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Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia
Status, Challenges, and Policy Options
Presents the current status, issues, challenges and solutions to agricultural extension reforms in South Asia and derives global lessons from those insights
Suresh Chandra Babu (Edited by), P.K. Joshi (Edited by)
9780128187524
Paperback, published 15 June 2019
410 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.6 cm, 0.81 kg
Agricultural Extension Reforms in South Asia: Status, Challenges, and Policy Options is based on agricultural extension reforms across five South Asian countries, reflecting past experiences, case studies and experiments. Beginning with an overview of historical trends and recent developments, the book then delves into country-wise reform trajectories and presents several cases testing the effectiveness of different types (public and private) and forms (nutrition extension, livestock extension) of extension systems. Further, the book provides a comprehensive overview of challenges and constraints faced in formulating and implementing reforms, tying the results into a concrete set of lessons and highlighting areas that require further research. In addition, the book discusses how a major aspect of agricultural development is the productivity increase from the knowledge base of farmers, and how translating research results into a knowledge base for farmers requires designing and implementing well-functioning extension programs.
1. Introduction and Overview 2. Extension Reforms in South Asia 3. Public innovations in extension systems 4. Private innovations in extension systems 5. ICT and education in extension systems 6. Specialized extension programs 7. Synthesis and Conclusion
Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV], Agricultural law [LNKF], Agriculture & related industries [KNAC], Agricultural economics [KCT]
