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Khanal, Arjun, Punya Prasad Regmi, Gopal Bahadur KC, Dilli Bahadur KC, and Kishor Chandra Dahal. "Cost Effective Strategy to Disseminate IPM Technology: A Case of Banke and Surkhet District of Nepal." International Journal of Social Sciences and Management 8, no. 1 (January 25, 2021): 272–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v8i1.34129.
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a holistic approach in reducing damage caused by pests without harming the environment. A study on cost effectiveness strategy to disseminate IPM technology was conducted in the Banke and Surkhet districts of Nepal. For assessing the spread of information, farmers were asked a series of questions during the survey to determine knowledge of IPM and degree of IPM adoption. Using descriptive statistics and differences in means, analysis was done on relationships among access to information, IPM knowledge and adoption, and word-of-mouth diffusion of IPM techniques to neighboring farmers. For the evaluation of dissemination methods efficiency and to examine the cost for using the different dissemination methods of IPM technology followed by IPM IL project in Banke and Surkhet district, the cost measurements was focused only on the dissemination methods of IPM technology with a public cost such as mass media, agricultural officers, MPC, collection centre, FFS, CBFs, cooperatives, neighboring farmers, agro-vets and field days. When the number of farmers needing to receive training for one farmer to adopt IPM practices is known, and then that value can be multiplied by the cost per farmer trained which allows in providing the cost per farmer adopting the technology by transfer method. Capacity building in IPM technology development and dissemination in the study area was I/NGOs working in that area. Market Planning Committee of Banke and Surkhet district has played a vital role in disseminating IPM technology in cost effective and efficiently.
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Quddus, MA. "Adoption of dairy farming technologies by small farm holders: practices and constraints." Bangladesh Journal of Animal Science 41, no. 2 (March 10, 2013): 124–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v41i2.14132.
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In Bangladesh, usually, small scale farmers are not adopted to use all kinds of improved technologies in dairy farming. But, high level of technology adoption has a direct impact on milk yield and households income generation as well as dairy development. The objectives of this study was to determine the causes of adoption and non adoption of high yielding breed, the level of practices and constraints in adopting the improved technologies. The study was carried out in three different agro-ecological zones and 180 dairy cattle farmers were interviewed. Self practiced dairy technologies were listed, adoption score for each technology and adoption index for each farmer were studied. One-fourth farmers used artificial insemination for breeding purpose and two-fifth belonged to medium or high level of technology adoption. Only 35% farmers adopted crossbred cows and some others upgraded indigenous with exotic breeds. About 17.5% rural farmers and 70% semi-urban farmers reared crossbred cows and rural farmers are reluctant to utilize all kinds of improved technologies. Secondary and higher educated farmers were 9.7 times more likely to be adopting improved technologies compared to illiterate farmers. Top ranked constraints were ill equipped and negligible services at AI centre, no provision for testing of animals, poor knowledge of farmers about health care of animals and inadequate knowledge about proper feeding and balanced ration. Need more knowledge on improved technologies through training, availability of reliable and continuous technical assistance, availability and low price of concentrate feeds, increased and timely provision of medicine, increasing AI facilities, providing pure breed and strengthening extension services were the main suggestions from farmers.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v41i2.14132Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2012. 41 (2): 124-135
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Rivana, R., and Y. Deliana. "SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE AUTONOMOUS FARMER AGRICULTURAL AND VILLAGE TRAINING CENTRE ON IMPROVING INCOME AND QUALITY OF STRING BEANS IN CIBODAS VILLAGE, LEMBANG." Acta Horticulturae, no. 809 (January 2009): 235–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2009.809.24.
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Kamau, Christopher N., Lucy W. Kabuage, and Eric K. Bett. "Analysis of Improved Indigenous Chicken Adoption Among Smallholder Farmers: Case of Makueni and Kakamega Counties, Kenya." International Journal of Agricultural Extension 7, no. 1 (April 25, 2019): 21–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.33687/ijae.007.01.2809.
