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"Extending Agricultural Expertise for a Better World"

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The ​International Ag Extension Academy is part of the International Programs Office (IPO) of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis.

The International Agricultural Extension Academy brings extension training to a new level with a highly developed system of tools and practices devoted to empowering agricultural extension workers worldwide. Focusing on a “train the trainer” approach, extension workers learn from experts with many years of on-the-ground experience working directly with farmers. As needs of farmers and extension workers vary by country and region, academy staff listen, learn and then lead empowering training activities tailored to the direct needs of the extension staff in each country. This collaborative learning approach is what make the academy a proven leader in the field of  extension. When extension reaches farmers in a meaningful way, farmers and extension staff connect with one another, and thus the farmers become far more likely to integrate recommended practices on their farms and into their households – creating positive change in their own lives and those of their families and communities.
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​Team members have extension experience in:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Rep of Korea, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Thailand, Timor L'Este, Uganda, USA, Vietnam, Zambia 

Core Team Members

Core Team members (UC Davis)
  • Mark Bell. (until May 2017). Formerly Director. International Programs, UC Davis. (Has since moved on from the project to ANR - California Cooperative Extension as of May 1, 2017)
  • Nicholaus Madden. Field engagement, Video and capacity building, 
  • Maria-Paz Santibanez. Systems, Field delivery techniques,
  • Nikki Gray Rutamu. Health and partner engagement,
  • Jim Hill. Systems and Institutional engagement,
  • Edye Kuyper. Nutrition,
  • David Miller. Scholar engagement; Savings groups and NGO engagement,
  • Elana Peach-Fine. Scholar engagement; Project management and Field delivery techniques,
  • Richard Plant. GIS and Ag systems
  • Tom Rost. Curricula development, 
  • Rachel Abrenilla. Admin support,
  • Graduate and graduate students engaged: Laina Schneider (Technology Assessment), Liberty Galvin (Extension Systems), Katie Hoeberling (Savings groups and Development), Bilkis Bharucha (Video in Development)

Strategic Internal partnerships: Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Academy 

Contact us

Contact Dr Mark Bell  
email: ucd.ipo@gmail.com

Other Contributors 

Strategic External partners: 
  • University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC), Digital Green, U Maryland, Purdue U, Washington State University
  • IRRI (and former IRRI) - Albert Atkinson, Adam Barclay, Joe Rickman, David Shires
  • Purdue - Jerry Peters 
  • UAF - Babar Shahbaz
  • UIUC - Andrea Bohn and Paul McNamara
Input - especially on Information Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Access Agriculture (Paul van Mele)
  • ATA – Elias Nure (Team Leader)
  • BIID - Shahid Akbar (CEO)
  • CRS – Shaun Ferris
  • Digital Green - Rikin Ghandi (CEO)
  • Farm Radio International - Dave Mowbray, Bartholomew Sullivan, Mark Leclair, Kevin Perkins
  • FHI360 - Josh Woodard (Regional ICT and Digital Finance Specialist)
  • GSMA - Tegan Palmer, Amol Jadhav and Victoria Clause
  • miaki - Taro Araya (CEO)
  • mPower - Mridul Chowdhury (CEO)
  • Publicis Jimenezbasic, Philippines - Nikki Abrenilla (Associate Creative Director)
  • Shamba Shape Up - Anne Marie Steyn (Series Producer)
  • UC Davis - Nick Madden, Elana Peach-Fine, Maria Paz-Santibanez, Megan Mayzelle and Courtney Jallo
  • UIUC - Andrea Bohn
  • USAID  - Judith Payne and Suzanne Poland
We have worked in a range of capacities with each of the following.
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Global Extension resources

​Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services GFRAS

UC Davis Agricultural and Natural Resources  ANR

Facebook - Regional Extension Groups and Organizations
  • USA - Internationalizing Extension Community of Practice Facebook (165 members)
  • Agricultural Extension in South Asia (Closed group) Facebook (18,080 members)
  • Nutrition club (Bangladesh) Facebook (583 members)
  • Mkulimo Young (Kenya) Facebook (91,0000 likes)
Modernizing Extension Advisory Services: MEAS 

Integrating Nutrition and Gender into Agricultural Extension Services INGENAES 

Knowledge Banks

University of California Integrated Pest Management
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