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Taking a Snapshot of Extension and Advisory Systems Performance and Outcomes: Insights on a Semi-Quantitative Evaluation Approach
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Blockeel, Johan; Chuluunbaatar, Delgermaa; Holley, Aiden; Sulaiman, Rasheed; Djamen, Patrice; Grovermann, Christian – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2023
Purpose: To evaluate pluralistic Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) systems performance and outcomes, and share the experiences made with applying a participatory semi-quantitative approach allowing for cross-country comparability. Design/methodology/approach: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Rural Extension, Extension Agents
Locally Sourced Capital for Small Businesses in Rural Communities
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Tampien, Jordan – Journal of Extension, 2016
Lack of adequate access to capital is a major barrier for rural entrepreneurs. Washington State University Extension and the Association of Washington Cities partnered to explore and test an innovative local investment approach that provides access to capital and engages the community in the success of individual businesses. The approach offers…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Financial Support, Barriers, Entrepreneurship
A Quantitative Assessment of an Outsourced Agricultural Extension Service in the Umzimkhulu District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Lyne, Michael C.; Jonas, Nomonde; Ortmann, Gerald F. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2018
Purpose: This study evaluates the impact of an outsourced extension service delivered by Lima Rural Development Foundation (Lima) in the Umzimkhulu district of South Africa. The evaluation is conducted at both the household and program levels. Design/methodology/approach: Household impacts were estimated using two-stage regression with…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Eating Habits, Agricultural Occupations, Income
Structural Elements of Extension Systems in Selected Developing Countries.
Moncur, Earl – 1968
Structural elements of rural extension organizations in 20 developing nations were analyzed in this study. Countries were chosen from 25 national "case studies" made by foreign nationals enrolled at a Cornell University extension education seminar. Types of information included official agency titles, brief historical sketches, program…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Developing Nations, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Objectives
Rural Development and the Land Grant University. An Evaluation of Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (The Executive Summary).
Madden, J. Patrick – 1977
The land grant universities have, for the most part, performed the organizational and procedural processes stipulated by Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 and have succeeded in helping rural people satisfy high priority needs, thereby demonstrating that Title V is a valid approach to rural development. The three-year pilot period,…
Descriptors: Community Services, Employment, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CONFERENCE, 1962, REVIEWS, PAPERS, AND REPORTS.
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne (Australia). – 1963
IN THIS REPORT OF AN AUSTRALIAN TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON CASE STUDIES AND RESEARCH APPLICABLE TO PROFESSIONAL EXTENSION WORK, INCLUDING FARMER CONTACTS AND SUCH SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES AS LIAISON WORK AND COURSE WORK IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. THE FIRST SECTION DESCRIBES SERVICES IN EACH STATE AND IN THE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Case Studies, Clubs, Comparative Education