International extension networks provide vital services to stakeholders using a variety of organizational structures.
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Development and validation of the international extension network advocacy capacity scale
Extension is sometimes viewed globally as less important than academic research and innovation, even though these networks are crucial to agricultural development.
Advancing information and communication technologies (ICTs) has become central to international agricultural and extension development efforts.
Model of success: Extension services helping Ugandan youth find a career in agriculture
As the world continues to experience a population boom amidst growing food insecurity concerns, the need for well-trained and competent youth in agriculture-related industries is on the rise in Sub-Saharan African countries, specifically Uganda.
Organizational innovation in times of crises: The case of extension and advisory services
Since it formally began, extension institutions have been innovating in response to the changing environment. Past crises have induced organizational innovation in limited ways.
Implementation of decentralized and pluralistic policies in provision of extension services has led to increased availability of actors providing extension services to farmers in most developing countries including Kenya.
Identifying information and communication technology use capacity needs of extension networks
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has the potential to address critical considerations within rural advisory service (RAS) networks, specifically, getting the right information to audiences in a timely and appropriate manner.
The future of extension: A network emergence perspective from the case of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services
Extension, as a socially-based institution, must constantly evolve with society. This case study on the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services uses social network theory to add to the literature on network emergence in the context of extension.
Across the globe extension or rural advisory service (RAS) networks are experiencing dramatic changes. Rural to urban population shifts, climate variability, and increased competition for limited resources have created a challenging environment.