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Escuelas de campo y adopción de tecnología en agricultura de laderas
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Orozco Cirilo, Sergio.
En la Sierra Mazateca de Oaxaca, el Colegio de Postgraduados diseñó y operó el  Proyecto Manejo Sustentable de Laderas (PMSL) y generó en parcelas experimentales   la tecnología: Milpa Intercalada entre Árboles Frutales (MIAF). En seguida inició su  transferencia mediante el método de Escuelas de Campo (EC). Las EC son una  metodología de extensión participativa que permite aprender-haciendo, orientada a  desarrollar capacidades analíticas, pensamiento crítico y creatividad. Nuestra hipótesis principal consistió en afirmar que los índices de adopción tecnológica final de la  tecnología MIAF por parte de campesinos participantes en EC, se relacionan  directamente con el aumento en su nivel de conocimiento tecnológico y ello impacta  favorablemente sus...
Palavras-chave: Agricultura de laderas; Capacitación; Adopción de tecnología; Extensión agrícola; Técnicas participativas; Divulgación; Educación de adultos. Hillside agriculture; Training; Adoption of technology; Agricultural extension; Participative techniques; Divulgation; Adult education.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/820

Escuelas de campo y adopción de tecnología en agricultura de laderas
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Orozco Cirilo, Sergio.
En la Sierra Mazateca de Oaxaca, el Colegio de Postgraduados diseñó y operó el  Proyecto Manejo Sustentable de Laderas (PMSL) y generó en parcelas experimentales   la tecnología: Milpa Intercalada entre Árboles Frutales (MIAF). En seguida inició su  transferencia mediante el método de Escuelas de Campo (EC). Las EC son una  metodología de extensión participativa que permite aprender-haciendo, orientada a  desarrollar capacidades analíticas, pensamiento crítico y creatividad. Nuestra hipótesis principal consistió en afirmar que los índices de adopción tecnológica final de la  tecnología MIAF por parte de campesinos participantes en EC, se relacionan  directamente con el aumento en su nivel de conocimiento tecnológico y ello impacta  favorablemente sus...
Tipo: Tesis
Palavras-chave: Agricultura de laderas; Capacitación; Adopción de tecnología; Extensión agrícola; Técnicas participativas; Divulgación; Educación de adultos.; Doctorado; EDAR; Estrategías para el Desarrollo Agrícola Regional; Hillside agriculture; Training; Adoption of technology; Agricultural extension; Participative techniques; Divulgation; Adult education.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1201

Escuelas de campo y adopción de tecnología en agricultura de laderas
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Orozco Cirilo, Sergio.
En la Sierra Mazateca de Oaxaca, el Colegio de Postgraduados diseñó y operó el  Proyecto Manejo Sustentable de Laderas (PMSL) y generó en parcelas experimentales   la tecnología: Milpa Intercalada entre Árboles Frutales (MIAF). En seguida inició su  transferencia mediante el método de Escuelas de Campo (EC). Las EC son una  metodología de extensión participativa que permite aprender-haciendo, orientada a  desarrollar capacidades analíticas, pensamiento crítico y creatividad. Nuestra hipótesis principal consistió en afirmar que los índices de adopción tecnológica final de la  tecnología MIAF por parte de campesinos participantes en EC, se relacionan  directamente con el aumento en su nivel de conocimiento tecnológico y ello impacta  favorablemente sus...
Palavras-chave: Agricultura de laderas; Capacitación; Adopción de tecnología; Extensión agrícola; Técnicas participativas; Divulgación; Educación de adultos. Hillside agriculture; Training; Adoption of technology; Agricultural extension; Participative techniques; Divulgation; Adult education.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/893

Identificação de demandas tecnológicas da cafeicultura junto a técnicos da extensão rural em Rondônia.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: ROSA NETO, C.; ARAUJO, L. V. de; SILVA, F. de A. C.
Este documento registra os resultados do trabalho realizado junto a uma amostra de técnicos da Emater-RO, visando a identificação de demandas tecnológicas da cafeicultura, a partir da percep-ção desses técnicos, com base na sua vivência e experiência no processo de assistência técnica aos produtores assistidos pela Emater-RO. Apresentadas de forma concisa e objetiva, essas de-mandas representam subsídios importantes para a Embrapa no estabelecimento de suas priorida-des de pesquisa para o setor cafeeiro do estado.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Agricultural extension; Emater (RO); Rondônia; Amazônia Ocidental; Western Amazon; Cafeicultura; Pratica Cultural; Extensão Rural; Adoção de Inovações; Transferência de Tecnologia; Coffee beans; Plant cultural practices; Innovation adoption; Technology transfer; Extension agents.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1123948

Development and adoption of improved chickpea varieties in Myanmar
Provedor de dados: Open Acess Agriculture Research Repository
Autores: Than, A.M.
Palavras-chave: Chickpeas; On-farm research; Breeds (animals); Agricultural extension; Soil water content; Germplasm; Yields; Area; Weather hazards; Demand.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://agropedia.iitk.ac.in/openaccess/?q=node/3333

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF HIGH-YIELDING VARIETIES OF MAIZE IN RESETTLEMENT AREAS OF ZIMBABWE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bourdillon,   Michael; Hebinck,   Paul; Hoddinott,   John; Kinsey,   Bill; Marondo,   John; Mudege,   Netsayi; Owens,   Trudy.
This study is part of a larger effort to explore the impact of agricultural research on poverty reduction. It examines the diffusion and impact of hybrid maize in selected resettlement areas of rural Zimbabwe, paying particular attention to varieties made widely available from the mid-1990s onwards. While “Zimbabwe’s Green Revolution” of the early 1980s was characterized by the widespread adoption of hybrid maize varieties and significant increases in yields, the subsequent diffusion of newer varieties occurred more slowly and had a more modest impact. Several factors account for this. Government now plays a much-reduced role and one that increasingly focuses on “better farmers.” Private-sector institutions that have entered the maize sector operate mainly...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Agricultural research; Sustainable livelihoods; Vulnerability; Agricultural extension; Social capital; Hybrid maize; Zimbabwe; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16407

Development in the Midst of Drought: Evaluating an Agricultural Extension and Credit Program in Nicaragua.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mullally,   Conner.
This paper measures the impact of year one of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Rural Business Development program for small rice farming households on the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua. The program was rolled out in the 2009-2010 agricultural year, which was the driest year on record in the region, likely due to an El Niño event. Estimated impacts show that the program at best had no effect, and at worst led to a 10 percent reduction in yields. These impacts are estimated using an econometric model which uses selection on observables as its identifying assumption, and robustness checks suggest that this is a reasonable approach in this case. Inference accounts for spatial correlation across households of the unobserved determinants of agricultural...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Development; Impact evaluation; Agricultural extension; Rural credit; Spatial; International Development.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103799

Empirical validity of the evaluation of public policies: models of evaluation and quality of evidence
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Berriet-Solliec,   Marielle; Labarthe,   Pierre; Laurent,   Catherine E.; Baudry,   Jacques.
There is a wide range of evaluation methods. On the basis of which criteria should one method be chosen? On what scientific foundations are the results of numerous evaluations based? How can reliability and empirical validity be tested? The relevance of such questions is heightened in new fields of action such as agri-environmental policy. This paper aims to demonstrate that theoretical advances on level and types of evidence (existence, causality, effectiveness) can help resolve these issues. The main evaluation methods are classified into three main categories, according to their main goal (to learn, measure, understand) and linked to the debate on types of evidence. The analysis is illustrated by comparing evaluation methods in the field of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Evaluation; Evidence; Agricultural extension; Agri-environment; Agricultural and Food Policy; B49 H83 Q18 Q58.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99591

