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An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570
10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570
 
Title An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa
 
Creator Wheeler, S A
Zuo, A
Bjornlund, H
Mdemu, M V
Van Rooyen, A F
Munguambe, P
 
Subject Agriculture
Irrigation
Water Resources
African Agriculture
 
Description This study provides an overview of extension influence on the adoption of irrigation innovations in developed and developing countries, and finds that extension plays a more significant positive role in influencing soft technology adoption in developing countries. Case studies on the nature, use and availability of extension advice in six irrigation schemes in Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe are presented. The use of government extension officers varied significantly, with extension use not linked to farm outcomes. The results suggest the need to support more diverse sources of advice and to promote institutional reform in south-eastern Africa.
 
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
 
Date 2017
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/9773/1/2017-5-22_An%20overvie.pdf
Wheeler, S A and Zuo, A and Bjornlund, H and Mdemu, M V and Van Rooyen, A F and Munguambe, P (2017) An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33 (5). pp. 755-769. ISSN 0790-0627