Ever since the eighteenth century, experts have tried to tell farmers how to farm. The agricultural enlightenment in Europe marked the beginning of a long arc of new experts aiming to change agricultural knowledge and practice. This dissertation analyzes the pivotal period in th…
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Cooperative Extension, the United States Department of Agriculture’s educational outreach program, is found in nearly 100% of US counties, but can only be found in a tiny percentage, less than 10%, of Indigenous communities (Brewer, Hiller, Burke, & Teegerstrom, 2016; NCAI, 2010…
This study examines the ways in which staff of communication units in agricultural extension agencies in Malaysia select communication media for the transfer of knowledge from the agencies to their target audiences. As noted in a number of media selection models, several element…
The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of Farming Systems Research/Extension (FSR/E), differential access to agricultural support services and human capital endowment on farm-households' adoption of agricultural innovations in the Middle-Belt region of Nigeria. The re…
Education in Saudi Arabia has encountered sudden growth in all its elementary, intermediate, secondary, and college phases due to forced modernization and population growth. As a result, the Kingdom spends substantial amounts on education. One of the Kingdom's main goals in mode…
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the linkages between research and extension agencies in generating and transferring technology for food and horticultural subsectors in West Java, Indonesia. This study used a descriptive-comparative survey method. The two populat…
The purpose of this study was to describe the adoptive behavior of Ohio apple growers on selected IPM practices. The specific objectives of the study were to: (a) describe Ohio apple growers on selected demographic characteristics, (b) determine the level of adoption of IPM prac…
Brazil has been recognized as one of the largest agricultural producing countries in the world. The Northeast region of the Rio Grande do Sul State has predominantly small farms in the rural area. This study was conducted to describe the perceived farm management educational nee…
Sustainable agriculture extension programs are mandated worldwide to foster the implementation of sustainable agriculture practices. The current Saudi agriculture policy is related to sustainable agriculture development and mandates related agricultural extension programs. There…
Saudi Arabia and Tucson, Arizona are both surrounded by desert and rely on groundwater. Both places also suffer from similar types of water shortage problems. The average water usage, in gallons per person per day, in Tucson is 160. In contrast, in Saudi Arabia this figure is 26…
Farmers need land to grow food and the government needs forests to grow timber and protect water resources. Social forestry is thought to meet these needs. A study was conducted in the Majalengka forest district, West Java, Indonesia to evaluate the efficiency and adoptability o…
Many Americans have little understanding of the food and fiber system. The mission of agricultural education today is to increase awareness about this system. Developing agricultural literacy depends on the mainstream educational system and, in particular, on teachers' decisions…
The main purpose of this study was to assess the staff development needs of agricultural extension fieldworkers in north Sulawesi, Indonesia. A subsidiary purpose was to identify the kind of educational programme mostly preferred by the fieldworkers in undertaking their professi…
Professional development is usually pursued by providing adult professionals with opportunities to learn and update their knowledge and skills that will increase their productivity. Farmers representing 75% of the workforce in Senegal need to acquire and update farming skills th…
The purpose of this qualitative study was to initiate understanding of how obesity in the South is still so prevalent even though the majority of inhabitants subscribe to a faith that discourages unhealthy lifestyles. Furthermore, the information presented in this research sough…
There is an extensive and complex history of agricultural and educational systems within the United States. Indigenous peoples maintained highly developed agricultural systems prior to colonization. After colonization, Indigenous and European systems converged in a battle of pow…
The present study examined the technology transfer process between the Agricultural Research Center and the Extension Service in Egypt. The study had two main purposes. First, it was intended to identify and examine human, organizational, and operational factors influencing both…
The main objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Training and Visit System through the perceptions of contact farmers and extension workers/personnel. The descriptive method of research, using the survey research method technique was utilized in this st…
The purpose of the study was to describe the perceptions of agricultural extension workers about the importance, knowledge level, and ability to perform specific competencies pertaining to extension work. Respondents were 95 randomly selected professional and technical extension…