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We Advise and Build Institutional and Individual Capacities.​

Connect the dots: Develop an effective system and learn to apply your extension skills. 

In numbers: Over the last 10 years, we have delivered more than 12,000 person-days of training (both technical and extension methodology) to people from more than 40 countries.

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Note. We partner across campuses, institutions and countries to bring the most relevant expertise to our clients.

What we do.... 

Workshops and training.  

We design and deliver engaging field and classroom events to build both institutional and individual (technical and extension) capacities.

The goals are extension systems that better meet farmers’ needs by being demand-driven, market-oriented and more entrepreneurial. ​

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Consultation.  

We help you analyze your systems, your institutes, their roles and how they can best work - identiyfing the needed synergies and linkages.​

​Contact us if you need a review, an analysis or a facilitated meeting.

Request a speaker.  

Our faculty, staff and students are regular speakers and keynote presenters on extension and development .​

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Example activities: (For more, see IPO Training)
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  • Afghanistan. UC Davis lead the on-going Afghan Agricultural Extension Program (AAEP) - a consortium of Land Grant universities (UC Davis, Washington State, Purdue, Texas A&M, University of Maryland) that is rebuilding extension in Afghanistan. AAEP has trained over 1,000 extension workers. Contacts: Jim Hill and Nick Madden.

  • Bangladesh: 2016 Prime Ministers Conference. Panel member to discuss ICT in Ag Extension. Over 200 representatives from Research, Extension, Civil Society and the Private Sector. Contact: Mark Bell

  • Cambodia. 2016. Social media and development. Fifty-five national and International participants at the Annual Horticulture Innovation Lab Annual meeting. Contacts. Mark Bell and Michael Reid.

  • Cambodia. 2014-15. A mulit-year, village-based series of trainings aimed at building savings groups, technology awareness and communication channels. Contacts. Fred Seigmuller, Neda Yousif, David Miller and Mark Bell.

  • Central America. Ciclo de foros virtuales sobre nutricion de suelos y productividad agropecuarios (Virtual forum on soil nutrition and agricultural productivity.( IICA, CATIE). Contact Dr Steve Vosti  

  • Chicago. 2015. "Three things to make your ICT and extension more effective". CRS conference, Chicago. 64 national and international participants. Contact: Mark Bell

  • Chile. 2016. Sistemas de extension - Santiago, Contacts: Maria Paz Santibanez and Elana Peach Fine, Mark Bell. Collaboration with Universidad de Chile. Module training of INDAP extension.

  • Davis. 2016. We run Graduate classes for the International Ag Development Masters course - covering The theory and Practice of Development as well as Cropping systems and Development. UC Davis - Extension in Development. Contacts: Mark Bell, Elana Peach-Fine, David Miller

  • Ecuador. Ran workshops on ASK ME. Contacts: Mark Bell, Richard Plant. Jim Grieshop

  • Egypt: Water management and Extension - a series of workshops to build technical and extension skills. Contacts: Jim Hill, Mark Bell, Nick Madden, Steve Grattan, Rick Schneider

  • GFRAS. 2016. Building a Nutrition sub-committee. Contact: Edye Kuyper.

  • Guatemala. 2016. Extension training Guatemala. Understanding National needs and goals. Module 3 with Universidiad de San Carlos (USAC). Participants from 9 Guatemalan organizations including MAGA August 30-September 1, 2016, Contacts: Elana peach fine, MariaPaz Santibanez and Mark Bell.

  • Nicaragua. Facilitation of assessment of needs for coffee production materials. With Catholic Relief Services. Contact: Mark Bell

  • Pakistan. 2016. Led the vocational training element of the CIMMYT-Led Agricultural Innovation Project (AIP). Developed and led mutliple workshops on topics such as: Planning, Communication, Using of ICT and nudging in Extension. Contacts: Tom Rost, Mark Bell, Jim Hill, Louise Ferguson

  • Philippines. Asian Development Bank Food Summit (2016). Panel invitee to discuss ICT in Ag Extension. Contact: Mark Bell.

  • Thailand. 2015. Extension for the international vegetable training course (IVTC) run by AVRDC (the World Vegetable Center) and Kasetsart University in association with Horticulture Innovation Lab. Contact: Mark Bell.

  • Zambia. 2016. University of Zambia. ICT and Extension. Contact: Mark Bell

  • Zambia: National Agricultural Extension Service Strategy (2016). Invited to provide input and facilitate the National Conference to harmonize the Extension strategy for the country. Lusake, Zambia, Contacts: Nikki Grey Rutamu, Mark Bell, Edye Kuyper, (UC Davis), Kristy Cook and Wesley Latham (Cultural Practice)
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  • ICT. Guest webinar presentation for USAID project on ICT in Africa.