Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19825
Notes:
Pages 205-218 in William M. Rivera and Daniel J. Gustafson (eds.), Agricultural extension: worldwide institutional evolution and forces for change. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 312 pages.
Hansel, H. (author), De Vries, J. (author), and Ndedya, P.C. (author)
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
1976
Published:
Tanzania: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Dar es Salaam University.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36303
Notes:
292 pages., Papers and proceedings of a workshop organized by Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry with support of Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Institute of Adult Education. Workshop held at University of Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, September 22-27, 1975.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08629
Notes:
Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of thesis research for the master of arts degree, University of Maryland, College Park. 78 pages., Comparison of farmers who attend and do not attend extension meetings.
9pgs, This study was conducted to identify the agricultural extension needs of women farmers and to assess the impact of their participation in agricultural extension programs on vegetable production in the area. A sample of 145 women farmers from five Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions of the DS division was randomly selected for the study. Data were collected from a researcher administered survey and analyzed using descriptive statistics and a regression analysis. As per the results, a significant number of the women farmers have
participated in most of the extension and training programs. However, some of them haven’t registered in the farmer organization present in the area. Agricultural extension agents of the area have focused on dissemination of more information regarding modern farming technologies, organic farming, application of agrochemicals and fertilizers, and improving market systems. The majority of women farmers have
used the knowledge received from the extension programs in vegetable farming activities. Furthermore, there is a significant and positive relationship between participation in extension programs by women farmers and an increase in vegetable production. Therefore, encouragement of women farmers to register in the farmer organization, provision of timely important extension service to them, organizing training programs, and workshops to disseminate agricultural information are crucial to further enhancement of vegetable production in this area.
