Major agricultural extension providers in Tanzania
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Date
2001-12
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kyoto university IRR
Abstract
While agricultural extension services in Tanzania have mostly been provided
and financed by the public sector, the landscape is changing with regard to the provision of
extension services in the country. Observations reveal that several non-governmental organi-
sations (NGOs) and farmer-led initiatives have, over time, supplemented extension service
delivery of the public extension services with cost-sharing, but these experiences have not
been formally integrated into the extension system nor has their potential to reduce public
expenditure and improve quality of extension service been considered. As the government
continues to face financial difficulties, it has started to reconsider the issue of public exten-
sion service and is currently entertaining the possibilities of gradually divesting the public
sector of extension, leaving the private sector and users to take an increasing responsibility.
This paper brings to light major providers of extension services in Tanzania to help inform
decision-makers on how various actors can support agricultural extension on a sustainable
basis.
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Journal article: African Study Monographs, 22(4): 155-173
Keywords
Public extension service, Agricultural extension providers, Cost effectiveness, Private extension service, Tanzania