Browsing by Subject "ICT in Agriculture"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Evaluation of RADA Text Messages on Agricultural Disaster Risk Management (ADRM)
(Youth Crime Watch/Office of Social Entrepreneurship, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 2012-12)The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is implementing a project in L3F funded by COL. One activity of the project is the use of text messages to advise farmers across Jamaica on steps to avoid or minimize the ... -
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP): An Introductory Course for The Bahamas
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-06)The Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) and The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources (MAMR) in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have partnered to provide farmers with ... -
Scaling Smallholder Farmer Empowerment: Lessons from the Lifelong Learning Program in Uganda
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)An evaluation study of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) program was undertaken in two sites; in the central and northern regions of Uganda. Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was used to measure the impact of the program ... -
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 ...
