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Jorie Knook; Callum Eastwood; Luke Beehre; Karen Mitchelmore; Adam Barker – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2024
Purpose: Participatory extension programmes (PEPs) are a well-known approach to achieve change on an on-farm level. This study examines whether there is a change in on-farm resilience due to PEP participation, by identifying whether participation leads to an increase in resilience capacities, and which aspects of the programme contribute to this.…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Capacity Building, Agricultural Education, Rural Extension
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Alawa, David A.; Ajigo, Ikutal; Unimna, Fidelis; Udie, Elizabeth A.; Adie, John B. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2020
This study determined policy initiatives for improving the contributions of university agricultural education and extension institutions to environmental and sustainable development (ESD) in agriculture. The study was carried out in Cross River State. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study of 534, comprising…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Agricultural Education, Higher Education, Sustainable Development
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Bennett, J. McL.; Cattle, S. R. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014
Purpose: Many farmers remain hesitant to implement structured management plans and strategies tailored to address soil health, irrespective of mounting scientific evidence for the credibility of certain soil health indicators, an increase in the reporting of program benefits and progress in communicating these benefits. Hence, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Farm Management, Soil Science
Molnar, Joseph J.; And Others – 1990
Rwanda, a small country in Africa, has experienced declines in per capita food production. Fish culture is one part of a many-stranded effort to increase food production and food security by intensifying the use of land resources to produce a much-needed protein crop. Beginning in 1983, the Rwanda National Fish Culture Project has assisted farmers…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Developing Nations, Farmers