April 2004

International Conference on Transforming Agriculture Extension in Africa

24-28 November 2003
Accra, Ghana

This five-day conference on “Transforming Agricultural Extension in Africa” was held in Accra from 24-28 November 2003 as a follow-up to a similar worldwide conference in Washington D.C. last year. The focus was to exchange experiences in the fields of ‘Extension and Poverty Reduction’, Decentralization, and Public-Private Partnership in Agricultural Extension Delivery and Rural Development. This workshop was held under the auspices of the Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture supported by the German Development Corporation (GTz), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Participants were extension professionals drawn from 13 countries in Africa.

(Available in French)

Click here to view the executive summary, or here to view the full document in French