How to make agricultural extension demand-driven?: The case of India's agricultural extension policy
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Demand-driven agricultural advisory services; Extension reform; Agricultural extension work; Agricultural policy; Pro-poor growth; Farmers; Environmental degradation; Climate change; Public-private sector cooperation; Non-governmental organizations;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2008-03-25 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-CWA-2008-03-25 (Central and Western Asia)
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