Current Status of Agriculture Extension in China

Agricultural extension in China provides agriculture technology and applications related to all processes during agriculture production through experimentation, demonstration, training, and consulting. Agricultural extension is considered as a bridge between agriculture research and farmers, and between government agencies and farmers, which plays an important role in agriculture development in China. Agricultural extension system is an integral part of the national agriculture support and protection system and agriculture social service system, which support a national strategy of developing agriculture through science and technology. This study introduces the history of agricultural extension in China, the legislative background of the agricultural extension and the current five levels of agricultural extension systems. Problems within the Current Agriculture Extension are also analyzed.