Agricultural extension in Madagascar : broadening services, leveraging partnerships

57141 Findings reports on ongoing operational, economic and sector work carried out by the World Bank and its member governments in the Africa Region. It is published periodically by the Knowledge Networks, Information and Technology Center on behalf of the Region Agricultural Extension in Madagascar: Broadening services, leveraging partnerships Introduction The extension system referred to as Training and Visitation (T&V), which is currently widely used in Africa, emerged from and was launched from the initiatives of the 1980s to support agricultural extension. Since its introduction, this system has gone through several permutations, informed by the experiences on the ground in each country. In the case of Madagascar, these permutations led to supporting farmers' organizations and diversification of the implementing agencies, which include, outside of the government and its units, NGOs and private operators. Capacity Building Capacity building and organizational training constitute one of the 10 major actions decided as a result of a joint mission of donors in April 1996 to study collaboration with farmers' organizations in Madagascar. The Agricultural Extension Program Support project participates regularly in consultations between the Ministry, farmers' organizations, and donors (the World Bank, French and German development agencies) with a view to creating a co-managed mechanism for the training of farmers and technicians. The results of the study "The Evaluation Of The Demand For Training For The Leaders Of Professional Farmers'organizations," serves as a reference to adjust the training program and the strategy of the project. Focal points of the current strategy