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Present and Future Agricultural Extension System of Malawi

말라위 농촌지도사업의 현재와 미래

  • Received : 2014.01.21
  • Accepted : 2014.05.10
  • Published : 2014.06.30

Abstract

Malawi's agricultural extension system has been subjected to a number of criticisms in recent times for failing to contribute significantly to agricultural development and for not responding to the needs of the smallholder farmers. Despite this, extension is still seen as key to improving poverty and rural livelihoods.There is a number of challenges facing extension that require a response from the public sector and other stakeholders. A clear and positive response to these challenges will help shape the future of agricultural extension in Malawi for the benefit of all farmers and the attainment of the broad policy objectives of government: democratization, market liberalization, decentralization, HIV/AIDS crisis, shrinking public sector resources, public sector reform, and co-ordination, etc. The mission is to provide pluralistic demand driven extensions services and promote equalisation and co-ordination in service provision in order to achieve food security at household level, there-by reducing poverty. On the other hand the vision is that 'All farmers' demand and access high quality extension services from those best able to provide them'. DAES implements its extension policy through the District Agricultural Extension Services System (DAESS), based on Model Village Approach.

말라위 농촌지도사업은 최근 농업개발에서의 부족한 기여와 소농의 요구에 부응하지 못한 측면에서 많은 비판을 받고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 농촌지도사업은 농촌생활과 농촌빈곤 문제 개선을 위해서 중시되고 있다. 말라위 농촌지도사업은 공공부문과 민간부문에서 많은 도전을 받고 있다. 이러한 도전에 분명하고 적극적인 대응은 모든 농가들에게 편익을 제공하고 정부정책 목적을 달성하기 위한 농촌지도사업의 미래의 모습을 만드는 데 있어서 매우 중요하다. 말라위 농촌지도사업의 당면과제는 민주주의, 시장자유화, 분권화, 에이즈, 공공자원부족, 공공부문개혁, 협력 등이다. 이를 달성하기 위하여 말라위 농촌지도사업은 복합적인 지도사업수요를 제공해야 하고, 식량문제와 빈곤문제해결을 위하여 협력을 촉진해야 한다. 또한 지도사업은 모델빌리지접근법(Model-village approaches)을 기초한 지역농촌지도사업 시스템을 통하여 모든 농가들이 접근할 수 있고 질높은 지도사업 서비스를 추진해야 할 것이다.

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