This brief summarises the publication ‘Mobilising the potential of rural and agricultural extension’ that was prepared for the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) in Montpellier, March 2010. Rural advisory services are key to putting smallholder demands at the centre of rural development, ensuring food security, and dealing with risks and uncertainty. The brief focuses on five opportunities to mobilise the potential of rural advisory services.
Este reporte presenta un resumen de la primera evaluación del programa del FIDA en Argentina realizada por la Oficina de Evaluación del FIDA en 2009/10.
This presentation was realized for the Global Conference on Agricultural Research & Development at
Montpellier, France, which was held on March 28-31, 2010. The author presents the topic of Agricultural Extension in India and includes the experience of the Farm Science Centre Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK).
Este Libro describe experiencias de extensión y investigación participativa en México. Describe la origen, fundamentos teóricos, objetivos, caracteristicas y acciones básicas, alcances y limitaciones así como la importancia de la investigación participativa en los procesos y modelos de desarrollo. Trae una propuesta metodológica y experiencias obtenidas en cuatro estados mexicanos.
Este artículo de revista describe el papel de La alianza de información y documentación agropecuaria de las Américas (SIDALC) en sus diez años de experiencia. De acuerdo con el texto el SIDALC ha permitido a más de 150 instituciones de la América Latina y el Caribe, gracias a la cooperación técnica del IICA, a mantener en operación un sistema de información y documentación sobre agricultura, ambiente, alimentación y áreas afines en el hemisferio.
This brochure presents the UNDP approach to supporting capacity development and the policy statements that UNDP supports. These are backed up by ongoing research and analysis of capacity development theory, methods and applications. The services included are examples of capacity development initiatives that can be supported by UNDP or its partners. Additional UNDP resources on capacity development are listed at the end of the brochure.
This presentation summarizes lessons learned as a result of developing Information and knowledge systems in Egypt in the last years. The lessons are classified on the main topics discussed in International Consultation on Agricultural Research for Development and Innovation held in December 2009 in ICRISAT. Th
This presentation at the GCARD Montpellier, in March 2010, focuses on the Danish model for agricultural advisory services.
This presentation on a FAO and GFRAS study, on occasion of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) held in March 2010 in Montpellier, deals with the core challenges to extension and the relationship between research and extension
Le recueil crée un cadre qui permet de standardiser les
méthodes de sélection des indicateurs et propose une liste d’indicateurs de base
pour assurer le suivi et l’évaluation des activités du secteur de l’agriculture et
du développement rural (ADR). Sa finalité est d’améliorer la qualité du suivi et
de l’évaluation des programmes d’agriculture et de développement rural aux
niveaux national et mondial.
Le S&E est intrinsèquement difficile à réaliser et exige un niveau de capacité