These problems are compounded by a weak organisational and institutional structure of agricultural extension and research systems at the grassroots level, which could hinder realising the targets set under the PRSP and Agriculture Sector Development Strategy to reduce rural poverty and to ensure food security at the household levels.
Matatizo haya yanachagizwa na miundo dhaifu kiasasi na kiushirika ya ushauri na tafiti za kilimo kwenye ngazi ya kaya na umma, yanayokwamisha ufikiwaji wa malengo yaliyowekwa chini ya Sera ya Taifa ya Kuondoa Umasikini (PRSP) na mpango wa maendeleo wa Sekta ya Kilimo katika kuondoa umasikini vijijini na kuhakikisha usalama wa chakula katika ngazi ya familia. 25. Mapendekezo: