the main purpose of this descriptive – survey research was to study extension experts’ attitudes about effective factors in consumption of organic products and in iran. the main population consisted of 1200 extension experts in iran. 289 samples of extension experts’ were selected through randomized sampling to answer the questionnaire. the validity was cheked by a panel of agricultural extensi...

This study aimed to examine key factors affecting rural female facilitators’ role in participatory rural development in Tehran Province. Since the researchers intended to have a better insight into the facilitators’ role and employ inquiry as a learning forum for bringing about changes for all participants, they preferred to use a case study based upon an appreciative inquiry method. The study ...

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...

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...

this study aimed to examine key factors affecting rural female facilitators’ role in participatory rural development in tehran province. since the researchers intended to have a better insight into the facilitators’ role and employ inquiry as a learning forum for bringing about changes for all participants, they preferred to use a case study based upon an appreciative inquiry method. the study ...

the main purpose of this study was analyzingthe promoting factors of the developmentin participatory irrigation managementin the irrigation network of miandarband villages located in kermanshah county. the research population consisted of all beneficiaries of this area (n=417). by using the cochran's formula, 126 people were chosen through a random stratified sampling method with appropria...

The study investigated the effect of Community-Based Paid Extension (CPE) on vulnerability reduction of smallholder dairy farmers. Randomly sampled 255 farmers were interviewed together with 15 key informants’ interview. Both statistical analysis and thematic approach were employed to achieve triangulation. In about 68 % of cases, CPE reduced vulnerability to a degree experienced as ‘moderate’,...