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B.T. Hanyani-Mlambo
Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
Zimbabwe, 2002
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Integrated Support to Sustainable Development and Food Security Programme
The agricultural extension system in Zimbabwe
Historical and organizational background
Agricultural extension approaches used in Zimbabwe
Effectiveness of current agricultural extension services
New agricultural extension approaches
Experiences of improving smallholder farmers' livelihoods
Perceptions of success and failure
Examples of success stories
Examples of failures
Actors in the pluralistic agricultural extension system
SWOT analysis of extension service providers
Formal institutional linkages and informal networks among extension service providers
Linkages and networks around various extension service providers
Networks around rural district councils
Informal farmer knowledge networks
Recommendations and conclusions for collaborative extension delivery strategies
Annex 1: Key informant interviews: Discussion guide
Annex 2: Profiles of providers of agricultural extension services
Agricultural Research Trust Farm
CARE International
Catholic Development Agency
Commercial Farmers' Union
Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE)
Dairy Development Programme
Department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services (AGRITEX)
Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS)
Department of Veterinary Services
Farmers' Development Trust
Forestry Commission
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Ministry of Local Government
Ministry of Youth Development, Gender and Employment Creation
Natural Resources Board
Rural district councils
Silveira House
Smallholder Dry Areas Resource Management Programme
Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources (SAFIRE)
University of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Farmers' Union
Zimbabwe Fertilizer Company Private Limited