Agricultural Extension Reform in Tanzania: Vision and Guiding Principles

Journal of Continuing Education and Extension, 2005; 2(1): 1-15A 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

The Importance of Frame Participation in Rehabilitating Regarded Uluguru Mountain Slopes: The Experiences from Magadu and Towero Villages in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

The land of the Uluguru mountain slopes located above the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) main campus is characterized by degraded poor soils with deep gullies endangering the University infrastructures and the lives of the local people. To curb further damage to the environment, SUA initiated the Uluguru Mountain Integrated Soil Conservation Project (UMISCP). Farmers from two villages were involved from the beginning in carrying out rehabilitation and land management activities. Through participation, farmers identified themselves with the project and were able to determine and implement the strategies deemed relevant for rehabilitating the degraded areas. The strategies which were used to involve farmers and the achievements attained due to farmer participation in the project are described in this article. Authors are of the opinion that some of the experiences encountered could provide lessons to similar development oriented projects

Agricultural extension through participatory approaches: Lessons from UMADEP, Morogoro, Tanzania

Journal of Continuing Education and Extension, 2005; 2(1):67-74The 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

Agricultural extension through participatory approaches: Lessons from UMADEP, Morogoro, Tanzania

Journal of Continuing Education and Extension, 2005; 2(1):67-74The 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