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Operationalizing the Agricultural Innovation System Concept in a Developing Country Context -- Examining the Case of the MiDA Programme in Ghana
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Ankrah, Daniel Adu; Freeman, Comfort Yomle – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2022
Purpose: This paper argues that large-scale agricultural programmes embedded with the Agricultural Innovations Systems (AIS) thinking helps in facilitating innovations. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study adopted a qualitative approach involving focus group discussions, key informant interviews and secondary document analysis. This approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Education, Rural Extension, Developing Nations
The Barriers Hindering the Application of the Value Chain in the Context of Rural Entrepreneurship
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Ataei, Pouria; Ghadermarzi, Hamed; Karimi, Hamid; Norouzi, Arash – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2020
Purpose: The present descriptive-analytical study aimed to rank the barriers of the application of the value chain in the context of rural entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach: The statistical population was composed of 125 entrepreneurs from the provinces of Tehran, Hamedan, and Golestan, Iran. Data were analyzed by the TOPSIS technique.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Entrepreneurship, Rural Development, Foreign Countries
Agricultural Extension, Collective Action and Innovation Systems: Lessons on Network Brokering from Peru and Mexico
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Hellin, Jon – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: New approaches to extension service delivery are needed that stimulate increased agricultural production, contribute to collective action and which also foster the emergence of agricultural innovation systems. Research in Peru and Mexico explores some of these new approaches. Design/methodology/approach: In both countries, a qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Rural Extension, Agricultural Production
Aspects of Rural Life in Northern Nigeria with Implications for Agricultural Extension Work.
Gill, Dhara Singh – 1964
Research on rural life in Northern Nigeria was carried out through interviews with a stratified random sample of farmers in a district of Zaria Province. Among the findings were: roadside villages were more susceptible to accepting the use of fertilizer and other innovative agricultural practices than more remote settlements; women hold different…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Decision Making
An Appraisal of the Contribution of Rural Sociological and Agricultural Extension Research to the Transfer of Technology to Small Scale Farmers in Nigeria.
Monu, Erasmus D. – 1980
A review of the information provided by rural sociologists and agricultural extensionists regarding the adoption of new and/or improved farm practices in Nigeria in order to determine their contribution to the transfer of technology to farmers indicates that a great deal of attention had been paid to communication variables and to personal and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Developing Nations, Extension Agents, Farmers
Adaptation of the Training and Visit Extension System to Changing Socio-Cultural and Agro-Ecological Conditions.
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Blum, Abraham; Isaak, Michel – Journal of Extension Systems, 1990
A study examined adaptations made prior to or during the adoption of the Training and Visit (T&V) extension system. This system was developed in Turkey, based on the Israeli experience of the developer, and was further refined in India. It was later adopted by many countries in Southeast Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world. Experience…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Agriculture