The sustainable agriculture imperative: implications for South African agricultural extension

Agriculture Extension Curriculum: an Analysis of Agriculture Extension Students Views in the Agricultural Universities of Pakistan

A study was conducted in year 2009, to analyze the views of enrolled agriculture extension students about existing agricultural extension curricula in the agricultural universities of Pakistan. The main objectives were to provide information of students’ evaluation to the overall structure on the agricultural extension curriculum and to identify strengths and weaknesses in areas of the curricul...

Organic Agriculture as an Opportunity for Sustainable Agricultural Development

Role of Agricultural Extension Courses in Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture (Case Study: Wheat Farmers of Shoushtar Township)

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...

Smallholder Farmers’ Participation in Agricultural Training and Demonstration in Ethiopia: Implications for Inclusive Targeting by Agricultural Extension Services

Small farms and smallholder farming systems play crucial roles in agricultural development in many developing countries. From the various rural development programs designed to support such farming systems, agricultural extension services are of at most importance. However, the benefit that farmers obtain from these services and the resulting impact depends, to a great extent, by their direct a...

Transgenic Crops: Implications for Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture

The potential for genetically modified (GM) crops to threaten biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture is substantial. Megadiverse countries and centers of origin and/or diversity of crop species are particularly vulnerable regions. The future of sustainable agriculture may be irreversibly jeopardized by contamination of in situ preserved genetic resources threatening a strategic r...