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    1. A mid-term evaluation of extension and training in Nepal's community forestry programme

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Gecolea, Romeo H. (author)
    Format:
    Evaluation report
    Publication Date:
    1983
    Published:
    Nepal
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08017
    Notes:
    John L. Woods Collection, Development Training and Communication Planning, UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme, Bangkok, Thailand. 12 pages

    2. Farmers' participation in extension programs and techonology adoption in rural Nepal: a logistic regression analysis

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Suvedia, Murari (author), Ghimire, Raju (author), Kaplowitz, Michael (author), and Michigan State University
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2017-05-14
    Published:
    United States: Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: D10980
    Journal Title:
    The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    23(4) : 351-371
    Notes:
    20 pages, via online journal, Purpose: This paper examines the factors affecting farmers’ participation in extension programs and adoption of improved seed varieties in the hills of rural Nepal. Methodology/approach: Cross-sectional farm-level data were collected during July and August 2014. A sample of 198 farm households was selected for interviewing by using a multistage, random sampling technique. We employed a logistic regression model, frequency counts, and percentages to analyze the data. Findings: Adoption decisions were mainly affected by extension-related variables – training, membership in a farmers’ group, and off-farm employment. Extension participation was found to be influenced by socioeconomic variables – age, education, household size, and distance to the extension office. Our findings reveal that distance to the extension office and off-farm employment limited participation in extension activities and adoption, respectively, and education, household size, and group membership stimulated participation in extension programs. Practical implications: Recognition of the determinants of farmers’ participation in extension services and innovation adoption ensures that targeted extension approaches are used to address these factors in various stages of planning, delivering, and evaluating extension programs. Theoretical implications: Innovation adoption follows a systematic decision-making process. Although personal characteristics are important, widespread use of new technology requires a conducive social and institutional context. Because contexts vary by country or region, extension services providers should create institutions favorable for innovation adoption within a social system. Originality/value: This research is original and highly valuable to identify the factors associated with extension participation and innovation adoption in the rural hilly region of Nepal. This also provides a new direction to operationalize farmer-oriented policies of agricultural extension and so can be helpful for agricultural policy-makers in devising programs of extension services.