This guide is designed to assist the adult partner with a better understanding of Marine Aquarium Project Book, as well enhancing youths’ learning experiences. Written by Prudence Caskey, and published Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, UF/IFAS Extension, May 2023.

Extensibility is an important feature of modern software applications. In the context of business applications it is one of the major selection criteria from the customer perspective. Software extensions enable developers to integrate new features to a software system for supporting new requirements. However, there are many open challenges concerning the software provider and the extension deve...

The study analyzed factors that motivate agricultural extension agents in Agricultural Development Programme of Abia State. Primary data were collected from 96 extension agents in Abia State, Nigeria who were selected using multi-stage random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, mean score, ordered logit and Spearman rank correlation. It was revealed that 58.3% o...

This study examined the training needs of agricultural extension agents in Delta State, Nigeria. A sample of 102 respondents was drawn from extension agents in the States’ Agricultural Development Programme (ADP), Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR) and the FADAMA Programme. Data were collected in February 2017 by using a structured and validated questionnaire. Data generated w...

Technological extension is recognized by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2005, OECD) as fundamental for economic development, by promoting and stimulating further technological innovation, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Despite its importance, particularly with respect to the impact of public or private initiatives that promote technological...

introduction agricultural research is important and one of the determinant factors of development of technologies in agricultural sector. among agricultural research disciplines, breeding programs, especially, wheat breeding programs are one of the applied approaches in improving of production and food security. based on a study by byerlee & traxler (1995), economic benefits and internal rate o...

A detail study on the experience of agricultural extension in Nepal was done by discussion with experts, academicians and involved agricultural officers of Nepal along with review of different documents, books and articles on the subject matter. Since from the first effort of extension service, Training and visit, Integrated Rural Development Approach, Tuki Approach, Farming System Research and...

State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics and National Center for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China (Xia C., F.L., Y.X., Y.K., S.Zha., Q.Q., Xie.C., S.Zhe., X.Cao); Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Biological Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050016, China (Y.L., X....

Increasing demands for accountability in educational programming have resulted in increasing calls for program evaluation in educational organizations. Many organizations include conducting program evaluations as part of the job responsibilities of program staff. Cooperative Extension is a complex organization offering non-formal educational programs through land grant universities. Many Extens...