Webinar: East Africa Perspectives on the Book: Agricultural Extension - Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-organized by IFPRI Malawi and IFPRI Ethiopia
Date: October 28, 2020
Time: 09:30 am to 11:00 am EDT/ 03:30 pm to 05:00 pm SAST
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On September 10, IFPRI launched the book Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries, edited by Kristin Davis, Suresh Babu, and Catherine Ragasa. The book provides a global overview of agricultural extension and advisory services and assesses and compares extension systems at the national and regional level. It also examines the performance of extension approaches in a selected set of country cases, and shares lessons and policy insights. Covered countries include Brazil, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Uganda.
For this virtual event, co-organized by IFPRI Ethiopia and IFPRI Malawi, presenters will offer perspectives and insights based on new data from Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda. A panel discussion with multisectoral experts will bring out comparisons between these countries.
Presenters:
• Kristin Davis, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
• Guush Berhane, Research Fellow, IFPRI
• Catherine Mthinda, Independent Consultant, former Senior Lecturer, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR)
• Ephraim Nkonya, Non-Resident Fellow, IFPRI
Panelists:
• Yenenesh Egu Bezabih, Director, Agricultural Extension Directorate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Daimon Kambewa, Associate Professor, Extension Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR)
• Philip Idro, Director, Upland Rice Millers Co. Ltd; Former Uganda Ambassador to China
Closing Remarks:
- Bob Baulch, Senior Research Fellow/Program Leader IFPRI Malawi
Moderator:
• Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Senior Research Fellow/Program Leader IFPRI Ethiopia
Links:
Book - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Agricultural extension: Global status and performance in selected countries: Synopsis
Book chapters
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