Resources Tagged: Agriculture Extension

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  1. Principles of Teaching and Knowledge Transfer

    2015-05-28 Most extension workers serving small-scale farmers in developing countries have been equipped with at least some level of agriculture-related training and field experience. Many, however, lack training in how to teach and facilitate learning, a skill that is equally important as technical...
    Agriculture Extension MEAS

  2. Effective Use of Lecture in Agriculture Extension

    2015-05-29 The lecture is one of the oldest and most widely used methods of teaching. In agriculture extension, field agents often use lectures as a method to share information with farmers. However, many lecturers are ineffective because they do not properly prepare and structure their presentations. Drawn...
    Agriculture Extension MEAS

  3. Growing Multipurpose Trees on Small Farms, Module 8: Principles of Effective Extension

    1992-01-01 This manual aims to provide readily-understandable technical information to help extension workers respond to farmers' questions on how to grow and manage trees for householduses or for local markets. Although the manual is, for the most part, a technical reference, it must be emphasized that...
    Agriculture Extension Useful Tree Small Farm Develop... Asia Multipurpose trees

  4. Teaching in Field Settings

    2015-06-03 Field-based teaching provides first-hand experience about the subject matter being discussed. An on-site encounter allows farmers to observe innovations in practice, discuss them, and ask questions. Farmers exposed to new ideas will be much more likely to understand and apply the information if...
    Agriculture Extension MEAS

  5. Lessons from Small Farm Resource Centers

    2015-07-13 Based on a MEAS paper entitled, The Current and Future Roles of Small Farm Resource Centers in Extension and Advisory Services: Synthesis Report from Seven Case Studies in Southeast Asia, this document highlights key take-a-ways of an assessment by ECHO of seven SFRCs in Southeast Asia. Through...
    Agriculture Extension MEAS

  6. Analyzing and Supporting Gender Responsive Value Chains

    2015-08-05 The complexity of the global food system creates a diverse group of actors ranging from smallholders to large corporations involved in the agriculture sector. Each of the many actors in an agriculture value chain has different needs, objectives, strengths and weaknesses. With women accounting for...
    Gender Equality Agriculture Extension MEAS

  7. Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets

    2015-04-28 Recent growth in global commodity prices, as well as expansion of domesticand export markets among emerging economies, translates to new and better opportunities for smallholder farmers in the developing world to access these markets. Increased production of high value horticulture crops in...
    Agriculture Extension MEAS Market Opportunities Markets

  8. Climate Change and the Role of Development Workers in Helping Rural Agriculture Communities Adapt

    2015-04-30 This document draws from the MEAS brief #3Adaptation under the New Normal of Climate Change: The Future of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services. Written for extension and advisory service providers, the MEAS brief contains insights helpful to practitioners working to develop strategies...
    Agriculture Extension MEAS Climate Change

  9. Amaranth Potential for the Highlands of Southeast Asia in View of Lessons Learned in East Africa

    2009-04-01 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 Based on the experiences of CRWRC and its collaborating partnering organizations in East Africa, the introduction of grain and vegetable amaranths shows real potential for the highlands of Southeast Asia. Grain amaranth should be seen and managed as a high...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Drought Tolerant P... Agriculture Extension Grain Crops Nutrition Health and Nutrition Amaranth Asia

  10. Farmer Engagement in Agriculture Extension

    2015-08-05 Good intentions and viable solutions will have little impact unless we engage with farmers in ways that are meaningful to them. Farmers put a great deal of confidence in what they learn from fellow farmers’ experiences, and they are more likely to trust what they see over what they hear....
    Agriculture Extension MEAS