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...

Agricultural extension, as an informal educational system, is one of agricultural development tools that lean on human capitals. Inefficiency of public bureaucracy on the one hand, and managerial problems on the other hand, as well as neglecting real needs of beneficiaries in planning, have determined responsible to transfer administrative tasks to the private sector and reduce government''s te...

rangelands renewable resources play a very important role in ecosystem regulating, preserving plant genetic reservoirs, water cycle as well as providing large parts of forage requirements. these resources were considered to be a basis for sustainable development and also a basic platform for various economic activities. during the recent years in iran, these valuable sources were subjected to s...

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the purpose followed in this study was to analyze barriers of agriculture biotechnology development in iran. the research method was a descriptive and correlational one. the statistical population consisted of agricultural biotechnology specialists in the tehran province of whom n=108 were taken through census method to take part in the study. finally 85 questionnaires (research instrument) wer...

agricultural production is influenced by different political, economic and environmental factors. various factors influence production, affecting the income of farmers and even in some cases increasing their vulnerability. continuation and expansion of economic activity in this sector requires appropriate risk management policies to be promptly and appropriately applied. one of the oldest strat...

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...