Mozambique's Experience in Building a National Extension System

Helder Gemo, Carl K. Eicher, Solomon Teclemariam (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

148 Seiten

2005
Michigan State University Press (Verlag)
978-0-87013-763-1 (ISBN)

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Agricultural extension services are undergoing rapid change in many countries, with a shift in funding and management from the public to the private sector. This is especially true in Africa, where donors from industrial countries, and more recently from the middle-income developing countries such as Chile, have historically promoted and financed those extension models. Currently, African nations are being encouraged to import the Farmer Field School extension model, which is meeting with some success in Asia.
Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony, became independent in 1975 but was wracked by civil war in the 1980s. It was unable to establish its public extension service until 1987. The authors analyze the growth and evolution of extension from 1987 to 2004, as provided by public, private, and NGO sources in Mozambique.
This work highlights the Ministry of Agriculture's drive to develop and test both local and imported extension models and share its experience with other African countries.

Carl K. Eicher is University Distinguished Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University. Helder Gemo is director of National Directorate of Rural Extension, Maputo, Mozambique. Solomon Teclamariam is Technical Advisor, National Directorate of Rural Extension, Mozambique.

ContentsTables and FiguresForewordPreface Abbreviations1. Introduction2. Building Rural Institutions in Africa: Painful Lessons3. The Introduction of Public and Private Extension in Mozambique: 1987-19924. The Emergence of NGOs in Extension and the Changing Roles of Public and Private Extension: 1993-19985. The PROAGRI Period: The First Extension Master Plan, Decentralization and Outsourcing Extension: 1999-20046. Appraisal of the Implementation of the Extension Master Plan: 1999 -20047. Looking Ahead: Critical Issues for Policymakers, Extension Managers and Donors8. Summary and ConclusionsAppendix 1: Number of Public Extension Personnel by Province, Educational Level and Employment Status, 2004Appendix 2: Extension Coverage by NGO and Private Firms by Province, 2004References

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.8.2005
Verlagsort	East Lansing, MI
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-87013-763-8 / 0870137638
ISBN-13	978-0-87013-763-1 / 9780870137631
Zustand	Neuware