Building Agricultural Extension Capacity in Post-Conflict Settings.

• Author: McNamara, Paul.
• TeilnehmendeR: Moore, Austen.; Christoplos, Ian.; Edney, Kirk.; Gêmo, Hélder R.; Hanagriff, Roger.; Jayatilaka, M. W. A. P.; King, Joseph.; Klein, Linda R.; Madden, Nicholaus M.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : CAB International,, 2017.; ©2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (439 pages)

This book investigates the experiences and issues involved with rebuilding extension systems n post-conflict settings. It evaluates the impact of different extension policy approaches and practice in such settings, and identifes the key elements needed to effectively rebuild agricultural extension systems and programs in post-conflict contexts.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: -- 1 Agricultural Extension in Post-Conflict Liberia: Progress Made and Lessons Learned -- 2 Strengthening Agriculture Extension in Post-War Sierra Leone: Progress and Prospects for Increased Extension Impact -- 3 Challenges in Rebuilding the Agricultural Extension System in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- 4 Enhancing Food Security in the World's Youngest Nation: A Case Study of Agricultural Extension in South Sudan -- 5 Mozambique: Rebuilding Agricultural Extension in the Post-Conflict Period (1993-2015) -- 6 Beyond Enabling Livelihoods: Agricultural Extension in Post-War Rebuilding and Reconciliation in the North of Sri Lanka -- 7 Agricultural Extension in Post-Conflict Myanmar (Burma): Context and Lessons Learned -- 8 Agricultural Extension in Iraq, 2003-2012: Perspectives of US Partnerships during Conflict -- 9 Post-Conflict Rebuilding of Afghanistan's Agricultural Extension System -- 10 Tajikistan: Creating Agricultural Extension Services in a New Post-Soviet, Post-Conflict State -- 11 The Development of Extension Services in Post-Soviet, Post-Conflict Georgia -- 12 Agricultural Extension in Post-Conflict Guatemala: Achievements and Challenges in Building a New National System -- 13 Synthesis: The Political Economy of an Extension Service Provider on the Frontline of Conflict -- Index -- Back Cover.