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Indigenous chicken (IC) production is a source of food security and income among smallholder farmers within high potential areas and semi-arid lands (ASAL). The demand for IC eggs and meat is anticipated to increase threefold by the year 2020 by health conscious consumers. However, potential of IC to contribute to household incomes and poverty alleviation in ASAL is constrained by slow maturity of IC and low productivity. Hence, to address these constraints improved indigenous chicken (IIC) technologies have been developed and introduced to smallholders in high potential area and ASAL. However, only a few smallholder farmers have adopted the IIC technologies. Therefore the objective of this study was to determine the effect of farmer socioeconomic characteristics on adoption and intensity of adoption the IIC technology in Makueni and Kakamega counties. A total of 384 households were sampled using multi-stage sampling to collect data through interviews. The collected data was analyzed using a double hurdle model. The results suggest that sex of the household head, farm size, group membership, which had not been previously identified in IIC studies as a significant variable, distance to training centre, off-farm activities and IIC awareness significantly affected adoption decision of improved IC. On the other hand education of the household head, household size, farm size, source of information on IIC and awareness on IIC had significant effects on the level of adoption. The recommendations from this study have an implication on extension policy, land use policy, food policy, collective action and pricing policy in the context of technology adoption in Kenya.
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Rikitu, Aman, Bezabih Emana, Jema Haji, and Ketema Bekele. "Smallholder Farmers’ Decision to Participate in Vegetable Marketing and the Volume of Sales in West Shewa Zone of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia." Sustainable Agriculture Research 8, no. 4 (September 23, 2019): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v8n4p48.
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This study examines vegetable producers’ market participation and sales volume using cross-sectional data obtained from 385 randomly and proportionately sampled households from West Shewa zone, Oromia region of Ethiopia. Heckman two-step procedure was used to analyse the determinants of participation in vegetables markets and volume of sales during the study period. Probit model shows that education level, distance to nearest market, access to irrigation, use of pesticide and participation in any civic organization significantly affect market participation decision. Further, results from ordinary least squares regression show that sex of household head, land size, distance to farmer training centre, access to irrigation, use of pesticide and participation in civic organization significantly affect the level of market participation of the farm households in vegetable markets. The findings imply that support for female households, improving adult based education, participation in civic organization, infrastructure, access to irrigation and improved inputs are a means to increase vegetable production market participation and sales volume in West Shewa, Ethiopia.
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Bouma, Jetske A., T. T. Binh Nguyen, Eline van der Heijden, and Justin J. Dijk. "Analysing group contract design using a threshold public goods experiment." European Review of Agricultural Economics 47, no. 3 (December 23, 2019): 1250–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbz045.
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Abstract This paper presents the results of a threshold public goods game experiment with heterogeneous players. The experiment is designed in close collaboration with the Dutch association of agri-environmental farmer collectives. Subjects are recruited at a university (study 1) and a farm management training centre (study 2), the subjects of the second study most resembling the subjects in the field. The experiment consists of several treatments and each treatment has two different distribution rules, which are varied in a within-subjects manner. After subjects have experienced both, they can vote for one of the two rules: either a differentiated bonus that results in equal payoff for all, or an undifferentiated, equal share of the group bonus. In a between-subjects manner, subjects can vote for a (minimum or average) threshold or are faced with an exogenous threshold. The results indicate that exogenous thresholds perform better, possibly because the focal point they provide facilitates coordination. With regard to the two distribution rules, the results are mixed: in study 1, average contributions and payoffs are higher under the ‘equal-payoff’ rule, but there is no significant difference between the two in study 2. Overall, our results suggest that environmental payment schemes should consider cost heterogeneity in the design of group contracts, and pay explicit attention to coordination problems too.
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Foe, Jose Amadeus Krisna, and Lasmono Tri Sunaryanto. "PERANAN YAYASAN SWASTA TERHADAP PEMBERDAYAAN PETANI DESA DI DESA NGLANGGERAN, KECAMATAN PATUK, KABUPATEN GUNUNGKIDUL, DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA." Jurnal Sosial Ekonomi Pertanian 16, no. 2 (June 9, 2020): 185. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/jsep.v16i2.10314.
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AbstractThe empowerment of village farmers by the private sector and the government has a significant difference. Three factors influence the impact of empowerment on improving the welfare of farmers, namely the quality of empowerment facilities, the intensity of empowerment facility provision, and the quality of empowerment facilitators. Nglanggeran Village farmers receive empowerment facilities from the regional government in the form of plant seeds, fertilizer, livestock germs, pens, and training once a year. This is only enough for one growing season and is often late. When empowered by the Obor Tani Foundation, farmers receive facilities in a package called the Farmers Empowerment Center. The facilities are in the form of ponds, farmhouses, agricultural production facilities, training on 11 pillars of agricultural cultivation, and farmer cadres to guide farmers for 3.5 years. When empowered by the government, farmers only produce for individual food needs and do not fix the main agricultural problems in the village. When empowered by the Obor Tani Foundation, farmers' incomes have risen as well as the main agricultural problem in the village which is lack of water can be solved. Farmer empowerment strategies undertaken by the Obor Tani Foundation can be used as learning by the government to improve the quality of farmer empowerment.Keywords: Farmer empowerment, Regional government, Non-government foundation.
