AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY EXTENSION SYSTEM IN CHINA： CURRENT SITUATION AND REFORM DIRECTION

Qi-jie GAO; Chuan-hong ZHANG

doi:10.3968/j.mse.1913035X20080204.005

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Qi-jie GAO
China

(1963) is Professor of Rural Development and Management at China Agricultural University (CAU). He studiedat the University of Hohenheim in Germany and the University of Sydney in Australia, was the first in China toobtain Ph. D. degree in Rural Development and Extension. He formerly worked as Director of Department of RuralDevelopment and Extension at CAU, is now Director of Center for Extension and Innovation Management at CAU,and Deputy Director of China High & New Agro-technology Society. He has worked as director of many researchprograms and published a lot of books and papers on rural extension, development and innovation. He has alsoworked extensively on many international and regional development projects. His Address: College ofDevelopment, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, P. R. China.College of Humanities and Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaEmail: gaoqj@cau.edu.cn

Chuan-hong ZHANG
China

(1977) is Lecturer of Rural Development and Sociology at China Agricultural University (CAU). She obtainedMaster Degree in Rural Sociology in 2006. She has worked on many research programs in rural extension anddevelopment. Her Address: College of Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, P. R. China.

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AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY EXTENSION SYSTEM IN CHINA： CURRENT SITUATION AND REFORM DIRECTION

Qi-jie GAO, Chuan-hong ZHANG

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This paper presents the evolution of China’s Agricultural Technology Extension (ATE) System since its inception in 1920s. China’s ATE system has gone through 5 stages before the current system was formed. It evolved from basic-level extension network in 1950s, mid-level extension organizations in 1960s，gradually into nation-wide extension system in 1980s. The participative extension network was reconstructed during “the Cultural Revolution” period. The reform of extension system of China has been intensified since 1992 and the five-level Agricultural Technology Extension organizations were basically established. Compared with those previous ones, the current extension system is much better in its setting hierarchy, functions and extension efficiency. However, at present, China’s ATE system is also facing such problems as investment deficiency, low-quality and redundant extension team, failure to meet the market needs and government domination, etc. Based on these problems, some reform directions and measures to perfect China’s ATE system are proposed.
Key words: evolution, China’s Agricultural Extension Technology System, history, status quo, reform

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/j.mse.1913035X20080204.005

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