Background Paper: Research and Development and Extension Services in Agriculture and Food Security

Wesley, Annie S.; Faminow, Merle D.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2558920

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“…Improving agricultural production and productivity through adoption of improved agricultural technologies is an important pathway that will improve livelihoods of the majority and enhance food security. Adoption of new and improved practices, expansion of rural financial markets, increased capital and equipment ownership, and development of research and extension linkages could all contribute to increases in productivity, which is a prerequisite for poverty alleviation and enhanced food security (Von Braun, Ruel, and Gillespie 2010;Wesley and Faminow 2014). While many countries in Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America have registered production and productivity gains from adopting agricultural technologies such as hybrid seeds, inorganic fertilizer, and irrigation, in Sub-Saharan Africa, the adoption of promising agricultural technologies has been far from ubiquitous and has remained particularly low.…”

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Factors affecting adoption of improved sorghum varieties in Tanzania under information and capital constraints

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Low adoption of agricultural technology is among the main reasons for low farm productivity and high incidence of poverty and food insecurity in sub-Saharan countries including Tanzania. In this study, we examine the factors affecting adoption of improved sorghum varieties using data from 822 randomly selected sample households in northern and central Tanzania. We employ a multiple-hurdle Tobit model to assess the factors affecting adoption after controlling for both capital and information constraints. We also use t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding to cluster farmers into homogeneous groups. The method allows to reduce the dimensionality while preserving the topology of the dataset, which increases the clustering accuracy. It also superiors for visualization of the clustering results. Results show that radio and other mass media outlets that create awareness will increase adoption among farmers who do not face capital constraint. Some farmers lack basic resources such as land and capital, and subsidies could have a high impact on these farmers. Other farmers simply need assurance on the performance of improved sorghum varieties. Field days, on-farm trials, and demonstration plots could be useful in supporting these farmers. A tailored support system, however, needs a sustained investment in both quantity and quality of services. There is therefore a need to develop a pluralistic research and extension systems that encourage the use of information technologies and community-based organizations to reach specific groups of farmers.

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“…According to Gulati [21] , there is a strong correlation between technical advancement and postsecondary education. Research, innovation expansion, and subsequently agricultural output all need skilled agricultural labor.…”

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The Impact of Agricultural Extension Services on Farm Output: A Worldwide Viewpoint

Kalogiannidis,

Syndoukas

2024

Res. World Agric. Econ.

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In order to increase farm productivity and sustainability on a worldwide scale, agricultural extension services are essential in bridging the gap between research and actual farming. This study examined agricultural extension services and their effects on farm productivity. Data were collected using a questionnaire from 382 professional farmers. The results show that agricultural workshops and training positively affect farm productivity, access to government demonstration farms positively influences farm productivity, and media-based agricultural programs have a positive effect on farm productivity. Workshops and training in agriculture may have a very favorable impact on farm output. It’s important to remember that the success of agricultural workshops and training might vary depending on a number of variables, including the training's quality, the information's applicability to local circumstances, the farmers' readiness to embrace new techniques, and the post-training assistance offered. In order to increase and facilitate access to knowledge, suitable production methods, and better inputs, the findings highlight the need to strengthen farmers' organizations and last-mile agricultural input providers. Farmers must have access to knowledge about marketing and other support services that are essential for agricultural growth in order to enhance global development in order to achieve greater farm productivity.

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“…In response to that need, many developing countries reform their AES structure governance such as decentralization and privatization intended to move closer to farm level, which aimed to improve extension agents functions in providing better service to farmers (Feder et al, 2011), to enable farmers' provision of relevant information to meet their information need and reaches them in a timely manner and effective (Babu, & Joshi, 2014) starting from crop planning , cultivation to marketing and farmers decision at farm level. Ultimately, the effort of AES reform should be able to promote farmer-oriented approaches that encouraged more interactive, mutual learning between formal and informal knowledge systems which are integrated and multidisciplinary (Wesley & Faminow, 2014)This changes and situation especially affect paddy farmers the most, which they have been considered as dominant in AES system where rice is considered as staple food and important commodity in the food security agenda for many developing countries including Malaysia (Mohd Rashid & Mohd Dainuri, 2013).…”

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Study of Situational Theory of Problem Solving (Stops) in Conceptualizing Farmer’s Response Towards Insufficient Information Delivery in Malaysia

Ismail

Sabran

Ariffin

2017

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Purpose: Insufficiency of information delivery within agricultural extension services (AES) is a worldwide concern and been recognized as unresolved debate. This issue triggered AES on governance structure demand upward communication to encourage more input at farm level to allow farmers to make a decision and improve their ability to problem-solving. Methodology: This research includes review the literature on the issue, the theoretical arguments of STOPS and finally to test the items for the measurement of farmers’ response in this problem and identified items for future study. Items were tested through a survey distributed to 110 respondents. The exploratory data analysis was performed using principal components with varimax rotation to assess the performance of each items in measuring their respective variables. Study only retained items that loaded on the variables at .50 cut off criterion, and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure verified the sampling adequacy for the analysis, KMO more than .50 Findings: Result of analysis found the items fell into factor groups as suggested by theory and finalized with 58 items of measurement for future study. Practical implications: These results offer initial guidance into the relevance of STOPS on farmers response in problem-solving towards insufficient information delivery within AES and how they react to issues that affect them. Social Implications: The investigation of STOPS on the sample in the local context of the public would provide a deeper understanding of farmers in Malaysia on their dimensions of conceptual of situational perception, communicative behavior and motivation in problem-solving towards insufficient of information delivery. Research Limitation: Evaluation of Malaysian farmer’s perception and communicative action is limited to the theoretical proposition of STOPS. Originality Value: Study unleashed farmers response in problem-solving capacity towards insufficient of information delivery which have not been fully addressed through the assumption and concept of STOPS.

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Background Paper: Research and Development and Extension Services in Agriculture and Food Security

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Factors affecting adoption of improved sorghum varieties in Tanzania under information and capital constraints

Factors affecting adoption of improved sorghum varieties in Tanzania under information and capital constraints

The Impact of Agricultural Extension Services on Farm Output: A Worldwide Viewpoint

Study of Situational Theory of Problem Solving (Stops) in Conceptualizing Farmer’s Response Towards Insufficient Information Delivery in Malaysia

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