Browsing by Author "Rutatora, D. F."

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Agricultural Extension Reform in Tanzania: Vision and Guiding Principles
(Institute of Continuing Education, 2005-01) Rutatora, D. F.; Rwenyagira, B. W.
A case is made for the need for agricultural extension reform in Tanzania. The paper not only brings to light issues which necessitate agricultural extension reform such as financing, privatization of extension services, cost-effectiveness, relevance, emergence of farmer-led initiatives, changes in extension practice and sustainability, but also provides the vision, guiding principles and their implications, and strategic options. The vision for extension is meant to provide a shared ideal for various extension stakeholders including providers who although may he different in several-ways, will strive to work according to the vision.
Agricultural extension through participatory approaches: Lessons from UMADEP, Morogoro, Tanzania
(Institute of Continuing Education, 2005-01) Rutatora, D. F.; Mattee, A. Z,; Mgumia, A. H.
The Uluguru Agricultural Development Project (UMADEP) uses a combination of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Participatory Technology Development (PTD), Farmer Groups and Farmer to Farmer extension approaches. Experience in the use of these approaches show that farmers in collaboration with extension workers have developed activities which address location specific problems, generated appropriate technological innovations that are sustainable and take into account the socio-cultural and economic milieu of the communities. In addition, this has led to the formation of farmers ' groups which facilitate learning, decisionmaking, and adoption of agreed innovations. UMADEP's experience shows that use of participatory approaches can lead to making extension efforts more responsive to needs offarming communities, cost effective and sustainable.