World Bank2012-08-132012-08-131995-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11669Putting responsibility in the hands of farmers to determine agricultural extension programs can make services more responsive to local conditions, more accountable, more effective, and more sustainable. To realize these benefits, the role of the public sector has to be redefined to permit multiple approaches which account for user diversity, and to develop partnerships with farmer organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector for service delivery.CC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONFARMER PARTICIPATIONNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSSERVICE DELIVERYPEST MANAGEMENTWOMEN IN DEVELOPMENTSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKPRIVATE SECTOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL LABORAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURECOMMERCIALIZATIONCOMPETITIVE BIDDINGCOOPERATIVESCROPCROP MANAGEMENTCROP PROTECTIONCROPSEXTENSION SERVICESEXTENSIONISTSFARMFARMERFARMER INCOMESFARMER INVOLVEMENTFARMER ORGANIZATIONSFARMER PARTICIPATIONFARMERSFARMERS ORGANIZATIONSFARMINGFOOD CROPSGENDERGREEN REVOLUTIONHOME ECONOMICSHUSBANDRYINCOMESINNOVATIONSINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENTLABOR FORCELEARNINGLEARNING PROCESSMAIZEMANAGERSMARKETINGMASS MEDIAMEDIANGOSPARTICIPATORY APPROACHPARTICIPATORY METHODSPEST CONTROLPEST MANAGEMENTPEST POPULATIONSPESTICIDESPESTSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCEPROGRAMMINGPROGRAMSPUBLIC SECTORRADIORICERICE CULTIVATIONSCHOOLST&V SYSTEMTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGY TRANSFERUSAIDWOMEN FARMERSWOMEN IN AGRICULTUREYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/11669