Purpose: Agricultural advisory services are perceived by many actors involved in rural
development as a key driver behind innovation processes in agriculture. However, changes …

Abstract Changes in the conceptions of extension and rural innovation, as well as the
persistence of diffusionist extension approaches, require rethinking training strategies for …

Purpose: Participatory extension programmes are widely used to promote change in the
agricultural sector, and an important question is how best to measure the effectiveness of …

This paper presents results from a review of methods of agricultural extension, including the
evidence for the effectiveness of methods in supporting farm practice change, how they …

The turn of agrarian sciences and agricultural extension from reductionist and transfer of
technology, respectively, towards systemic approaches has transformed agricultural/rural …

The purpose of this piece of work is to investigate, through a literature review, the role of
intermediaries in agricultural and rural development. In the first place, a general view of the …

Agronomists (scientists and extensionists), despite the emergence of interactive
approaches, still have troubles with (the introduction of) innovations, such as sustainable …

Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore if the modified listening group method that
originated in Canada can enhance learning and sharing amongst farmers in a group …

Les approches de conseil agricole favorisant le renforcement des compétences des
producteurs sont au centre des préoccupations des acteurs du développement agricole …

Encouraged to design a more agroecological livestock system, farmers today must develop
new practices to address herd health management. They must do this on their farms …