In recent years, many countries have realized the need to revive agricultural extension services to promote pro-poor growth, reach poor marginalised smallholder farmers and address new challenges on sustainability, environmental degradation and climate change. This paper discusses evolving concepts and approaches in agricultural extension, past experiences of key countries, problems and failure...

special series on agricultural advisory services Can agricultural extension1 systems deliver quality services to smallholder producers, often in remote areas? Yes, there is evidence that this is achieved in some developing and emerging economies. But this is by no means a common practice, and many extension systems continue to struggle with weak performance. This series of six papers seeks to u...

The purpose of this study was to assess the process of extension program development in Iranian Agricultural Extension System (IAES). The research instrument was a structural questionnaire with close-ended questions which its validity and reliability was confirmed by using expert panel and Cranach’s alpha test, respectively. The target population of this research included all extension managers...

Household food security remains a challenge in South Africa. The national government instituted the Integrated Food Security Strategy (IFSS) programme which identifies household agricultural production as an important element of improving household-level food security. Agricultural extension is well positioned to help achieve this aim, but its current contribution is unknown. This study identif...

agriculture and its development is the foundation of development in iran as a developing country. so, it can be regarded as the foundation for economical and social development.the capabilities of agriculture sector are limited and its efficiency is trivial because of neglecting agricultural development and keeping its support just as a slogan. the transformation of agriculture to a developed, ...

the purpose of the study was to identify and prioritize the educational needs and support needed by agricultural extension agents in isfahan, islamic republic of iran. the target population for the study consisted of s3 agricultural extension agents in isfahan province. census population were used therefore, sampling procedures were not utilized and genera i izability of the results was lim...

the study examined the role of information communication technologies in extension delivery of agricultural transformation agenda (ata) of nigeria.  the objectives were to: examine the agricultural extension delivery of ata; identify icts relevant in agricultural extension and application of ata; examine roles of icts in extension of ata and identify constraints to the use of icts in extension ...

this study aimed at identifying required competencies for the labor market by the graduates majoring in the agricultural extension education field. the study population included undergraduates, faculty members, and employers, as related to bachelor level in three extension and education departments at bu ali sina, tehran, and shiraz universities of iran. the study has employed both quantitative...

Coexistence and exclusion between humans and monkeys in Japan: Is either really possible?" (2006). Ecological and Environmental Anthropology (University of Georgia). Paper 5. The Japanese people face a cultural and ecological challenge in seeking a new relationship between themselves and the Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata). Monkeys are a major agricultural pest. Monkey habitat often lies with...

success of the agricultural advisory services plan that has recently been implemented in the form of agricultural engineering, technical and consulting firms (aetcfs) is dependent on an understanding of the level of the advisors' competencies to design and implement purposeful human resources development programs. the aim followed in this study was to investigate and compare the competenci...