Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services Pluralism in Agricultural Extension: What? Why? How? Paul E. McNamara Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign; Director, Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services Project (MEAS) September 29, 2014
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Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services
Pluralism in Agricultural Extension: What? Why? How?
Paul E. McNamara
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Director, Modernizing Extension and Advisory
Services Project (MEAS)
September 29, 2014
Outline
• What is pluralistic extension? • Why do we see it? • How do we utilize it for improved
services?• Conclusions
Pluralism in extension and pluralistic extension
• Pluralism in extension – extension systems with multiple providers of services, and often with multiple funding sources, and multiple extension approaches
• Pluralism raises a number of issues– Coordination– Roles– Collaboration and competition– Strengthening capacities of
extension managers and systems at different levels
Lead farmer in Liberia
Examples of pluralism
• Ghana– Ministry of Food and Agric. – Cocoa farmers organization– NGOs and iNGOs– Research institutes – SARI and