Abstract:
In Latin America, the use of rural extension as a development tool is regaining acknowledgement. 34 practitioners were surveyed with the aim of identifying the problems faced by Salvadorian rural extensionists, as well as the conception of rural extension that they use to guide their practice. The fundamental problems that the participants describe are the farmers’ use of unsuitable technologies, lack of credits and the diffi culties of cooperative work. In general terms, the interviewees support a diffusionist approach to rural extension.
Key words:
Rural extension; Rural development; Transfer of technology