Building organizational resilience of public extension system during pandemic in Enugu State Nigeria

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dc.creatorAnugwa, Ifeoma Quinette
dc.creatorBabu, Suresh Chandra
dc.creatorAgwu, Ekwe Agwu
dc.creatorMadukwe, Michael
dc.date2024-04-18
dc.date2024-05-23T16:23:51Z
dc.date2024-05-23T16:23:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:30:40Z
dc.descriptionThe study identified potential changes in the public extension system that could contribute to food system transformation during the pandemic. Document reviews, surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews were used to achieve the study objectives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, most (96.0%) rural households had no extension contact resulting in challenges within the food production system. The annual quantity of yam produced by the respondents declined from an average of 5,700kg pre-pandemic era to 5,100kg during the pandemic. As a result of the pandemic, the already weak extension system was exposed to greater vulnerability due to weak capacity, poor competence, and technical know-how needed to drive the food production system transformation. Policy interventions are recommended to ensure that extension services are digitalized, human capacities are improved and adequate funding is available.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/144027
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/106516
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAfrican Journals Online
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAnugwa, Ifeoma Quinette; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Agwu, Ekwe Agwu; and Madukwe, Michael. 2024. Building organizational resilience of public extension system during pandemic in Enugu State Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Extension 28(2): 85-97. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jae/article/view/268471
dc.subjectagricultural extension systems
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjectresilience
dc.titleBuilding organizational resilience of public extension system during pandemic in Enugu State Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article

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