Assessing the Impact of the National Agricultural Advisory  Services (NAADS) in the Uganda Rural Livelihoods
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Benin,   Samuel; Nkonya,   Ephraim M.; Okecho,   Geresom; Pender,   John L.; Nahdy,   Silim; Mugarura,   Samuel; Kato,   Edward; Kayobyo,   Godfrey.
The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program of Uganda is an innovative public-private extension service delivery approach, with the goal of increasing market oriented agricultural production by empowering farmers to demand and control agricultural advisory services. Although initial evaluations of NAADS have been quite favourable, these evaluations have been primary qualitative in nature. This study quantifies the initial impacts of NAADS in the districts and sub-counties where the program was operating by 2005. It is based on descriptive analyses of results of a survey of 116 farmer groups and 894 farmers in sixteen districts where the program was operating at the time and four districts where NAADS had not yet begun operating to control...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Impact assessment; Agricultural extension; Uganda; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42375

Analysis of Factors Affecting on Risk Management of Wheat Production Among Wheat Farmers (Razavieh Region, Khorasan-E-Razavi Province, Iran)
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Sookhtanlo,   Mojtaba; Sarani,   Valiollah.
The main purpose of this study was to analyze the Factors Affecting on risk management in wheat production among farmers of Razavieh region (Khorasan-E-Razavi province, Iran). Statistical population of the study was 1520 farmers that they had water cultivation. By using of stratified proportional random sampling 156 respondents were selected from 8 villages. For the calculation of the risk-aversion coefficient degree among farmers, the Safety First Rule model was used. The findings revealed that the dominant respondents (65%) were risk-averse. The results of exploratory factorial analysis showed that five factors determined about 74.267 % from total variance for wheat farmers' risk management that consist of: economy &amp; marketing management factor,...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Wheat farmers; Risk-aversion; Risk management; Drought; Agricultural extension; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty; GA; IN.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120238

THE IMPACT OF IMPROVED MAIZE GERMPLASM ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION: THE CASE OF TUXPENO-DERIVED MATERIAL IN MEXICO
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bellon,   Mauricio R.; Adato,   Michelle; Becerril,   Javier; Mindek,   Dubravka.
This study documents how poor small-scale farmers in lowland tropical Mexico use improved maize germplasm and how this contributes to their well-being. It does this by assessing both the direct adoption of improved varieties and examining the process of their “creolization.” By exposing improved varieties for replanting, and in some cases promoting their hybridization with landraces, either by design or by accident, farmers produce what they recognize as “creolized” varieties. Our key hypothesis is that poor farmers benefit from improved germplasm through creolization. Creolization provides farmers with new options, as they deliberately modify an improved technology generated by the formal research system to suit their own circumstances and needs....
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Agricultural research; Sustainable livelihoods; Vulnerability; Agricultural extension; Maize germplasm; Creolization; Mexico; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16471

CAPACITAÇÃO GERENCIAL DE AGRICULTORES FAMILIARES: UMA PROPOSTA METODOLÓGICA DE EXTENSÃO RURAL
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lourenzani,   Wagner Luiz.
Family-based agriculture plays an important socio-economical role in Brazilian agribusiness. Its development is considered a precondition for an economically efficient and fair society. There are numerous variables influencing the performance of rural business. Several variables can not be controlled by the farmers, but, there are some variables which can be controlled, as farm management. Problems related to farm business sustainability revel inefficiencies in farm management in general, and more specifically in family based agriculture. Therefore the proposal of a rural extension course in management, acts over this deficiency, providing tools for family-based agriculture. This paper presents a methodological framework of a managerial capacitation...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural extension; Managerial capacitation; Family-based agriculture.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43804

Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: A Review of Evidence and Experience
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Byerlee,   Derek R.; Spielman,   David J.; Alemu,   Dawit; Gautam,   Madhur.
Despite more than a decade of policies placing high priority on cereal intensification, backed by one of the highest rates of public expenditures on agricultural in Africa, Ethiopia has yet to see payoffs in terms of higher and more stable cereal yields, reduced dependency on food aid, improved food security, and lower consumer prices for staples. There is understandable concern about the performance, efficiency and sustainability of the agricultural sector, specifically in terms of the current systems for providing extension services, improved seed, fertilizer, and credit. This paper aims to illuminate possible solutions available to improving the prospects for cereal intensification in Ethiopia. The paper traces the largely state-led policies that have...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural development; Agricultural extension; Fertilizer; Seed markets; Ethiopia; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42406

Communication Processes in Agro-environmental Policy Development and Decision-Making: Case Study Sachsen-Anhalt
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Prager,   Katrin; Nagel,   Uwe Jens.
The development of a decision support approach with regard to agro-environmental programmes is part of a larger research project on agricultural transformation and structural change processes. Research objective are improved communication processes and an enhanced quality of political decision-making. The investigation is based on the assumption that the success of agro-environmental programmes depends largely on their acceptance by all major stakeholders. This implies an early integration of varying interests in the decision-making process. Introducing participatory approaches into a bureaucratic setting poses particular problems. In order to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness, the introduction of interactive modelling approaches has to be...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Communication processes; Agro-environmental programmes; Decision-making support; Conflict resolution; Participation and acceptance; Rural areas; Agricultural extension; Sustainable agriculture; Structural change; Transformation processes; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18819

Overview of water and soil nutrient management under smallholder rain-fed agriculture in East Africa.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mati,   Bancy Mbura.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Soil conservation; Water conservation; Water harvesting; Terraces; Tillage; Ridging; Cropping systems; Bunds; Sugarcane; Spate irrigation; Pitcher irrigation; Water storage; Soil fertility; Fertilizers; Non-governmental organizations; Farmers’ associations; Agroforestry; Agricultural extension; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Industrial Organization; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92406

Participatory Agricultural Extension from the Prospective of Audience-centered Communication Theory
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Zhao,   Di; Wang,   De-hai.
Transformation process to Audience-centered Communication Theory is introduced, as well as the basic idea of the theory in China. It is believed that using Audience-centered Communication theory can help to consolidate the theoretical basis of participatory agricultural extension. The communication essence of agricultural extension activity is studied, which is spreaders send information to farmers; then, farmers filter and process the information, transform it into their own experiences and feed back on time. Internet logical relationship between audience-centered communication and participatory agricultural extension is studied. Effects of Audience-centered Communication Theory on participatory agricultural extension are analyzed. One is that the...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Audience-centered; Participatory; Agricultural extension; Communication; China; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93644

Experiences and opportunities for promoting small-scale/micro irrigation and rainwater harvesting for food security in Ethiopia.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Awulachew,   Seleshi Bekele; Merrey,   Douglas J.; Kamara,   Abdul B.; van Koppen,   Barbara; Penning de Vries,   Frits W.T.; Boelee,   Eline.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Water harvesting; Irrigation systems; Irrigation programs; Gender; Agricultural extension; Farmers; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92402

THE IMPACT OF AGROFORESTRY-BASED SOIL FERTILITY REPLENISHMENT PRACTICES ON THE POOR IN WESTERN KENYA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Place,   Frank; Adato,   Michelle; Hebinck,   Paul; Omosa,   Mary.
This case study explores the relationships between agroforestry-based soil fertility replenishment (SFR) systems (improved fallows and biomass transfer) and poverty reduction in rural western Kenya. It further examines the role that different dissemination approaches play in conditioning which segments of society gain access to information to the technologies and then uses them. The study made use of many different qualitative and quantitative data collection methods and samples from both pilot areas where researchers maintained a significant presence and nonpilot areas where farmers learned of the technologies through other channels. Adoption processes were analyzed quantitatively using almost 2,000 households. Qualitative methods included case studies...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Agricultural research; Sustainable livelihoods; Vulnerability; Agricultural extension; Social capital; Soil fertility replenishment; Agroforestry; Kenya; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16400

Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems: A Network Analysis
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kaine,   Geoff; Doyle,   Brendan; Reeve,   Ian; Lees,   Jim.
Röling and others argue that research and extension should not be seen as separate processes involving distinct institutions which must somehow be linked. Rather, scientists, specialists, extension workers, consultants and producers should be seen as participants in a single agricultural knowledge and information system (AKIS). This perspective on research, extension and adoption as activities that occur within a network offers new insights into the way in which technology transfer occurs, and new ideas as to how to increase the rate of adoption of new ideas and techniques in farming. In this study, we use network management theory and applied network analysis to operationalise the concept of an AKIS and to test the relationships between system...
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural extension; Technology transfer; Network analysis.; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123823

IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ON POVERTY: FINDINGS OF AN INTEGRATED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ANALYSIS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Meinzen-Dick,   Ruth Suseela; Adato,   Michelle; Haddad,   Lawrence James; Hazell,   Peter B.R.
The extent to which agricultural research has reduced poverty has become an increasing concern of policymakers, donors, and researchers. Until recently, poverty reduction was a secondary goal of agricultural research. The primary focus was on increasing food supplies and reducing food prices, a strategy that was successful in increasing the yields of important food staples. When increased productivity is combined with increased agricultural employment, lower food prices, and increased off-farm employment, agricultural research can be credited with significant reductions in rural poverty. However, these benefits do not necessarily materialize, and thus it is essential to understand how agricultural technologies influence and are influenced by the diverse...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Poverty; Agricultural research; Sustainable livelihoods; Vulnerability; Agricultural extension; Bangladesh; China; India; Mexico; Kenya; Zimbabwe; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16088

Technology Capital: The Price of Admission to the Growth Club
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Evenson,   Robert E.; Fuglie,   Keith O.
We assess long-run patterns of global agricultural productivity growth in developing countries between 1970 and 2005 and examine the relationship between investments in technology capital and productivity.  To measure agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) we employ a Solow-type growth accounting method to decompose output growth into input and TFP growth.  For technology capital we construct two indexes reflecting national capacities in agricultural research and education-extension for 87 developing countries. We then correlate technology capital levels with long-term growth rates in agricultural TFP. Our findings show that average agricultural TFP growth in developing countries accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s but fell marginally in the early...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural development; Agricultural extension; Agricultural research; Land quality; Agricultural cost shares; Growth accounting; Total factor productivity (TFP); International Development; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q10; Q16; O13; O30; O47; O57.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51398

Environmental lobbying with imperfect public monitoring of environmental quality
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Beard,   Rodney; Mallawaarachchi,   Thilak; Salerno,   Gillian.
In this paper we present a two stage game of political lobbying for policies designed to enhance environmental quality. Unlike previous work which has tended to assume perfect monitoring of environmental quality in lobbying games we allow for imperfect monitoring of environmental quality. We characterize perfect public (politico-economic) equilibria in the game for the case of both perfect and imperfect monitoring of environmental quality and compare these with imperfect private monitoring of environmental quality. Results are discussed with respect to farmer behaviour in the context of non-point source pollution and implications for the political consequences of farm extension programmes highlighted.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Game theory; Public choice; Imperfect public monitoring; Imperfect private monitoring; Non-point source pollution; Agricultural extension; Public education; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10391

The Effects of Agricultural Extension on Farm Yields in Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Evenson,   Robert E.; Mwabu,   Germano.
The paper examines effects of agricultural extension on crop yields in Kenya controlling for other determinants of yields, notably the schooling of farmers and agro-ecological characteristics of arable land. The data we use were collected by the Government of Kenya in 1982 and 1990, but the estimation results reported in the paper are based primarily on the 1982 data set. The sample used for estimation contains information about crop production, agricultural extension workers (exogenously supplied to farms), educational attainment of farmers, usage of farm inputs, among others. A quantile regression technique was used to investigate productivity effects of agricultural extension and other farm inputs over the entire conditional distribution of farm yield...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Agricultural extension; Economic effects; Q16; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession; O13.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28509

PROBLEMS IN THE EXTENSION WORK AND FARMERS’ NEEDS IN SERBIA
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Petrovic,   Zivojin; Jankovic,   Dejan; Cikic,   Jovana.
In the paper, the authors analyse problems in the extension work and farmers’ needs on the basis of the empirical sociological survey that comprised attitudes of all the agricultural extension workers in Serbia. The survey has been conducted by the authors during 2008 in all of the extension offices in Serbia using the semi-structured questionnaire. The analysis reveals the regional specifics of the farmers’ needs and the problems that the advisors face in daily work, as well. According to the survey results there are three types of problems that are mutually connected: 1. general crisis of the agricultural sector, 2. problems regarding characteristics of farm holdings and farmers population in Serbia and 3. problems that are related to extension...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural extension; Problems in extension work; Farmers’ needs; Agribusiness; Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57511

