Kenya and the United States are collaborating to enhance agricultural extension services by integrating Kenyan universities more closely with farmers, aiming to boost productivity and technology transfer.

• A proposed study, backed by NASDA with funding between $100,000 and $200,000, will assess how Kenya can rebuild a coordinated extension system.
• Key organizations involved include the US National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), Kenyan public universities, and stakeholders like Rootooba.
• The initiative seeks to adapt the successful US university-based extension model, similar to its land-grant university system, to bridge the gap between research and farmers.