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2. Small farm resource centers as informal extension hubs in underserved areas: case studies from southeast asia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bicksler ,Abram (author), Trail, Patrick (author), Bates, Ricky M. (author), Burnette, Richard R. (author), and Thansrithong, Boonsong (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-05
- Published:
- USA: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12626
- Journal Title:
- Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 29, Iss. 2
- Notes:
- 19 pages, A Small Farm Resource Center (SFRC) is an informal in-situ extension model used for testing promising agricultural and rural livelihoods options on a physical central site, with some measure of extension methodology. There is a need to evaluate SFRCs as research-extension models operating outside of formal government extension and advisory services. Seven SFRCs located in Southeast Asia were studied to classify extension methodologies adopted by those centers, evaluate extension efficacy, and to provide recommendations for amplifying their services. On average in 2013, SFRCs were 21.1 years old, covered 24.2 ha, cost 242,000 USD to establish and had a yearly operating cost of 28,500 USD. The work of the seven SFRCs could be classified into five predominant extension methodologies: on-site and off-site demonstrations, on-site and off-site trainings, and off-site extension outreach. Most of the SFRCs utilized combinations of these and tailored their methods to the particular context. Besides agricultural production, SFRCs also offered socio-cultural and socio-economic assistance, owing to a cycle of extension knowledge refinement. SFRCS were re-engaged in 2021 and all 7 were still operational, and the majority provided the same number or more services (57%) as in 2013, utilized the same amount of space (71%), and were perceived to have the same or more efficacy (71%) even in the face of decreasing or stagnating funding (71%) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, SFRCs continue to be used successfully throughout Southeast Asia and provide cost-effective and needs-based extension and advisory services to underserved populations outside of formal extension services.
3. Toward privatization of agricultural extension: a case study of the Veracruz Self-Management System of Production, Mexico
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Quispe, Anibal (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1997
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 116 Document Number: C11798
- Journal Title:
- Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
- Journal Title Details:
- <4(3) : 47-54>
- Notes:
- Francis C. Byrnes Collection