TY  - JOUR
AV  - public
A1  - Wheeler, S A
A1  - Zuo, A
A1  - Bjornlund, H
A1  - Mdemu, M V
A1  - Van Rooyen, A F
A1  - Munguambe, P
TI  - An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570
JF  - International Journal of Water Resources Development
SN  - 0790-0627
PB  - Taylor and Francis Group
N1  - The research in this article was part of the project Increasing Irrigation Water Productivity in
Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe through On-Farm Monitoring, Adaptive Management and
Agricultural Innovation Platforms. We are grateful for advice from Jamie Pittock and Richard Strizaker
and two anonymous reviewers.This research was funded by the Australian government via the Australian Centre for International
Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and by an ARC Future Fellowship [FT140100773].
N2  - 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.
KW  - Extension; South-eastern Africa; Irrigation; Hard technology; Soft technology; Agricultural productivity; Africa; Irrigated-agriculture
Y1  - 2017///
SP  - 755
ID  - icrisat9773
EP  - 769
VL  - 33
IS  - 5
ER  -