academicians, scientists, practitioners, administrators and policy makers will find this compilation of extension experiences from the fourteen countries relevant for designing future reforms, advancing pluralistic extension system and also integrating innovations in their extension approaches.

Agricultural Extension - Worldwide Innovations, book released by Dr. Mangala Rai, Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE), Govt. of India, and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India and Mr. Pratapsingh R. Rane, Former Chief Minister and Hon’ble Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly, Goa, India, during the inaugural function of the International Seminar on Strategies for Improving Livelihood Security of the Poor, September 24th&27th, 2008, Organized by the International Society of Extension Education and ICAR, India.

The first copy of the book received by Dr. Burton E. Swanson, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.

From Left to Right: Prof. V. Veerabhadraiah, Former Director of Extension, UAS & Secretary General, INSEE, Dr. R. Saravanan, Assistant Professor (Extension Education & Rural Sociology) & Editor of the book, CAU,Arunachal Pradesh, India. Dr. A.G. Sawant, President, INSEE, Former Vice-Chancellor & Ex-Member, ASRB, Dr. P. Das, DDG (Agril Extension), ICAR and Dr. V.S. Korikanthmath, Director, ICAR Research Complex for Goa, India.

BOOK CONTENTS
Dedication
Preface
About the Author
List of Contributors

Country Chapters

1.Afghanistan

Tooryalai Wesa

2.Benin

Agbo Bernard Philibert
Agoundote Desire
Midingoyi Gnonna Soul-kifouly

3.CotedIvoire

Kouame Kouassi Alphonse

4.Ghana

Edward Ackah Nyamike Jnr.
Charity Adjoe

5.India

R. Saravanan

6.Iran

Hossein Shabanali Fami
Ali Asadi
Khalil Kalantari

7.Japan

Masami Yamada

8.Jordan

Abdel Nabi Fardous
Jamal Alrusheidat

9.Mozambique

Helder R. Gemo

10.Nepal

Gana Pati Ojha

Birendra Bir Basnyat

11.Peru

Oscar Ortiz

Willy Pradel

12.Philippines

Florencia G. Palis

Rica Joy B. Flor

Grant Robert Singleton

13.Trinidad&Tobago

Joseph Seepersad
Wayne G Ganpat

14.Zimbabwe

C. T. Gadzirayi
E. Mutandwa
Mufambi
J. Chihiya
T.A. Tigere
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