Systemic analysis of management advice for family farms in West Africa

Faure, Guy; Rebuffel, Pierre; Violas, Dominique

doi:10.1684/agr.2011.0507

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“…The agricultural sector stakeholders have identified the function of the Agricultural Advisory Services as an important factor in boosting the profitability of the farming business and forming a link between updated research findings, agricultural education, and farmers (Faure et al, 2012) [10][11][12] . Agricultural advisory services are expected to work hand-in-hand with farmers and other key players in the agricultural sector to solve problems that might inhibit the growth and development of the farming business, thereby increasing food production and availability (Liebenberg, 2015) [22] .…”

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“…Despite the great import attributed to Agricultural Advisory services, there have recently been questions about the effectiveness of the service in dealing with diverse and unprecedented issues that might be facing farmers and affecting the production of food and farm produce under these circumstances. The appraisal of the effectiveness of the services stems from the fact that the government of many countries is gradually withdrawing financial and human resources support for the agricultural advisory services when in essence, this is the time when increased effort should be geared into providing advisory and mentoring services for farmers and key players in the agricultural sector [10][11][12] . As the world reels from the devastating effect of the current Covid-19 pandemic ravaging through countries of the world, many measures are put in place by the government of these countries to ensure the safety of their citizens and residents.…”

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Agricultural advisory service (AAS) in responding pandemic: A global review and reflection

Ali¹,

Mondal²

2021

Int. J. Agric. Extension Social Dev.

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One of the significant aspects of human life adversely affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic is agriculture. Various preventive measures have been put in place by the governments of various countries to curb the spread of the disease. Despite the positive impact of these precautionary measures, in its execution, the production of food and other agricultural products has been affected. This situation, therefore, has called for the mobilization of all physical and institutional resources in the agricultural sector to avert the impending famine, which will be the result of a continued reduction in the production of food. The importance of the agricultural advisory service in helping the agricultural sector wade through difficult times has been tremendous over the years. To enable the advisory service to continue this beneficial role during this pandemic, the need for digital agricultural advisory services to be intensified and continued is imminent. A detailed review of the literature bordering on the topic was carried out to review the application and effectiveness of the digital agricultural advisory services during the pandemic. It was discovered that the application of digital agricultural advisory services predates the pandemic era. The use of the digitalized form of advisory services for the agriculture sector has yielded great results for the sector before the pandemic. The continued adoption during the pandemic era will also boost food and other essential agricultural products during this pandemic.

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Agricultural advisory service (AAS) in responding pandemic: A global review and reflection

Ali¹,

Mondal²

2021

Int. J. Agric. Extension Social Dev.

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Which Advisory System to Support Innovation in Conservation Agriculture? The Case of Madagascar's Lake Alaotra

Faure

Penot²,

Rakotondravelo

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The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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Purpose: To promote sustainable agriculture, various development projects are encouraging farmers around Madagascar's Lake Alaotra to adopt conservation agriculture techniques. This article's objective is to analyze the capacity of a project-funded advisory system to accompany such an innovation and to design and implement an advisory method aimed at fostering learning processes for sustainable changes at the farm level. Design/methodology/approach: We used an analytical framework where three components are responsible for the advisory system's performance: the governance, including the funding mechanisms, the methods for generating advice and the capacities of actors involved in the provision of advice. We carried out surveys with the main actors involved in advisory services and with farmers involved in conservation agriculture. Findings: Results of the study highlight the current domination of technical advice dedicated to promoting conservation agriculture based on recommendations arising from agricultural research. Even if advisory actors show a willingness to promote advisory services which address the overall farm complexity, the results question the advisory method used and the ability of advisors to adopt an advisory system built jointly with the farmers. The farmers and farmers' organizations have a limited ability to influence choices made by the project. The results question the sustainability of the advisory mechanism in the context of external funding of the advisory system. Practical implications: The case study provides useful lessons for other projects funding advisory systems aimed at promoting conservation agriculture combining standard solutions for many farmers and learning process. Originality/value: The systemic approach at advisory system level to understand the advisory method in action is the main originality of the article.

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Transforming advisory services to meet new farming needs

Faure¹,

Compagnone²

2011

Cahiers Agricultures

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Les transformations du conseil face à une nouvelle agriculture T oute une série de transformations conduit aujourd'hui à s'interroger sur la forme que peut prendre le conseil en agriculture. Ces transformations tiennent bien évi-demment aux changements que vivent nos sociétés mais aussi à l'émergence de nouvelles préoccupations et à la place qu'y occupe l'agriculture. Un couplage s'opère entre ces transformations et la

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Systemic analysis of management advice for family farms in West Africa

Cited by 4 publications

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Agricultural advisory service (AAS) in responding pandemic: A global review and reflection

Agricultural advisory service (AAS) in responding pandemic: A global review and reflection

Which Advisory System to Support Innovation in Conservation Agriculture? The Case of Madagascar's Lake Alaotra

Transforming advisory services to meet new farming needs

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