McDowell, George R. (author / University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1987-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 87 Document Number: C05779
Notes:
AGRICOLA IND 88063091, In: Luloff, Albert E., ed. Proceedings of the rural people and places : a symposium on typologies; 1986 October 22-24; Grantville, PA. University Park, PA : The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, 1987. p. 150-159
16 pages, Lack of access to agricultural extension and advisory services has been identified as one of the major challenges facing emerging farmers in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of access to these services by emerging livestock farmers in uThungulu District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal. A survey design was used with face-to-face interviews to collect data using a semi-structured questionnaire. A sample of 1 437 was randomly selected from 4 792 emerging livestock farmers in the district. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 software. The results show that more than 90% of emerging livestock farmers in the district had high access to public extension and 14% had access to private extension, in addition. About 32% of the respondents also had access to extension and advisory services from agricultural cooperatives. There was an improvement in access to these services by emerging farmers compared to the past. The involvement of the private sector and cooperatives in rendering extension and advisory services to emerging livestock farmers shows that various stakeholders are involved in improving emerging livestock farmers in the province.
Howell, J. (author / Overseas Development Institute, London, UK) and Overseas Development Institute, London, UK
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 62 Document Number: C01980
Notes:
In: Jones, G.E., ed. Investing in rural extension : strategies and goals. New York : Elsevier Applied Science Publisher, 1986. p. 213-217. (Paper presented at an international conference held at the University of Reading in September 1985)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19802
Notes:
Pages 143-149 in Burton E. Swanson, Robert P. Bentz and Andrew J. Sofranko (eds.), Improving agricultural extension: a reference manual. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 220 pages.
