Farmers groups within extension networks in Northern Uganda : inclusive or exclusive? Kelly, Max 2015, Farmers groups within extension networks in Northern Uganda : inclusive or exclusive?, in AFSAAP : Africa : Diversity and Development, African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific, [Dunedin, New Zealand], pp. 1-17. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads kelly-farmersgroups-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 584.68KB 50 Title Farmers groups within extension networks in Northern Uganda : inclusive or exclusive? Author(s) Kelly, Max orcid.org/0000-0002-0036-5259 Conference name African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific. Conference (37th : 2014 : Dunedin, New Zealand) Conference location Dunedin, New Zealand Conference dates 25-26 Nov. 2014 Title of proceedings AFSAAP : Africa : Diversity and Development Editor(s) Lyons, Tanya Publication date 2015 Conference series African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific Conference Start page 1 End page 17 Total pages 17 Publisher African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific Place of publication [Dunedin, New Zealand] Summary Group extension methods are widely recognized as the most effective extension method in agricultural development internationally. Research in this area tends to look at group function, and factors that inhibit or promote successful group activity. Most development projects start with an analysis of whether groups exist or may need to be formed, and then focus on group function. However, very little research to date has considered the farmer group from a whole community context, when assessing knowledge and information dissemination in rural areas. This paper presents and discusses research finding from a case study with three communities in Gulu district of Northern Uganda, where household surveys were used to map networks within andbetween community members and external organizations identified as promoting agricultural development in the region. The potential impact of inclusion or exclusion in such a group within small communities emerged as a significant issue, as well as the strong disconnect between community and external organizational perceptions of group existence, function and impact. ISBN 9780992479381 Language eng Field of Research 160401 Economic Geography 070108 Sustainable Agricultural Development Socio Economic Objective 940302 International Aid and Development HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2015, The Author Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30069681 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of History, Heritage and Society Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 13 Feb 2015, 16:26:22 EST Fri, 13 Feb 2015, 16:39:26 EST Sat, 14 Feb 2015, 04:01:46 EST Tue, 03 Nov 2015, 05:06:29 EST Thu, 21 Jul 2016, 13:39:33 EST Thu, 21 Jul 2016, 13:47:57 EST Fri, 22 Jul 2016, 09:44:34 EST Fri, 22 Jul 2016, 09:45:27 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 08:25:20 EST Wed, 12 Oct 2016, 13:40:56 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 07:04:37 EST Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 14:33:43 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 19:20:54 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 496 Abstract Views, 51 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 13 Feb 2015, 16:39:26 EST