the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of farmer field school (ffs) approach on adoption of biological control by rice farmers. the research population consisted of 72 farmers who had participated in ffs and 346 who had not participated in ffs, selected through randomized sampling method. the methodological approach of the study was twofold: descriptive-correlative and causal-com...

Discussion forums are a central part of Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 infrastructures. The health and sustainability of forums is dependent on the information exchange behaviour of its contributors, which is expressed through online conversation. The increasing popularity and importance of forums requires a better understanding and characterisation of communication behaviour so that forums can be ...

Abstract Public participation in international environmental decision-making can seek to fulfil different goals. This article explains how these goals affect the design and appraisal of participatory processes highlights under-recognised value law determining objectives public forums. A doctrinal analysis finds that substantive are most prominent current law, but a normative rationale for could...

Fertilizer is a material that provides essential elements can be added to the soil support plant growth. Fertilizers divided into two, namely organic fertilizers and inorganic fertilizers. The use of chemical from time has increased. Low fertility due compounds cause excessive pollution if used continuously become major problem in agricultural cultivation. In addition, other problems experience...

customer satisfaction is the most important element for developing and sustaining organizational priorities and practices. thus, we examined farmers’ overall satisfaction with agricultural extension services and its determinants using data collected from 150 beneficiary farmers in north west ethiopia. the findings show that about 55% of the interviewees were satisfied whereas 45% of them were d...