An assessment of the role of research and extension services for small-scale crop farmers in North-Central Namibia

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dc.contributor.authorThomas, Benisiu
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-25T07:52:50Z
dc.date.available2014-06-25T07:52:50Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to assess agricultural research and extension services that are aimed at improving rural household livelihoods in the changing environment in the north-Central Regions of Namibia. The study reviewed various secondary sources or publications and unpublished sources comprising technical reports, books, review papers and maps, all of which were deemed useful based on the role of agricultural research and extension services in north-Central Namibia. The presentations of the results were illustrated by examples from the area of crop production including seed multiplication, animal draught power and crop improvement schemes. The study found sufficient evidence that some research-extension strategies being employed are moderately successful. The main challenge, however, remains to strengthen national farming research or extension systems with an appropriate institutional and coordinating structure, focusing on decentralised participatory and adaptive research and on farm trials.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThomas, B. (2012). An assessment of the role of research and extension services for small-scale crop farmers in North-Central Namibia. Journal of Agriculture and Biodiversity Research, 1, 122-126.en_US
dc.identifier.issn(Online) 2277-0836
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/981
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttp://www.onlineresearchjournals.org/JABRen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural researchen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural extension
dc.subjectFarming systems
dc.subjectExtension systems
dc.titleAn assessment of the role of research and extension services for small-scale crop farmers in North-Central Namibiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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