Book Reviewed is Planting Tree in the Developing World: A Sociology of International Organizations by Steven R. Brechin; Development Economics: From the Poverty to the Wealth of Nations by Yujiro Hayami; Land, Labour and Livelihoods in Rural South Africa Volume 1: Western Cape by Michael Lipton,...

A decline in public sector extension services in developing countries has led to an increasing emphasis on alternative extension approaches that are participatory, demand-driven, client-oriented, and farmer centered. One such approach is the volunteer farmer-trainer (VFT) approach, a form of...