Information Behaviour of Rural Smallholder Farmers in Malawi

This book is a must have for students, lecturers, policy makers and institutions dealing with smallholder agriculture and extension services in developing countries. The book provides practical evidence through high level research of the role of information in agricultural development in developing countries. It also highlights the role of extension services in enhancing access to agricultural information by smallholder farmers. The book also reveals the major challenges smallholder farmers in rural settings of Malawi faces in accessing information in order to address their agricultural information needs. Unlike other books of similar nature, this book is a practical guideline and a blueprint for addressing the numerous challenges smallholder farmers face in accessing and using information for agricultural development.