December 2010
Developing a modified delta N method for training needs assessment
This paper briefly reviewed different methods/techniques for training needs assessment, particularly, Delta N method. It explained Delta N, its computation, highlighted its drawbacks and, more importantly, proposed a modified Delta N method. The paper, further, presented empirical findings of actual data gathered to assess training needs for extension personnel in the area of Information Communication Technology (ICT)...
December 2010
Impact monitoring and evaluation system for farmer field schools in Kyrgyzstan: How to optimize resource allocation for higher impact
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kyrgyz agriculture went through deep structural changes and the new small subsistence farmers were poorly prepared, lacking technical knowledge and entrepreneurship. Pilot activities demonstrated that integrated pest management (IPM) as a topic for Farmer Field Schools (FFS) could effectively fill the gap in extension services and enable farmers to become more efficient and...
December 2010
Water conflicts on the Manjirenji-Mkwasine irrigation water supply canal, Masvingo province, Zimbabwe
The case of the 45 km long Manjirenji-Mkwasine irrigation water supply canal in the south-eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe in Masvingo Province presents risks of conflicts among the different irrigator categories which this study investigated along with the questions on conceptual model, stakeholder participation and institutional arrangements through which the operation of the canal was mediated. Eighty percent of the...
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