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Штат Айова, Соединённые Штаты

Америки

Штат Айова – в сердце Америки

State of Iowa -- American Heartland

Университет Штата Айова

ISU Extension• An essential part of every land-grant

university• A partnership with

– Federal Government• Smith-Lever funding via the USDA• U.S. Department of Commerce funding

– State Government• Annual appropriations to ISU

– Iowa’s 99 counties• Taxing authority granted to County Extension Councils

– Leadership from ISU

• ISU Extension – a national pacesetter and a model for change

59 experiment

stations

27 veterinary

colleges

3150 counties

63 schools

of forestry

130 agricultural

colleges

74 state universities

CSREES (formerly

CES)

Programs leadership and fundingPrograms leadership and funding

The CES provides leadership and partial funding for programs at state universities and partner organizations

The sources of funds: state and local taxes, donations, grants and contracts with public and private organizations, some federal funds

The structure of extension

Extension’s Program Areas

• Agriculture and Natural Resources• 4-H Youth Development• Families• Community and Economic Development• Business and Industry - CIRAS• Center for Continuing Education and

Professional Development

The system of extension is based on three-tier partnership:

The structure of extension

USDA

State (state universities)

Local (country administrations)

1. Federal: providing leadership and coordinating efforts, exchanging information to prevent the duplication of efforts in localities

2. Federal level: allocating funds for the target programs development

3. State level (universities): developing programs for the county level, developing farmer education programs

The functions at the federal and state level

The funding of extension system

20% -- Counties-appropriated funds

45% -- State-appropriated funds

35% -- US Congress-appropriated funds

The federal share consists of both proportionate and fixed amounts

The numbers of extension officers and specialists

Federal level :200 officers

State level: 4,000 specialists

Local level:12,000 specialists

Services in Every County

ISU Extension Organization

Global mission of extensionGlobal mission of extension

Interacting with partners and clients to develop research,

extension and higher education in the areas of food

science and agriculture, as well as in related areas of

humanities and in environmental science to

benefit people and the whole nation

The structure of extension

The forms of work with the farmersThe extension specialists:

1. Organize group demonstrations of modern ag technologies

2. Visit farms with individual consultations

3. Prepare and distribute the special publications, the videofilms and the software on animal husbandry, management and marketing

The old imageThe old image

History of extension

Extension Delivers through Dedicated Staff and

Volunteers

CampusNon-faculty

28%273 FTE

Faculty7%

65 FTEOff Campus65%

631 FTE

Extension Staff

Extension strategyExtension strategy

The structure of extension

Achieving the substantial and equitable improvement in the

economical, educational, ecological and social conditions of

people both in separate states and in the whole US nation, as

well as in the global world through using the integrated

(interdisciplinary) creative team approach in cooperation with

public and private sector organizations

We’ve Changed:The ‘Iowa Model’ of Extension

Funding SourcesSource Trends

User Fees12%

Grants24%

Extension Managed

Funds9%

Federal11%

State26%

County18%

Extension Serves Iowans

FY2008• 980,888 clients had contact

with Extension programs• Enrollment in noncredit

educational programming totaled486,549

• 17,500 volunteers worked with Extension programs

• Nearly one in four Iowa youth were involved in 4-H Youth Development Programs

Extension Online

Last year:• 400,000 visitors accessed

www.extension.iastate.edu each month

• 26.5 million pages of information were viewed

• 1.2 million publications and products distributed through Extension’s online store

Ensuring Relevance

Listening to Iowans:• County Extension Councils

(900 elected citizens)• Citizens Advisory Council

(40 members) • Needs assessment surveys• Strengthening relationships

with Community Colleges

1. Real partnership: none of the parties dictate the conditions to each other

2. Equal partnership: weak ideas are not making it through

3. Weaknesses: low flexibility etc.

The partners’ interaction:

strengths and weaknesses

What extension does not doThe extension:

1. Does not provide farming supplies

2. Does not provide agricultural credit

3. Does not report to the government on laws’ violations by the farmers (it is not a spy agency)

4. Does not play the role of the government

5. Does not carry out federal programs for farmers

The peculiarities of American extension system

1. IT IS PROTECTED AGAINST THE DIRECT GOVERNMENTAL INTERFERENCE ON ALL LEVELS

2. IT CONSIDERS THE FARM FAMILY AS A DEVELOPMENTAL UNIT IN THE RURAL AREAS

3. IT CARRIES OUT PROGRAMS FOR FARMERS’ WIVES AND CHILDREN

4. IT PROVIDES A SOURCE OF UNBIASED SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION

Ensuring Relevance:Iowans are Most Interested

In

•Healthy People•Healthy

Environments•Healthy Economies

Extension’s Center for Industrial Research and

Service (CIRAS)• CIRAS enhances Iowa industry via

connections with ISU faculty/staff– Organizes research to solve manufacturing &

other technical problems

– Conducts feasibility studies of business expansion & modernization

– Delivers educational programs for business leaders (e.g., Lean Manufacturing)

• Last year Iowa companies reported that CIRAS helped create $190 million of economic impact and 1,600 jobs

CIRAS Helps The Schebler Company

Problem: Schebler needed to improve the performance of their new high-heat cooling tunnel

