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Agricultural extension services are integral to technology adoption where they play a key role in delivering relevant agricultural information and technologies to farmers. In China, agricultural extension services are provided through experimentation, demonstration, training, and consulting. In Norway, agricultural extension is focused on collecting, developing, and coordinating agricultural knowledge to farmers. This chapter focuses on why agricultural extension is needed, how it is developed, and what services agricultural extension provides to its clients. It discusses experiences from China and Norway where agricultural extension has led to or is necessary for boosting agricultural productivity, increasing food security and safety, and improving the well-being of farmers.
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The “last mile” problem of agro-technical extension refers to the final link of the agro-technical extension system connecting farmers not being perfect, resulting in mismatch between the agricultural scientific and technological achievements and the agro-technical needs of farmers.
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The work was funded through the project “CHN17/0019 Sinograin II: Technological innovation to support environmentally-friendly food production and food safety under a changing climate-opportunities and challenges for Norway–China cooperation” (funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing).
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Li, X. et al. (2023). The Agro-Extension Service Evolution in China and Norway: Different Pathways to Tackle Evolving Challenges. In: Clarke, N., Peng, D., Clarke, J.L. (eds) Innovation for Environmentally-friendly Food Production and Food Safety in China. Sustainability Sciences in Asia and Africa(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2828-6_9
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