Agroforestry Extension Resources

Resources A110-119

A113 Agricultural Extension in Developing Countries

M.E.Adams.  1982. Intermediate Tropical Agriculture Series. Longman Grop.  ISBN 0-582-65025-9. 108pp

A useful introduction to agricultural extension. Possibly somewhat dated, but clearly written.

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CONTENTS:

Part 1: Theoretical aspect of extension
The agricultural extension worker
Training agricultural extension workers
Extension methods
Adoption and diffusion of innovations

Part 2: Extension for rural development
Four approaches to rural development
The community development approach to rural development

Part 3: Management, Planning and Policy
Managing agricultural extension
Programme planning
Policy issues in agricultural extension