November 2015

Smallholder farmers’ perceptions on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)-based cropping systems: A case study of Chisamba District, Zambia

The inclusion of legume crops in cropping systems has been shown to improve soil fertility and productivity, but the adoption rate is low among many smallholder farmers. A study to determine the perceptions of the smallholder farmers on groundnut production, use of inputs and cropping systems was conducted in Chisamba District, Zambia. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, 164 farmers from 20 villages within 11...

Author(s): Meki CHIRWA, Jerome P. MREMA, Peter W. MTAKWA, Abel K. KAAYA and Obed I. LUNGU

November 2015

Factors determining extension education as a career

This paper is based on a research study at Banaras Hindu University in India. The title of the research was Career Dynamics in Extension Education. Method of survey research was applied to conduct the study. It was conducted by taking the responses from hundred respondents of Agricultural scientists, academicians and research scholars from different agricultural institutions selected through random sampling method....

Author(s): Pankaj Kumar Ojha and Kalyan Ghadei