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Public Sector

  • Ministerio Agropecuario y Forestal - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, www.magfor.gob.ni

University-based Extension

  • Universidad Nacional Agraria Camoapa
  • Universidad Nacional Agraria Managua

Public Research Institutions with Extension Unit

Semi-autonomous Governmental Extension Organizations



Non-Governmental Organizations



Farmer Based Organizations


Private Sector Organizations or Firms

Related Resources


Evolución de los servicios de extensión en Nicaragua

Evolución
de los servicios
de extensión
en Nicaragua

by
Ramiro Ortiz Dardón
  • Piccioni, Norman, and Santucci, Fabio M. (2004): Nicaragua: The Agricultural Technology Project.
see pages 20-27 in: Rivera, William and Alex, Gary (editors) (2004): Extension Reform for Rural Development. Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper 12. Extension Reform for Rural Development. Volume 5. The World Bank, Agricultural and Rural Development, Washington, D.C.


The Role of the Agricultural Sector 

Excellent background information is available in: 



References Pertaining to Agricultural and Rural Extension and Advisory Services in Nicaragua

Farrington, J. I. Christoplos, A. D. Kidd, and M. Beckman. 2002. Extension, Poverty and Vulnerability: The Scope for Policy Reform Final Report of a Study for the Neuchâtel Initiative. Working Paper 155. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/download/2173.pdf

Fernandez, J. 2004. Extension Service in Nicaragua: Comparison of 1994 to Present. In Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of AIAEE. Dublin, Ireland. Retrieved on November 1, 2011 from. http://www.aiaee.org/attachments/article/1124/127.pdf

Christoplos, I. 2001. Extension, Poverty, and Vulnerability in Nicaragua. In Currents: Rural Development in Latin America. Published by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden. Retrieved on November 1, 2011 from
http://www.slu.se/Documents/externwebben/overgripande-slu-dokument/popvet-dok/currents/Curr27b.pdf

Dinar, A., & Keynan, G. 1998. The cost and performance of paid agricultural extension services: the case of agricultural technology transfer in Nicaragua. Sector Leadership Group, The World Bank, Retrieved on November 1, 2011 from http://www.worldbank.org/html/dec/publications/workpapers

Gary A., D. Byerlee, M. Helene-Collion, and W. Rivera. 2004. Extension and Rural Development: Converging Views on Institutional Approaches. Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper 4. The World Bank. Retrieved on November 1, 2011 from
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTARD/825826-1111129171182/20431824/DiscussionPaper4Final.pdf

ISNAR. (2003). Innovation of Extension Services Developing Public-Private Rural Extension Services, Nicaragua. ISNAR Learning for Institutional Innovation. Retrieved on November 1, 2011 from http://www.isnar.cgiar.org/shiip/nicaragua-extension.htm