Extension Practice

Topic: Extension planning

published - 8 October 2019
By Gavin Beever
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) Framework

MERI is a process designed to look at a project or programs:  Effectiveness, Impact, Appropriateness, Efficiency and Legacy.  Assessing program performance and any change over time, against short, medium or long term desired outcomes, is an objective of the MERI framework.
The approach supports adaptive management over the life of a …
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published - 16 January 2019
By Gavin Beever
Quality Management Principles and Extension

A key focus of Quality Management principles is to meet customer needs and aim at exceeding their expectations. They can be used as a guide in extension project planning.  Particularly for projects which have a focus on improved performance or maintaining performance standards.
Sustained success is achieved when an extension organisation …
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published - 29 November 2018
By Gavin Beever
Using HACCP Principles in Extension

Looking to identify and manage risks in your extension programs and projects?  The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles can be a great help in that regard.
The HACCP principles have been developed and used in the food industry to identify and manage the hazards and reduce the risks …
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published - 31 October 2018
A Useful Source of Guides and Resources for Extension Professionals

An excellent range of extension guides and resources have been developed and housed as a section on Extension within the Knowledge hub of Beef and Lamb New Zealand. Supported by the Red Meat Profit Partnership, they are a great collection of very practical and useful resources.
They provide Extension Best Practice …
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published - 28 September 2018
By Gavin Beever
Online Tools for Helping in Extension Project Management

Project management in extension often involves a team of people working together to achieve extension goals. There are some great online tools that can assist with communication, extension planning, document sharing, monitoring, review and archiving amongst team members.
Here is an overview of three key ones:

This is a free service provided …
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published - 30 July 2018
By Gavin Beever
Diffusion of Innovations Theory: Case Studies and Discussion

The Diffusion of Innovations theory was the leading theory in agricultural extension post World War II until the 1970s and there is still considerable interest in it today in agricultural extension, as these case studies demonstrate. It is particularly relevant when extension is concerned with adoption of a particular technology …
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