INTRODUCTION
Breathing new life into old radio: Farm radio international's experience with participatory radio campaigns and what that means for extension services.
D. Ward, Farm Radio International, Canada 
CHANGING CONCEPTS AND FUNCTIONS TO EMPOWER FARMERS
The 'model farmer' extension approach revisited: Are expert farmers effective innovators and disseminators?.
S. Franzel et al., World Agroforestry Centre, Kenya
Farm and home management extension as an agribusiness approach?: Lessons from the Caribbean.
C. Pemberton et al., University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
The council for family-based agriculture in the office du Niger, Mali: The CFF.
Y. Coulibaly, Nyeta Conseils, Mali
Reshaping rural extension: Emphasising social learning processes and stakeholder dialogue.
E. Gabathuler et al., University of Bern, Switzerland
PLATICAR: A knowledge ecosystem for transferring agricultural technology.
L.M. Ramirez Cartín and L.E. Cordero, National Institute for Agricultural Innovation and Technology Transfer, Costa Rica
Comparing a marketing extension function among small farmers with a typical extension system in Trinidad and Tobago.
D. Dolly et al., University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
USE OF MOBILE PHONES IN ADVISORY SERVICES
Using SMS messages to enhance services of a farmers' union to its members.
S. Kachelriess–Matthess et al., African Cashew Initiative, Ghana
Contributing to extension: The question and answer service voucher system.
P. Kasangaki and V. Oguya, Rural Empowerment Network, Uganda
INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATIONS
Desperately seeking content: Why service providers increasingly search for quality agricultural training videos.
P. Van Mele, Agro-Insight, Belgium
