Promoting participatory agricultural extension in the Pacific

The Pacific Extension Summit, the first of its kind in the region, was set-up to strengthen support for Participatory Agricultural Extension (PAE) in the Pacific through promoting participatory approaches to identify problems and needs within the agriculture. Its goal was to examine past extension practice and chart a course for the future whereby agricultural extension would be more responsive to the needs of farmers in the region and more inclusive of marginalised groups such as women and youth.

Now there is an opportunity if ever we heard one! The process of reflection on Pacific agricultural extension is still ongoing with plans for the next Summit in the pipeline. This would appear to be an excellent opportunity to raise awareness about the need for more youth oriented extension.

Contact the coordinator of the Information, Communication and Extension (ICE) group Land Resources Division, SPC for more information.