Some of the differences and similarities between the extension service agronomists and those of technical assistance were compared. Important differences in percent of time dedicated to weed control, sources of information and the importance that the farmers of each group assign to weed control w...
Doll, Jerry D.
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[La extensión agrícola y la asistencia técnica en el control de malezas en Colombia]
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La extensión agrícola y la asistencia técnica en el control de malezas en Colombia
Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), established in 2001, is a demand-driven extension program for developing farmer organizations and improving farmer production and welfare. The program is expected to be 50% client funded after 25 years. However, varying returns to extensio...
James, P.A.
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Smart, J.C.
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Smith, J.
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Bulling, M.T.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Luwandagga, D.
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[The effect of participation in the Ugandan National Agricultural Advisory Services on willingness to pay for extension services]
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The effect of participation in the Ugandan National Agricultural Advisory Services on willingness to pay for extension services
MIRACLE (“Making innovations work for smallholder farmersaffected by HIV and AIDS in southern Africa”) brings togetherkey stakeholders in operational and strategic level innovationplatforms. This paper outlines MIRACLE’s strategy forimproving livelihoods through improved production, processing,co...
Ellis-Jones, J.
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Gondwe, T.N.P.
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[Linking innovations systems with participatory research and extension: MIRACLE experiences from southern Africa]
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Linking innovations systems with participatory research and extension: MIRACLE experiences from southern Africa
Discusses issues in the development of dairying in Africa & Asia, outlining main approaches employed in the organization of production, and the need to take into consideration five interrelated factors in dairy development strategies, viz, the supply of dairy stock, animal health, fodder systems,...
Brumby, P.J.
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Gryseels, Guido
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[Pour un accroissement de la production laitiere dans les pays deficitaires d'Afrique et d'Asie]
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Pour un accroissement de la production laitiere dans les pays deficitaires d'Afrique et d'Asie
Improvement of farmers' decision-making has been recognised as critical for the implementation of IPM, yet practitioners lack sound knowledge on the 'how and why' of farmers' decision-making processes. This study explored the perceptions, pest management practice, decision tools and sources of in...
Williamson, S.
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Little, A.
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Arif Ali, M.
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Kimani, M.
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Meir, C.
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Oruko, L.
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[Aspects of cotton and vegetable farmers' pest management decision-making in India and Kenya]
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Aspects of cotton and vegetable farmers' pest management decision-making in India and Kenya
Decision-making approaches, the factors affecting them, the role of the decision-making units and the actors involved in farming decisions were studied in 91 Costa Rican farmers using a classification procedure. Farmers were asked to classify 18 farming decisions (systematically selected from a p...
Solano, C.
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León, H.
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Pérez, E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Who makes farming decisions? A study of Costa Rican farmers]
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Who makes farming decisions? A study of Costa Rican farmers
A study using a structured questionnaire was conducted in Busia District, Western Kenya and Kwale District, Coastal Kenya to obtain qualitative and quantitative information from 256 cattle owners about their production systems, their perceptions of the diseases encountered in their cattle, the ...
Machila, N.
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Wanyangu, S.W.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya]
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Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya
Discusses issues in the development of dairying in Africa & Asia, outlining main approaches employed in the organization of production, and the need to take into consideration five interrelated factors in dairy development strategies, viz, the supply of dairy stock, animal health, fodder systems,...
Brumby, P.J.
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Gryseels, Guido
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[Stimulating milk production in milk-deficit countries of Africa and Asia]
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Stimulating milk production in milk-deficit countries of Africa and Asia
This paper describes the development, design, dissemination and evaluation of a communication intervention designed to promote appropriate usage of trypanocidal drugs in trypanosomiasis endemic areas of western and coastal Kenya. Following a baseline study on current trypanosomiasis knowledge, at...
Machila, N.
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Emongor, Rosemary
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Shaw, A.P.
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Welburn, S.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya]
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A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya
This paper evaluates the utility of the `learning selection' model of the early adoption process, based on a constructivist conceptual framework, to explain farmers' adoption and rejection of two soil-improving technologies alley farming and the use of Mucuna cover crops. The analysis showed th...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Keatinge, J.D.H.
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Chianu, J.N.
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[The adoption of alley farming and Mucuna : Lessons for research, development and extension]
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The adoption of alley farming and Mucuna : Lessons for research, development and extension