Issue 1/2009

• RISE – a method for assessing the sustainability of agricultural production at farm level
  by J. Grenz, C. Thalmann, A. Stämpfli, C. Studer, F. Häni

• Creation of a learning community – The Dibra Vision Project
  by Jesper Klintrup Nielsen

• AGROPUKA – Success-story or a mission impossible?
  by Franz Moos

• Interrelating knowledge processes with institutional and cultural contexts in organic rice farming
  Insights from integrated rice and duck farming in the Hongdong community of South Korea
  by Dominik Rutz and Claudia Zingerli

• Advisory services with a business focus can make a difference for African farmers
  by Sanne Chipetta

• Partnerships, platforms, and coalitions in agricultural innovation
  New modalities to accelerate technological change, productivity growth, and an end to hunger
  by David J. Spielman and Kwaw S. Andam

• Rural education and sustainability – a short reflection
  by Olivia M. Hartmann-Fässler, AGRIDEA

• “Methodologies should be people centred…”
  Lessons learned from applying Outcome Mapping within a farmer association in Switzerland
  An interview with Walter Schläppi, by Carsten Schulz, AGRIDEA

• Extension in Sub-Saharan Africa
  Overview and assessment of past and current models, and future prospects
  by Kristin E. Davis

• Key elements for good governance in water management
  by Stephanie Heiland

• Paradigm Shift in E-Learning
  by Christina Merl