Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model

Balasubramanian, K; Daniel, John

Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model

dc.contributor.author	Balasubramanian, K
dc.contributor.author	Daniel, John
dc.coverage.placeName	Portugal	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Global	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-25T22:05:41Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-25T22:05:41Z
dc.date.issued	2010-08-22
dc.description.abstract	Our title is Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model. We argue that the current approach to agricultural extension, which is based on the green revolution, is unsuitable for the horticultural revolution that developing countries want to see. We shall suggest criteria for a better approach to horticultural extension and show how COL’s Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model meets these criteria.// Our talk has five parts. First, we recall the origins of extension programmes and argue that they are no longer fit for purpose. Second we explore how the focus on the green revolution in agriculture has by-passed the development of horticulture. Third, we examine emerging thinking about extension. Fourth, we show how COL’s Lifelong Learning for Farmers programme draws on this thinking. Finally, we conclude by recalling the key premises that underpin the Lifelong Learning for Farmersmodel.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11599/1139
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Commonwealth of Learning (COL)	en_US
dc.subject	Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F)	en_US
dc.subject	Developing World	en_US
dc.title	Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US