Training Needs of Agricultural Extension Workers in Senegal

Agunga, Robert; Ndiaye, Amadou; Igodan, Chris O.

doi:10.18765/jes.v30i1.6016

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“…However, in the case of Indonesia, the government framed it as a law. A majority of respondents also agreed that smallholder farmers could not pay for extension, which is in line with studies carried out in many African countries (Agunga, Ndiaye, and Igodan 2014). A significant finding also was that for effective coordination of activities across sectors, the extension system must be located in a neutral location outside the Ministry of Agriculture.…”

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Training Needs of Indonesian Agricultural Extension Workers for the 21st Century: A Recommendation Based on a Field Study

Agunga¹,

Putra²

2015

AJAD

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Agricultural extension in Indonesia has undergone major policy changes, depending on the government in power. In particular, since 1998, the government passed Law No 16/2006, aimed at making the extension system more democratic and participatory, especially for smallholder farmers. Law No. 16/2006 is in line with the “pluralistic and demand-driven extension approach” adopted by many developing countries since 2000, which allowed public and private extension systems to exist side-byside. Success of the new extension approach rests on the degree to which extension workers are able to mobilize smallholder farmers for "demand-driven" development that bases extension on smallholder farmers’ needs. This survey of 78 public extension workers in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia examined challenges in implementing the pluralistic and demand-driven extension approach, including training needed to help extension workers deal more effectively with these challenges. The study found that the challenges relate to agreeing on extension goals; eliciting collaboration with non-government agencies and other development partners; and using ICTs to narrow the farmers-to-agent ratio. In general, the study found that extension workers need training in communication and development, also known as communication for development (C4D) to effectively facilitate development and navigate the increasing complexity of development programming in the 21st century. Thus, we recommend C4D training for extension workers as a way of enhancing their effectiveness. Fortunately, the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations are promoting this strategy. Therefore, we urge the government of Indonesia to explore C4D as a strategy for strengthening extension in the country.

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Section: Challenges In Implementing the New Extension Systemsupporting

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Training Needs of Indonesian Agricultural Extension Workers for the 21st Century: A Recommendation Based on a Field Study

Agunga¹,

Putra²

2015

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“…Many studies have found that growers emphasize learning from their own experiences and those of other farmers rather than Extension agents and scientific research, which are often viewed as grounded in conventional management approaches (Eckert and Bell, 2005; Agunga and Igodan, 2007; Middendorf, 2007; Parker and Lillard, 2013; Jabbour et al ., 2014; Crawford et al ., 2015; Marabesi et al ., 2021). Growers responding to our surveys also placed less emphasis on Extension resources as compared to other knowledge and training opportunities regarding the development of their disease management strategies.…”

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“…A thorough body of literature underscores how the lack of understanding and recognition of these complexities have created an unstable bridge between the Extension and outreach offered by land grant universities and organic growers' needs (Beus and Dunlap, 1992; Agunga and Igodan, 2007; Middendorf, 2007; Sarker and Itohara, 2009; Crawford et al ., 2015; Marabesi and Kelsey, 2019; Marabesi et al ., 2021). Strategies that could result in more effective outreach programming regarding organic production practices include the identification of the intersection of stakeholder interests with practice outcomes (e.g.…”

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Exploring grower strategies and needs for enhancing organic disease management of tomato late blight

Gevens

Silva

2022

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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Late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, poses a significant challenge to organic tomato and potato production systems across the globe. To enhance education and outreach programming pertaining to tomato organic late blight management in Wisconsin, we sought to identify grower strategies and needs through an online survey conducted during spring 2018. Our findings demonstrated that organic growers emphasized crop diversity, crop rotation and soil health in their late blight management decisions. Grower concerns about biopesticides were identified and suggest that the use of input-based products within integrated management programs could be enhanced by further research on effectiveness and modes of actions. Additionally, stronger emphasis on oomycete pathogen biology and the significance of late blight as a community disease were identified as important areas of emphasis in the development of organic disease management education programming and resources that promote more effective cultural and chemical disease management strategies that adhere to the regulation and principles underlying the USDA National Organic Program. The integration of a live polling questionnaire conducted in winter 2019 allowed us to corroborate findings from the online survey and underscored the importance of two-way learning to enhance outreach efforts between Extension and organic growers in Wisconsin and the surrounding upper Midwestern states.

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Communication, extension and smallholder farmers in South Africa: targeting the poor in the development process

Zwane¹,

Agunga²,

Igodan³

2020

SSRG-IJEMS

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Training Needs of Agricultural Extension Workers in Senegal

Cited by 3 publications

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Training Needs of Indonesian Agricultural Extension Workers for the 21st Century: A Recommendation Based on a Field Study

Training Needs of Indonesian Agricultural Extension Workers for the 21st Century: A Recommendation Based on a Field Study

Exploring grower strategies and needs for enhancing organic disease management of tomato late blight

Communication, extension and smallholder farmers in South Africa: targeting the poor in the development process

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