An overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWheeler, S.
dc.contributor.authorZuo, A.
dc.contributor.authorBjornlund, H.
dc.contributor.authorMdemu, M.
dc.contributor.authorvan Rooyen, A.
dc.contributor.authorMunguambe, P.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis study provides an overview of extension influence on the adoption of irrigation innovations in developed and developing countries, and finds that extension plays a more significant positive role in influencing soft technology adoption in developing countries. Case studies on the nature, use and availability of extension advice in six irrigation schemes in Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe are presented. The use of government extension officers varied significantly, with extension use not linked to farm outcomes. The results suggest the need to support more diverse sources of advice and to promote institutional reform in south-eastern Africa.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySarah Ann Wheeler, Alec Zuo, Henning Bjornlund, Makarius Victor Mdemu, Andre van Rooyen and Paiva Munguambe
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Water Resources Development, 2017; 33(5):755-769
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570
dc.identifier.issn0790-0627
dc.identifier.issn1360-0648
dc.identifier.orcidWheeler, S. [0000-0002-6073-3172]
dc.identifier.orcidZuo, A. [0000-0003-0425-4633]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/108250
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100773
dc.rights© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2016.1225570
dc.subjectExtension; south-eastern Africa; irrigation; hard technology; soft technology
dc.titleAn overview of extension use in irrigated agriculture and case studies in south-eastern Africa
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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