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Uddin, Ektear MD.; Gao, Qijie; Mamun-Ur-Rashid, MD. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016
Purpose: Globally, many extension professionals and policy-makers are advocating fee based services, in addressing the fund shortage and sustainable provision of agricultural advisory services. Hence, the article attempts to expose the farmers' willingness to pay (WTP) as agricultural extension in Bangladesh is experiencing chronic fund crisis.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Education, Extension Education, Rural Areas
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Karamidehkordi, Esmail – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2013
Purpose: This article aims to show the linkage of Iranian agricultural research centres with extension and farmers, using three case studies in 1999, 2005 and 2010. Design/methodology/approach: The data were collected through document analyses, structured and semi-structured interviews and observations. Findings: The 1999 and 2005 cases were…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Participatory Research, Extension Education, Negative Attitudes
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Knuth, Ulrike; Knierim, Andrea – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2013
Purpose: The aim of this article is to provide evidence on the consequences of the privatization process in Brandenburg with a focus on the agricultural advisors' situation. Before the background of future European Union (EU) expectations on Farm Advisory Systems (FAS), their capacities and competences to respond to such challenges are discussed.…
Descriptors: Information Transfer, Statistical Analysis, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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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