About this book

Agriculture Extension System: An International Perspective is a book that features unique agricultural extension systems and approaches found throughout the world. The book is composed of seventeen chapters, written by extension practitioners who have worked with and in many cases influenced the development of the extension systems which are profiled. These systems provide a cross section of extension approaches found internationally.

Internationally, extension systems cannot be easily generalized into groups due to the diversity of the countries, the people, the evolution of their political systems and the economic barriers faced. As with people, extension continues to change and evolve. The purpose of this book is to examine the extension systems being utilized throughout the world in both developed and developing countries. Through the use of case studies, extension programs are examined. By studying the diverse approaches to extension education, the reader can study the impact of these systems on people and communities. Experiences of others can be shared. Learning from the achievements and mistakes of others can be helpful. It is in this spirit that this book is written.

These extension systems include public, non-governmental, private and parastatal approaches. Countries profiled include the United States, Uruguay, Ireland, Mozambique, Poland, Ukraine, Armenia, Nepal, India, Eritrea and non-government approaches to extension delivery used throughout the world.

Dr. William M. Rivera writes a capstone chapter examining the Current Limits of Decentralizations and Privatization in agricultural extension work.

Authors

• Dr. Jon Anderson, USDA, Bureau of USAID; Dr. Mary Andrews, Michigan State University
• Dr. Ross Beach, DevCorps International; Dr. Frank Brewer, Michigan State University
• Dr. Williams Brown, Louisiana State University; Dr. Kerry Byrnes, USAID
• Dr. Ray Clark, Michigan State University; Dr. Nancy Crago, Pennsylvania State University
• Dr. L. Van Crowder, FAO; Dr. Arlen Leholm, Michigan State University
• Dr. Seamus Lillis, Dublin Ireland; Dr. John O'Sullivan, NCA&T State University
• Dr. Nick Place, University of Florida, Dr. Kailash Pyakuryd, Tribhuvan University Nepal
• Dr. M.N. Reddy, MANAGE, India; Mr. Ernesto Restanio, INIA, Uruguay
• Dr. John Richardson, North Carolina State University; Dr. William Rivera, University of Maryland
• Dr. Roger Steele, Ithaca, New York; Dr. Murari Suvedi, Michigan State University
• Dr. Lakshman Velupillai, Louisiana State University, Dr. Satish Verma, Louisiana State University
• Dr. Raymond Vlasin, Michigan State University; and Ms. Nicole Webser, Michigan State University