Success story of implementing the self-sustaining agricultural extension system in Rwanda

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Innocent, Musabyimana (author), Ranganathan (author), Sankaranarayanan (author), and Vasanthakaalam, Hilda (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-09
    URL:
    http://www.academicjournals.org/JAERD
    Published:
    Rwanda
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12001
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
    Journal Title Details:
    10(9) : 175-185
    Subject Term:
    crops, development communication, education effects, extension, extension services, extension systems, farmers, finance, productivity, training, training programs, farmer training, Rwanda (Africa, Eastern), farmers as teachers, and self sustaining
    Notes:
    11 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription, Researchers assessed the impact of a self-sustaining extension system to help stakeholders improve its current implementation. Analysis revealed that implementation of the system has a strong impact in agricultural development through motivation and increased training of farmer promoters.

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