Communication and extension services at the 2010 Tropentag

The 2010 Tropentag meeting in September mobilized a number of interesting presentations and posters on communication and extension in agriculture - the abstracts are online, and include:

• Learning through Moving Pictures: Farmer-to-farmer Video to Stimulate Farmers' Innovations about Botanical and Alternative Pest Management Practices in Bangladesh



• "Aid-infoservice Germany": A Success Model for the Development Cooperation



• Potential of Posters as Visual Pictorial Aids in the Process of Health and Nutrition Counselling in Cameroon



• Capacity Development as a Bridge to Transform Scientific Knowledge into Action for the World Food System



• Role of Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) in Syrian Drylands



• Influence of Public and Private Agents in the Use of new Knowledge and Technology among Small-scale Producers: The Case of the Honduran Coffee Chain



• Impact of Dissemination Pathways on the Probability and Intensity of "Push Pull" Technology Uptake in Western Kenya



• Research Spillover: Quantification Methods and Recent Experiences in ICRISAT Groundnut Research