@article{Bonye:197944,
      recid = {197944},
      author = {Bonye, Samuel Z. and Alfred, Kpieta B. and Jasaw, Godfred  Seidu},
      title = {Promoting Community-Based Extension Agents as an  Alternative Approach to Formal Agricultural Extension  Service Delivery in Northern Ghana},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development},
      address = {2012-03},
      number = {393-2016-23897},
      series = {10-28-2(1)2012-AJARD-76-95},
      pages = {21},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {The CBEA concept is an alternative to community-based  extension intervention aimed at addressing the inadequacy  of formal extension services provision to rural poor  farmers of the Northern Regions of Ghana. The study sought  to find out the extent to which the Community-Based  Extension Agent has improved access to extension services  to rural farmers. The study used qualitative and  quantitative methods such as, Focus Group Discussions, Key  Informants, In-depth interviews, Household and  Institutional Questionnaires to collect and analyses data.  The findings are that: there are vibrant Community Based  Extension Agents established providing extension services  in crop, livestock and environmental issues in the study  District; farmers groups are linked to external agents and  other stakeholders for access to credit facilities; the  CBEAs were found to be the main link between the community  and external agents; the most dominant extension services  delivery carried out by the CBEAs in the entire study  district were in crop production, livestock production and  bushfire management; there are well established criteria  for selecting Community Based Extension Agents, and  community Based Extension Agents were least motivated. The  study recommends among others that: motivation packages  such as bicycles would facilitate the movement CBEAs to  reach out to majority of the farmers. There is also the  need to link CBEAs to relevant institutions/organizations  for support and establishment of mechanisms to generate  funds to support activities. Finally, stakeholders and  organization need to intensify community sensitization and  awareness creation on activities of CBEAs.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197944},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.197944},
}