The agricultural extension system in Ethiopia: operational setup, challenges and opportunities

G Leta, G KElBORO, T Stellmacher, AK Hornidge - 2017 - econstor.eu
Since the 1960s, Ethiopia has been inducing changes in its approaches to agricultural
extension through reforms. In 2010, the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources …

Factors influencing farmers' satisfaction with the quality of agricultural extension services

HS Kassem, BA Alotaibi, M Muddassir… - Evaluation and Program …, 2021 - Elsevier
Assessing farmers' satisfaction with the quality of agricultural-extension services is essential
for develo** extension programs that comply with farmers' needs and agroecological …

Gendered Gaps in the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa and How to Overcome Them

S Boudalia, M Dawit Teweldebirhan, TO Ariom… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
In Africa, the agricultural sector contributes approximately 10–20% of the total anthropogenic
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It presents rapid growth as a result of rising food demand …

[KNIHA][B] The state of agricultural extension services in Ethiopia and their contribution to agricultural productivity

G Berhane, C Ragasa, GT Abate, TW Assefa - 2018 - books.google.com
We document the state of the extension system in Ethiopia and review the empirical
evidence on the links between the key extension services provided, adoption of modern …

Digital agriculture: mobile phones, internet & agricultural development in Africa

O Evans - 2018 - mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de
This study examines the non-linear relationship between mobile phones, internet and
agricultural development in Africa for the period 2001–2015 using system generalized …

The impact of climate change on rice production in Nepal

V Rayamajhee, W Guo, AK Bohara - Economics of Disasters and Climate …, 2021 - Springer
Using panel data from Nepal Living Standard Surveys (NLSSs) from 2003 and 2010, this
study investigates the impact of climate change on rice production in Nepal. Specifically, we …

Evaluating micro-irrigation system performance through assessment of farmers' satisfaction: implications for adoption, longevity, and water use efficiency

D Rouzaneh, M Yazdanpanah, AB Jahromi - Agricultural water …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is generally recognized that the success of agricultural innovations depends to a large
extent on farmers' satisfaction with them. ٌWhile the acceptance of drip irrigation among …

Getting young people to farm: how effective is Thailand's young smart farmer programme?

P Jansuwan, KK Zander - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
In 2014, the Thai government initiated the Young Smart Farmer (YSF) programme to counter
the decline in the number of young people involved in farming. The YSF programme has …