December 2013
The lost and forgotten cornerstones: A rural development model
Postcolonial South Africa has the world’s widest gap between the poor and the rich, and this gap continues unabated as the prices of commodities go unchecked. Chronic poverty is exacerbated by the unavailability of accessible quality education and training, relevant development and self sustaining skills, appropriate less cumbersome government support, and practical government poverty elevation schemes. The...
December 2013
Determinants of career choice of Agricultural profession among the Students of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Ekiti State University, Nigeria
The study aimed at identifying the factors determining the choice of Agriculture professional career among the Students of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Ekiti State University, Nigeria. A total of 160 randomly selected respondents were utilized for the study, while a structured interview schedule was used to elicit information from them. Frequency counts and percentages, Likert scale, as well as, Probit...
December 2013
Contributions of mediating and independent variables to the adoption of co-financing public extension visits
Most public extension organizations worldwide operate on inadequate budgets. Extension field surveys, therefore, need to be as cost-efficient as possible. The study investigated the comparative contributions of mediating and independent variables to the adoption of co-financing of the delivery of public extension visits. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from 97...
December 2013
Extension agents access and utilization of information and communication technology (ICT) in extension service delivery in South East Nigeria
This study was carried out to assess field extension agents’ access and utilization of information and communication technology (ICT) in extension service delivery in South East Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure involving purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed in selecting 120 Extension Agents used for the study. Primary data were collected with the aid of a well-structured...
December 2013
A psychological scale to measure the attitude of elected women towards grass root self governance (Panchayati Raj) system in Tamil Nadu, India
This paper dealt with the steps involved in developing a psychological scale for assessing the attitude of elected women towards grass root self governance (Panchayati raj) in Tamil nadu, India. The Panchayati raj is the system of village level (Gram panchayat), block level (panchayat samiti) and district level (Zilla parishad) councils, members elected by the people, carrying out administration activities. Due to the...
December 2013
Handling of maize with formal and informal technologies in San Nicolas de los Ranchos, Puebla, Mexico
This research evaluated the use of formal and informal technologies used by farmers in the management of maize and the impact it had on yields per hectare. For this purpose, the Formal Technology Appropriation Index (FTAI) and the Degree of Use of Informal Technology (DUIT) were proposed. It was found that, on average, DUIT is greater (61.3) than the FTAI (40.6), indicating that the use of informal technology is more...
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