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Muriithi, Beatrice W., Nancy G. Gathogo, Gracious M. Diiro, Michael M. Kidoido, Michael Nyangánga Okal, and Daniel K. Masiga. "Farmer perceptions and willingness to pay for novel livestock pest control technologies: A case of tsetse repellent collar in Kwale County in Kenya." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15, no. 8 (August 17, 2021): e0009663. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009663.
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Tsetse-transmitted Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT) is one of the most important constraints to livestock development in Africa. Use of trypanocides has been the most widespread approach for the management of AAT, despite the associated drug resistance and health concerns associated with drug metabolites in animal products. Alternative control measures that target tsetse fly vectors of AAT, though effective, have been hard to sustain in part because these are public goods applied area-wide. The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and partners have developed and implemented a novel tsetse repellent collar (TRC) applied on animals to limit contact of tsetse flies and livestock, thereby reducing AAT transmission. The TRC has now advanced to commercialization. A household-level survey involving 632 cattle keeping households, was conducted in Shimba Hills region of Kwale County, where field trials of the TRC have been previously conducted to assess farmers’ knowledge, perception, and practices towards the management of tsetse flies, their willingness to pay (WTP) for the TRC, and factors affecting the WTP. Almost all the respondents (90%) reported that tsetse flies were the leading cattle infesting pests in the area. About 22% of these correctly identified at least four AAT clinical signs, and even though many (68%) used trypanocidal drugs to manage the disease, 50% did not perceive the drug as being effective in AAT management (50%). Few respondents (8%) were aware of the harmful effects of trypanocidal drugs. About 89% of the respondents were aware of icipe TRC, and 30% of them were using the field trial collars during the survey. Sixty-three (63%) of them were willing to pay for the TRC at the same cost they spend treating an animal for AAT. On average farmers were willing to pay KES 3,352 per animal per year. Male educated household heads are likely to pay more for the TRC. Moreover, perceived high AAT prevalence and severity further increases the WTP. Wider dissemination and commercialization of the herd-level tsetse control approach (TRC) should be encouraged to impede AAT transmission and thus enhance food security and farm incomes among the affected rural communities. Besides the uptake of TRC can be enhanced through training, especially among women farmers.
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Widiastuti, Maria Magdalena Diana, Yosefina Mangera, Andriyono Andriyono, Jamaludin Jamaludin, and Nurhening Yuniekowati. "Peningkatan Kapasitas Kelompok Tani Jaya Makmur Kurik Merauke melalui Pelatihan Pembuatan Asap Cair Sekam Padi sebagai Biopestisida Organik." Agrokreatif: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 6, no. 2 (July 2, 2020): 133–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/agrokreatif.6.2.133-142.
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Farmers ussually using chemical pesticides and mostly ignore the recommended dosage, chemical pesticides used spend 20% of analysis farming bussiness and food saftey become neglected for increasing production. The purpose of community capacity building is to increase farmers knowledge of making liquid smoke from agricultural waste rice husk as biopesticides for farmer groups in Kampung Jaya Makmur, Merauke Regency. The method of this empowerment by training and mentoring the process of liquid smoke production and assist the process of marketing liquid smoke products. The results of community service were the modifications of kiln drum (biochar maker) belong to farmer group into a liquid smoke maker using the pyrolysis method. This tool has been trial process and trained to farmers group of Jaya Makmur. The training of process of liquid smoke was attended by 26 farmers, 2 pioneer farmers, 3 students, and 9 lecturers from the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Engineering Musamus University. The capacity building was followed by assisting program for biochar and liquid smoke production and calculating operational costs of liquid smoke production, product packaging, and opportunities for selling liquid smoke as biopesticides organic among the farmers. Recent conclusion of this community capacity building has been increasing knowledge among farmers from 20.3% to 57%. Through the assistance, the group of production biochar center was empowered become center of input agricultural such as biopestisida and biochar.
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Alemu, Abera. "Determinants of Participation in Farmers Training Centre Based Extension Training in Ethiopia." Journal of Agricultural Extension 25, no. 2 (May 4, 2021): 86–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v25i2.8.
