Book Launch: Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries

Virtual Book Launch Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries SEPT 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT This book provides a global overview of agricultural extension and advisory services, assesses and compares extension systems at the national and regional levels, examines the performance of extension approaches in a selected set of country cases, and shares lessons and policy insights. Drawing on both primary and secondary data, the book contributes to the literature on extension by applying a common and comprehensive framework — the “best-fit” approach — to assessments of extension systems, which allows for comparison across cases and geographies. Insights from the research support reforms — in governance, capacity, management, and advisory methods — to improve outcomes, enhance financial sustainability, and achieve greater scale. Hear from the book’s editors on how this book can be applied as a valuable resource for policymakers, extension practitioners, and others concerned with agricultural development. Welcome and Introduction: Frank Place, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) Overview: Kristin Davis, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Remarks: Margaret Najjingo Mangheni, Professor, Makerere University Hur Ben Corrêa da Silva, State Coordinator, Personnel and Career Development, Paraná, Brazil Conclusions and Recommendations: Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow & Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI Moderator: Catherine Ragasa, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI LINKS: Book: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293755 Websites: CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM): http://pim.cgiar.org/ More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/virtual-event-agricultural-extension-global-status-and-performance-selected-countries Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event annoucements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription