the purpose of this study was to evaluate an extension agent's perception with respect to effectiveness of mass teaching methods employed in educational activities of irrigated wheat growing farmers in golestan province. survey and correlational methods were employed in the study. questionnaire was used as means to collect data. the study population consisted of the whole extension workers...

agriculture is the backbone of india’s economy as two-third of the population live in rural areas and directly or indirectly depend on agriculture for their livelihood. india’s food production has improved significantly during the last three decades due to all-round efforts but indian agriculture is still facing a multitude of problems to maximize productivity to feed the continuously increasin...

the study sought to explore approaches for co-creation of conservation agriculture (ca) knowledge amongst farmers, nongovernmental organizations (ngos), government and specialist researchers. the aim of the study was to explore farmer initiated food security strategies among small holder resource poor farmers, through enhancement of farmers’ own productive capacity. the study was born out of th...

The study examined the utilization of information and communication technologies by agricultural extension workers in Niger State, Nigeria. To achieve the study objective, 206 respondents were proportionately and randomly selected from the three agricultural zones in the State through multi-stage sampling technique. Validated questionnaire with reliability coefficient of 0.81 was used to collec...

Working in agriculture can be dangerous. Despite ongoing efforts of Extension, animal production worker safety has not been adequately addressed. We present state, regional, and national counts rates on fatal nonfatal injuries using publicly available data from the Bureau Labor Statistics. found that had a high number higher rate than average within agriculture. More needs to done protect lives...

Ten years after privatising agricultural extension in Brandenburg (North-eastern Germany) the political and economic conditions for integrating public goods issues have taken a change for the worse. The precarious financial and institutional structure of agro-environmental projects, government’s loss of influence on extension strategies and contents, and a lack of linkages between important reg...

information and communication technologies (icts) are increasingly influencing human beings and are changing our attitudes towards these technologies. the purpose of this article is to understand the factors influencing the use of icts in agricultural extension through a descriptive research method. the populations were 320 individuals of agricultural extension workers (ews) of isfahan province...

the successful adoption of e-learning systems is mainly dependent on the learners’ attitude and willingness to use them. this survey was conducted to investigate agricultural extension workers’ attitudes toward using e-learning for on-the-job training in iran and factors which affect it. using the stratified sampling technique a sample of 379 extension workers were selected from six provinces. ...

Compartmentalised extension prohibits the uptake of new technology thereby inhibiting agricultural growth. Extension services aimed at increased agricultural growth should have a market-led and evidence-based pluralistic advisory system that is coordinated by the government’s Agricultural and Technical Services division in response to the needs of farmers. This study sought to assess extension ...

the purpose of this study was to determine computer and internet use in agricultural extension by extension workers (ews). this study used a descriptive-correlational design.population for the study consisted of all extension workers (n= 320) in isfahan province, iran. a stratified sampling technique and census was used to select ews (n = 200). overall, findings indicate that ews have access to...