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Extension or Communication?--The Perceptions of Southern Brazilian Tobacco Farmers and Rural Agents about Rural Extension and Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
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Troian, Alessandra; Eichler, Marcelo Leandro – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2012
This article attempts to critique the current process of extension through an investigation that seeks to demonstrate and analyze the perceptions held by farmers and rural agents about some aspects of tobacco cultivation in the municipality of Arvorezinha (Little Tree) in southern Brazil. The research has been taking place during the last four…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Rural Extension, Nurses, Interviews
What Makes Small-Scale Farmers Participate in Financing Agricultural Research and Extension? Analysis of Three Case Studies from Benin
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Moumouni, Ismail M.; Vodouhe, Simplice D.; Streiffeler, Friedhelm – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2009
This paper analyses the organizational, financial and technological incentives that service organizations used to motivate farmers to finance agricultural research and extension in Benin. Understanding the foundations and implications of these motivation systems is important for improving farmer financial participation in agricultural research and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agriculture, Research, Rural Extension
Comparing Farmer-to-Farmer Video with Workshops to Train Rural Women in Improved Rice Parboiling in Central Benin
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Zossou, Esperance; Van Mele, Paul; Vodouhe, Simplice D.; Wanvoeke, Jonas – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2009
This article deals with the comparison of the conventional training based on two day community workshops and farmer-to-farmer video used as methodologies for the dissemination of improved rice parboiling process in Benin. From November 2007 to May 2008, we interviewed 160 women and 17 women groups who had been exposed to both, one or other of the…
Descriptors: African Languages, Agricultural Occupations, Rural Extension, Females
Farmers' Adoption of Soil Conservation Technologies: A Case Study from Osun State, Nigeria
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Junge, B.; Deji, O.; Abaidoo, R.; Chikoye, D.; Stahr, K. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2009
The main objective of this study was to determine the attitude of farmers towards erosion and the adoption of appropriate soil conservation technologies (SCTs). For the survey, farmers were selected from the communities Esa Oke, Elwure and Owode-Ede and Akoda in Osun State in Nigeria. In the first three communities farmers did receive training on…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Conservation (Environment), Agricultural Production, Soil Science
Crafting the "Greenbook": Framers Reflect on the Vision, Process, and Lessons Learned
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Janczewski, Colleen; Dutch, Nicole; Wang, Kathleen – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
Guided by research and the experiences of judges nationwide, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges made a commitment in 1998 to improve community response to families experiencing domestic violence and child maltreatment. A year later, the council's work culminated in a set of recommendations commonly called the "Greenbook,"…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs
Qualitative Evaluation from a Utilization Focused Perspective: The Minnesota Experience.
Mueller, Marsha R.; Krueger, Richard A. – 1985
Two evaluation projects conducted for the Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service are examined from a user-focused perspective: (1) a needs assessment of large scale commercial farmers for program development by the Office of Special Programs; and (2) a review of the extension programs in Nicollet County. Each incorporated the focus group method…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Evaluation Utilization