June 2014
Contribution of agricultural and forestry extension services to inclusive extension system in North-West Pakistan: A case study of Mansehra and Swat districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
Agriculture and forestry are generally considered as parallel activities where different institutions are working for rural people. The mountainous region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KP) of Pakistan makes an interesting case study because good forest cover is appeared and farming is an important component of local livelihood system. This study presents the findings from the field survey of 48 extension services...
June 2014
Institutions of agricultural land acquisition and transfer: Experience from Central Highland of Ethiopia
Access to agricultural land is a matter of life and death among the peasant society. Control over this resource is also the most disputable and contentious aspect of rural setting in Ethiopia which affects the overall socio-economic and welfare status of an individual and a group. This research is an attempt to identify and analyze both formal and informal institutions rendering agricultural land acquisition and...
June 2014
Access to and utilization of development information by rural women in dire dawa administrative council, Eastern Ethiopia
Access to and utilization of information makes individuals to be more rational, increases decision-making abilities and allow to take informed decisions. Hence the purposes of this study were to assess rural women’s access to and utilization of development information related to reproductive, productive and community roles performed by them in a case study conducted in Dire Dawa Administrative Council, Eastern...
June 2014
The role of internet in the professional development of agricultural educators: The case study of Kermanshah Province, Iran
Internet is one of the most important innovations in the field of information and this has a significant impact on education. The use of technology is increasing rapidly. Today, in the scientific communities, a large number of individuals are interested in internet. This is expected for researchers to update their knowledge to provide information to the internet for its services to be used. The aim of this study is to...
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