How extension influences the spread of agricultural innovations in DRC

Abstract

This Research in Context brief summarises and sets in context the results of the research project ‘Agricultural innovations: which farmer(s) should we target?’ The project was funded by the Department for International Development - Economic and Social Research Council ‘Growth Research Programme’. (DEGRP) Led by Erwin Bulte at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, the research investigated the effectiveness of agricultural extension efforts in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo