Who can farmers turn to for sound advice?

Chris Garforth; Brian Angell; John Archer; Kate Green

Who can farmers turn to for sound advice?

2003

Chris Garforth | Brian Angell | John Archer | Kate Green

Governments that have privatised their extension and advisory services still try to influence decisions that farmers take relating to agriculture, environmental issues, food safety and rural development. Globalisation is intensifying the need for developing country farmers to have access to a wide and flexible range of information at a time when serious doubts about the continuing viability of traditional extension systems abound. Yet where can they obtain good advice?

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agriculture conservation deforestation degradation environment extension farmers food safety governance health icts land social capital social networks soil water

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id21 Development Research Reporting Service

Другие темы

Agriculture and food.extension.extension privatisation; Internet united kingdom; Rural; Agriculture and food; The netherlands; Health.nutrition; Governance.privatisation of infrastructure; Agriculture and food.communication and extension; Agriculture and food.extension; Agriculture and food.agricultural policy