Daku, Lefter (author), Norton, George W. (author), Taylor, Daniel B. (author), Petrela, Eivis Qenani (author), and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
California Polytechnic State University
Format:
Online journal article
Publication Date:
2007-07-30
Published:
United States: Taylor & Francis
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: D10967
12 pages, via online journal, Following the economic reforms in the early 90's, most of the south-eastern European countries (SEE) made efforts to establish agricultural extension services. However, a number of factors including tight governmental budgets, lack of experience, and the existence of vested interests have constrained the development of extension services. This paper examines the rationale for public funding of extension programs and evaluates the incentive structure for private and public provision of agricultural extension service in the SEE countries. It suggests a medium and long-term approach with a primary focus on institutional design. Two groups of factors that affect the private sector supply of extension are analyzed: (i) demand and supply-side factors that affect the profitability of the service and (ii) factors arising from the public-good nature of extension output, externalities, and moral hazards that affect the appropriation of returns of the service. The main conclusion is that the SEE countries should try to achieve a public-private extension balance by following a gradual approach toward privatization of the agricultural extension service. However, the paper advocates a continued important role for the public sector to correct for potential undesirable effects of private advisory services.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02376
Notes:
Pages 73-96 in Louise Phillips, Anabella Carvalho and Julie Doyle (eds.), Citizen voices: performing public participation in science and environmental communication. Intellect, Bristol, UK. 231 pages.
Moon, W. (author), Florkowski, W. J. (author), Resurrecction, A. V. A. (author), Paraskova, P. (author), Beuchat, L. R. (author), and Chinnan, M. S. (author)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: C10331
Journal Title Details:
FS 98-05, 14 pages
Notes:
Faculty Series are circulated without formal review. The views contained in this paper are the sole responsibility of the author., Faculty Series of University of Georgia