Farmer-to-Farmer Extension Approach in Malawi: A Survey of Organizations
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'To improve smallholder farmersÃ¢ÂÂ access to information, many extension services use farmers to help disseminate information that their fellow farmers can use to help increase agricultural productivity. This extension approach is referred to as Ã¢ÂÂfarmer-to-farmer,Ã¢ÂÂ and the farmer extension agents are variously referred to as lead farmers, model farmers or extension multipliers, among others. The objective of the study is to characterize and assess the farmer-tofarmer extension approach and its application in Malawi by drawing from the experiences of organizations that employ the approach in their agricultural development programs. It is part of a series of studies being conducted of organizations conducting farmer-to-farmer extension and farmers involved in such programs in Malawi, Kenya and Cameroon' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["Agricultural extension, lead farmers, farmer-to-farmer extension, voluntarism"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'To improve smallholder farmersÃ¢ÂÂ access to information, many extension services use farmers to help disseminate information that their fellow farmers can use to help increase agricultural productivity. This extension approach is referred to as Ã¢ÂÂfarmer-to-farmer,Ã¢ÂÂ and the farmer extension agents are variously referred to as lead farmers, model farmers or extension multipliers, among others. The objective of the study is to characterize and assess the farmer-tofarmer extension approach and its application in Malawi by drawing from the experiences of organizations that employ the approach in their agricultural development programs. It is part of a series of studies being conducted of organizations conducting farmer-to-farmer extension and farmers involved in such programs in Malawi, Kenya and Cameroon' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
To improve smallholder farmersÃ¢ÂÂ access to information, many extension services use farmers to help disseminate information that their fellow farmers can use to help increase agricultural productivity. This extension approach is referred to as Ã¢ÂÂfarmer-to-farmer,Ã¢ÂÂ and the farmer extension agents are variously referred to as lead farmers, model farmers or extension multipliers, among others. The objective of the study is to characterize and assess the farmer-tofarmer extension approach and its application in Malawi by drawing from the experiences of organizations that employ the approach in their agricultural development programs. It is part of a series of studies being conducted of organizations conducting farmer-to-farmer extension and farmers involved in such programs in Malawi, Kenya and Cameroon
Agricultural extension, lead farmers, farmer-to-farmer extension, voluntarism