Solution: CIRAS analyzed the system with computer models & redesigned to improve cooling efficiency

Outcomes:• Schebler retained $2.5 million in sales

with potential gains of $3 million more per year

• Schebler invested $50,000 in new equipment & anticipated adding at least

6 employees

Extension Helps Iowa’s Wine & Grape Industry Expand

Extension’s Midwest Grape & Wine Institute• Viticulture specialists and world-class enologist• Workshops, short courses, analytical and

diagnostic services, viticulture and processing research

• Job training programs with community colleges • Developing award program to give buyers

quality assuranceImpact• 390+ commercial vineyards, 900+ acres• 71 licensed wineries• 268,000 gallons worth more than $12.7 million

Nutrition Education for Low-Income Families

• USDA funded program administered through ISU Extension

• Families taught to make informed choices about food, manage family finances, become more self-sufficient

• 3,000 families and pregnant teens, 16,500 youth served each year

• Every $1 spent on nutrition education saves $8.03 in future health care costs

Strengthening Communities

Community Visioning Program• Connects community leaders with

Iowa State’s landscape design faculty to develop improved streetscapes

• >125 Iowa communities have participated

Community Vitality Center• Brings together local citizens to stimulate

entrepreneurial initiatives and community enhancement through networking, education, mentoring, and business plan competitions

Bioeconomy Leadership

• Leading community discussions • Organizing statewide meetings• Coordinating corporate visits and

partnership opportunities• Assessing business plans and feasibility

of proposed biobased industries• Educating Iowans about new discoveries

related to biobased products

Tri-City Energy Biodiesel Refinery

“The feasibility study provided by Iowa State University Extension’s Value-Added Agriculture Program was an integral part in the development of Tri-City Energy.”

— Al Moandersales and marketing manager

ISU Extension provided a technical and design assessment for the construction of a biodiesel plant inside an abandoned building in Keokuk

Election Officials Training

Praise from Governor Culver:“Extension … has done an outstanding job of organizing and administering the State Election Administrator Training (SEAT) for the past four years and the Precinct Election Official Training (PEO) program this past year.… Partnerships such as this exemplify the value of the land grant mission of Iowa State University to the citizens of Iowa.”

December 15, 2006

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Horizons Program

• 23 Rural Iowa communities• 750 completed leadership training• Addressing poverty, economic decline

“The Horizons experience helped me realize that small solutions, individual efforts can improve the conditions in a community when it comes to dealing with the huge issue of poverty.”

Global Extension Issues

• Food availability, accessibility, affordability

• Application of new technology• Trust between end users and

providers• Gaps between research and

practice, and in the agricultural value chain

Training Needs of Global Extension

Partners• Practical use of scientific knowledge• Communication processes• Adult Learning processes• Marketing, partnerships and networks• Processes and resources• Issues important to community vitality

Global Core Competency Needs

• Subject matter• Community and social action processes• Educational programming• Engagement• Information and education delivery• Interpersonal relations• Knowledge of organization• Leadership• Organizational management• Professionalism

Turkish photos from Global Extension Web site

Assorted photos from Global Extension Web site

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Why?

Education builds hope andHopeful people buildTheir own future.

The peculiarities of American extension system

1. IT IS A PROACTIVE, RESPONSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATION

2. IT IS COMMITTED TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE THROUGH LIFE-LONG LEARNING

3. IT EMPOWERS CLIENTELE TO ACCESS INFORMATION, SORT THROUGH AND PROCESS IT

Возможные роли экстеншен в России (не только консалтинговая служба) -- служба поддержки

устойчивого развития

• Устойчивое развитие (в комплексном плане, что включает систему коммуникации производителей и потребителей с.х. информациии систему доступа к ресурсам)

• Сила – в регионах

• Мобилизация ресурсов – Новые рынки (в т.ч международные)– Новые продукты (value-added agriculture)– Экологически чистая продукция– Система сертификации– Привлечение инвесторов на развитие новых отраслей хозяйства– Система повышения квалификации для работников системы

экстеншен (консалтинговой службы)

Общее в системе экстеншен России и США

• Диверсификация используемых ресурсов (например, чистая окружающая среда – это тоже ресурс)

• Оптимизация ресурсов, доступных каждому фермеру в зависимости от индивидуальных возможностей

• Облегчение фермерам доступа к рынкам и финансовой самообеспеченности сельского хозяйства на уровне регионов

• Обеспечение информационной поддержки в масштабах страны и экспертной системы (в США – с участием университетов)

Возможности системы экстеншен Штата Айова во взаимодействии с системой

консалтинга в России• Главная цель системы экстеншн – это улучшение

сельскохозяйственного производства с помощью практического образования и подготовки фермеров и через передачу технологий и инноваций, ориентированная на максимально эффективное использование ресурсов и устойчивое развитие.

• Возможно создание совместной системы подготовки сельскохозяйственных консультантов для развивающихся регионов, которые способны эффективно работать как с фермерами, так и оценивать их нужды, находить неформальные решения проблем для различных звеньев агропромышленного комплекса.

• Система демонстрационных ферм.

• Улучшение роли средств массовой информации.

• Развитие целевых образовательных программ.

Extension: Yesterday, Today …& Tomorrow

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