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Participatory Extension Experiences from Latin America
John PreissingCountry Representative
FAO
June 4, 2015MEAS Symposium
Session: Strengthening the Role of F2FE and
Farmer Organizations in Extension
Participatory Extension in LA
Historical
– Paolo Freire, Roland Bunch, others– Decline of publicly funded extension in 80s & 90s– Fin. & philosophical drivers to PTARE• NGO experiences in the region• Farmer Field School experiences• Newer goals of food security, decentralization, small
farmer, CC
Participatory Extension Study
Coverage - Organization/Governance – Financing - Participatory Methods Used - Capacity Building - Institutional Relations - Local
Promoter Activities - Effects and Impacts
Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru & Bolivia cases
Findings
Production Increases Lower Cost Deliver More Culturally & Language
appropriate Reaching Scale Holistic & Biodiversity Focus Democratic & Decentralized
& Horizontal Reaching more Women
But ….. Financial Sustainability Linkages w Research Weak Difficulties for Promoters
beyond their Community Difficulties for Promoters in
their Community Weak Institutional Ties Data, data, data
Alright …..
Policy Recomendations
Domestic Funding - Public & Private
Continual Training More Technical &
Material Resources Greater Institutional
Ties Link to Broader
Development Goals• Improved Data
Indicators Bolivia Perú Nicaragua Guatemala
Coverage 4 Provinces
43 Districts
85 Municipalities
2 Departments
Families 575 90,000 23, 000 564
Promotores 95 2,700 2,500 139
Families/Promotor 6 33 9 4
Years as Promoter 8 20 24 5
Female Promoters 26% % % 31%
Female Producers % % % %
USD Costs/Year 1,257* 90 960
Findings