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Klingen, Klarien Elisabeth; De Graaff, Jan; Botelho, Maria Izabel Vieira; Kessler, Aad – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: Why do farmers not take better care of their soils? This article aims to give insight into how farmers look at soil quality management. Design/methodology/approach: It analyses diverse land management practices and visions on soils and soil quality of ten agroecological and 14 conventional smallholder farmers in Araponga, Minas Gerais,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing, Public Policy, Policy Formation
Quesada, Gustavo M. – 1973
Personal interviews were conducted in July, 1967, with 315 farm operators in rural Brazil where the local extension service had been in operation for more than four years. Patron-dependence (PD) was described as the subscription to a value system, according to the individual's position in the status structure, which produces dependency at…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Communications