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Extension Approaches for Horticultural Innovation

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The focus of this chapter is towards the changing extension climate surrounding the horticultural industry and the implications for horticultural extension now and into the future. Extension as a function and a practice is being redefined in many countries alongside changes in the institutional arrangements for extension, changing funding models and varying degrees of involvement of the private sector. The chapter analyses:

  • industry/sector changes and implications for extension

  • traditional and more recent interpretation surrounding extension definitions and delivery models

  • the evolving enabling environment, resource constraints and institutional roles surrounding extension service delivery

  • the extension practitioner (their skills, competencies, roles)

  • elements of a model suited to support industry needs with high, ongoing innovation requirements.

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  1. Melbourne School of Land and Environment, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, 3010, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Peter F. McSweeney & Ruth A. Nettle

  2. Melbourne School of Land and Environment, Department of Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus, 3121, Richmond, VIC, Australia

    Chris C. Williams & John P. Rayner

  3. Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 55 Dudley Road, 08901–8520, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Robin G. Brumfield

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McSweeney, P., Williams, C., Nettle, R., Rayner, J., Brumfield, R. (2014). Extension Approaches for Horticultural Innovation. In: Dixon, G., Aldous, D. (eds) Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8560-0_7

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