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The study assessed the determinants of farmers’ participation in farmers training center based trainings and its outcome on maize, haricot bean and coffee productivity. Data were collected from randomly selected 194 households. Outcomes of the FTC based training on maize, haricot bean and coffee productivity was analyzed using t-test whereas binary logistic regression model was used to identify factors determining farmers’ participation in FTC based training. The result showed that education, land size, contact with development agent, access to road, wealth status and livestock holding of the household positively determine households’ decision to participate whereas distance from FTC negatively determines households’ decision to participate. There was positive outcome of the FTC basedtraining on maize, haricot bean and coffee productivity. The study recommends that governmental, public and private sectors should expand access to education, access to road and strength linkage between famers and agricultural development agents.
Keywords: Farmers training centers, crop productivity
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Cosrojas, Karen Debbie Jabenar. "PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE VEGETABLE TRADING CENTER IN LANTAPAN, BUKIDNON, PHILIPPINES." Agricultural Social Economic Journal 21, no. 3 (July 31, 2021): 165–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2021.021.3.1.
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This paper evaluated the performance of the project: “Farmer Cluster-Managed Bagsakan (trading center) Model in Lantapan, Bukidnon”. It used the CIPP and OECD-DAC evaluation frameworks to make sense of the data. The said project envisioned to operate a farmer-cluster managed bagsakan center. The bagsakan was operationalized and result shows that farmers derived higher profit when they brought their products in the center compared to marketing it to major cities. Other outputs of the project are the trainings conducted but these did not reflect significant contribution to the bagsakan operation. In terms of the relevance of the project, its objective is found valid because it answers to the needs and problems confronting the vegetable farmers. Effectiveness assessment tells that to a little extent the project’s objective was attained given the bagsakan’s operationalization. Sustainability measurement of the project was not realized since the operation only lasted for one year.
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Nurlaela, Siti. "The Motivation of Young Chili Farmers in Sandy Land of Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia." E3S Web of Conferences 232 (2021): 01038. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202123201038.
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Senior farmers in Panjatan, Kulonprogo, Yogyakarta, have succeeded in making sandy land a horticultural center. However, this success does not motivate young farmers to continue farming. The declining interest of the agricultural sector of youth occurs because they realize the high risk in agricultural entrepreneurship. This study analyzed young farmers' motivation and roles in horticultural entrepreneurship in the coastal sandy land. A sample of 120 respondents from four farmer groups was taken using simple random sampling. Percentage, mean score, and Spearman's rank correlation at p ≤ 0.05 were employed to analyze the data. There was a significant relationship (p ≤ 0.05) between groups' roles as a vehicle for learning and motivation (rs = 0.25). The role of groups in collaboration and networking was insignificant. Therefore, to motivate young coastal sandy farmers, it is necessary to optimize groups' role as a vehicle for learning. Thus, the government needs to implement a strategy to encourage young farmers' motivation by strengthening their roles by improving their knowledge of horticulture business, including training, internships, and discussions on technological developments by regularly utilizing young farmer group meetings.
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Mayly, Syarifa, and A. Syafri. "Implementation of Salibu Rice Cultivation Technology in Percut Sei Tuan Sub-District." Journal of Saintech Transfer 1, no. 1 (August 10, 2018): 33–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/jst.v1i1.275.
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Percut Sei Tuan Sub-district is an agricultural production center in Deli Serdang Regency. The area of irrigated paddy field in Percut Sei Tuan Sub-district comprises of 3,610 ha and 1,616 ha of non-irrigated paddy field. The farmer association groups (tani mitra) consisting of Farmer Group "Pasar II" and Farmer Group "Mulia" are located in Tanjung Selamat Village. Much land in Tanjung Selamat Village has been converted into an industrial area; previously the paddy field area reached 600 hectares, but only 200 hectares remains now. The Farmer Groups "Pasar II" and "Mulia" consist of 30 and 76 farmers with paddy rice field area of 25 ha and 23 ha respectively, and rice productivity amounts to 6.2 tons/ha and 7 tons/ha. The problems of the farmers were the high land use conversion resulting in reduced harvested area and only a few farmers change the local location-specific organic materials into organic fertilizers independently. The purposes of this community service activity were to increase the farmers' income through the implementation of salibu technology whereby farmers can harvest 2-3 times in one planting and to increase the farmers’ understanding and knowledge about the manufacturing process of organic fertilizer and pesticide. The solutions offered were including counseling, a training and plot demonstration on salibu technology, and the production of bokashi straw. The outcome of this IbM has resulted in several things: bokashi of compressed hay with Local Microorganism from cattle intestine and Trichoderma, organic pesticide products based on Corynebacterium and Trichoderma, and farming analysis with salibu technology.
