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Agricultural extension has long been seen as a key element for enabling farmers to obtain information and technologies that can improve their livelihoods (Purcell and Anderson, 1997) and is recognised as an important factor in promoting agricultural development (Birkhaeuser et al., 1991; Anderson and Feder, 2007).Yet negative experiences with extension in the past have sparked considerable debate worldwide about the best way to provide and finance agricultural extension. However, according to Anderson and Feder, (2004) it is generally accepted that only a well-performing extension service can make significant contributions to improved agricultural growth and the welfare of poor people. It is in this regard that Nambiro, et al., (2006) and Rees, et al., (2000) posits that it was as a result of ineptness in the public extension system, a third type of extension service; private agricultural extension system has emerged comprising of private companies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and faith-based organizations. Community based organizations serve as the apex organizations by which communities can embark on agricultural development projects, small scale industries, vocational and trade, skills, rural transportation and other rural economic activities (Fakoya et al., 2000; Awa and Ema, 1992; Adejumobi, 1997). Abstract: Agriculture remains the main source of income for many people in the world especially the rural populace. Yet the continued existence of substandard agricultural extension services provided by government has many rural farmers realizing poor crop yields and meager disposal incomes. The emergence of community based organizations (CBOs) providing agricultural extension services, is thought to cure these societal concern. This study investigated the relationship between operational frameworks and performance of community based organizations implementing agricultural extension services in Buuri Sub County in Meru County. The study is pivoted on one theory; Core Competencies Theory. Descriptive survey research design guided the study. Target population consisted of 1,870 respondents of whom 62 were community based organizations’ officials and 1,808 members. The study’s sample size was made up of 319 respondents and Stratified sampling was employed to classify CBOs in 3 strata based on their main value chains and final subjects selected using Simple random sampling technique. Primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires for registered CBOs’ members and an interview guide for CBOs’ officials. Quantitative data was analyzed making use of descriptive statistics while qualitative data was outlined in descriptions guided by themes under investigation. The study established that the use of information communication technologies (ICT), working monitoring and evaluation systems, recruitment of qualified staff and a clear organizational structure all exhibited a relationship with the performance of CBOs providing agricultural extension services. The study concluded that operational frameworks had a pivotal role in performance of CBOs providing agricultural extension services as they promoted a corporate culture and integrated principles of good governance in the organizations. The study recommends that to attain set out goals and excellent performance, CBOs in the study locale must have strong operational frameworks in place.

international journal of research studies in agricultural sciences

Relationship Between Operational Frameworks and Performance of Community Based Organizations in Implementing Agricultural Extension Services in Buuri Sub-County, Meru County, Kenya