Swanson, Burton E.Rajalahti, Riikka2016-03-312016-03-312010https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23993The purpose of this paper is to provide information on how to transform and strengthen pluralistic agricultural extension and advisory systems in moving toward the broader goal of increasing farm income and improving rural livelihoods. The focus of this book is primarily on the technical knowledge, management skills, and information services that small-scale farm households will need to improve their livelihoods in the rapidly changing global economy. In addition, the book will also include information on how extension should help all types of farmers in dealing with escalating natural resource problems, including climate change. The primary focus of this paper will be a comparative analysis of different extension strategies, organizational models, institutional innovations, and resource constraints and how an extension system might be transformed and strengthened through specific policy and organizational changes as well as needed investments. This paper is organized into nine chapters. These chapters follow an institution building strategy used by many donors and governments as they seek to improve their extension system. The diagram in Figure one outlines these basic planning, implementation, and evaluation procedures that will be considered. The sections outlined below will provide a brief overview of the different chapters included in this paper.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACCESS TO MARKETSADULT EDUCATIONAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATIONAGRICULTURAL ECONOMYAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICEAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICESAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EXPENDITURESAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIESAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYAGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIESAGRICULTUREAGROCHEMICALSARTIFICIAL INSEMINATIONAVERAGE YIELDSBEANSCASSAVACEREAL CROPSCEREALSCLIMATE CHANGECOFFEECOMMERCIAL FARMERSCOMMODITIESCOMMON PROPERTYCOMMUNITY GROUPSCONSCIOUSNESS RAISINGCONSUMER DEMANDCONSUMER ECONOMICSCOTTONCROPCROP YIELDCROPLANDCROPSDECENTRALIZATIONDEMAND FOR FOODDESERTIFICATIONDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDIVERSIFICATIONDRIP IRRIGATIONECOLOGICAL ZONESEGGSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUIPMENTEXTENSION AGENTSEXTENSION ORGANIZATIONSEXTENSION PROGRAMSEXTENSION SERVICESEXTREME POVERTYFAOFARM HOUSEHOLDSFARM INCOMEFARM INCOMESFARM MANAGEMENTFARM PRODUCTIONFARM PRODUCTSFARM WOMENFARMERFARMER GROUPSFARMER ORGANIZATIONSFARMERSFARMING SYSTEMSFARMSFERTILIZERSFIBER CROPSFISHFISHERIESFOOD CROPSFOOD DEMANDFOOD POLICYFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUPPLIESFOOD SYSTEMFORESTSFRUITSGENDERGENETICSGRAINGREEN REVOLUTIONHARVESTHIGH-VALUE PRODUCTSHONEYHORTICULTURAL CROPSHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITYHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSINGHUNGERIFDCIFPRIINCOMESINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENTINTEGRATIONINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEIRRIGATIONLAND DEGRADATIONLAND GRANT UNIVERSITIESLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDLANDLESS HOUSEHOLDSLEGUME CROPSLIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK SYSTEMSMAIZEMANUREMARKETINGMEATMEAT PRODUCTSMILKMILK MARKETINGMINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURENATURAL RESOURCESNEW CROP VARIETIESNEW TECHNOLOGIESNGOSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUTRIENT DEPLETIONNUTRITIONOIL SEEDSORGANIC FARMPARTICIPATORY APPROACHESPARTICIPATORY METHODSPESTICIDESPOLLUTIONPOOR FARMINGPOPULATION GROWTHPOST-HARVEST HANDLINGPOTATOPOULTRYPOULTRY PRODUCTIONPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTION SYSTEMSRAPID RURAL APPRAISALRICERICE VARIETIESROOTSRURAL AREASRURAL BANKRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL GROWTHRURAL LIVELIHOODSRURAL PEOPLERURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONSRURAL POVERTYRURAL WOMENSEEDSSILKSILKWORMSSMALL FARM HOUSEHOLDSSOCIAL CAPITALSOIL FERTILITYSTEM BORERSSTRIGASUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUGARSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURESUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTUBERSUNEPUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISURBANIZATIONUSAIDVEGETABLE PRODUCTIONVEGETABLESVULNERABLE GROUPSWATER RESOURCESWHEATWOMEN FARMERSYAMSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/23993