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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Agricultural knowledge"”.
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Agricultural knowledge transfer in Devon 1919 - 1933
This case study has examined ways in which agricultural knowledge was transmitted informally to Devon’s farmers in the interwar period. It argues that this shows distinct organisational differences to pre-WW1 and post-WW2 agricultural knowledge transfer. The study also identifies differences with …
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Agricultural knowledge transfer in Devon 1919 - 1933
This case study has examined ways in which agricultural knowledge was transmitted informally to Devon’s farmers in the interwar period. It argues that this shows distinct organisational differences to pre-WW1 and post-WW2 agricultural knowledge transfer. The study also identifies differences with …
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Food for Talk: Addressing barriers to communicating agricultural knowledge to subsistence farmers in Timor-Leste.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development has identified barriers to the sharing of knowledge with small farm holders as one of the key obstacles to increased food production in developing countries. The purpose of this research was to examine ways in which these barriers could be …
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Food for Talk: Addressing barriers to communicating agricultural knowledge to subsistence farmers in Timor-Leste.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development has identified barriers to the sharing of knowledge with small farm holders as one of the key obstacles to increased food production in developing countries. The purpose of this research was to examine ways in which these barriers could be …
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An evaluation of urban youth gardening program participants' dietary behaviors, agricultural knowledge, and leadership skills: a case study
… to describe and summarize the dietary behaviors, agricultural knowledge, and leadership skills of all youth who participated in Roots & Wings urban youth gardening program in Rockford, Illinois in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Upon completing the program, the participants were given surveys to reflect on …
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On farms and in laboratories: maize seed technologies and the unravelling of relational agroecological knowledge in South Africa
… deeply entangled in the history and politics of knowledge production. Commercial technologies such as hybrid and GM seeds are products of a particular lineage of thought rooted in the post-enlightenment age of modernist, dualist science. This has resulted in a conceptual dualism in which humans …
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Assessing Factors Affecting Adoption of Agricultural Technologies: The Case of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Kumi District, Eastern Uganda
… in on-farm trial demonstrations, accessing agricultural knowledge through researchers, and prior participation in pest training were associated with increased adoption of most IPM practices. Size of farmer's land holdings did not affect IPM adoption suggesting that IPM technologies are …
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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LITERACY IN SELECTED K-5 CLASSROOMS EMPLOYING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM METHODOLOGIES: A SOLOMON FOUR-GROUP ANALYSIS
… to proliferate to 11.2 billion by 2100. The non-agricultural population has little to no understanding or comprehension of the complexities of sustaining a viable agricultural system. Agricultural literacy is an area often unseen and rarely discussed outside specific agricultural disciplines. …
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How do CKWs respond to performance – based incentives? The case of Ugandan Community Knowledge Workers
This paper analyses the response of agricultural extension workers to incentives generated by a Grameen Foundation-sponsored extension program. The effectiveness of extension services in agricultural development has been a subject of debates over a considerable period. However, it is acknowledged …
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From Knowledge to Invention: Exploring User Innovation in Irish Agriculture
… are framed in the literature as arising from an Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System with innovations provided by others for farmers to adopt. The motivators for farmers who invent useful products for themselves, without outside involvement, are not well understood in such developed …
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Exploring the Role of Knowledge Mobilization in the Adoption of Integrated Pest Management for Grapevine Viruses
Adopting sustainable agricultural practices requires effective knowledge mobilization of research to growers to inform their decision-making. Grape growers are increasingly facing widespread viral outbreaks, causing reduced quality and quantities of grapes. Growers affected by grapevine viruses are …
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The agricultural industry as percieved by members of the general public of Louisiana
The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and perceptions of the animal, plant, environmental, and food sciences by the adult residents of Louisiana. This study was conducted using a survey research design. This survey utilized random telephone dialing techniques in order to survey …
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The Role Of Education System In Preparing Youth For Agricultural Career Decisions And Aspirations: Exploring Ways To Attract More Youth To Engage In Agriculture And Agricultural Entrepreneurship in Tanzania
… and entrepreneurship is influenced by the knowledge they acquire through formal, informal, and nonformal settings. Changing youth perception of agriculture is essential for agriculture and youth development. The purpose of the study was to examine current youth perceptions of agriculture, …
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The human horse: equine husbandry, anthropomorphic hierarchies, and daily life in Lower Saxony, 1550-1735
… late seventeenth century came to emphasize the agricultural knowledge and skillsets of male farmers in order to leverage and elevate farmers’ social status and reputation as agrarian tradesmen. Mediations both inside and outside of smith guilds between large-smith guildsmen and veterinary …
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Exploring the uptake of genetically modified white maize by smallholder farmers: the case of Hlabisa, South Africa
… to why smallholder farmers are motivated to use agricultural biotechnology. The aim of this study was to explore the uptake of GM maize by South African smallholder farmers in order to contribute towards understanding the implications of agricultural biotechnology in smallholder agriculture. …
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Reciprocal Technologies: Enabling the Reciprocal Exchange of Voice in Small-Scale Farming Communities through the Transformation of Information and Communications Technologies
… to the construction and dissemination of a knowledge commons and improve the resilience of small-scale farmers in the context of complex and pressing challenges such as anthropogenic climate change. Consequently, the ERV (Enabling Reciprocal Voice) Methodology was developed and applied in …
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Seeds of Struggle: A Political Ecology of Millet Growing in Aohan, China
… objects. They can reproduce themselves, embed knowledge, cultural memory, and symbolic meanings, undergo improvements governed by breeders, create economic value along the seed industry chain, and are strategic resources contested by stakeholders. Seen this way, seeds emerge as the nexus of …