More effective information flow between researchers, extension officers and farmers in Zambia: lessons learned from the Zambian Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Simumba, Davy (author) and Koopman, Martine (author)
    Format:
    Brief
    Publication Date:
    2011-01
    URL:
    https://iicd.org/documents/more-effective-information-flow-between-researchers-extension-officers-and-farmers-in-zambia-lessons-learned-from-the-zambian-agriculture-research-institute/
    Published:
    The Netherlands: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D10109
    Subject Term:
    agriculture research, communication, communication networks, extension agents, extension communication, extension programs, farmers, information needs, linkages, literacy, low-income farmers, rural communication, small farmers, agriculture, subsistence agriculture, researchers, and Zambia (Africa, Eastern)
    Notes:
    5 pages., Via website., This project learning brief describes the lessons learned from the INFORNET (Development of an Effective Information Flow Network) project carried out by the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI) with support from IICD. ICT was used to improve access to the knowledge generated by agricultural researchers and transmitted to farmers by extension workers. Improved research-extension linkages, as well as enhanced communication among researchers in different regions, were central to ZARI's INFORNET project.

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