Italian extension service is well funded

摘要

The South Tyrol Advisory Service performs many of the same services that Cooperative Extension does in the United States—educating growers about integrated pest management, irrigation, fertility, and nutrition. The biggest difference is funding. Thebudgets of Cooperative Extension in the United States are often squeezed when state and local revenues fall, and, of late, some have been hit especially hard. In South Tyrol, the extension service is more like a private organization, with growers payingabout half the budget and local governments paying the other half.