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Showing 1 to 20 of 106 for “"agricultural extension"”.
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A study of the agricultural extension service in the United States (North Carolina) and the agricultural extension service in Ghana
… follows: 1. To investigate the following of the Agricultural Extension Service in the United States (North Carolina) and Ghana: A. Background and History; B. Organization; C. Program Areas; D. Communication Proceses and Methods Used; and E. Reporting and Evaluation of Frog rams. 2. To write a …
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A study of the cooperative agricultural extension program in the United States with implications for the agricultural extension program in Sri Lanka
… research was conducted to study the Cooperative Extension Service in the United States with implications for the Agricultural Extension Program in Sri Lanka. The Commonwealth of Virginia's Cooperative Extension Service was selected for detailed study and information was collected through …
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Assessment of an outsourced agricultural extension service in the Mutasa district, Manicaland province, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has a pluralistic agricultural extension system. In addition to the public extension service, donors contract private service providers to deliver extension services in specific project areas. This study assesses the impact of outsourced extension services on rural households in the Mutasa …
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A critical history of change in agricultural extension and considerations for future policies and programs.
… the history of changes in agriculture policy and extension so as to inform the more effective delivery of future activity in these areas. Social and sustainability concepts are given particular attention due to their growing popularity in current agriculture initiatives. The questions framing the …
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Perception of agricultural extension problems in Kenya by policy- makers, supervisors, and field personnel: implications for planned change
… supervisors and field personnel in Kenya's agricultural extension service in order to: (1) identify important problems perceived by field staff and other personnel as causing frustration, dissatisfaction, and lowered morale; (2) determine any influence of demographic factors on problem …
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Identification, Analysis, and Implications of Factors Related to the Job Satisfaction and Motivation of Agricultural Extension Field Staff in Trinidad
… to the job satisfaction and motivation of extension field staff in Trinidad. Job, job environment, and background factors were investigated.
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Peer effects in agricultural extension: Evidence of endogenous social interaction in the performance of community knowledge (extension) workers in Uganda
… peer effects in the performance of rural extension workers, known as community knowledge workers (CKWs) in Uganda. I exploit a unique data set which comprise of administrative monthly records of the total monthly performance of CKWs (in terms of the agricultural information provided to …
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Characterization of nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices amongst agricultural extension agents and their beneficiaries in the dry corridor of Honduras
… as those living in the Dry Corridor of Honduras. Agricultural extension agents are lifelines for rural farming communities, offering knowledge and resources to support agricultural productivity. Integration of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs into agricultural extension services …
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A comparative analysis of the Cooperative Extension Service of the United States (Virginia) and the Agricultural Extension Service of Nigeria (Anambra)
… To investigate the following of the Cooperative Extension in the United States (Virginia) and Nigeria (Anambra): A. Background and history B. Organization C. Administration D. Responsibilities of personnel E. Financing F. Program areas G. Training of staff H. Communication processes and methods …
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Participation of Smallholder Farmers in Agricultural Extension service in Zambia: An Evaluation of the Ministry-operated extension service in Mumbwa District of Central Province
The study evaluates the public agricultural extension service delivery in Zambia with respect to the participation of smallholder farmers. The study describes the extension service implementation, establishes the smallholder farmers’ level of access to extension and finds out the factors that …
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of communication between small-scale farmers and agricultural extension service providers : Case study of the Chongwe District farming community
… the problem, the Government has since identified agricultural extension services to be one of the most important sources of information. Extension staff from Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives (MACO), as well as the mass media especially radio, are some of the channels used by agricultural …
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Participation of Smallholder Farmers in Agricultural Extension service in Zambia: An Evaluation of the Ministry-operated extension service in Mumbwa District of Central Province
The study evaluates the public agricultural extension service delivery in Zambia with respect to the participation of smallholder farmers. The study describes the extension service implementation, establishes the smallholder farmers’ level of access to extension and finds out the factors that …
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of communication between small-scale farmers and agricultural extension service providers : Case study of the Chongwe District farming community
… the problem, the Government has since identified agricultural extension services to be one of the most important sources of information. Extension staff from Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives (MACO), as well as the mass media especially radio, are some of the channels used by agricultural …
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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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The evaluation of extension methods and techniques as used by horticulture specialists in the United States
… organization in the name of "The Cooperative Agricultural Extension Service." Knowing a few of the highlights of this early development may help us feel more a part of this tremendous teaching movement. The Morrill Act means to us the establishment of our ultimate headquarters for state …
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Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda
… from the use of mobile phones through two agricultural extension projects in Uganda.
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The development of a program for the establishment of more profitable farm flocks in Grassy Creek Community
… that the teacher of agriculture, the county agricultural agent or the agricultural extension worker, who marches forward to his task with the armor of a well organized all-day group over his breast; the protection of a closely co-operating farmers' evening group. like a shirt of mail about …
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Three essays in development economics: Private transfers, farmers' retirement, and learning failures
… the rural pension program in China and the agricultural extension program in Malawi. Farmers’ private transfer behavior, retirement behavior, and learning failures are discussed in the three chapters respectively. The first chapter studies the impact of a newly introduced rural pension …
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