Conventional, government-run agricultural extension services have notably failed to deliver improved agricultural productivity and standards of living in many parts of the developing world. This is especially true in remote and marginal upland areas, and even in the lowlands conventional extension approaches have been critized for promoting chemical-intensive, standardized, and often inappropriate packages of farming practices.

This is the first book to focus on farmer-led extension, drawing on the
experiences of over 70 farmers, community workers, NGO staff, researchers and policy makers from throughout the world.