Evolution of agricultural extension and information dissemination in Peru: An historical perspective focusing on potato-related pest control

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Pest Control ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Agricultural Extension

scholarly journals The Role of Agricultural Extension in Cocoa Production and Livelihood of Farmers in Meme Division, Cameroon

2020 ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
J. Defang Taku ◽  
R. N. Njoh ◽  
N. S. Meliki ◽  
F. A. Amungwa ◽  
I. N. Manu
Keyword(s):  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Adoption Of Innovations ◽  
Cocoa Production ◽  
Farmers Field School

Agriculture is important not only for its supply of food but also for its provision of raw materials. Cocoa is a lucrative cash crop grown in kumba, Meme Division of Cameroon. Given the importance of the crop to farm communities and the economy of Cameroon, agricultural extension has key roles to enhance production through information dissemination and adoption of innovations. This survey thus assess the role of agricultural extension in cocoa production and the livelihood of farmers in Meme Division. Through simple random sampling technique, 137 farmers were selected from the population of 210 registered cocoa farmers in the study area. A questionnaire made up of open and close ended questions was the instrument for primary data collection. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS and results revealed that 90% of the farmers were married men and 60% were of the age 35-49 years. Also, 74% of the respondents had been into cocoa farming for more than 10 years, signifying that their livelihood depend on it. A low level of education is observed with 55% of them attaining only primary education. Moreover, 64% are small farm holders with 68% acknowledging use of family labor for production activities. Results further show that agricultural extension plays an essential role in cocoa production as 92% affirmed that extension provided information, knowledge and technical skills for capacity building and empowerment using Farmers Field School (FFS) and Farmers Business School (FBS) approaches. To 96%, extension initiates diffusion and adoption of innovations and organizes credits and market linkages (87%). Another 89%, were confirmative that extension liaise projects under the Program for the Improvement of Competitiveness of Family Agro-Pastoral Farms (with French acronym ACEFA) to accompany the farmers. Conclusively, extension service delivery empowers and ensures livelihood of farmers.

scholarly journals PERAN PENYULUH PERTANIAN DALAM PENGGUNAAN PUPUK ORGANIK DI PROVINSI KALIMANTAN SELATAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Andi Suci Anita ◽  
Purna Kusumayana
Keyword(s):  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Median Score ◽  
Change Behavior ◽  
Extension Agencies

Information dissemination through agricultural extension workers can increase knowledge, can change behavior, and attitudes of farmers, especially regarding the use of organic fertilizers. Changes in behavior and attitudes can be seen from the participation of farmers in using organic fertilizers. Participation through the participation of farmers can be a more efficient way to achieve the stated goals. The aim of this study was to examine the role of agricultural extension agents in the use of organic fertilizers in the Province of South Kalimantan. Measurement of the role of agricultural extension agents in the use of organic fertilizer using the median score. The role of agricultural extension agents in the use of organic fertilizers includes: the role of agricultural extension agents as motivators, mediators and supervisors. The role of agricultural extension agents as motivators in the use of organic fertilizers gets a median score of 4, which means that agricultural instructors are eager to encourage farmers to use organic fertilizers due to a fairly good farmer response so that extension workers can motivate farmers to use organic fertilizer. The role of agricultural extension agents as mediators in the use of organic fertilizers gets a median score of 4, meaning that the tasks of agricultural extension agents as mediators have been carried out well. Information or policies from related government or extension agencies are delivered by extension agents to farmers, both through regular meetings and incidental meetings. While the role of agricultural extension agents as supervisors in the use of organic fertilizers has a median score of 5 which means that the role of agricultural extension agents has been carried out to the maximum seen from the frequency of implementation of guidance by extension agents.

scholarly journals Perancangan Aplikasi Bercocok Tanam Padi dan Cabe Kriting Berbasis Android

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-312
Author(s):  
Harison Harison ◽  
Mandarani Putri ◽  
Wahida Daratul
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Programming Language ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Java Programming Language ◽  
Java Programming ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Extension Staff

The decline in the number of farmers poses a threat to the fulfillment of food self-sufficiency target in Indonesia, as well as the lack of agricultural extension staff. Utilization of information technology can help the problem of agriculture. Utilization of this farming application can help the beginners and farmers in managing their land because the application is equipped with stepping step video from the beginning of processing land to harvest and also accompanied by pest control on each plant. The method used waterfaal method, java programming language and MySqLite database. The results of this planting application is able to provide expert knowledge transfer to the farmers.

scholarly journals Transforming Agricultural Extension Service Delivery through Innovative Bottom–Up Climate-Resilient Agribusiness Farmer Field Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3938
Author(s):  
Joab J. L. Osumba ◽  
John W. Recha ◽  
George W. Oroma
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Training Models ◽  
Training Costs ◽  
Field School ◽  
Field Schools

