Author Description

The Authors Intend This Book To Assist The World Bank In Its Strong Commitment To Promoting Agricultural Development And To Helping The Least Advantaged Farmers To Improve Their Productivity. Small Farmers Must Use Scientifically Based Agricultural Technologies That Are Suitable For Their Location And Farming System, And That Have Been Adapted For Accessibility And Clear Effectiveness. If Agricultural Development Is To Succeed, Mutually Reinforcing And Open Communication Must Exist Between Agricultural Researchers And Farmers. This Book Reviews One Of The Most Promising Ways Of Achieving Such Communication: The Training And Visit (t & V) System Of Agricultural Extension. The Authors Capture Nearly Ten Years Of Experience With The Training And Visit Extension System, Most Of It In Asia. Farmer Participation, The Research-extension Linkage, Training, System Management, And Monitoring And Evaluation Are The Major Issues Addressed. Within This Framework, Extension System Managers And Evaluators From Six Asian Countries And Six Discussants Present Their Experience And Analyses. Edited By Michael M. Cernea, John K. Coulter, John F.a. Russell. A World Bank And Undp Symposium. Papers Presented At The Asian Regional Workshop In The T & V System Of Extension, Sponsored By The World Bank And The United Nations Development Programme, At Chiang Mai, Thailand, In 1982. Includes Bibliographies.