Variable militating against rural women farmers\' use of extension recommendations in Onitsha agricultural zone, Anambra State, Nigeria

Anaeto, CF; Onu, DO; Matthews-Njoku, EC; Nnadi, FN; Ohajianya, DO; Asiabaka, CC

doi:10.4314/ijotafs.v1i4.40943

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“…. Gebremedhin and others [14,15] also emphasized that the activity of information advisory centers depends on the development of agriculture. In addition, as mentioned by Knickel [16], there are various factors that influence the increase of farm income from an economic point of view.…”

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Analysis of the level of implementation and use of innovations in the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan

Rustamova

2023

E3S Web of Conf.

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Consistent measures are being implemented in the Republic of Uzbekistan to ensure wider integration of science, education and production, to create and apply new knowledge, to introduce innovative technologies and best practices. However, the results of the research on the introduction of innovative technologies and the development of the agrarian sector do not reach the lowest levels of the sec-tor, and the problems that have not been solved for years prevent the agricultural sector from developing more rapidly. In order to assess the level of use of innovations and information-advisory services in agriculture, the article carried out a social survey of different categories of participants of the innovation process using the expert evaluation method. Based on the results of the research, the trainings and seminars held in order to increase the knowledge and skills of the farmers on the use of innovative technologies, their ability to apply them in practice, the demand for innovations and the directions of the innovations being introduced, and the forms of providing information about the innovations in agriculture for farmers and peasants are presented. Also, the author expressed his views on the results of the introduction and use of innovations in the agricultural sector.

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Analysis of the level of implementation and use of innovations in the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan

Rustamova

2023

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“…DAs are focal persons at the local level who are responsible for improving the living standards of rural households through the transfer of agricultural technologies and facilitating farmers' access to inputs and credit. According to Anaeto et al [15], DAs have various roles such as advisors, technician, middleman, consultant, advocate, planner, and manager. As a result, knowledgeable extension specialists are valuable assets to agricultural extension services in particular and agricultural growth in general.…”

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“…If extension personnel failed to obtain and provide reliable information from farmers and research institutes, agricultural research objectives would remain mostly intellectual (without solving field concerns). The technical components of developing useful technologies are the emphasis of research, while the acceptance and adoption of those technologies by consumers are the subject of extension [15].…”

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“…Researchers have so far concentrated on the nonacademic components of the agricultural extension system, including poor linkages among actors, a lack of infrastructure, a lack of improved technology, and the top-down nature of the agricultural extension system. Nonetheless, extension agents must be taught, motivated, and competent in order to anticipate and deliver quality services [9,15,17,18]. As a result, it is critical to define extension professionals' abilities, knowledge, motivation, and attitudes, as well as to periodically analyze extension education programs and build a job analysis system, all of which are absent in most developing nations [19][20][21][22].…”

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Factors Affecting the Competence Level of Agricultural Extension Agents: A Comprehensive Analysis of Core Competencies in Northwestern Ethiopia

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Bojago

2023

Education Research International

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The participatory method is supported by the recent expansion of the Ethiopian agricultural extension system through technological scaling-up or the implementation of best practices for technology transfer at larger stages. Agricultural extension workers are active in a number of agricultural and rural development initiatives. This study was a thorough effort that intended to examine the competence level and determinant aspects of the competence development agent’s (DA) level. The investigation was done in the East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia. The research included both qualitative and quantitative research designs. Six main skill areas were determined using information from the literature research and the regional state council’s job description for DAs. In this study, 149 DAs from four districts participated as respondents. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was utilized to assess the important parameters influencing DA competency and motivation. According to the mean score findings, DAs performed above average in the communication and program implementation competence categories, with total mean scores of 3.51 and 3.24, respectively. Furthermore, they scored below average in the remaining four competency categories, with information communication technology (ICT) scoring the lowest with a mean score of 1.94. According to the regression model, independent variables such as education level, relationship with coworkers and farmers, supervisor’s visit, and appraisal have a substantial influence on extension agent competency. As a result, competence-specific on-the-job training should be structured to meet the short-term demands of DAs. As the finding suggests, building social capital and investing in education through curriculum development seem more important than interventions to sustain the agricultural extension competencies of DAs. Moreover, digitalizing the extension system could have promising outcomes as most of the DAs are young and their ICT competence has been recorded as higher compared to the older DAs.

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“…According to world experience, the creation, implementation and wide distribution of new products, services and technological processes based on knowledge are becoming an important factor in production, employment and investment, which determines the formation and efficiency of an intensive model of organizing production, increasing labor productivity, saving labor and material costs, improving the quality of products [1,2]. A significant factor in the growth of the competitiveness of any country is its gradual transition to an innovative path of development.…”

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Model development for the selection of the optimal form of information and consulting service in the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan

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An important condition for the dynamic development of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the accelerated introduction of modern innovative technologies in the economy, social and other spheres with the widespread use of the achievements of science and technology. In order to assess the degree of use of information and consulting services and the application of innovations in farms of the republic, within the framework of the project, a survey of heads of farms was conducted and, on the basis of the survey, a model of the optimal form of information and consulting services for agriculture was developed.

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Variable militating against rural women farmers\' use of extension recommendations in Onitsha agricultural zone, Anambra State, Nigeria

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Analysis of the level of implementation and use of innovations in the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan

Analysis of the level of implementation and use of innovations in the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan

Factors Affecting the Competence Level of Agricultural Extension Agents: A Comprehensive Analysis of Core Competencies in Northwestern Ethiopia

Model development for the selection of the optimal form of information and consulting service in the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan

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