A scoping review on technology applications in agricultural extension

Z Xu, AE Adeyemi, E Catalan, S Ma, A Kogut… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Agricultural extension plays a crucial role in disseminating knowledge, empowering farmers,
and advancing agricultural development. The effectiveness of these roles can be greatly …

Effects of agricultural extension system on promoting conservation agriculture in Shaanxi Plain, China

L Fan, Y Ge, H Niu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the service quality of the agricultural extension system (AES) and its role in
promoting conservation agriculture (CA) is crucial to enhancing farmers' response to climate …

[HTML][HTML] Smallholder satisfaction with the quality of agricultural information, and their preferences among the sources: Empirical evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South …

E Wale, E Mkuna - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Potentially, smallholder agriculture remains a significant sector in the South African
economy because of its central role in developing a healthy economy in terms of improving …

Intensity of adoption of integrated pest management practices in Rwanda: A fractional logit approach

VG Misango, JM Nzuma, P Irungu, M Kassie - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The push-pull technology (PPT) is considered as an alternative integrated pest management
strategy for the control of fall armyworm and stemborer, among smallholder maize farmers in …

[HTML][HTML] Adoption of farm biosecurity practices among smallholder poultry farmers in Kenya–An application of latent class analysis with a multinomial logistic …

WA Otieno, RA Nyikal, SG Mbogoh, EJO Rao - Preventive Veterinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa has a growing demand for poultry, but productivity in the sector
has not increased to meet this demand. One major constraints in the sector is diseases …

Farmers' perceptions of commercial insect-based feed for sustainable livestock production in Kenya

AO Okello, JM Nzuma, DJ Otieno, M Kidoido… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The utilization of insect-based feeds (IBF) as an alternative protein source is increasingly
gaining momentum worldwide owing to recent concerns over the impact of food systems on …

Determinants of farmers' level of interaction with agricultural extension agencies in northwest Ethiopia

YA Gebremariam, J Dessein, BA Wondimagegnhu… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This research identifies critical determinants for interactions between farmers and extension
agencies. Cross-sectional farm household-level data from three hundred household heads …

Reutilising abandoned cropland in the Hill agroecological region of Nepal: Options and farmers' preferences

YR Subedi, P Kristiansen, O Cacho - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the looming scarcity of agricultural land and rapidly growing demand for food and
biofuel globally, more agricultural lands are being abandoned from farming than are being …

Evaluating livestock farmers knowledge, beliefs, and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: A multivariate fractional probit approach

PN Nyangau, JM Nzuma, P Irungu… - PLOS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Globally, arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) infections continue to pose substantial threats to
public health and economic development, especially in developing countries. In Kenya …

Examining the relationship between farmers' characteristics and access to agricultural extension: Empirical evidence from northern Uganda

DM Okello, I Akite, F Atube, SW Kalule… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study aimed at assessing how farmers' access to agricultural extension is
linked to farmers' choice of extension service providers, and the crops and livestock activities …