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Karbasioun, Mostafa; Biemans, Harm; Mulder, Martin – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
This study was designed to investigate changes in farming and to look at how farmers adapt to diverse changes in and around their farms in the province of Esfahan, Iran. It is part of a larger project aimed at developing a job competency profile for agricultural extension instructors (AEIs). One hundred and two farmers who had previously followed…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Learning Strategies, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries
Kaimowitz, David – Rural Sociologist, 1993
Agricultural research and extension institutions in Latin America increased agricultural productivity during 1950-75 but deteriorated during the mid-1970s because they were unable to adapt to a heterogeneous agricultural sector and the changing demands of society. External pressure may be necessary to force these institutions to serve the needs of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Change, Extension Education, Farmers