Knowledge sharing

There can be good reasons why organisations and individuals feel uncomfortable about sharing data. But the pros outweigh the cons, says Chipo Msengezi. She explains CABI’s approach.

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Knowledge sharing

Germany’s Thünen Institute has increased its activities in Africa in recent years. Scientific training and education are a crucial part of many of these activities. Specific examples are presented in this article, as are…

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Knowledge sharing

Especially in remote rural areas, using information and communication tools in agricultural extension makes sense. The International Livestock Research Institute in Ethiopia has tested e-book readers with regard to their…

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Knowledge sharing

Despite a wide range of approaches and actors, advisory services still fail to reach many potential addressees. What needs to be done to ensure that as many farmers as possible benefit from these services? And above all,…

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Knowledge sharing

Over the last few decades, the range of agricultural extension and advisory services as well as the notions of which tools and methods are most suitable have seen fundamental changes. Our authors give an overview of old…

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Knowledge sharing

Rural extension services are an extremely complex affair. This is due to the wide range of constellations in which farmers operate nowadays, and also to the large number of players who are active in advisory services,…

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Knowledge sharing

As with other countries, agricultural extension and advisory services (EAS) in Malawi are provided by public, private, and non-profit organisations. While it has become commonplace to refer to this collection of actors…

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Knowledge sharing

Providing extension and advisory services is expensive. There are salaries to be paid, transporta­tion and operational funds to be provided, buildings to be rented or built, demonstration plots to maintain, and continued…

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Knowledge sharing

The aim of the “Management advice for family farms” (MAFF) approach is to strengthen the abilities of farmers to manage their farms and improve their economic and social autonomy. In Francophone Africa, this holistic…

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Knowledge sharing

Today, it would be difficult to imagine agricultural extension without modern information and communication technologies. What they can do, where they fit in, and where they reach their limits is shown in the following…

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