Do Pesticide Hazards to Human Health and Beneficial Insects Cause or Result from IPM Adoption?  Mixed Messages from Farmer Field Schools in Nicaragua
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Labarta,   Ricardo A.; Swinton,   Scott M.
This paper analyzes the interaction between farmer training in pest management and effects on acute pesticide poisoning and populations of beneficial insects in Nicaragua.   Using farm level data from Nicaraguan bean growers, including graduates of Farmer Field Schools (FFS), other integrated pest management (IPM) outreach methods, and farmers without exposure to IPM, we found that small farmers are influenced by pesticide-related acute illness experiences when adopting IPM practices and making decisions about pesticide use.  However, exposure to IPM extension programs failed to reduce the use of highly toxic pesticides and increased the number of self-reported acute illness symptoms during the most recent bean crop season.  IPM training did result in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Ecosystem service; Integrated pest management; Agricultural extension; Nicaragua; Farm Management; Q16.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19305

Farmers' knowledge regarding organic vegetables cultivation in northeast Thailand
Provedor de dados: Thai Agricultural Research Repository
Autores: Shimul Mondal; Theerachai Haitook; Suchint Simaraks; Arunee Promkhambut.
The study was conducted to determine farmers’ knowledge on organic vegetables cultivation. The study also attempted to describe some selected characteristics of organic vegetables cultivation and explore the relationships with knowledge on organic vegetables cultivation. A survey method of face-to-face interview using semi structured questionnaire was used to collect data from organic vegetable growers in Samsung, Khon Kaen, and Northeast Thailand which was selected by using simple random sampling method. Data were collected by semi structured interview schedule from 51 randomly selected households. Data revealed that highest proportion (70.6%) of organic vegetables’ grower had relatively low knowledge while 29.4 % of them had medium knowledge and had 0%...
Tipo: PhysicalObject
Palavras-chave: Organic vegetables; Vegetables production; Vegetables cultivation; Knowledge; Social context; Communication; Farming experience; Agricultural extension; Social participation; Northeast; ผักอินทรีย์; ผักออร์แกนิก; การปลูกผัก; องค์ความรู้; บริบทชุมชน; ประสบการณ์; การสื่อสาร; ชุมชน; การมีส่วนร่วมทางสังคม; การส่งเสริมการเกษตร; ภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5768

ระบบการเลี้ยงวัวควายของเกษตรกรรายย่อยในอนาคต
Provedor de dados: Thai Agricultural Research Repository
Autores: Pakapun Skunmun.
Tipo: PhysicalObject
Palavras-chave: Cattle; Buffaloes; Animal production; Smallholder; Integrated farming; Sufficiency economy; Sustainable development; Agricultural extension; Social participation; วัว; โค; ควาย; กระบือ; การผลิตสัตว์; การเลี้ยงสัตว์; เกษตรกรรายย่อย; ระบบเกษตรผสมผสาน; นโยบายการเกษตร; การส่งเสริมการเกษตร.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5770

