Agricultural extension and advisory services for family farms

Agricultural extension and advisory services are central to achieving sustainable productivity growth among family farms. By facilitating farmers’ access to information, such services can help reduce the gap between potential and actual yields and improve farmers’ management skills (Anderson and Feder, 2007). They can help agriculture become an engine of pro-poor growth and equip small family farms to meet new challenges, including access to markets, adoption of environmentally sustainable production methods, and responses to climate change (Birner et al., 2009). However, far too many family farms do not have regular access to extension services.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty

Responsible Consumption and Production

Decent Work and Economic Growth