Smallholder farmers may suffer losses from ex-treme weather events, pests and disease. This is expected to worsen in the face of climate change.
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In July 2016, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and partners launched a three-year evidence-based policy support project to analyze demand for and supply of agricultural extension services in Malawi and help design activitie
The application of digital tools to agricultural extension and advisory services has attracted considerable attention in recent years.
Since 2014, Digital Green and the Government of Ethiopia have been piloting a video-mediated approach to agricultural extension provision.
We developed, implemented, and evaluated an innovative personalized advisory service that complements picture-based insurance (PBI), an easy-to-understand low-cost insurance product for visible crop damage.
There are more than 120 organizations and programs in Malawi working on agriculture that include extension service provision among their main activities.
Since 2014, Digital Green and the Government of Ethiopia have been piloting a project to introduce a community-centric video approach to agricultural extension provision.