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Hastuti, Ahyar Ismail, Dea Amanda, Arini Hardjanto, and Fitri Dewi Raswatie. "IbM Implementation of SRI Method in Semi Organic Rice Farm in Pasarean Village, Pamijahan Subdistrict, Bogor District." Agrokreatif Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 4, no. 2 (November 26, 2018): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/agrokreatif.4.2.125-134.
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Most rice farmers in Pamijahan Subdistrict cultivate in traditional way and have relatively low income. Farmer’s low income was caused by low productivity so farmer welfare also decrease. Traditional methods in cultivation also affect the environment because of high usage of chemical fertilizer. This community service program aims to increase farmer’s income in Pamijahan Subdistrict by introducing System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method using organic fertilizer. The main activities are: instituional strengthening, SRI training and cultivation practice (pilot project). The expected outcome of this community service activity is to increase production by using less input and to get higher selling price for organic rice. There are four steps in this program is: planning, organizing, actuating and controlling. The sequence is: 1) Program preparation, consist of: program socialization, institutional strengthening, cooperation with SRI trainer, preparation of experimental field, seed and agricultural equipment; 2) Institutional strengthening with rice farmer; 3) SRI method training with trainers from Nagrak Organic SRI Center to change farmer’s mindset and train farmers about SRI cultivation method; 4) Cultivation in experimental field (650 m2), where farmers practice to cultivate rice with SRI method; 5) Experimental field harvesting, unhuled rice yielded around 65 kg or 30–40 kg of rice; and 6) Supervision during the experimental cultivation by IPB lecturers and village officials.
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Mboungho, Nuipokoh Oscar, Manu Ibrahim, and Dongmo Solefack. "Evaluating Constraints to Animal Traction Development and Sustainability in the Upper Noun Valley, North West Region Cameroon." Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 8, no. 1 (October 15, 2018): 50–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/journal.1005/2018.8.1/1005.1.50.63.
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The principal aim of this study was to find out the reasons for the low adoption of animal traction in the Upper Noun Valley community. The general views were; to find out the level of animal traction adoption, to see its level of profitability, to examine its importance on agricultural sustainability and the overall constraints and benefits involved in animal traction. Combinations of multi-stage random and purposive sampling procedures were applied to obtain the needed information from oxen-farmers and institutions. A cross sectional data was collected and analysed from random sample of 90 oxen farmers within the Upper Noun Valley Community. Data were collected and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel. The study revealed that small-scale farmers encountered several sustainability challenges from inappropriate implements, pasture difficulty, lack of training and repair centres, poor animal housing. Animal traction sustainability depends on its; affordability, flexibility, timeliness on farm and organic manure provision. In order to overcome the alarming food insecurity in Cameroon, both the government and stakeholders should regain consciousness on abandoned training centres, and minimum packages should be given to small-scale farmer as well as local blacksmiths and veterinary centres be provided at the Divisional level.
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Tegowati stiesia, In’am Widiarma, and Yayah Atmajawati. "Pelatihan Digital Marketing Untuk Meningkatkan Potensi Wisata Kampung Coklat Majapahit Di Kecamatan Dlanggu Kota Mojokerto." Jurnal Penamas Adi Buana 5, no. 01 (July 11, 2021): 51–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.36456/penamas.vol5.no01.a3633.
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Cocoa is one of Mojokerto regency's mainstay commodities and has been developed in 2010 in 12 sub-districts and making the Dlanggu sub-district a development center. In developing cocoa, farmers need financing, increased knowledge related to cocoa plant pest prevention, product packaging and online marketing. So the Financial Services Authority (OJK) together the East Java Provincial Plantation Service & East Java BPR who are members of the East Java Province Regional Financial Access Acceleration Team (East Java TPAKD) held a "Business Matching Acceleration of Financial Access and Training, Financial Literacy and Inclusion (PETIK)" to 100 Cocoa farmers in Mojokerto to increase the quantity of cocoa production through providing credit facilities for cocoa farmer groups & improving cocoa quality through training in cocoa pest management, product packaging and online marketing. This PKM (which is part of an event organized by the TPAKD East Java aims to provide online marketing knowledge for Mojokerto cocoa farmers. With online marketing training, cocoa farmers have understood the benefits and how to properly apply online marketing. It is hoped that Mojokerto chocolate tourism will be better known so that there will be more visitors and can generate greater income from the tourism potential of the chocolate village.
