February 2013
Dissemination pathways for scaling-up agroforestry technologies in western Tanzania
Tumbi Agricultural Research Institute and International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) have been working on agroforestry technologies to address the problems of soil degradation and shortage of food and fuel wood in Tanzania. Among the technologies developed, using improved fallows to replenish soil fertility is being adopted by farmers. The lack of an effective dissemination pathway has been an obstacle...
February 2013
Agricultural extension delivery in Ghana: A case study of factors affecting it in Ashanti, Eastern and Northern regions of Ghana
The agricultural sector in the developing world is changing rapidly and is driven by a number of factors. The sector also faces a number of challenges which are ever increasing and becoming more complex. These consequently place enormous demands on extension services which have a crucial role to play in promoting agricultural innovation to keep pace with the changing context, and improve livelihoods of the dependent...
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