National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Policy (NALEP)
National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Policy (NALEP), February 2011
Ministry Of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and Ministry Of Animal Resources And Fisheries (MARF)
NALEP gives directions for the management and organisation of an extension system with both public and private extension service providers. The policy offers guidance for service providers and other stakeholders on matters of standards, approaches, implementation mechanisms, and on how to strengthen coordination among all actors. Key features include: 1) adoption of pluralistic and participatory extension services; 2) the privatization of extension services; 3) research priorities and extension messages that meet farmer needs; 4) focus on developing human resources to commensurate with emerging needs and on other cross cutting issues such as gender and environment affecting agricultural development; 5) the use of multiple approaches to meet diversified client needs and agro-ecological zones; 6) empowerment of clientele and service providers; 7) ensuring factors vital to motivate extension service providers (ESPs) are considered in agriculture development activities; 8) and the financing of extensionservices.
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