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Utilisation of information and communication technologies for agricultural extension service delivery in public and non-public organisations in southwestern Nigeria [PDF]

Heliyon, 2022
The study investigated the use of information and communication technologies for specified extension delivery functions among practitioners in southwestern Nigeria.
Ayotunde Olayinka Owolabi, Oyedeji Taofeeq Yekinni   +1 more
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An ICT-Based Agricultural Extension Service Delivery for Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2013
This paper proposed an ICT-based extension service delivery for Nigeria. The proposed design, though to be use as supplement to the existing system would engender an extension delivery system that is void of many of the limitations inherent in the ...
O. L. Durojaiye, et al
doaj   +5 more sources

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) usage among agricultural extension officers and its impact on extension delivery in Ghana

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2021
In recent years, the agricultural industry has been experiencing an ever-increasing application of information and communication technologies globally.
Daniel Ayisi Nyarko, József Kozári
doaj   +3 more sources

The Impact of Mobile Phone Technology on Agricultural Extension Services Delivery: Evidence from India [PDF]

Journal of Development Studies, 2016
This study examines the impact of mobile phone enhanced intervention in agricultural extension service delivery in India. Findings show that the amount, quality and speed of service delivery, have improved significantly because of the intervention. There are also benefits in terms of greater knowledge and awareness of new agriculture practice, farmers'
Xiaolan Fu, Shaheen Akter
exaly   +4 more sources

Dynamics of agricultural extension delivery services to rice farmers in Ghana

Heliyon
The delivery of agricultural extension services has evolved over the years, responding to changes in the agricultural landscape. The study aimed to assess these dynamics in Juaben Municipality, Ghana. Using a sample of 255 rice farmers selected using the multistage sampling technique, descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data.
Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum
exaly   +4 more sources

Farmers' perception of agricultural extension service delivery in germiston region, Gauteng province, South Africa [PDF]

South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2016
This study was conducted to determine farmers’ perception of extension service delivery in Germiston Region, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Both purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used for the sample selection and questionnaire was used to elicit information from 78 respondents. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as
exaly   +4 more sources

Enhancing Training of Staff of the Agricultural Development Programme for Effective Agricultural Extension Service Delivery in Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2014
This paper, identified the areas where staff of the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) that carry out grassroots extension service delivery need to be trained and the field problems requiring research intervention.
A A Wahab, E O Ladan, T F Adeogun, A L Baidu, E Okwori, H Ornan   +5 more
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PRODUCER PERCEPTIONS AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES IN ADA EAST DISTRICT OF GHANA [PDF]

Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2020
Agricultural extension delivery in most developing countries is confronted with numerous challenges that hamper effective service delivery. The challenges, mainly budgetary in nature, have led to calls for cost-sharing in the delivery of agricultural ...
Otishua F.B., Anang B.T., Mintah S.
doaj   +1 more source

Perception of Agricultural Extension Agents Towards the Performance of Project-Based Extension Delivery on Food Security in Ghana

International Journal on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2023
Agricultural extension agents in Ghana's Upper East Region relied on project-based extension delivery services during the Covid-19 period. Using the perspectives of extension agents, this research looked at the effect of project-based extension delivery ...
Jones Ebenenzer Osei, Enock Kwame Tham-Agyekum, Benjamin Sarfo-Mensah, Peter Kombat, Fred Ankuyi   +4 more
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Profile of Extension Professionals and their Perception of Agricultural Extension Service Delivery: A Case of National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute, British Guyana

Agricultural Science Digest - A Research Journal, 2021
Background: Agricultural extension plays a critical role in amplifying agricultural productivity and profitability of farmers and improving the livelihoods of rural communities. In an agricultural dependent country like Guyana, effective agricultural extension service delivery is essential to reduce poverty and improve food security.
R. Sukhna, O. Homenauth, Y.V. Zamora, Z.S. Rubio   +3 more
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