AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION in SOUTH EAST ASIA: An Overview
Of its roughly 600M population, more than 50% reside in the rural areas. Nearly 50% of the land is devoted to agriculture and grown largely to rice. Annual rate of poverty incidence reduction is 2.4%.
In general, ag ext system is pluralistic in the mainland countries; and public sector-led in the maritime countries.
Except for Indonesia & Philippines, the countries do not have a law supporting agricultural extension.
Farmers’ groups abound (e.g. Indonesia, Cambodia