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Soekardono, Soekardono, M. Yasin, Anwar Fachry, Moh Taqiuddin, and Maya Nachida. "Pengolahan Kotoran Ternak Menjadi Pupuk Organik Dalam Upaya Meningkatkan Pendapatan Peternak Pada Kelompok Tani-Ternak “Beriuk Taker” Di Desa Dasan Cermen Kecamatan Sandubaya Kota Mataram." Jurnal Gema Ngabdi 3, no. 1 (March 15, 2021): 50–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.29303/jgn.v3i1.127.
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City of Mataram City is the center of government and economic activity. Urban-Village of DasanCermen, district of Sandubaya, has been selected as site of community service with consideration that there are several livestock-farmers group, namely: the cattle-farmers group, the Buras Chicken-Farmer Group, the Duck-Farmers Group, and the Fish- Farmers Group. The existence of these livestock-farmer groupshave been used as an educational tourism-site by the Urban-Village Government. The cattle-farmer group of “Beriuk Taker” is located close to the urban-village office and residential areas so that accumulated-manure disturbs environmental health. Therefore, the aim of this community service is to find solution problem of accumulated-livestock manure by processing it into organic fertilizer. In addition, this service also provides knowledge and skills about group-based business management to group committee.The methods have been used in this activity are extension service on implementation of cattle-business technology, training on processing organic fertilizers, and focus group discussions (FGD) on cattle-group management. The service results showed: (1) positively response of beneficiary group to the community service; (2) cattle-farmers capable and willing to apply technology about feed, cattleshed, and marketing;(3) cattle-farmers are skilled in processing of organic fertilizer by mutually work in every Sunday after zuhr prayer. The processing of organic fertilizer can produce 1 – 1.5 tons in 3 weeks. The temporary marketing is directed to ornamental-plant entrepreneurs around in the city of Mataram. It is hoped that the proceeds from the sale of fertilizers can be used to pay land rent to the local mosque management. With the support of the village government, the "Beriuk Taker" cattle farmer group can be used as a location for livestock education. They planned that the income from sale of organic fertilizerwould be used to pay land-rent to the local mosque committee.With the support of the urban-village government, the cattle-farmers group of "Beriuk Taker" can be used as site for livestock’educational-tourism.
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Fatmawati, Dwi Rahmasari, Annisa Kurniawati, Arsyadani Tri Nastiti Nur, Eli Budia Pamilujeng, Praditya Rizqi Novanto, and Ratih Ineke Wati. "SOIL REHABILITATION TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY BOYOLALI AGRICULTURE BY FAST DETECTION CURCUMARVEL." OISAA Journal of Indonesia Emas 3, no. 1 (January 15, 2020): 20–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.52162/jie.2020.003.01.3.
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Boyolali district is one of the areas that has decreased productivity of rice. The decline was due to acidic soil conditions coupled with a lack of awareness of farmers and lack of support for facilities and infrastructure. Basically, to find out the conditions of the soil can be done by detecting the soil using a pH meter. The tool is not widely used because the price is expensive and the farmers care less about the conditions of their paddy fields. The aim of this program is to empower the farming group to be the agent of land rehabilitation through early detection of CurcuMarvel using tumeric. Soil detection devices can be innovated using turmeric. Turmeric that is easily found and familiar among farmers is the solution to the problem of detecting soil conditions. The target was Sari Tani Farming Group located in Suyudan Village , Boyolali Regency. The program involved 10 farmers as the representative of the farmer group. Empowerment programs were conducted by combining several methods, including participatory, discourse, demonstration, and discussion. The activities of CurcuMarvel consist of: (1) transferring information using educational video; (2) demonstrating the soil acidity detection in one of the farmer's paddy fields; (3) land rehabilitation efforts by applying dolomite, manure, and biological fertilizer in the demonstration plot; and (4) turmeric cultivation training in the farmer's yard to prepare the village as the turmeric cultivation center. The outcomes of the program are: (1) the farmers know that their paddy land is acid; (2) the farmers increase their awareness towards the soil acidity effect; (3) the farmers conduct soil rehabilitation; and (4) the farmers have a turmeric center near to the paddy field.
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Akinwale, Jonathan Akinsola, and Olamide Victoria Oyeyemi. "Effectiveness of linking vegetable farmers to formal markets in Lagos State, Nigeria." Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources 4, no. 2 (January 1, 2021): 273–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/janr.v4i2.33920.
