eprintid: 9773
rev_number: 22
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datestamp: 2016-11-10 08:05:59
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creators_name: Wheeler, S A
creators_name: Zuo, A
creators_name: Bjornlund, H
creators_name: Mdemu, M V
creators_name: Van Rooyen, A F
creators_name: Munguambe, P
icrisatcreators_name: Van Rooyen, A F
affiliation: Centre for Global Food and Resources, University of Adelaide (Adelaide)
affiliation: School of Commerce, University of South Australia (Adelaide)
affiliation: Department of Regional Development Planning, Ardhi University (Dar es Salaam)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Bulawayo)
affiliation: Ministério da Agricultura e Segurança Alimentar, Instituto Nacional de Irrigação (Maputo)
country: Australia
country: Tanzania
country: Zimbabwe
title: An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: A1
subjects: s17
subjects: s23
subjects: s28
divisions: CRPS5
crps: crp1.13
full_text_status: public
keywords: Extension; South-eastern Africa; Irrigation; Hard technology; Soft technology; Agricultural productivity; Africa; Irrigated-agriculture
note: 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].
abstract: 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.
date: 2017
date_type: published
publication: International Journal of Water Resources Development
volume: 33
number: 5
publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
pagerange: 755-769
id_number: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0790-0627
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570
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related_url_type: pub
funders: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
citation:   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     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/9773/1/2017-5-22_An%20overvie.pdf