Enhancing the role of rural agricultural extension programs in poverty alleviation: A review

S Maulu, OJ Hasimuna, B Mutale… - Cogent Food & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Extension programs in rural communities play a critical role in linking farmers and other
actors in rural developmental agenda. The relevance of these programs in agriculture is …

Selecting methods of agricultural extension to support diverse adoption pathways: a review and case studies

R Nettle, J Major, L Turner, J Harris - Animal Production Science, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
This paper presents results from a review of methods of agricultural extension, including the
evidence for the effectiveness of methods in supporting farm practice change, how they …

Impact of ICT on agricultural extension services delivery: evidence from the Catholic Relief Services SMART skills and Farmbook project in Kenya

JS Tata, PE McNamara - The Journal of Agricultural Education and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The study was carried out to assess the impact of the Catholic Relief Services
(CRS) Skills for Marketing and Rural Transformation (SMART) skills and Farmbook …

Guideline for selecting appropriate mixing ratio of hybrid nanofluids in thermal management systems

Z Xuan, Y Zhai, Y Li, Z Li, H Wang - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
To investigate the effect of different nanoparticles on thermophysical properties of hybrid
nanofluids, 15 groups of Al 2 O 3-Cu-CuO/water (W) ternary hybrid nanofluids were …

Young farmers' social capital in Greece: Trust levels and collective actions

S Koutsou, M Partalidou, A Ragkos - Journal of Rural Studies, 2014 - Elsevier
Rural space seeks a new development model, for which “flexibility” is the key-word, that is
the ability to adapt rapidly to the new, constantly changing, conditions of globalized markets …

Farmers' information needs and search behaviors: Case study in Tamil Nadu, India

SC Babu, CJ Glendenning, KA Okyere… - 2012 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Public agricultural extension systems often fail due to inadequate consultation of farmers
about their information needs and poor understanding of their information search strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Application of the technology acceptance model to assess the use and preferences of ICTs among field-level extension officers in Bangladesh

KH Kabir, F Hassan, MZN Mukta, D Roy, D Darr… - Digital Geography and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Investment in ICTs has not always yielded the expected results due to inadequate usage of
ICTs by extension staffs. Our study aims to present a more general account of the use of …

Are there any relationships between technology and cultural values? A country-level trend study of the association between information communication technology …

M Salehan, DJ Kim, JN Lee - Information & Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Technology has significantly changed the way humans live. Information and communication
technologies have advanced and given their important spillovers to other economic sectors …

Social factors that influence use of ICT in agricultural extension in Southern Africa

JS Tata, PE McNamara - Agriculture, 2016 - mdpi.com
Farmbook is a novel information communication technology (ICT) tool for agricultural
extension that is currently being field tested by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in …

A CATREG model of destination choice for a mature Island destination

A Almeida, B Garrod - Journal of destination marketing & management, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper explores the factors that most strongly influence the attraction of tourists by
mature island destinations during the stagnation phase of the resort lifecycle. Many such …