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The Functionality of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services from a System Perspective: A Subnational Level Analysis in India
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Nikam, Vinayak; Ashok, Arathy; Kale, Rajiv B. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2023
Purpose: This paper deals with the system level empirical analysis of Extension and Advisory Service (EAS) characteristics in India which help in identifying the functional nature of a pluralistic extension system. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study uses the 'Best Fit' framework for analysis of EAS of 36 organisations and applies criteria of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Education, Extension Agents, Rural Extension
Fighting Banana Bunchy Top Disease in Southern Malawi. The Interface of Knowledge Systems and Dynamics in a Development Arena
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Mikwamba, Kingsley; Dessein, Joost; Kambewa, Daimon – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020
Purpose: Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD) was first reported in Malawi in 1997. The major strategy used to deal with BBTD required banana growers to uproot and burn all their bananas and replace them with disease-free imported planting materials. This had limited success only. This paper uses an actor-oriented approach to explain this experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Knowledge Level
Learning Agriculture in Rural Areas: The Drivers of Knowledge Acquisition and Farming Practices by Rice Farmers in West Africa
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Zossou, Espérance; Arouna, Aminou; Diagne, Aliou; Agboh-Noameshie, Rita Afiavi – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020
Purpose: This paper explores the main factors that influence farmers in acquiring agricultural knowledge and adopting technologies with the aim of better understanding the agricultural innovation systems in West Africa. Design/Methodology/Approach: We use data collected between 2013 and 2014 across rice hubs in five West African countries: Benin,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Knowledge Level
Participation or Legitimisation? Assessment of Quality of Participation in Farmer Learning Video Production in Central Uganda
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Bulenzibuto Tamubula, Irene; Sseguya, Haroon; Miiro, Richard; Okry, Florent – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020
Purpose: This study assessed the quality of participation in farmer learning video (FLV) production by examining opportunities for actors' participation and the extent of incorporation of their interests. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative case study research design was used through focus group discussions and interviews held with 5 key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participation, Video Technology, Film Production
Privatisation of Agricultural Advisory Services and Consequences for the Dairy Farmers in the Mantaro Valley, Peru
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Faure, G.; Huamanyauri, M. K.; Salazar, I.; Gómez, C.; de Nys, E.; Dulcire, M. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2017
Purpose: The private sector's presence in agricultural advisory services worldwide has been on the increase for over three decades. This trend has also been observed in the Mantaro Valley (Peru), in a context of dairy family farming. The objective of the article is to analyse the modalities of advisory services privatisation and assess the…
Descriptors: Privatization, Agricultural Occupations, Correlation, Animal Husbandry
Influence of Voluntary Coffee Certifications on Cooperatives' Advisory Services and Agricultural Practices of Smallholder Farmers in Costa Rica
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Snider, Anna; Kraus, Eva; Sibelet, Nicole; Bosselmann, Aske Skovmand; Faure, Guy – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016
Purpose: This article explores how voluntary certifications influence the way cooperatives provide advisory services to their members and the influence of these services on agricultural practices. Design/Methodology/Approach: Case studies were conducted in four representative Costa Rican cooperatives interviewing twenty interviewed cooperative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Certification, Cooperatives
Distributing and Showing Farmer Learning Videos in Bangladesh
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Bentley, Jeffery W.; Van Mele, Paul; Harun-ar-Rashid, Md.; Krupnik, Timothy J. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016
Purpose: To describe the results of showing farmer learning videos through different types of volunteers. Design/Methodology/Approach: Semi-structured interviews with volunteers from different occupational groups in Bangladesh, and a phone survey with 227 respondents. Findings: Each occupational group acted differently. Shop keepers, tillage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Video Technology, Females
NGOs, Pluralism and Advisory Services--Timor Leste
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Kelly, Max – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2013
Purpose: This article analyses the role, approach, issues and opportunities faced by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the promotion of agriculture in Timor Leste from independence through to the countrywide roll out of a public extension service in 2009. Design/methodology/approach: The research draws on semi-structured interviews with NGO…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nongovernmental Organizations, Role, Agriculture
Factors Influencing Access to Integrated Soil Fertility Management Information and Knowledge and Its Uptake among Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe
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Gwandu, T.; Mtambanengwe, F.; Mapfumo, P.; Mashavave, T. C.; Chikowo, R.; Nezomba, H. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014
Purpose: The study evaluated how farmer acquisition, sharing and use patterns of information and knowledge interact with different socioeconomic factors to influence integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) technology uptake. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted as part of an evaluation of field-based farmer learning approaches…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Influences, Agricultural Occupations, Agribusiness, Foreign Countries
Agricultural Extension, Collective Action and Innovation Systems: Lessons on Network Brokering from Peru and Mexico
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Hellin, Jon – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: New approaches to extension service delivery are needed that stimulate increased agricultural production, contribute to collective action and which also foster the emergence of agricultural innovation systems. Research in Peru and Mexico explores some of these new approaches. Design/methodology/approach: In both countries, a qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Rural Extension, Agricultural Production
Non-Govermental Organisations Self-Evaluation: Issue of Concern in Nigeria
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Olujide, M. G. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2005
Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) promote alternative development strategies to those provided by the government. The economic recession being witnessed in developing countries like Nigeria and the poor performance of many government development programmes have made NGOs more relevant than ever. NGOs play an increasingly important role in…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries
Developing Partnerships to Promote Local Innovation
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Waters-Bayer, Ann; van Veldhuizen, Laurens; Wettasinha, Chesha; Wongtschowski, Mariana – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2004
Local innovation in agriculture and natural resource management is the process through which individuals or groups discover or develop new and better ways of managing resources, building on and expanding the boundaries of their existing knowledge. Prolinnova (Promoting Local Innovation) is a NGO-led global partnership programme that is being built…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Natural Resources, Partnerships in Education, Motivation