Music For Youth During the Covid 19 Pandemic

SARS-CoV-2 virus was found to be targeted cells may be located in the lower respiratory tract, COVID-19 infection can cause mild, moderate to severe symptoms. The main symptoms that appear are fever (> 38oC), cough and difficulty breathing. Vitamin C treatment has an antiviral effect. Clinical trials have shown that administering high doses of vitamin C has a beneficial effect against colds. As a nurse, one of the roles as an extension agent can be carried out in handling Covid-19 patients, namely providing communication, information, and education about health to the community. The role of nurses in providing education to the community is very necessary because it can make people who are given education understand the information conveyed. In this Community Service activity, the focus is on teenagers as one of the preventive efforts against the transmission of the Covid-19 virus through the provision of Health Education on the importance of consuming vitamin C according to the needs of the adolescent body.

Smallholders perception on the roles of extension agent - coconut industry sustainability in Tanjong Karang, Selangor, Malaysia

This study was conducted to analyse the smallholder’s perception of the roles of extension agents - coconut industry sustainability. To ensure the extension agent program is successful, the agent should recognize their roles as the change agent in the coconut industry which is, they act as a catalyst, process helpers, resource linkers, and solution giver. This study was conducted in sub-districts of Kuala Selangor at Tanjong Karang. The sample of fifty-six respondents was selected from the 65 population through the random sampling method. By using a survey method, the questionnaires were distributed to measure the roles of the extension agent as a change agent based on the smallholder’s perception. Based on correlation coefficient analysis, it was shown that all data was significant between catalyst, process helper, resource linker, and solution giver by using 0.10 (p-value). The highest correlation coefficient in this analysis is solution giver that shows the correlation value 0.660 and can best be described as a positive strong relationship. The result for multiple linear regression showed that process helper was the dominant factor for this study which showed the beta, p-value is 0.264 by using 0.10 (pvalue). Hence, it can be analysed that the level of the extension agent roles in the coconut industry is at a medium level because they are not fully utilizing their roles as a change agent. As for the recommendation, extension agents in the coconut industry should be more aggressive by looking at the various aspects such as communication, decision making, knowledge, skills, and others to make the coconut industry sustainable for the future.

Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change Among White Pepper Smallholder Farmers in Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia

This study aimed to determine the effect of the socio-economic factors on climate change adaptation strategy of white pepper farmers in Bangka-Belitung Province, Indonesia. West Bangka Regency was chosen as a research site because this area is one of the main producer areas of white pepper. Then, 70 samples of white pepper farmers were randomly selected. The cross-section primary data were collected through interviewed directly with farmers in the research location using a list of questions in the questionnaire which had been served by the researcher. The logit regression model was used to analyze factors influencing farmers' adaptation to climate change. This research suggested as follows: 1) government programmes related to accelerating the implementation of climate change adaptation should be prioritized to female farmers 2) knowledge and technical skill of extension agent at local level relate to implementing adapted strategies of climate change must be increased, as well as materials regarding the implementation of climate change adaptation should be part of the agricultural extension syllabus for white pepper farmers.

4-H Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Workbook

Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM (FFL) protects natural resources through water conservation, waste and nonpoint source pollution reduction, erosion prevention, and creation of wildlife-sustaining habitats by implementing science-based landscaping practices. 4-H Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Curriculum fosters environmental stewardship among youth and allows them to engage in conserving water, soil, and vegetation resources from an early age. This curriculum addresses Florida’s unique environment and may be used alone or as a supplement to the 4-H Junior Master Gardener curriculum. Through 4-H Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Curriculum, youth will learn nine basic principles of FFL, including water, soil, and vegetation conservation through landscape and gardening activities. This curriculum targets youth in grades 6 to 8 (ages 10 to 14) and contains both in-classroom and home activities that allow youth to understand and engage the world around them, thereby helping them gain life skills in the areas of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. All volunteers and instructors utilizing this resource should work with their local 4-H Extension Agent to appropriately enroll youth in 4-H in order for them to experience the full benefits of the 4-H Youth Development program and to receive credit for completion of a 4-H project. Workbook; https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h422

