The Department of Agricultural Extension and Community Development mourns the passing of Prof. Amon Z. Mattee. He passed today at around 11 a.m. at a hospital in Dar es salaam where he was receiving treatment.Prof. Amon Z. Mattee, was an Associate Professor of Agricultural Extension and former Director of the Development Studies Institute, and the SUA Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SCSRD) at Sokoine University of Agriculture. Prof. Mattee received his BSc in Agriculture (Hons) from University of Dar es Salaam in 1975, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Continuing Education from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1978 and 1983, respectively. His teaching areas included Agricultural Extension, and Adult Education Methods. His research interests included adoption studies, farmers’ organizations, participatory approaches for extension, formulation, and evaluation of rural development projects, development of sectoral policies, strategies, and programmes, and development of training materials and facilitation of capacity-building of change agents. Dr. Mattee authored and co-authored more that 50 journal papers and book chapters on Agricultural Extension and Rural Development in Tanzania. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
The Department of Agricultural Extension and Community Development mourns the passing of Prof. Amon Z. Mattee. He passed today at around 11 a.m. at a hospital in Dar es salaam where he was receiving treatment.Prof. Amon Z. Mattee, was an Associate Professor of Agricultural Extension and former Director of the Development Studies Institute, and the SUA Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SCSRD) at Sokoine University of Agriculture. Prof. Mattee received his BSc in Agriculture (Hons) from University of Dar es Salaam in 1975, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Continuing Education from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1978 and 1983, respectively. His teaching areas included Agricultural Extension, and Adult Education Methods. His research interests included adoption studies, farmers’ organizations, participatory approaches for extension, formulation, and evaluation of rural development projects, development of sectoral policies, strategies, and programmes, and development of training materials and facilitation of capacity-building of change agents. Dr. Mattee authored and co-authored more that 50 journal papers and book chapters on Agricultural Extension and Rural Development in Tanzania. May his soul rest in eternal peace.