An improvement and strengthening of agricultural infrastructure needed to all the levels of supply chain. Shrinking extension is another component of infrastructure that needs attention. After the green revolution in the mid-sixties there has been no major technological innovation, which could give a fresh impetus to agricultural productivity, insufficient extension services and poor access to ...

services only to individuals and institutions that function without regard to race, color, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. For information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension Service office. Florida Cooperative Extension Service/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences/University of Florida/Christine Taylor Waddill, Director. Universit...

Beijing agricultural comprehensive information service plays an important role in agricultural resources using and rapid development of the rural economy. Combined with the Web Service and its extension technology, Beijing agricultural information service platform was built with the base of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) framework. The platform enables efficient management and using of agr...

the main purpose of this study was to investigate the level of agricultural extension entrepreneurship in the process of sustainable agricultural development. the statistical population of the study was composed of agricultural extension experts (n=2882). the method of sampling was a systematic random sampling one. questionnaire was the means employed for data collection. questionnaire validati...

Lack of understanding of the extension, education, and development practitioners’ role and their contribution to sustainable agriculture is the main challenge of sustainability projects in Iran. Accordingly, the aim of this study was toidentify the extension system that has been more successful in sustainable horticulture. The population consisted of 22 pioneer farmers that had used or are usin...

National agricultural statistical information is a product of cooperative agreements and collaboration across agencies at the state and federal levels. This allows for sharing of responsibilities for data gathering, aggregating and disseminating information, and providing services. The agencies involved in cooperative arrangements to accomplish these tasks include: US Department of Agriculture ...

in recent decades, empowerment has been used as a mechanism to improve the quality of women’s personal life and career. in this respect, information technology can be used as an effective instrument to meet that end. the purpose of this study is to examine gender roles in inclination of men and women towards using information technology in agricultural extension. the study is conducted in gilan...

broadcast digitalization with its enormous benefits to the broadcasting industry will improve the quality of content of programs delivered by television stations. africa has a switchover date of june, 2017. for nigerians to have access to television broadcast once the switch over is completed, they must purchase high definition television sets or the set-up box. the awareness among urban dwelle...

The study assessed farmers’ perception of effectiveness of agricultural extension agents in Anambra State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised all contact farmers and extension agents in Anambra State. Multi-stage, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 200 respondents comprising 160 farmers and 40 extension agents. Data for the study were collected throu...