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Cloonan, Daniel Peter. "The extension need : learning through dialogue : a theory-informed extension practice /." View thesis View thesis, 1996. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030529.132358/index.html.

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Thesis (M. Sc. (Hons.)--University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 1996.<br>"A thesis submitted to the School of Agriculture and Rural Development, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury for the degree of Master of Science (Honours) -- T.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-183).

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Cloonan, Daniel Peter, of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, of Science Technology and Agriculture Faculty, and School of Agriculture and Rural Development. "The extension need : learning through dialogue : a theory-informed extension practice." THESIS_FSTA_ARD_Cloonan_D.xml, 1996. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/763.

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Following concerns expressed by canegrowers in the Burdekin River Irrigation Area (BRIA) of Northern Queensland regarding rising groundwater and salinity the Department of Primary Industries instigated action to investigate and develop Best-On-Farm Water Management Practices. The purposes of this project were to improve landholder awareness of water use to maximise cane production while minimising the likelihood of salinity and changes in the groundwater balance, and to facilitate the development of soil and water management practices on a range of soils in the BRIA. The project lasted for 12

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Ku, Tsun-Yao. "Educational needs in farm management skills of Taiwan's core rice farmers /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3074418.

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Dorward, Peter. "Participatory farm management methods for improved agricultural extension with smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of Reading, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311313.

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Dickinson, Keith Randolph. "Deciding to Diversify: A Case Study of Seven Virginia Farm Businesses." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30877.

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Farm enterprise diversification is an important tool for agricultural producers with respect to risk management. As agricultural producers in Virginia look to prepare their farm businesses for the new millennium, they are increasingly considering non-traditional enterprises and activities for their farms. As producers add new enterprises, they encounter challenges to develop new skills and gather adequate information for their new activities. Virginia Cooperative Extension has the task of providing producers with timely and useful research-based information. As both producers and Virginia Coop

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Hill, Hester Elizabeth Johanna. "Modelling extensive beef cattle production systems for computerised decision support in South Africa." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02102009-114500.

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Arowolo, Steven Alaba. "Implications of food value chain support structures for water resource management by smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1001027.

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Smallholder agriculture is faced with so many challenges despite all the policies and programmes that have been channelled towards ensuring improvement in this sector. Improving smallholder agricultural productivity requires that smallholder farmers gain access to reliable and adequate farmer support services such as physical infrastructures like good road network, functional irrigation facilities, extension services, finance and efficient marketing system. However, these support services are lacking in a vast majority of the rural communities in which the smallholder farmers live and work. Th

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Woolpert, Melissa Elizabeth. "Management Practices and Communication Strategies to Improve Milk Fat and Protein Content on Dairy Farms." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2016. http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/594.

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Dairy farmers in the Northeastern Unites States are paid based on the amount of fat and protein in their cows' milk, and improving fat and protein production is linked with improved financial sustainability for dairy farms. However, not all farmers are motivated to make changes to increase milk fat and protein production. Previous research has identified a positive correlation between a group of fatty acids, known as the de novo fatty acids, and the fat and protein content of bulk tank milk from commercial dairy farms. Therefore, the first objective of this research was to explore the relation

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Cloonan, Daniel P. "The extension need : learning through dialogue : a theory-informed extension practice." Thesis, 1996. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/763.

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Following concerns expressed by canegrowers in the Burdekin River Irrigation Area (BRIA) of Northern Queensland regarding rising groundwater and salinity the Department of Primary Industries instigated action to investigate and develop Best-On-Farm Water Management Practices. The purposes of this project were to improve landholder awareness of water use to maximise cane production while minimising the likelihood of salinity and changes in the groundwater balance, and to facilitate the development of soil and water management practices on a range of soils in the BRIA. The project lasted for 12

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Mahlangu, Nelly Nokuthula. "Farmers' use of agricultural extension communication channels for receiving farm management information in Polokwane Local Municipality, Limpopo Province." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2936.

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Thesis (M.A. Agricultural Management (Agricultural Extension)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019<br>This study was designed to examine the perceptions of subsistence farmers about the use of the extension communication channels to receive farm management information including climate variability in relation to their innovation decision process. A survey approach was used in this study and by means of stratified sampling, 85 farmers were selected from 372 respondents from Mankweng and 251 from Tshebela service centres in Polokwane Local Municipality for interviews considering gender and their prop

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(9801014), Kirt Hainzer. "Capacity building for value chain development: A multimethod study of culturally responsive agricultural extension in Papua New Guinea." Thesis, 2023. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Capacity_building_for_value_chain_development_A_multimethod_study_of_culturally_responsive_agricultural_extension_in_Papua_New_Guinea/24539878.

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In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, agricultural extension is one of the few adult education channels available to rural farmers. The potential of agricultural extension to close capacity gaps and progress livelihoods has seen extension become a central tenet of international development projects targeting rural development. Although well established as an adult education channel in rural areas, agricultural extension organisations in Papua New Guinea regularly face deficits in funding and capacities. These deficits limit an organisation’s ability to align extension content with the socio-cu

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Okorley, Ernest. "An operational framework for improving decentralised agricultural extension : a Ghanaian case study : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Agricultural Extension, Massey University, Institute of Natural Resources, Agricultural/Horticultural Systems & Management." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1404.

