relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/9773/
title: An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa
creator: Wheeler, S A
creator: Zuo, A
creator: Bjornlund, H
creator: Mdemu, M V
creator: Van Rooyen, A F
creator: Munguambe, P
subject: Agriculture
subject: Irrigation
subject: Water Resources
subject: African Agriculture
description: This study provides an overview of extension influence on the adoption of irrigation innovations in developed and developing countries, and finds that extension plays a more significant positive role in influencing soft technology adoption in developing countries. Case studies on the nature, use and availability of extension advice in six irrigation schemes in Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe are presented. The use of government extension officers varied significantly, with extension use not linked to farm outcomes. The results suggest the need to support more diverse sources of advice and to promote institutional reform in south-eastern Africa.
publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
date: 2017
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/9773/1/2017-5-22_An%20overvie.pdf
identifier:   Wheeler, S A and Zuo, A and Bjornlund, H and Mdemu, M V and Van Rooyen, A F and Munguambe, P  (2017) An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa.  International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33 (5).  pp. 755-769.  ISSN 0790-0627     
relation: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570
relation: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570