Browsing by Subject "Agricultural Extension"
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Achieving Community Development through an Agricultural Extension Programme: Technology Dissemination for Mushroom Farmers
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)Mushroom production is a small-scale business unit in rural areas. The Life Long Learning for Farmers (L3F) Programme aims to enhance the socio-economic conditions for them, increasing their access to and use of knowledge ... -
AG191A: Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-04)The term ‘Extension’, has different connotations in different countries. In India, it refers to ‘Transfer of technology; in USA, it means ‘Education’; while in UK, it is advisory work and so on. Extension education is ... -
Agricultural Extension Agents' Use of Learning-Based Extension Methods in Trinidad and Tobago
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)Agricultural extension agents are highly credited for their roles of providing advice to farmers and supporting their learning and decision-making to improve livelihoods. The use of appropriate methods to promote learning ... -
Alternative Learning Platforms for Agri-Students through e-Mediation: An initiative of agMOOCs
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)Agricultural education in India is offered through a network of 75 State Agricultural Universities, f ive Deemed Universities , four Central Universities with faculty of Agriculture, three ... -
Assisting Severely Disadvantaged Agricultural Areas in Pakistan: The Potential for Improving the Interaction and Effectiveness of Development Partners Research, Extension and Village Religious Leaders
(2010-11)At present, in the NWFP of Pakistan, village religious leaders play no formal role in agricultural development. Yet, historically they have had functional involvement in other development sectors such as education through ... -
Capacity building of agriculture extension officers and farmers in ICT skills to minimize the digital divide and construct a sustainable social learning capital capable of using ICT for knowledge acquisition and sharing
(2013-11)Traditionally majority of the rural farming community in Sri Lanka rely on agriculture extension officers for advice, guidance and training opportunities on crop cultivation, particularly due to government assistance schemes ... -
Changing Roles of Agricultural Extension: Harnessing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Adapting to Stresses Envisaged Under Climate Change
(2011)The linkages between agriculture and climate are pronounced and often complex. Agricultural systems are most sensitive to extreme climatic events such as droughts, floods and hailstorms, and to seasonal variability and ... -
Connected Learning and Ag Extension: Shall the twain meet?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-01-05)Presented by Dr. V. Balaji at the 8th Global Communications Research Association in Bangalore, India, 5-7 January 2016. -
From Learning to Empowerment: A Study of Smallholder Farmers in South West Uganda
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-11)The relationship between education and empowerment has been widely debated in development literature. In recent times, social capital and community-centric learning have been increasingly recognized as important variables ... -
The Role of Distance Education and E- learning in Agricultural Extension Services
(2013-11)Education has very significance and strategic role in all aspects of the development of any nation. Distance education and e-learning role in agriculture extension services is a viable mechanism for the upliftment of the ... -
Using Information and Communications Technology for Agricultural Extension
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2005)Agriculture is the mainstay of many low-income or developing nations’ economies and exports, and provides for the livelihoods of billions of smallholders. These smallholder farmers face low or reducing crop yields and ...
