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How Agricultural Extension Services Improve Farmers’ Organic Fertilizer Use in China? The Perspective of Neighborhood Effect and Ecological Cognition

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
Improving farmers’ usage of organic fertilizer is critical for the green and high-quality development of China’s agriculture. Based on 492 mango farmers’ survey data in Hainan Province, this paper uses an endogenous switching regression (ESR)model ...
D. Qiao   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Investigating the Diversity, Abundance and Degree of Symbiosis of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi with Trees and Pasture Plants in Kowsar Station [PDF]

open access: yesبوم‌شناسی جنگل‌های ایران, 2023
Extended Abstract Introduction and Objective: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, due to their very beneficial effects in the growth and development of plants through supplying the water needed by plants, especially in drought stress conditions and increasing ...
Mohammad Javad Rousta   +4 more
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Farmer’s perceptions of effectiveness of public agricultural extension services in South Africa: an exploratory analysis of associated factors

open access: yesAgriculture & Food Security, 2022
Background Effective public extension and advisory services have the potential to improve agricultural productivity; net farm income; and food security amongst resource-poor farmers.
M. Maake, M. Antwi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Agricultural Extension Services on Fertilizer Use and Farmers’ Welfare: Evidence from Bangladesh

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
Although many studies have assessed the impact of extension, most treat the presence or absence of extension as a binary variable to test treatment effects, and fewer investigate how the type of provider (e.g., govt./private) and the frequency of the ...
M. M. Rahman, J. Connor
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quality of agricultural extension on productivity of farmers: Human capital perspective

open access: yesUncertain Supply Chain Management, 2022
The relationship between agricultural extension and farmer productivity has been widely discussed; agricultural extension directly or indirectly affects farmer productivity.
H. Tamsah, Y. Yusriadi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Perceived Factors Influencing Farmers’ Preference for Rice Varieties in Enugu State, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Extension, 2023
The study assessed perceived factors influencing farmers’ preference for rice varieties grown in Enugu State, Nigeria. A structured interview schedule was used to obtain information from 150 rice farmers.
Okoro, John Chukwuma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing the role of rural agricultural extension programs in poverty alleviation: A review

open access: yesCogent Food & Agriculture, 2021
Extension programs in rural communities play a critical role in linking farmers and other actors in rural developmental agenda. The relevance of these programs in agriculture is largely dependent on their ability to meet farmers’ needs since they are the
Sahya Maulu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Ethiopian agricultural extension services: A mixed perspective

open access: yesCogent Food & Agriculture, 2022
Agricultural extension is the primary mechanism that enhances agricultural production. Thus, the main objective of this paper was to review the Ethiopian Agricultural Extension Services. The literature review was used to collect the data across Ethiopia.
Chayot Gatdet
semanticscholar   +1 more source

MEASURING PERCEPTIONS AND THE DRIVERS OF MEMBERSHIP COMMITMENT OF COCOA FARMERS’ COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN ATWIMA MPONUA DISTRICT, GHANA

open access: yesAGRISE, 2023
Limited studies exist on the commitment of members to cooperative societies. Therefore, the study sought to measure perceptions of membership and the drivers of membership commitment of cocoa farmers' cooperative societies in the Atwima Mponua District ...
Justice Frimpong-Manso   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of children’s appropriate work participation in cocoa farms on household welfare: Evidence from Ghana

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2023
This study examines how children engaged in cocoa farming in Ghana affect household welfare. Data was gathered from 384 cocoa producers using a multistage sampling technique and analysed employing the Cragg double hurdle and propensity score method.
Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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