AESA Publications Reports

Assessing Capacity Development Needs of Extension and Advisory Services (EAS): A Review

Assessing Capacity Development Needs of Extension and Advisory Services (EAS): A Review R M Prasad, Rasheed Sulaiman V and Nimisha Mittal This paper was developed primarily to guide the process of developing a facilitator’s guide for capacity need assessment in EAS. We started this exercise by organizing a literature review on different dimensions of capacity, capacity development and capacity need assessment. This report also builds on the experiences and perspectives shared by 24 participants in the E-discussion.

Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP) is a non-profit research organization established in March 2004. The aim of the organization is to promote research in the area of innovation policy in relation to agriculture and rural development. CRISP Working Paper contains results of research presented in preliminary form for discussion and critical comment. Sections of this material may be reproduced for personal and not-forprofit use with acknowledgement to CRISP.

This publication is an output from a research grant from the Global Forum for Rural advisory Services (GFRAS). Any opinions expressed are those of the authors.

CRISP Working Paper 2015 – 001

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