Provides data, by region, from an international survey of Extension directors: Summary of Extension Personnel, Extension Directors' Perceptions of Problems, and Extension Problems Ranked in Order of Seriousness by Extension Directors.
Emphasis on a farmer-centered approach by Extension rather than a top-down approach. "...farmers are still in control of which new technologies they will accept, and understanding must precede adoption."
Sakson, N. (author / Center for Education and Progress in Agriculture, Poznan, Poland) and Center for Education and Progress in Agriculture, Poznan, Poland
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 61 Document Number: C01890
Hanne, Features a rural counseling service by Illinois Extension during a financially stressful period, emphasizing the mission to serve clientele in a responsive way, however rural needs change.
International: International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS), Office of International Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07293