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The study assessed how smallholder vegetable farmers are linked to formal markets in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study specifically described the socioeconomic characteristics of the smallholder vegetable farmers, ascertained perceived benefits from the linkage and constraints in linking smallholder vegetable farmers to formal markets. A random sampling technique was used to sample 120 vegetable farmers from Agbowa and Epe clusters. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The results revealed that smallholder vegetable farmers were relatively young with mean age of 41.5 years, mean household size was 4 persons and they mainly sourced information from friends and fellow farmers. The findings also revealed that the smallholder vegetable farmers had strong linkage with input suppliers (x̅ = 2.50), International Fertilizer Development Center (x̅ = 2.33), World Vegetable Center (x̅ = 1.51) and Center for Inclusive Agriculture and Gender Development (x̅ = 1.46). Exposure to production technologies and specialized training (x̅ = 4.69) were the most perceived benefits from the linkage. Level of linkage with farmers and other actors was constrained by lack of basic infrastructure (x̅ = 2.50) and inadequate credit facilities (x̅ = 2.06). The study also found a significant correlation between household size and level of linkages. The linkages arising from the arrangement had no doubt exposed the farmers to production technologies and market information. Extension agencies and relevant non-governmental organisations are implored to offer specific trainings to vegetable farmers on value addition to enhance their participation in the formal markets.
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Ondiege, E. O., M. Mutuku, and N. W. Mungai. "Farmer-preferred learning methods and utilised teaching approaches by Egerton University, Kenya." African Crop Science Journal 28, s1 (October 2, 2020): 203–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/acsj.v28i1.15s.
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Universities are centres of frontier knowledge and skills, with the capacity to transform communities,when appropriately and adequately transmitted to users. The aim of this paper was to compare farmer-preferred learning methods and those utilised in teaching during Egerton University’s outreach activities, with a view to drawing useful insights for more effective community future engagements. A cross sectional survey was conducted in 2017, using researcher-administered questionnaires, on a sample of 84 farmers purposefully selected from communities where Egerton University implemented extension outreach programmes. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions were also conducted for community leaders and extension officers in the selected Wards, to supplement data collection. Results showed that the decision to participate in the outreach activities implemented by Egerton University was personal, with nearly all the respondents (99%) citing acquisition of new knowledge and skills as the major reason. Demonstrations were the most preferred and utilised methods (90 and 92%, respectively); while the use of group discussions were preferred by 51% of the respondents and utilised in 86% of the outreach activities. Results also showed significant relations for demonstration (c2 = 17.21, P<.001), touring university model farms (c2 = 68.11, P<.001) and use of training videos (c2 = 40.98, P<.001) between farmer-preferred learning methods and utilised teaching methods. This explains the popularity of demonstrations as a teaching and learning method of Egerton University in connecting theoretical and scientific aspects, to practice. Learner centred teaching methods, with the capacity to facilitate collaborative or cooperative learning, should be enhanced.
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ADEYEYE, O. A., and O. T. IREKHORE. "INFLUENCE OF CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING BY AGRICULTURAL MEDIA RESOURCES AND EXTENSION CENTRE (AMREC) ON RURAL FARMERS’ LIVELIHOODS IN ODEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE." Journal of Agricultural Science and Environment 15, no. 2 (February 13, 2020): 75–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.51406/jagse.v15i2.1978.
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The role of extension service providers as practical problem-solving organizations in rural settings is targeted at poverty reduction, various mechanisms including capacity building training is adopted in achieving this. Purposive selection of hundred and twelve (112) beneficiaries from 14 communities was made. The mean age of respondents is 39years. The household size is 6persons and the farm size is 2.3hectares. Farming experience is 8years and the average yield is 184.6kg, average annual income after the training is N15, 732.00k. 62.5% and 37.5% of farmers respectively benefitted from crop and livestock training and also have access to hybrid stems and seeds. Results indicates positive relationship between farm size (r = 0.397, p = 0.001), farm yield (r = 0.555, p = 0.004) and farmers income (r = 0.808, p = 0.002), farmers’ sex, (χ2 =10.63, df = 1, P > 0.05) and the purpose of attending the training (χ2 =11.67, df = 4, P > 0.05). The mean score of farmers’ response on perception about the benefits of capacity building training on their livelihoods is 3.66. 95.5% and 80.4% strongly agreed that the training has assisted in poverty reduction and that it is a developmental issue targeted at building human resources.
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Mekuria, Wuletaw. "Effectiveness of Modular Training at Farmers’ Training Center: Evidence from Fogera District, South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia." American Journal of Rural Development 2, no. 3 (August 2, 2014): 46–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.12691/ajrd-2-3-2.
