Major agricultural extension providers in Tanzania

Rutatora, Deogratias F.; Mattee, Amon Z.

dc.creator	Rutatora, Deogratias F.
dc.creator	Mattee, Amon Z.
dc.date	2022-05-18T09:28:06Z
dc.date	2022-05-18T09:28:06Z
dc.date	2001-12
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:51:29Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:51:29Z
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4160
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91440
dc.description	Journal article: African Study Monographs, 22(4): 155-173
dc.description	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.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	kyoto university IRR
dc.subject	Public extension service
dc.subject	Agricultural extension providers
dc.subject	Cost effectiveness
dc.subject	Private extension service
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.title	Major agricultural extension providers in Tanzania
dc.type	Article