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Promethee: Agricultural Extension Workers’ Strategy to Strengthen Their Identity for Sustainable Food Production [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
This research aims to select the priority strategies for strengthening the identity of agricultural extension workers according to the perspective of agricultural extension workers.
Widiyanti Emi, Ihsaniyati Hanifah, Wahyu Utami Bekti, Padmaningrum Dwiningtyas, Suminah, Aninda Wahyuni Alfika   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental literacy in agriculture and coastal areas

Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2018
This research aim to investigate the environmental literacy of junior high school students in agricultural and coastal areas in Subang based on knowledge, cognitive skill and attitudes toward to environment. This research used descriptive method. The subjects of the research were 7 grade students of junior high school and involved 62 participants in ...
N Pujianti, A Munandar, W Surakusumah
openaire   +1 more source

Prospective Elementary Science Teachers' GDO Awareness

Sakarya University Journal of Education, 2013
This is a research study designed to describe the Turkish prospective elementary science teachers' understandings about genetically differentiated organisms (GDO) as part of their perceptions about biotechnology.
Hasan Akgul, Hatice Mertoglu, Özlem Afacan   +2 more
doaj  

Influence of Information Literacy on Farmers’ Green Production Technology Adoption Behavior: The Moderating Role of Risk Attitude

Agriculture
Green production technology is a critical component of contemporary agricultural development, playing a pivotal role in the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices.
Yu Du, Hui Feng, Qingsong Zhang, Shaofeng Zheng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence from Fogera district in Ethiopia on configuration of farmer's information literacy conditions that explain better productivity performance of the horticultural crops

Agriculture & Food Security, 2021
Background The combinational/configurational effects of the agricultural information literacy indicators are believed to have an influence on the productivity performance of the horticultural crops.
Asmiro Abeje Fikadu, Girma Gezimu Gebre
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Consumers Sometimes Prefer Seemingly Redundant Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More food products are carrying seemingly redundant labels, which are marketing claims or certifications that reiterate product attributes already conveyed. In this paper, we aim to answer two questions on redundant labels. First, do consumers view redundant labels as deceptive or informative? Second, how do redundant labels affect product and
Jackson Lusk, Brenna Ellison, Trey Malone   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A mathematical framework for literacy, agriculture, and poverty dynamics in Malawi

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Malawi's economy is predominantly agrarian, and agriculture plays a central role in national development. Agriculture contributes 25–30% of GDP, generates more than 80% of export earnings, and provides employment for over 70% of the population, largely ...
Tichaona Chikore, Farai Nyabadza, Farai Nyabadza, Moster Zhangazha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial literacy competencies of women in agribusiness and their financial experiences during a pandemic

The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 2023
Background: Women have generally lower levels of financial literacy than their male counterparts, regardless of country of origin. This financial literacy gender gap makes women more vulnerable to the effects of pandemics, like the coronavirus disease ...
Lilian Gumbo, Ferina Marimuthu, Edson Vengesai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spanning the Gap: The Confluence of Agricultural Literacy and Being Agriculturally Literate

Journal of Agricultural Education, 2018
The purpose of the study was to examine the confluence of agricultural literacy, what it means to be agriculturally literate, and if a gap between agricultural literacy and being agriculturally literate existed. Two primary research questions framed this study: 1) How do agriculture professionals define agricultural literacy? 2) What does it mean to be
Chris Clemons, James R. Lindner, Bruce Murray, Mike P. Cook, Brandon Sams, Gwendolyn Williams   +5 more
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Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor, Michael J. Best, Anita R. Best, Ondulla T. Toomer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source