this study examines iranian agricultural researchers’ attitudes regarding collaboration with extension workers and the variables associated with the researchers’ attitudes. data were obtained using a questionnaire developed by agricultural research centers of charmahal and bakhtiari, isfahan, safiabad and khuzestan in 1998. the findings re-vealed that the researchers’ attitudes towards collabor...

one of the ways to ensure food safety is to educate the public. of the organizations providing food safety education in the united states (u.s.), the cooperative extension system (ces) is one of the most reliable. the effectiveness ces programs depends not only on what is being taught but also on how it is taught. both a needs-based curriculum and how that curriculum is delivered are equally im...

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...

shortage of water is one the main factors limiting the development of agricultural activities and farmer participation is critical to improve on-farm water management and crop productivity. this research was done with aim to identify impeding and facilitating factors influencing on using new irrigation methods by farmers in west boshroyeh township in southern khorasan. the methodological approa...

A research can also reveal the cooperative effectiveness of agencies such as evaluation will lead to discover the weakness and strengths for further improvement of this program. The present study was designed in 2009 especially to see the effectiveness of the working of agricultural extension staff as perceived by farmers in district Okara-Pakistan. The data were collected with the help of a sp...