Transformative outreach in tertiary agricultural education in Africa.

Abstract

Abstract This chapter explores models of university-community interactions intended to build knowledge-driven partnerships and yield mutually-beneficial outcomes by aligning university strengths with relevant local contexts. The discussion focuses on the ethos of community engagement, through which teaching, research and outreach in universities have the potential to be transformed. This chapter advocates for partnerships between universities and communities which drive the processes of generating and transmitting knowledge, and promoting constructive change targeting societal needs and aspirations, with the capacity to reinvigorate development, particularly in the agricultural sector.