Abstract:
Unlike many developing countries where the
T and V system of agricultural extension has /been
in operation for several years,: Ethiopia's experience with this project has been very recent« It
was started two and a half years ago in June 1985
in Tiyo and Hitosa sub-districts of Arsi region,
and Ada and Lume sub-districts of Shoa* The
initial project which covered 204 peasant Associatios containig approximately 58617 farm familiesof which 4652 Or 8 % were "contactM farmers -
was located in areas especially suited to a researchextension linkage. The idea was to use research
stations in Arsi and Sho.a region close to the T&V
project areaso Moreover, these were areas where
provious extension work had already begun to change
farmer!s attitudes towards new techniques• In the
following year new areas in Shoa- Shashemene and
' ...
Arsi-Negele where added to the project*
In this note we shall try to assess the progress of the pilot T and V project in Ethiopia from
its inception, highlighting its major successes
and problems, and try to assess the desirability
of further extending the scale of the project to
other regions of the country*
It is important to stress that the data base
required to make a competent assessment to the T &
V project is still incomplete* The Monitoring and
Evaluation unit did produce a detailed first season
report on the project but was hampered in its efforts
to fellow a similar report for the next season.
