are inappropriate for their needs? Is scale of farm operation

 the primary factor for non-participation in regular Extension

 programs?

 (c) What are the specific educational needs of small-scale farmers?

 Are long-standing Extension methods of involving clientele in

 program development effective for small-scale farmer programs?

 (d) What proportion of Extension work is not specific to size?

 Can these mediated activities be modified to make them more

 appealing or useful to small-scale farmers?

 (e) Do regular Extension programs adequately address the needs

 of the entire small-scale farm family or do they tend to

 focus primarily on the farm operator's needs?

 (f) To what extent are small-scale farm families benefited by the

 nore general rural development activities of Extension?

Intensive Small-Scale Farmer Programs

 Regarding the Extension programs providing intensive assistance

to small-scale farmers, there is a need to know the following:

 (a) What proportion of small-scale farmers may be expected to

 participate in and benefit from such a program?

 (b) What is the optimum small-scale farmer client load for each

 program aide or Extension professional?

 (c) What is the optimum length of time for a small-scale farmer

 to participate in the intensive program? What are the

 graduation or dropout rates for such programs, and what are

 the reasons for the terminations?