Which organizational models stimulate higher access to agricultural extension services? Empirical evidence from Italy

Abstract. The growing complexity of agricultural extension services (AES) has stimulated the debate on which organizational model fits best with farmers’ participation in extension programs. The paper aims, on the one hand, to analyse the access to agricultural extension services by farms working in regions with different organizational models; on the other hand, the paper tries to test the effectiveness of different organizational models in terms of Greater utilisation of AES by farms. The results show profound differences in access to AES in different organizational models and provide for a normative solution to stimulate organizational adjustments in the supply of AES.