ESEE 2015, Chania, GreeceConference dates: July 4 – 7, 2017Conference Theme: Transformative learning: new directions in agricultural extension and educationThe 23rd European Seminar on Extension (and) Education (ESEE) will be held in the MediterraneanAgronomic Institute of Chania, and hosted by the Lab. of Agricultural Extension, Rural Systems &Rural Sociology, Dept. of Agricultural Economics &...

Further education and training are very important factors for the agriculture sector. Unfortunately, the lack of time and space has lead to their limited appliance to farmers. Limited financial support and low background knowledge in Information and Communications Technology are two more suspending factors. At the same time rapid technological progress has lead to the implementation of Internet...

the purpose of this study was to determine students’ attitudes toward international agricultural issues. the population for the study consisted of agricultural extension students at tehran and shiraz universities, agriculture and natural resources colleges’ (n= 170). a stratified random sampling technique was employed to select samples, (n= 120). the study was conducted during the fall 2007 usi...

BACKGROUND Populations in agricultural communities require health care that is interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral to address the high rate of workplace deaths, preventable injuries and illness. These rates are compounded by limited access to services and the distinctive personal values and culture of farming populations, which both health and rural practitioners must be aware of to red...

Identifying role of extension system in adoption of new technologies have important role to developing favorable extension systems. For supporting sustainable agriculture in Iran needs extension systems to be carefully thought and accurately implemented. The purpose of this is analyzing role of extension activities in adoption of sustainable agriculture. Based on the results the attending agric...

Introduction France, with a deep agricultural heritage founded on familial farming, on the diversity of the "terroirs" and of the breeds (Cavailhes et al 1987, Brun et al 1989, Limouzin 1996), has a close and rich relationship with animal. The rural depopulation and urbanisation, moving the population away from farm animals while encouraging companion animals (Bonduelle and Joublin, 1995), the ...