Extension and advisory services: The African renaissance

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dc.creatorZwane, E. M.
dc.creatorDavis, Kristin E.
dc.date2017
dc.date2024-06-21T09:23:04Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:23:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:29:47Z
dc.descriptionThis paper highlights the establishment of development organisations on the African continent and beyond, namely the New Partnership for Africa's Development's Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP), the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), and Southern Africa Regional Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (SARFAAS), country forums (CF), and the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS). These organisations can be considered as a source of renaissance in agricultural advisory services. They have facilitated the development of structures that advocate for extension and advisory services. These organisations have brought focus, and initiated debate on the concept of extension. The importance of such services is promoted as a means of assisting marginalised farmers and encouraging countries to adopt "pro-poor" approaches to farmer development. A literature review and expert opinion for analysis is provided to illustrate the findings, indicating different understandings of the concept of extension, and that extension actors are organised in sub-regional networks and countries as a link to GFRAS, AFAAS, and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), sub-program CAADP.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/106152
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africa
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceZwane, E. M.; and Davis, Kristin. 2017. Extension and advisory services: The African renaissance. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension 45(1). https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2017/v45n1a437
dc.subjectextension programmes
dc.subjectadvisory services
dc.subjectagricultural extension
dc.subjectcaadp
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectrural development
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.titleExtension and advisory services: The African renaissance
dc.typeJournal Article

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