1. This document is HS-872, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication Date: April 2002. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. 2. Ed Stover, assistant professor, Horticultural Sciences Department, Indian River Research and Education Center, ...

This study examined the knowledge and perception of farmers regarding privatization and commercialization of agricultural extension services in Delta State, Nigeria. A sample size of 90 farmers in contact with extension agents was randomly selected for the study. Data for the study was collected through the use of a validated structured interview schedule. Both descriptive and inferential stati...

This glossary contains general definitions of over 500 terms related to agricultural production, the environment, and sustainable development. Terms were chosen to increase awareness of major issues for the nonspecialist and were drawn from various social and natural science disciplines, including ecology, biology, epidemiology, chemistry, sociology, economics, anthropology, philosophy, and pub...

his study investigated the farmers’ feedback on Agricultural Development Project’s (ADP’s) performance. The study was carried out in Kogi State, Nigeria. Interview schedules were used to collect data from 160 contact farmers and 80 field extension workers who were randomly selected using multistage random sampling techniques. The data collected were subjected to both descriptive and non-paramet...

1. This document is ENY-058 (NG047), one of a series of the Entomology & Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: January 2008. Reviewed March 2011. For more publications related to horticulture/agriculture, please visit the EDIS Website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/. 2. Romy Krueger, gradua...

J. KO 1*, G. PICCINNI 2, W. GUO 3 AND E. STEGLICH 4 1United States Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Systems Research Unit, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building D, Suite 200, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA 2Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA 3South Plains Precision Ag, 2810 N. Quincy, Plainview, TX 79072, USA Blackland Research ...

Purpose: New approaches to extension service delivery are needed that stimulate increased agricultural production, contribute to collective action and which also foster the emergence of agricultural innovation systems. Research in Peru and Mexico explores some of these new approaches. Design/methodology/approach: In both countries, a qualitative value chain mapping methodology was used to explo...