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http://dx.doi.org/10.12653/jecd.2014.21.2.0143

Present and Future Agricultural Extension System and International Cooperation Systems for Agricultural Technologies in Ghana  

Isaac, Ansah (Training, Communication & Technology Transfer Unit, Crop Research Institute)
Cho, Gyoung-Rae (International Technology Cooperation Center, Rural Development Administration)
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Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development / v.21, no.2, 2014 , pp. 143-184 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explore the present and future agricultural extension system and international cooperation systems for agricultural technologies in Ghana. The role of agricultural extension in the next decade should be quite different from what it was 10 years ago or even now. Its role as a facilitator of agricultural knowledge system would only increase as more participants from private sector would get involved in extension. The public sector extension would still continue to be the major extension provider in most parts of the country as the private sector alone would not be able to meet even partially the varied needs of farmers. Internal reforms are thus going to be the greatest challenge for the Ghana Extension System. The cooperation systems work in partnership with other stakeholder to provide agricultural extension and advisory services to farmers. Innovations (information/knowledge) emerging from the seed industry may be seen as dynamic and systemic process which can emerge from many sources. KAFECI's interventions must be flexible to accommodate such changes if the need arises in subsequent years (year 2 & 3). The framework and tools for technology transfer and dissemination is developed on "innovation platform" where a group of stakeholders/collaborators with diverse social and economic backgrounds, work towards a common objective or challenge.
Keywords
Agricultural Extension; Ghana;
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