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Near East Foundation

Near East Foundation

Address:  BP 2627 Bamako, Douentza, Mali

Tel: 223-21452024 Fax: 223-21452024
Head of Organization: Mr. Yacouba Deme, Representative, ydeme@neareast.org

Type of Organization: Nongovernmental Organization

Human Resources:

Major Categories of Extension Staff

Secondary school dip.

2-3 yr. Ag diploma

B.Sc. degree

M.Sc. /Ing. Agr. Deg.

Ph.D. degree

Gender

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

Senior Management Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

Subject Matter Specialists (SMS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field-level Extension Staff

 

1

1

3

 

 

1

1

 

 

Information, Communications & Technology  (ICT) Support Staff

 

3

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In-Service Training Staff

 

 

1

3

 

 

1

1

 

 

Total Extension Staff: 19

 

4

3

6

 

 

3

3

 

 

Extension Groups and Activities / Organizational Resources / Support Services

Clientele Served/Targeted: Small/medium-scale commercial farmers, Small-scale subsistence farmers, Others: market vegetables, Young (adult) farmers, Large commercial farmers

ICT Staff: 5 total, 3 in print and mass media, 2 in computer-based information technology

Use of ICT: radio programs (4 per month)

Training Institutions: university, agriculture schools, private institutions

Transportation Availability: service motorcycle

 

 

Institutional Framework, Linkages and Partnerships

Primary Responsibility for Program Planning: national representation

Primary Linkages: Agricultural Research Organizations, Input Supply Firms, Cooperative/Consumer Organizations, Banks and micro-credit institutions, NGOs involved in extension

Farmer organizations have a role in: Influencing extension policy, Helping set extension priorities, Specifying extension programs, Farmer-to-farmer extension activities, Assessing extension's performance

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