Evolution of agricultural services in Sub-Saharan Africa : trends and prospects /

Table Of Contents:
FOREWORD vii(1)
ABSTRACT viii(1)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix(1)
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONONYMS x(2)
PREFACE xii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1(7)
INTRODUCTION 8(2)
ROAD TRAVELED 10(48)

1. The Evolution of World Bank Support to national programs 10(11)

World Bank Support to Agricultural Development in the 1960s and 1970s 10(6)

World Bank support for National Programs 16(5)

2. Organization of Agricultural Services in SSA 21(37)

Agricultural Extension 21(12)

Agricultural Education and Training 33(15)

Agricultural research 48(8)

Donor collaboration in agricultural extension in SSA 56(2)
ROAD AHEAD 58(13)

3. Issues for the Future 58(9)

Agricultural Extension 58(5)

Agricultural Education and Training 63(2)

Agricultural Research 65(2)

4. From Agricultural to Rural Development 67(4)
Annex 1. The Status of Agricultural Extension in Senegal and Niger when the Bank wupported Extension Reforms were Introduced 71(5)
Annex 2. Extension Typologies 76(2)
Annex 3. Illustrations of Various Characteristics of Extension 78(2)
Extension in the Democratic Republic of Congo 80(2)
Annex 4. Examples of Farmer Input in Technology Generation 82(2)
Annex 5. Field Collaboration of the National Extension Systems with Other Stakeholders 84(9)
Annex 6. Workshops on Agricultural Extension Organized by the World Bank and other Donor Organizations 93(12)
Annex 7. Key Elements of Frameworks for Action 105(2)
Notes 107(5)
References 112