Regina Birner

TL;DR: The role of agricultural advisory services in supporting the use of the agricultural sector as an engine of pro-poor growth and enabling small farmers to meet new challenges, such as accessing export markets, adopting environmentally sustainable production techniques, and coping with HIV/AIDS and other health challenges that affect agriculture as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework for analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services is proposed and the framework suggests an impact chain approach to analyze the performance and impact of advisory services and discusses theoretical and empirical research methods that can be used when applying the framework.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare the experience of Asian countries that were able to launch a smallholder-based Green Revolution with the experiences of African countries that are still struggling with this goal.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study from Chile is used as an example to demonstrate the potential of the MAS framework for water resources management in an efficient, equitable, and sustainable way.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss various options for providing and financing agricultural advisory services, which involve the public and private sectors as well as a third sector comprising nongovernmental organizations and farmer-based organizations.