CAB R742298; Paper initially presented at the Sixth International Farm management Congress; 1986 July 2; Minneapolis, MN, In: Roberts, Nigel, ed. Agricultural extension in Africa. Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 1989. p. 93-98, Significant innovations with potentially broad application in agricultural extension that are under way in World Bank funded projects in developing countries are highlighted. These include: (1) the proliferation of the electronic mass media (radio and television); (2S) the availability of small, handy video cameras; (3) the development of interactive voice-computer systems; (4) increased reliance on private extension services; (5) increased role of farmers' groups and individual contacts; and (6) the greater attention being given to women's agricultural extension needs