In this study, we aimed to assess gender disparities in access to agricultural extension services and the determinants of access to extension among male and female-headed households in Western Uganda. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to extract primary data from 200 farmers using a...

This article focuses on how Mexico's brewers, backed by a collaboration of U.S. and Mexican agronomists and officials who together developed the foundations of the Green Revolution, facilitated the centralization of decision-making over new technologies of production in the malt barley industry...

The research evaluated the levels to which subsistence yam farmers operationalized indigenous knowledge management during the COVID-19 period. A descriptive survey approach was employed. The research comprised 120 randomly selected peasant yam farmers. Means, t-test, standard deviation, and...

Conventional agricultural extension services in rural India have been insufficient due to various constraints, including accessibility, finances, and lack of access to other resources. These services primarily depend on in-person visits and physical demonstrations of farming practices, making...

The global pandemic has accentuated inequalities, with vulnerable populations in developing countries fairing worst. In rural sub-Saharan Africa, restrictions on mobility to limit the spread of COVID-19 negatively impacted access to extension services and inputs by farmers. In response,...

By advancing knowledge on digital climate information and agriculture advisory services ('agromet services') in support of West Africa's farmers, this report has two objectives. First, it aims to identify priority actions for promoting digital agromet services under the West Africa Food System...

Agricultural extension services (AESs) are crucial in promoting farm performance and household welfare. Therefore, this study seeks to investigate the interrelationship between extension access and farm household welfare in the Sudan Savanna of Ghana. The study is unique as it provides evidence...

The spread of information and communications technology (ICT) in Central Asia has reached a point where most farmers use smartphones with mobile internet access providing an opportunity for a low-cost and timely access to agricultural information and advisory services. When extension service is...

Improved varieties are considered critical for increasing crop yields worldwide. This study explored the effects of public agricultural extension and pest and disease experience on adoption of improved varieties using survey data on 525 wheat farmers in Anhui Province, China, to which the...

Peer effects are increasingly important in agricultural development through social learning and technology adoption among smallholder farmers in rural communities. In sub-Saharan Africa, peer effects can enhance rural development by improving the performance of rural extension workers, and...

The study was carried out to evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and utility of virtual training platforms and tried to understand the perception of extension workers about these training programs in Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand. Data were collected from 100 extension workers in Andhra Pradesh...

Creation of an Agristack has now, for some time, been identified as a necessary step for the realisation of the potential offered by Digital technologies and ICTs in Indian Agriculture. In order to create Agristack, the Indian Agriculture Ministry is in the process of finalising the "India...

Introduction: This study was about the role of social system factors and farmer-development agent’s relationship in affecting agricultural extension service the case of five selected woreda of Ilubabor Zone. The objectives of this study mainly focused on the current structure of extension...

This paper evaluates the impact of a market-oriented agricultural extension program called Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) in Kenya. The SHEP approach prioritizes practical training for farmers to act as producers in a market by encouraging decentralized...

This paper evaluates the impact of a market-oriented agricultural extension program called Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) in Kenya. The SHEP approach prioritizes practical training for farmers to act as producers in a market by encouraging decentralized...

Establishing a link between specific sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the outcomes of adopted agricultural technological products is lacking in developing countries. Therefore, this study aims to address food security SDG 02 by adopting crop protection products of multinational brands...

Extension plays very significant roles in enhancing agricultural production and community development initiatives in South Africa. However, sustainable agriculture, rural livelihood sustainability and food insecurity at household level are still of great concern and continue to be substantial...