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What works in Rural Advisory Services?
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| Subtitle
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Global Good Practice Notes
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| Author
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Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS)
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| Editor or Organisation
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divers
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| Year
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2018
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| Type
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good practice
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| Language
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English
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| Table of Contents
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Section 1: Governance & Structure
Section 2: Capacity & Manangement
Section 3: Advisory Methods
Section 4: Cross-cutting Issues
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| Abstract
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There is plenty of information available in the public domain
that covers various aspects of rural advisory services (RAS; in
many countries also referred to as extension). However, this
information is often scattered, presented in complex academic
language, and not readily accessible. RAS managers and
practitioners, who often have very limited time and may have
only basic formal education, find it difficult to make use of this
information. Another weakness of the available literature is
that much of it is written up as success stories, lacking balanced
information about an extension method’s weaknesses and
under what circumstances it may or may not be effective.
The Global Good Practices (GGP) Initiative of the Global Forum
for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) aims to bridge the existing
knowledge gap regarding what works in RAS by looking at
experiences of existing good practices and evidence at a
global level to create a set of concise briefs – Global Good
Practice Notes. These provide guidance to extension managers
and practitioners on how to select and apply approaches in
their specific situation. The notes also explain the different
ways in which an approach has been used, and how it has
been adapted to different contexts and countries. In addition
to extension managers and practitioners, other audiences
who will find the notes useful include staff and students in
universities and other educational institutions, researchers,
policy-makers, producer organisations and private companies
buying produce from farmers, and development practitioners
interested in promoting agricultural innovations.
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