หมู่บ้านชุมชนต้นแบบการลดต้นทุนการผลิตข้าว: จากงานวิจัยถ่ายทอดสู่ชุมชน
Provedor de dados: Thai Agricultural Research Repository
Autores: Chalermchart Luechaikham.
Strategy of the Rice Department of State 2554 - 2557 in the second strategy to enhance production efficiency. To reduce production costs, farmers are key indicators of this strategy. Rice Department village community project to reduce the underlying cost of rice production.In key areas throughout the country 20 provinces to transfer technology to reduce production costs to farmers to build a model community to reduce the cost and expand into a wider following. The steps taken by the converter learn to reduce production costs, Rice Village, 20 rai  in order to select the right technology to reduce costs in the area are farmers, 50 of whom were co-decision and co-learning in the block. To plot their next expansion.Used to further reduce the cost of rice...
Tipo: PhysicalObject
Palavras-chave: Rice production; Cost; Model community; Reducing costs; Technology transfer; Participation processes; Agricultural extension; Rice Department; การผลิตข้าว; ต้นทุนการผลิต; ชุมชนต้นแบบ; การลดต้นทุน; การถ่ายทอดเทคโนโลยี; ข้าว; พันธุ์ไม่ไวต่อช่วงแสง; เขตชลประทาน; เทคโนโลยีการผลิต; การเรียนรู้; การส่งเสริมการเกษตร; การมีส่วนร่วมของชุมชน; กรมการข้าว.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5683

ความต้องการฝึกอบรมด้านการแปรรูปอาหารและการตลาดของสมาชิกกลุ่มวิสาหกิจชุมชนในจังหวัดขอนแก่น
Provedor de dados: Thai Agricultural Research Repository
Autores: Chinnayan Srakaew; Chaicharn Wongsamun.
This research aims to study the training needs on food processing and marketing of community enterprise groups in Khon Kaen province. The subject matters of training were divided into 49 topics on plant processing, 41 topics on meat processing and 23 topics on marketing. Data were collection by interviewing 196 members during January - March 2012. The collected data were analyzed by computer program for frequency, percentage, minimum, maximum, standard deviation, t-test and F-test. The levels of need for training were assigned into three values, high equal 3, low equal 2 and none equal 1. The results showed that, 112 group members who had main food processing activity on plant products had a high level of training need on the topic making rice cracker and...
Tipo: PhysicalObject
Palavras-chave: Community enterprise group; Food processing; Training need; Knowledge development; Marketing; Agricultural extension; Participation; Khon Kaen province; กลุ่มวิสาหกิจชุมชน; การแปรรูปอาหาร; ผลิตภัณฑ์พืช; ผลิตภัณฑ์สัตว์; ความต้องการฝึกอบรม; การพัฒนาความรู้; มาตรฐานผลิตภัณฑ์; การตลาด; การส่งเสริมวิสาหกิจชุมชน; การมีส่วนร่วม; จ.ขอนแก่น.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://anchan.lib.ku.ac.th/agnet/handle/001/5732

Solutions for fast development of precision agriculture in Iran
Provedor de dados: Agricultural Engineering International : The CIGR e-journal
Autores: Bagheri, Nikrooz -; Bordbar, Marzieh.
A descriptive survey method was carried out to assess to effective factors on precision agriculture (PA) adoption and to find out practical solutions for development of PA in Iran.  The research population included 450 people from agricultural specialists, experts, researchers.  A sample of 117 was constituted using proportional stratified sampling based on the Cochran formula.  Data were collected using questionnaire.  The questionnaire was validated by a panel of experts, and the reliability index was established by a Cronbach's coefficient.  Computed Cronbach’s alpha score obtained 81%.  All survey data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 16.0).  The most important solutions for development of PA in Iran were...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural extension; Precision agriculture; Agricultural management adoption; Factor analysis; Precision agriculture; Solution.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/2716

Farmer field school’s training on knowledge level of citrus growers regarding improved production practices
Provedor de dados: Ciência Rural
Autores: Victor,Akash Nougha; Luqman,Muhammad; Shiwei,Xu; Wen,Yu; Majeed,Muhammad Zeeshan.
ABSTRACT: The major objective of this paper was to assess the impact of the Farmer field school (FFS) training program on the knowledge level of farmers (citrus growers) regarding improved citrus production practices. Distract Sargodha was the targeted research area for this study being the leading producer of citrus in Pakistan. Quantitative data were collected through interview schedule and analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). It was conclude that young people were more tend towards getting training under FFS program than old age farmers. Educated farmers were in majority in FFS farmers while; conversely illiterate farmers were in majority in the category of non-FFs farmers. In category of FFS farmers livestock farming was...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Farmer field school; Agricultural extension; Integrated pest management; Citrus production practices.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017001000931