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A great deal of attention is being given in Canada at present to La notion de foresterie cornmunautaire q o i t actuellement beauthe idea of community forest. This is occurring at a time of coup d'attention au Canada. Cela survient au moment oh une attenunprecedented attention to forest management on one hand, and tion sans prkckdent est accord6 B l'arnknagement forestier d'une to community empowerment on the other. We conceive of a compart, et au rkveil socio-kconomique des communautks. La notion munity forest as a tree-dominated ecosystem managed for mulde foresterie communautaire fait rkfkrence aux kcosyst~mes tiple community values and benefits by the community.domines

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A total of 8,699 female and 12,928 male farmers visited plant clinics in Kenya between 2012 and 2016. The lower clinic attendance by women farmers indicates they may lack information on plant health problems. This study aimed to understand the environment plant clinics operate in, identify the reasons for low clinic attendance by women, and possible strategies to reach more female farmers. Stratified random sampling was used to select 118 female and 119 male plant clinic users and, 138 male and 156 female farmers who had not used plant clinics. The study established there were significant differences (p<0.01) in use of different plant health information sources depending on region, gender and whether a farmer was a clinic user or not. Lack of awareness about plant clinics, services offered and who was supposed to attend were the main reasons for failure to attend plant clinics. Thus more awareness creation should be done. Limited access to plant clinics was reported by some farmers, suggesting that more plant clinics are needed. There were significant differences (p<0.05) in regional and gender access to plant clinics, highlighting the need for stratified plant health information dissemination methods. To extend the reach of plant clinics, training of plant nurses/lead farmers who are easily accessible to all farmers is warranted.

Mobile apps are increasingly being used to answer development challenges around the world. The development opportunities that apps offer is wide-reaching but uptake of the technology varies. This article examines the ease of use and factors impacting user acceptance and behavior when interacting with an app for agricultural extension in Kenya. Results show factors including gender and age play a role in the adoption of technology by agricultural extension agents. The findings have useful lessons for apps' development in the agricultural sector and suggest that including intended users of an app in the design process significantly increases usability.