'Here we give advice for free': the functioning of plant clinics in Rwanda
| Autor: | Conny Almekinders, Bellancile Uzayisenga, Solveig Danielsen, Jean Pierre Kalisa, Jean Claude N. Majuga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Service delivery framework 050204 development studies fungi 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development food and beverages WASS Development respiratory tract diseases Nursing Environment (built and natural)–Agriculture immune system diseases Technologie and Innovatie 0502 economics and business Knowledge Technology and Innovation Kennis 050202 agricultural economics & policy Business Gender and diversity Kennis Technologie and Innovatie Advice (complexity) Mechanism (sociology) |
| Zdroj: | Development in Practice 28 (2018) 7 Development in Practice, 28(7), 858-871 |
| ISSN: | 1364-9213 0961-4524 |
| Popis: | Although plant clinics are considered an important mechanism in the service delivery to farmers, not much is known about their functioning in the daily reality of plant doctors and farmer-clients. This article reports on an exploratory study describing the functioning of eight plant clinics in Rwanda. Personal and organisational commitment, publicity, and proactive communication with farmers and local leaders are key factors explaining higher attendance of some clinics. Farmer attendance is under-reported by 40–50%. Data management needs improvement to make clinic records reliable tools for decision-makers. This type of assessment can help improve operations and realise the plant clinics’ potential. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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