I am Tshering Samdrup from Bhutan. I am an agricultural economist. I agree with Dr. Mahesh Chander (Message 1) that micro level situations of farmers should be understood before talking about any extension services, which was supported by Ngouambe Nestor (Message 8) from Cameroon. Nestor added something from his field experience of not being able to access some villages due to bad roads. This is true especially in Asia and Africa where connectivity is poor but improving. However, I would like to believe that 'extension agents' could also be based in rural areas where the services are required and where travel required from villages-to-village is minimal. Unless it is a resistance from the rural communities of social and institutional mindset that repels such services, infrastructure problem can be solved and is solvable to take extension services. Tshering Samdrup In-house Research and Consulting (IRC) Norzin Lam, KMT Building, Thimphu Bhutan Phone: ++975-2-334-665 Mobile: ++975-1789-4279 Skype: tsheringsam e-mail: samdrup881 (at) gmail.com [To contribute to this conference, send your message to [log in to unmask] For further information, see http://www.fao.org/nr/research-extension-systems/res-home/news/detail/en/c/264776/ ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the RAS-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=RAS-L&A=1