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2. Aspirations and needs of farmers on communal grazing areas in the Free State
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Van der Westhuizen, C. (author), Masiteng, T.J. (author), and Matli, M. (author)
- Format:
- Abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2003
- Published:
- South Africa
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 174 Document Number: C29681
- Journal Title:
- South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 32
- Notes:
- Via African Journals Online.
3. Assessment of socio-economic characteristics that determine farmers’ access to agricultural extension services in Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Loki, O. (author), Aliber, A. (author), and Sikweli, M.M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-26
- Published:
- South Africa: Academy of Science of South Africa
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12352
- Journal Title:
- South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Issue 49(1)
- Notes:
- 12 pages., The study reported on in this paper investigated smallholder farmers’ access to extension services. The study sought to distinguish the varying degrees of access to services of smallholder farmers engaged in different production systems, that is, home gardening, field cropping, and livestock production. The study was conducted in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, specifically in two communities, namely Ngcabasa and Phathikhala villages. Research activities included a survey of 100 farmers as well as focus group discussions. Employing logistic regression analysis, the study aimed to understand what influences whether or not a smallholder farmer accesses extension. The study also used various types of comparative statistics (T-test) to assess the implications of access to extension support, for instance for production and farm income. The main findings of the study were that 68% of the farming households interviewed in Ngcabasa and 71% of those in Phathikhala had access to extension services. Farmers who had access to extension had more farm income in both enterprises compared to those who had no access to extension services. From the regression analysis, farmers who were more likely to receive extension support appeared to be those who were older, those with less education, and those farming with livestock.
4. Attributes like attitude and commitment for effective extension
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Stevens, J.B. (author) and Steyn, G.J. (author)
- Format:
- Abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2002
- Published:
- South Africa
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 174 Document Number: C29678
- Journal Title:
- South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 31
- Notes:
- Via African Journals Online.
5. Extension needs of small-scale dairy farmers in the North-Eastern Free State
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Van der Westhuizen, C. (author) and Masiteng, T.J. (author)
- Format:
- Abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2001
- Published:
- South Africa
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 174 Document Number: C29677
- Journal Title:
- South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 30
- Notes:
- Via African Journals Online.
6. Public extension agents' need for new competencies: evidence from a climate variability study in Limpopo Province, South Africa
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Afful, D.B. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-01-01
- Published:
- South Africa: SciELO
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12472
- Journal Title:
- South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol 44 (2)
- Notes:
- 11 pages, Changes occurring in the Extension environment include that of climate. Reduced and sporadic rainfall is among the effects of climate change and variability with consequent negative effects on food production. Smallholder agriculture in most developing countries world-wide, including South Africa, is largely rain-fed. Extension agents, therefore, need to constantly improve their capabilities to remain useful to farming communities. The purpose of the paper is to determine Extension agents' climate variability coping competencies required to effectively support smallholder crop farmers' production. The study adopted a multi-stage random sampling approach to site and respondents' selection. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data in 2014 from smallholder crop farmers in four municipalities of Limpopo province. Information was also collected from Extension managers and field-level extension agents of the Limpopo Department of Agriculture by means of questionnaires. The most popular climate variability coping strategy promoted by most extension agents was conservation agriculture. Small yield differences between Extension service-recipients and non-recipients indicate that Extension support has minimal effect on farmers' production. Agents need new competencies regarding correct application conservation agriculture. The study recommends the involvement of extension agents, scientists and farmers in adaptive trials for effective implementation of conservation agricultural practices to improve crop yields.