Agents, vendors, and farmers: Public and private sector extension in agricultural development

L. Crowder

Agriculture and Human Values, 1987, vol. 4, issue 4, 26-31

Abstract: Based on the assumption that agricultural technologies were available and that the problem was their dissemination and adoption, U.S. development efforts have focused on establishing public-sector extension systems for farmers in developing countries. Evaluations of government extension services in developing countries, however, have found them to be largely ineffective, especially in helping small farmers. As a result, private-sector extension is increasingly receiving attention as an alternative approach. This paper examines various characteristics of public- and privatesector extension, drawing on both the literature and a case study of government extension and farm input stores in Imbabura province, Ecuador. It concludes with a discussion of the implications of increased privatization of extension. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1987

Date: 1987
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