Open AccessREVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. PROGRESS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
Author(s) -
Christopher Ugochukwu Nwafor,
Abiodun A. Ogundeji,
Ifeoma Chinyelu Nwafor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of agribusiness and rural development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1899-5772
pISSN - 1899-5241
DOI - 10.17306/j.jard.2021.01413
Subject(s) - private sector , agricultural extension , agriculture , food security , business , developing country , public sector , economic growth , international development , public economics , economics , marketing , geography , economy , archaeology
Agricultural extension and advisory services in Africa have significant impact on food security as well as economic and social development. Recent moves towards a pluralistic delivery system, facilitated by the emergence of private-sector led initiatives in many countries are the subject of policy and academic discourse. This study used an adapted, fit-for-purpose market systems development framework to review available research in extension and advisory services in selected sub-Sahara Africa countries. Using a literature survey methodology, we report evidence of multiple actors in extension delivery, findings that point towards evolution towards mixed delivery as well as objectives. While there are significant uptake of cost-recovery approaches among commercially-oriented farmers, many smallholder farmers still depended on donor-funded services. Our review adds to existing knowledge through incorporating a market systems development framework, which extends the often-used willingness to pay approach, and highlights the need for merger of both public and private-sector objectives to achieve developmental outcomes.