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Brinkman, Dine; Westendorp, Annemarie M. B.; Wals, Arjen E. J.; Mulder, Martin – Compare: A Journal of Comparative Education, 2007
The impact of HIV/AIDS on food security and rural livelihoods is still insufficiently understood. It is evident, however, that rural development professionals need to respond to the changes that have taken place in rural areas due to the pandemic. This article explores competencies that they need in order to deal with the complex HIV/AIDS issues…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Rural Development, Professional Personnel
Monu, Erasmus D. – Rural Sociologist, 1981
Reviews experiments in Kenya and Nigeria attempting to modify the progressive-farmer strategy. Success requires that extension services recognize small farmers' ability to make their own rational decisions and involve farmers in planning and implementing extension programs. Available from: Rural Sociological Society, 325 Morgan Hall, University of…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Farmer Education, Developing Nations, Experimental Programs