Putting Process into Practice: Operationalising Participatory Extension

摘要: This paper aims to stimulate discussion on the operationalisation of learning process approaches community development and rural extension. It attempts systematise a participatory extension approach into phases steps, which allow agents understand dynamics, while preventing blueprint implementation. The systematisation, in combination with an intensive training over one two years, is seen as foundation for field staff. cornerstones this are social mobilisation includes local organisational development, action planning, experiential through trying out new ideas options evaluation by people involved process. Innovation product negotiation spreading innovation good effective organisation communication at level. Therefore intervention geared toward strengthening mechanisms joint sharing experiences among farmers between outsiders. immediate impact more efficient technologies, but secondary, non-agricultural impacts such improved self-governance, equally important.