4-H Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Leader Guide

Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM (FFL) protects natural resources through water conservation, waste and nonpoint source pollution reduction, erosion prevention, and creation of wildlife-sustaining habitats by implementing science-based landscaping practices. 4-H Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Curriculum fosters environmental stewardship among youth and allows them to engage in conserving water, soil, and vegetation resources from an early age. This curriculum addresses Florida’s unique environment and may be used alone or as a supplement to the 4-H Junior Master Gardener curriculum. Through 4-H Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Curriculum, youth will learn nine basic principles of FFL, including water, soil, and vegetation conservation through landscape and gardening activities. This curriculum targets youth in grades 6 to 8 (ages 10 to 14) and contains both in-classroom and home activities that allow youth to understand and engage the world around them, thereby helping them gain life skills in the areas of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. All volunteers and instructors utilizing this resource should work with their local 4-H Extension Agent to appropriately enroll youth in 4-H in order for them to experience the full benefits of the 4-H Youth Development program and to receive credit for completion of a 4-H project.Leader Guide; https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h411

PERANAN PENYULUH PADA USAHATANI PADI DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 DI DESA SAMBORA KECAMATAN TOHO KABUPATEN MEMPAWAH

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of field extension workers on the productivity of rice farming. During the Covid-19 pandemic, physical contact and social contact were greatly reduced, it had an impact on the role that extension workers. To measure the data on the role of the extension worker, a Likert scale is used.. The results showed that a slowdown in extension activities, indicated by an average of over 70% of farmers saying there was no extension to farmers individually or in groups. The level of the role of the extension worker is 1.84 which is included in the Medium category. This means that from the overall average value of the role of the extension agent starting from the extension agent as an advisor, as an organizer, as a technician, as a liaison and as an agent of renewal, the role is sufficient for farmers.

PERAN PENYULUH PERTANIAN TERHADAP HASIL PRODUKSI PADI SAWAH DI DESA CIBUNIASIH KECAMATAN PANCATENGAH KABUPATEN TASIKMALAYA

Extension is a non-formal learning process to provide knowledge, training, technology, capital, and change the behavior of farmers to be more independent in making decisions. The role of the extension agent in extension activities is as a guide, organizer, technician and consultant to help farmers develop farming and increase production. This study aims to determine the effect of the role of agricultural extension workers on the production of lowland rice in Cibuniasih Village. The research method used is a survey and interviews with 68 respondents, namely rice farmers in Buniasih Village, then analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results showed that the role of agricultural instructors had a significant effect of 66.6% on rice production in Cibuniasih Village. The role of agricultural instructors as supervisors and consultants has a significant influence on the results of lowland rice production, meaning that the performance of extension workers in mentoring and consulting activities with farmers is going well. However, the role of agricultural extension workers as organizers and technicians has not had a significant effect on rice production, because the introduction of technology is still not appropriate and the needs of farmers have not been met properly.

DETERMINANTS OF HOUSEHOLD’S POVERTY AMONG CROP FARMERS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

This study examined the households’ poverty status among crop farmers in Kaduna State. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 242 farmers for this study. Data were collected through using structured questionnaire with the help of trained enumerators. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as tobit regression and Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) model was employed in this study. The results showed that the mean age of the respondents was 45 years and were married, mean household size of the farmers was 11 persons, and about (80.6%) had formal education. The poverty situation of the farmers revealed that 51% were poor and the strategies adopted by the farmers to combat poverty were mostly through diversification into commercial farming, increased personal savings and involvement in non-farming activities. Tobit regression analysis revealed that age, household and income negatively influences the poverty status of the farmers, statistically significant at 1%, this implied that, poverty is concentrated among households in the study area. Major constraints encountered by the crop farmers, include high cost of inputs, inadequate credit facilities and inadequate market linkages. In conclusion, poverty incidence had a negative and significant effect on rural crop farmers. It was recommended that farmers should form cooperative societies to access micro loan; farmer should be linked to the urban market through extension agent and media to attract good value for their crops. Government and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) should make farm inputs readily available at a subsidized rate