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This Common Framework about Financing Rural Extension has been drawn up by an informal group of representatives of bilateral and multilateral cooperation agencies and institutions involved in agricultural development in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.
The “Neuchâtel Initiative Group” was formed in 1995 and comprises representatives of the cooperation agencies of Austria, Denmark (Danida), France (MAE), Germany (GTZ), the Netherlands (DGIS), Sweden (Sida), Switzerland (SDC), UK (DFID) and the USA (USAID), as well as representatives of the FAO, the IFAD, the European Commission (EC/DGVIII), the CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation) and the World Bank.
Table of contents:
- Context of the quest for new financing mechanisms
- Principles for the financing of extension
- Overview of key financing mechanisms
- Practical implications
This document takes into account not only the reform of national extension agencies but also the global context of the transformation of the rural services landscape.
It offers some principles and options for innovative financing mechanism based on context- and policy-specific priorities.
The new mechanisms aim at mobilising diverse sources of funds (private / public) and at improving governance of extension systems towards more demand orientation and pluralism.
This framework is not a “one size fits all” set of recommendations. It should be used as a guideline for discussions and negotiations among the stake holders involved in extension in the developing countries, in order to devise innovative and/or adequate schemes. |
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