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Expanding Agricultural and Rural Extension Roles for Sustainable Extension Practice in Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Extension, 2010
The effect of globalization and the attendant privatization of the public sector of national economies of developing nations has profound effect on extension service delivery.
Shimayohol Daudu, B. M Bauchi
doaj   +4 more sources

Utilization of Digital Tools in Extension Service Delivery Among Extension Agents in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Extension, 2023
This study examined the use of digital tools in extension services delivery amongst extension agents in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used to select 47agricultural extension agents for the study.
Chinwoke Clara Ifeanyi-obi   +1 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Determinants of professionalisation of extension service delivery: A confirmatory factor analysis approach

open access: yes, 2021
The need for agricultural extension services in Nigeria to attain a higher ethical and professional status of registering and certifying its service providers like other disciplines for effective service delivery has led this study to examine the factors
Olorunfemi, OD, Oladele, OI
core   +1 more source

Understanding situational incompatibility of payment for the delivery of public extension services

open access: yesJournal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 2014
Persistent financial problems confront public extension organizations world-wide. Governments have embarked on funding arrangements, including commercializing the delivery of extension services to producers to ensure financial sustainability. These funding methods are innovative in the sense that they have not been used previously.
Afful, D. B, Obi, A, Lategan, F. S
openaire   +3 more sources

Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesInternational 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamics of agricultural extension delivery services to rice farmers in Ghana

open access: yesHeliyon
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.
Princess Mariam Danjumah   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

An overview of social media use in agricultural extension service delivery

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Informatics, 2017
Social media are contemporary digital communication means comprising various tools that allow interaction among people and information exchange worldwide. Its active users have reached around 3 billion globally as at April, 2017. Since agricultural extension service delivery is primarily a communication process, proper integration of social media is ...
Barau, Aliyu Akilu   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

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