Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers DetailsPublications in this seriesDetails ODI's Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN) was established in the mid-1980s to link policy-makers, practitioners and researchers in the agriculture sector of developing countries. AgREN was founded on a strong belief in the importance of information exchange and learning from both positive and negative experience. It aims to provide its members with up-to-date information and the opportunity to maintain a dialogue with others who have similar professional interests. Publications in this series Rural Radio in in Agricultural Extension: the example of vernacular radio programmes on soil and water conservation in N. Ghana Publication - Journal articles or issues - 1 January 2007 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 127 Robert Chapman, Roger Blench, Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic’ and A.B.T. Zakariah This paper describes this specific experience in the context of rural radio as a tool for agricultural extension and rural development, with reference to the dramatically changing technology environment that is currently influencing information and communication processes worldwide. Download AgREN Newsletter No 52 Publication - Newsletters - 30 June 2005 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 52 AgRen's final newsletter, covering various topics including the reason's why the publication was unique. Download Prioritising farmers' extension needs in a publicly-funded contract system of extension: a case study from mukono district, Uganda Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 June 2005 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 147 B. Obaa, J. Mutimba and A.R. Semana Uganda is phasing out its public extension system and replacing it with a ‘private service provider advisory’ system. Download Improving backyard poultry-keeping: a case study from India Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 June 2005 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 146 Czech Conroy, Nick Sparks, D. Chandrasekaran, Anshu Sharma, Dinesh Shindey, L.R. Singh, A. Natarajan, K. Anitha A research project has been investigating the production problems facing backyard poultry-keepers in two locations in rural India, Udaipur District in Rajasthan and Trichy District in Tamil Nadu, and seeking to work with poultry-keepers to address some of them. Download Watershed management to counter farming systems decline: toward a demand-driven, systems-oriented research agenda Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 June 2005 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 145 Laura A. German, Berhane Kidane and Kindu Mekonnen This paper outlines an approach for grounding watershed management in local incentives for improved natural resource management (NRM) beyond the farm level, addressing component-specific contributions to landscape degradation, and bringing formal research contributions to bear on a demand-driven NRM agenda. Download Pages12345…next ›last » View content in the Search Centre:AgricultureForests and the environmentGlobal
Rural Radio in in Agricultural Extension: the example of vernacular radio programmes on soil and water conservation in N. Ghana Publication - Journal articles or issues - 1 January 2007 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 127 Robert Chapman, Roger Blench, Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic’ and A.B.T. Zakariah This paper describes this specific experience in the context of rural radio as a tool for agricultural extension and rural development, with reference to the dramatically changing technology environment that is currently influencing information and communication processes worldwide. Download
AgREN Newsletter No 52 Publication - Newsletters - 30 June 2005 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 52 AgRen's final newsletter, covering various topics including the reason's why the publication was unique. Download
Prioritising farmers' extension needs in a publicly-funded contract system of extension: a case study from mukono district, Uganda Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 June 2005 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 147 B. Obaa, J. Mutimba and A.R. Semana Uganda is phasing out its public extension system and replacing it with a ‘private service provider advisory’ system. Download
Improving backyard poultry-keeping: a case study from India Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 June 2005 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 146 Czech Conroy, Nick Sparks, D. Chandrasekaran, Anshu Sharma, Dinesh Shindey, L.R. Singh, A. Natarajan, K. Anitha A research project has been investigating the production problems facing backyard poultry-keepers in two locations in rural India, Udaipur District in Rajasthan and Trichy District in Tamil Nadu, and seeking to work with poultry-keepers to address some of them. Download
Watershed management to counter farming systems decline: toward a demand-driven, systems-oriented research agenda Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 June 2005 Agricultural Research & Extension Network (AgREN) Papers 145 Laura A. German, Berhane Kidane and Kindu Mekonnen This paper outlines an approach for grounding watershed management in local incentives for improved natural resource management (NRM) beyond the farm level, addressing component-specific contributions to landscape degradation, and bringing formal research contributions to bear on a demand-driven NRM agenda. Download
