| Titre : |
An overview of extension approaches and methods in Zimbabwe |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
R. Nhongonhema, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
SADC |
| Année de publication : |
2010 |
| Importance : |
p141-144 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
|
| Mots-clés : |
ZIMBABWE AGRICULTURE EXTENSIVE METHODE D'APPROCHE AGRICOLE |
| Résumé : |
In Zimbabwe agricultural extension for smallholder farmers has been practiced for the past 80 years. Extension approaches have evolved from using the top down approach, where the researcher would prescribe to farmers on a course of action, through forced extension, where farmers are forced to adopt certain practices, to the participatory approach where active farmer participation is promoted. It is the object of this paper to make an overview of extension approaches and methods that have been employed to disseminate information on agriculture technologies in Zimbabwe to date. This review includes a desktop study of the extension approaches promoted in the past and present and interviews with key informants in AGRITEX, NGOs that have been involved in promoting different extension approaches and methods and other stakeholders that have been involved in extension such as farmers’ unions. The review established that the top down approach , though it has its own disadvantages, has been effective in the promotion of the plough. It has also been established that the participatory extension approaches have been successful in the promotion of cotton production although it did not spread as desired because it was mainly donor driven and lacked institutionalization within government. The paper concludes that for farmers to take up agriculture technology, extension strategies should follow a menu approach based on the type of the farmer , the technology and crop being promoted and the farming sector rather than a prescription approach. |
| Numéro du document : |
A 9965/F00129 |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
SCIENCES ET PRODUCTION VEGETALES |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
SYSTEMES ET MODES DE CULTURE |
An overview of extension approaches and methods in Zimbabwe [texte imprimé] / R. Nhongonhema, Auteur . - SADC, 2010 . - p141-144. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES AGRICOLES
|
| Mots-clés : |
ZIMBABWE AGRICULTURE EXTENSIVE METHODE D'APPROCHE AGRICOLE |
| Résumé : |
In Zimbabwe agricultural extension for smallholder farmers has been practiced for the past 80 years. Extension approaches have evolved from using the top down approach, where the researcher would prescribe to farmers on a course of action, through forced extension, where farmers are forced to adopt certain practices, to the participatory approach where active farmer participation is promoted. It is the object of this paper to make an overview of extension approaches and methods that have been employed to disseminate information on agriculture technologies in Zimbabwe to date. This review includes a desktop study of the extension approaches promoted in the past and present and interviews with key informants in AGRITEX, NGOs that have been involved in promoting different extension approaches and methods and other stakeholders that have been involved in extension such as farmers’ unions. The review established that the top down approach , though it has its own disadvantages, has been effective in the promotion of the plough. It has also been established that the participatory extension approaches have been successful in the promotion of cotton production although it did not spread as desired because it was mainly donor driven and lacked institutionalization within government. The paper concludes that for farmers to take up agriculture technology, extension strategies should follow a menu approach based on the type of the farmer , the technology and crop being promoted and the farming sector rather than a prescription approach. |
| Numéro du document : |
A 9965/F00129 |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
SCIENCES ET PRODUCTION VEGETALES |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
SYSTEMES ET MODES DE CULTURE |
|
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