Findings suggest that the contribution of agricultural extension services to India's food production can be claimed to the extent of 64.20 percent especially in the Punjab where this study was conducted with 500 farmers. Agricultural information services accounted for 8.59 percent of impact (increased farm production) on 60.17 percent of farmers. Knowledge gains through publicity and training camps accounted for 8.75 percent of impact on 61.24 percent of farmers.
Parker, Robert (author), Abi-Ghanem, Rita (author), Carpenter-Boggs, Lynne (author), Koenig, Richard (author), Pannkuk, Chris (author), and Pan, William (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Iraq
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37043
Morera, Maria C. (author), Monaghan Paul F. (author), Tovar-Aguilar, J. Antonio (author), Galindo-Gonzalez, Sebastian (author), Roka, Fritz M. (author), and Asuaje, Cesar (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D05990
Page, E.C. (author), Forbes, M.E. (author), and Frutchey, F.P. (author)
Format:
Research summary
Publication Date:
1941
Published:
USA: Federal Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08939
Notes:
Page 9 in Grace Gallup and Lucinda Crile, Bibliography on Extension Research, November 1943-1948. Library List No. 48. USDA Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. U.S. Brief description of a research study, Massachusetts. 1941. From U.S. Extension Service, Washington, D.C. 1945. 19 pages.
11 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription, Researchers assessed the impact of a self-sustaining extension system to help stakeholders improve its current implementation. Analysis revealed that implementation of the system has a strong impact in agricultural development through motivation and increased training of farmer promoters.
