Dans cet ouvrage, intitulé « Système d’innovation agricole: Guide stratégique et pratique de conseil agricole« , Dr Amadou Ndiaye aborde les fondamentaux (formes, domaines et processus) de l’éducation agricole et caractérise l’éducation non formelle à travers les acteurs, les principes, le processus, l’activité et le programme. Ensuite, il présente l’innovation (concept, production/ gestion, diffusion/adoption, évaluation) et le concept de conseil agricole. Enfin, il aborde le métier (principes méthodologiques, processus, activité et programme) et la performance du conseiller agricole en se basant sur les modèles d’analyse systémique du développement agricole et rural (SDAR).

M. Ndiaye produit un guide stratégique et pratique. Il comble un vide en mettant le focus sur des éléments exceptionnellement abordés dans les parcours de formation agricole surtout en Afrique francophone mais pourtant nécessaires à la performance du conseiller agricole. En capitalisant ses expériences de conseiller agricole et d’enseignant/chercheur, il fait oeuvre pionnière qui permettrait de penser et d’élaborer des stratégies pour une meilleure professionnalisation du métier de conseiller agricole.

l’ouvrage peut acheter en ligne sur le site de la maison d’édition: http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=59447

Préface de l’ouvrage

4ème de couverture

Le Centre de ressources de l’ICRA propose de nombreux documents sur la production, la transformation et le stockage des produits agricoles. Il met également à disposition plusieurs outils de vulgarisation et de formation sur le coton et d’autres cultures.

Pour y accéder: http://www.icra-edu.org/ressources

This document presents results of an assessment of the Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services in Senegal conducted  by the Feed the Future program Developing Local Extension Capacities (DLEC)  It is a desk review of the extension and advisory services (EAS) system in Senegal. It also provides an assessment of the Feed the Future Naatal Mbay project’s EAS strategy and makes recommendations for strengthening it. The document uses the “best-fit” framework to examine the services from a systems perspective, looking at six EAS characteristics – the governance structures and policy environment; organizational and management capacities and cultures; advisory methods; market engagement; livelihood strategies; and community engagement.

Some key findings include the following:

• The lack of a guiding comprehensive national extension policy, resulting in a low profile, limited funding, and weak coordination of extension
• The presence of producer organizations (POs) and federations of POs, which show promise for sustainability and scaling of EAS approaches
• A low use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), especially compared to other countries assessed under DLEC

Recommendations include

• Develop an extension policy and strengthen coordination of providers
• Organize a national meeting for extension and advisory services providers on the role of farmer trainers in extension
• Increase the testing and use of ICT methods in extension and support existing programs
• Increase the number of female farmer trainers, by providing gender training to those selecting farmer trainers, targeting women’s groups, promoting couples to take on the position of farmer trainers instead of just the man, and ensuring that work and training conditions are conducive to female participation

Finally, with regard to Naatal Mbay, the report recommends further documenting the achievements of Naatal Mbay’s extension and capacity strengthening approaches and (a) assess key factors contributing to project achievements thus far, (b) analyze remaining challenges, (c) propose ways to improve performance in meeting project goals and (d) determine pathway to sustainability so that extension and capacity strengthening mechanisms can continue to help producer networks, organizations and rural households to continue accruing benefits after the close of the project.

The full version of the report is available here: DLEC-Senegal-In-Depth-Assessment-Extension-Final