Challenges to institutionalizing participatory extension: The case of Farmer Livestock schools in

Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-194

  Minh, Thai Thi ^a   Larsen, Carl Erik Schou ^b   Neef, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Farmer Livestock School (FLS); Institutionalization; Participatory extension approach (PEA); Participatory training approach (PTA); Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951990252     PISSN: 1389224X     EISSN: 17508622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13892241003651449     Document Type: Article

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