Introducing Demand-Driven Extension Approach in a Traditional Region: a Case Study from Pakistan
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At the request of the Government of Pakistan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provided technical assistance in natural resources management in the Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) region through a project TCP/PAK/2905 - “Strengthening the extension capacities for community demand-driven planning for natural resources management in the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Regionâ€Â from 2003 to 2005. Under the project, a demand-driven extension approach was introduced for th e fi rst time in this traditional and poverty-stricken region, a grassroots community based planning mechanism was established, eight training modules were prepared, necessary institutional arrangements were made at crucial district level, and a guide on establishing grassroots planning mechanism was produced based on the project experiences. In 2009, FAO commissioned this case study to capture the interventions, accomplishments, and lessons learned through this particular project fo r the benefi t of other developing countries. This document was prepared at the end of the assignment. A set of eight CDs containing eight training modules, produced under the project, should be considered as a part of this document. The case study report contains a number of recommendations for the AJK Government to strengthen the demand-driven approach for demanding agricultural extension and other services through the multi-disciplinary Village Development Plans prepared by rura l Community Organizations. As the recommendations are aimed at improving a specifi c situation, they are not generic and therefore not being included in the Executive Summary. The conclusions and lessons learned from the case study, however, are being presented here for other developing countries in case they want to adopt the demand-driven extension modality.