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The pressure on the public agricultural extension organisation in Ghana to improve its responsiveness to meet the needs of farmers has increased since the globalisation of trade in the early 1990s. To improve agricultural productivity and the livelihood security of farm households, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana decentralised its extension service in 1997. Although this was a critical change in agricultural policy, the extension service has struggled to implement this policy effectively. Further improvement in the situation is hampered because there has been little research publ

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Molefe, Thato. "Qualitative evaluation of smallholder and organic farmer decision support tool (DST) and its improvement by inclusion of a disease management component." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8467.

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Historically, South Africans, particularly small-scale farmers have had little support and hence lack tools and information when faced with production decisions. Information plays an important role in enlightening people, raising their level of knowledge and in turn improving their standard of living and participation in decision making process. Research shows that Information Communication Technology (ICT) like Decision support tools (DSTs) plays an important role in systematic dissemination of information in agriculture, thus improving the quality of farmers’ decisions. Decision support tool

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Caister, Karen. "Moving beyond substence : systemic integrity in commercialising homestead agriculture, with the Ezemvelo Farmers Organisation, KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10585.

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The transformation of South Africa’s rural communal spaces into an economically viable, socially stable and harmonious sector is currently on the political agenda, the efforts of the public sector to achieve this however have fallen far short of the intended goal leaving subsistence and emerging farmers with little or no support. A current decline in agricultural activity in South Africa’s rural areas threatens to weaken even further the strength of rural economies. Calls for the return of ‘peasant’ agriculture to the political and academic agendas and a clarion call for South African farmers

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Mchunu, Bongumusa Reginald Emmanuel. "Seeking a deeper understanding of the quality of relationships in the smallholder maize production system in Msinga." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8537.

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In South Africa, the majority of inhabitants rely on agriculture as the main source of livelihood. Agricultural crop production remains the primary source of subsistence, employment, and income. Due to policies put in place by the apartheid government, agriculture remained divided into large scale commercial farming and subsistence small scale farming. The 1913 and 1936 Tenure Acts and the 1927 Administration Act favoured white farmers of large scale commercial farms who produced and supplied markets. These acts were effective until 1994. Smallholder farmers were not supported to operate at co

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Nyiraruhimbi, Agnes. "Indigenous approaches to maize production and soil management in Msinga KwaZulu-Natal, Province." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9906.

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This study explored and examined indigenous knowledge IK in the process of maize production and soil management by farmers in Msinga in central KwaZulu-Natal. This study was qualitative in nature. Two methods were used for data collection: focus group discussions; and individual semi-structured interviews. The study found that the Msinga farmers have a range of techniques and strategies to produce maize and manage the soil; they have been relying on this knowledge for generations. However, many farmers have also begun to adopt elements of western science such as the use of hybrid seeds, fertil

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Rakgwale, Thabang Jantjie. "Adaption to drought conditions by smallholder livestock farmers : lessons from2014-2016 drought conditions in the Limpopo region." Diss., 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27290.

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Summaries in English, Afrikaans and Sepedi<br>The Limpopo Province is a disaster-prone province, with drought being the most common natural disaster. From the year 2012 onwards, the province experienced extremely dry conditions that culminated in a severe drought in 2016. This negatively impacted the livelihoods of smallholder livestock farmers and the welfare of their livestock. The study investigated the coping strategies that were adopted by smallholder livestock farmers during drought conditions and the factors that were associated with animal loss during the drought that affec

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Masere, Tirivashe Phillip. "The applicability of the agricultural production systems simulator (APSIM) model to decision-making in small-scale, resource-constrained farming systems : a case study in the Lower Gweru Communal area, Zimbabwe." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8734.

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Small-scale farmers rarely get enough yields to sustain themselves to the next harvest. Most of these farmers are located in marginal areas with poor soils and in semi-arid areas which receive little rainfall yet the farmers practice rainfed agriculture. A number of reasons can be attributed to the low yields characterizing these farms. Lack of relevant knowledge for decision-making and climate change are among the major reasons for poor yields. Whilst there is not much the small-scale farmers can do to influence climate, they can at least make informed decisions to improve their yields. The i

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(6615803), Ashley E. Rice. "Factors Influencing Indiana Residents' Level of Interest in Engaging with Purdue University." Thesis, 2019.

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The land-grant university system was founded in the 19th century as a public means to help improve people’s everyday lives. A century and a half later, the challenges that the public faces to live a quality life are constantly changing, creating a need for the land-grant system to respond and adapt to continue to fulfill its mission. While the literature contains a wealth of conceptual papers addressing the role and mission of land-grant universities, relatively few papers could be found that reported empirical data or proposed and tested metrics for public engagement constructs. The current s

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Vatta, Adriano Francis. "Evaluation of nutritional, chemotherapeutic and educational approaches to manage gastrointestinal nematodes and improve small-scale goat farming." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/1023.

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Small-scale goat farmers from south-western KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, identified gastrointestinal helminths, dry-season feed scarcity and poor reproductive performance as major production constraints and highlighted the paucity of information on goat health and management. The research and extension processes adopted to address these problems comprised on-station experimentation, followed by on-farm validation combined with the participatory dissemination of both study findings and relevant information on goat health care. The approach included the use of the FAMACHA© system to ass

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