5.1 The Impact of Agricultural Extension
Assessing
the impact of extension is a difficult task. Even if it is difficult to assess
the impact of extension on production, the improvements in the use of improved
technologies and the subsequent increase in productivity levels in areas where
intensive extension programs have been undertaken are considered a positive
contribution of agricultural extension. In Ethiopia, it has been reported that
extension programs have had a positive and significant impact on food security
and poverty reduction in general. Likewise, the programs have impacted
household fixed assets positively and significantly. Therefore, it is
recommended to policy makers that investing in extension contributes to
reduction in poverty.
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