Message-ID: <2.2.32.19970209013508.006aee64@postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu> Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 20:35:08 -0500 From: Gustavo Gutierrez <mailto:cgg2@CORNELL.EDU> Subject: BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
***** BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT *******
FARMER-TO-FARMER EXTENSION:
LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
by Daniel Selener, Jacqueline Chenier, Raul Zelaya et al. 1997.
IIRR: New York. 150 pp. (Also available in Spanish)
This book is the result of two workshops, one in Honduras and
another in Ecuador, that were conducted to document and analyze the
experiences of several rural development projects, using the
"farmer-to-farmer" extension methodology.
It is important to emphasize that most of the information contained
in the book is from the farmer promoters (*) points of view, based
on many years of their practical experience working in farmer-to-
farmer programs.
The description and analysis presented offers a broad set of
experiences. This information can be analyzed and adapted by the
reader to his/her own project, according to the context, project
philosophy, objectives, and available resources, among others.
The book contents are:
PART I:
DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE FARMER-TO-FARMER
METHODOLOGY
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Characteristics of farmer promoters
Chapter 3: What does the farmer promoter do?
Chapter 4: How do farmer promoters do their work?
Chapter 5: How are farmer promoters selected?
Chapter 6: Farmer promoters: generalists or specialists?
Chapter 7: Where do farmer promoters work; in their own
communities or in other communities?
Chapter 8: Volunteer, part-time, and full-time farmer promoters
Chapter 9: Salaries and job incentives for farmer promoters
Chapter 10: Training and technical assistance for farmer promoters
Chapter 11: Relationship between extension agents and farmer
promoters
Chapter 12: Women farmer promoters
Chapter 13: Some final considerations
PART II: CASE STUDIES
Chapters 14 to 18 present 5 case studies from Mexico, Nicaragua and
Ecuador.
This book is especially useful for people working in different
kinds of projects (agriculture, health, education, community
development, etc.) following participatory approaches to rural
development.
HOW TO ORDER:
The cost of the FARMER-TO-FARMER book is 15 US dollars, mailing
included. Please make check payable to "IIRR" in US Dollars, from
a bank located in the US, or check in any European currency
(equivalent to 15 U$S) from a bank located in Europe. Send the
check to:
IIRR
Apartado Postal 17-08-8494
Quito, ECUADOR (South America)
If you need further information you can contact us at:
FAX: (593-2) 443 763
e-mail: mailto:daniel@iirr.ecx.ec
(*) Farmer promoters are also known by a number of other names
including: paraprofessionals, community educators or instructors,
rural promoters, farmer extension agents, local facilitators,
community promoters, indigenous facilitators, and village
extensionists, among others.