Conventional approaches to agricultural extension based on top–down technology transfer and information dissemination models are inadequate to help smallholder farmers tackle increasingly complex agroclimatic adversities. Innovative service delivery alternatives, such as field schools, exist but are mostly implemented in isolationistic silos with little effort to integrate them for cost reduction and greater technical effectiveness. This article presents a proof-of-concept effort to develop an innovative, climate-resilient field school methodology, integrating the attributes of Farmers’ Field School, Climate Field School, Climate-Smart Agriculture and indigenous technical knowledge of weather indicators in one package to address the gaps, while sensitizing actors on implications for policy advocacy. Some 661 local facilitators, 32% of them women and 54% youth, were trained on the innovation across East Africa. The initiative has reached 36 agribusiness champions working with 237,250 smallholder farmers in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Initial results show that the innovation is strengthening adaptation behaviour of agribusiness champions, farmers and supply chain actors, and reducing training costs. Preliminary findings indicate that the process is rapidly shaping group adaptive thinking. The integrated approach offers lessons to transform extension and to improve food security and resilience. The approach bundles the costs of previously separate processes into the cost of one joint, simultaneous process, while also strengthening technical service delivery through bundled messaging. Experience from this initiative can be leveraged to develop scalable participatory extension and training models, especially scaling out through farmer-to-farmer replication and scaling up through farmer group networks.

scholarly journals Penerapan Metode Forward Chaining dan Naïve Bayes Untuk Mendiagnosa Penyakit Tanaman Kakao

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 979
Author(s):  
Hilman Hadi ◽  
Ucuk Darusalam ◽  
Andrianingsih Andrianingsih
Keyword(s):  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Naive Bayes ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Naïve Bayes ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Bayes Method ◽  
Forward Chaining ◽  
The Many ◽  
Naive Bayes Method

Cocoa is one of the many plantation products in Indonesia which has considerable economic value, and has plantation land and its production each year has increased significantly. The lack of agricultural extension experts in providing direction, guidance, and information dissemination about the development of cocoa plant diseases faced by the cultivators of these plants can have an impact on the cultivators. The method used in this research is the forward chaining and naïve Bayes method. This system is expected to be useful for users in diagnosing cocoa diseases independently, of course easily and efficiently without having to require experts in their fields, with reference to the results and discussions carried out, the accuracy of this system has an accuracy value of about 95% in carrying out the diagnosis

scholarly journals Peran Penyuluh Pertanian dalam Pembinaan Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) (Kasus Pengolahan Kacang Kace Canavalia pada KWT Karang Sari dan KWT Merta Sari di Desa Nyanglan, Kecamatan Banjarangkan, Kabupaten Klungkung)

2017 ◽  
pp. 433
Author(s):  
NI PUTU WULAN SUWARNINGMAS ◽  
I DEWA PUTU OKA SUARDI ◽  
I GEDE SETIAWAN ADI PUTRA
Keyword(s):  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Agricultural Communities ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Village ◽  
Selection Of

The Role of Agricultural Extension in the Development of Women Farmers Group (KWT), (A Case on Kace Canavalia Bean Processing on the KWT of Karang Sari and KWT of Merta Sari in the Village of Nyanglan, Sub-District of Banjarangkan, Regency of Klungkung Agricultural extension is a non formal education conducted by farmers to change the behavior of farmers, so that farmers become more advanced. Effective communication can support the success of agricultural extension, more importantly is to change the attitude and behavior of agricultural communities so that they learn and want to apply the information provided by Agricultural Extension. The objective of the research was to identify the roles of agricultural extension officers in the promotion of Women Farmers Group, either their role as educator, information dissemination/innovator, facilitator, consultant, supervision, monitoring and evaluation. The research was conducted in the KWT of Karang Sari and Merta Sari, the location of the study was chosen by purposive sampling. Selection of respondents was by saturated sampling method in accordance with the number of members of KWT i.e. as many as 14 people, and by using descriptive qualitative analysis method, i.e. the research aimed to provide description and explanation of the variables studied. The findings of the research showed that the role of agricultural extension in the KWT guidance, especially in the processing of Canavalia bean at KWT Karang Sari and Merta Sari has been able to play well in carrying out their duties. Revenue of KWT member of respondent is still below the Minimum Wage of Regency / City (UMK), which is Rp. 1,839,750.00 per month. This means that the extension workers are expected to foster the group of women farmers in processing Canavalia bean to have a high selling value in order to create independence and creativity of farmers in innovating to develop processed Canavalia bean products.

scholarly journals Women Farmers Perception of Information Dissemination Skills among Agricultural Extension Workers in North Eastern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
Abdulmumini Umar ◽  
Man Norsida ◽  
Hirawaty Kamarulzaman Nitty ◽  
Bahiah Mohd Haris Nur
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Multistage Sampling

This study examined the perception of rural women farmers on information dissemination skills of agricultural extension workers. Using multistage sampling procedure 378 respondents were randomly selected from the population of 6758 women farmers. Questionnaire was administered to the sampled farmers. Data were analysed using mean, and standard deviation. Findings reveals that women farmers participated moderately in agricultural practices with overall mean value of 2.65. Also, agricultural extension workers had a lower level of information dissemination skill in dealing with women farmers with overall mean value of 2.25. There is the need for training and retraining of extension workers to boost their skills for information delivery to women farmers. Extension programme for rural women should be designed to ensure extension workers are well informed and knowledgeable enough to work with them.

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