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Suleyman Abdureman Omer and Nuradin Abdi Hassen. "A Seminar Title On the History and Evolution of Agricultural Extension in the Ethiopia Country." International Journal on Integrated Education 3, no. 10 (October 15, 2020): 163–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.31149/ijie.v3i10.710.
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Agricultural extension service began work in Ethiopia since 1931, during the establishment of Ambo Agricultural School. But a formal Agricultural extension started since Alemaya Imperial College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (Haramaya) was constructed since 1953.The extension activities of Ethiopia during the last 50 years reveals that a range of extension approaches has been used. The approaches tended differ with each successive political regime. Different extension approaches in different political regimes, during the imperial regime the responsibility for national extension administration to the Ministry of Agriculture, extension service became one of the departments in the Ministry. And during the military regime the land reform proclamation banned the private ownership of rural lands and declared that land would be distributed to the tillers without compensation to former owners. Because of the political instability and major structural changes in the rural areas, including the formation of peasant associations and producers' cooperatives as well as the implementation of the land reform, it was not possible to carry out this plan. There was not much organized and coordinated extension work in the country until the beginning of the 1980. At the current Extension service of Ethiopia in 1991 the T & V extension approach was adopted as a national extension system with major government financing until its replacement by the Participatory Demonstration and Training Extension System in 1995. The latter was adopted from the SaSakawa Global 2000 (SG 2000) extension strategy. Agricultural extension service in Ethiopia can be given by different mandatory level such as at federal level by ministry of Agriculture, At Regional level Bureau of Agriculture, At Woreda level Agricultural and Natural Resource office, and at Farmer Training center level Development agent and different stockholders have responsibility of giving extension especially agriculture related extension to need holders. In Ethiopia there are different extension approaches model such as Chilalo agricultural development model (CADU), minimum package project I and II, Peasant Agricultural Development program, participatory demonstration and training extension system, farmers field school, Farmers training center and Agricultural technical and Vocational Education training (ATVET) these are the different extension approaches in Ethiopia starting from the begging up to current extension service respectively.
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Kenfack Essougong, Urcil Papito, Guillaume Hensel Fongang Fouepe, and Ann Degrande. "Can community-based organisations deliver adequate agricultural information to farmers? Evidence from rural resources centres in Cameroon." Information Development 35, no. 3 (January 30, 2018): 435–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666918754937.
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Rural Resources Centres (RRCs) managed by community-based organisations, where farmers come together for training and demonstration, have been an innovative extension approach in Cameroon since 2006. This paper describes information flow in RRCs and farmers’ assessment of RRCs as information sources. All the RRCs in Cameroon were studied and 29 group interviews, involving 118 producers and 7 individual interviews with RRC managers, were performed. RRCs share information with several stakeholders including farmers, research institutions, and educational and religious institutions; and interpersonal channels are commonly used. Farmers and agricultural extension workers are the most important sources of information for RRCs. Farmers rank RRCs as their second best sources of information after fellow farmers. On average, each year, RRCs organise at least 40 training sessions for about 1777 participants. The themes are mainly agroforestry (29%), marketing (20%), group dynamics (20%) and post-harvest techniques (11%). The issue of funding the activities of the RRCs needs to be addressed, they need to be better structured, and their human resources increased and strengthened.
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Mgendi, George, Shiping Mao, and Fangbin Qiao. "Is a Training Program Sufficient to Improve the Smallholder Farmers’ Productivity in Africa? Empirical Evidence from a Chinese Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Tanzania." Sustainability 13, no. 3 (February 1, 2021): 1527. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13031527.
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The article aims to analyze the effect of training programs on the yield of smallholder farmers. The empirical analysis employed a sample of data collected from a rice farming household in the Mvomero district of Tanzania. The results indicate that the yield outcome among trained and non-trained farmers with water access for irrigation was significantly more than double; however, the yield difference between trained and non-trained farmers was insignificant in non-irrigated plots. Our findings have policy implications for agricultural development in developing countries where training programs alone may not be a panacea for smallholder farmers’ productivity improvement. Therefore, respective governments, policymakers, and other agricultural stakeholders, should consider both farm and non-farm factors altogether, which may increase agricultural training effectiveness to address the challenges of low yields.
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YILDIZ, Serhat, Suna Akkol, and Suphi Deniz. "Investigating the Agriculture-Animal Husbandry Potentials of Trainees Who Receive Training at DAP Farmer Training Center at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University." Van Veterinary Journal 30, no. 3 (November 22, 2019): 151–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.36483/vanvetj.525803.
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Dhital, Pankaj Raj. "AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION IN NEPAL: EXPERIENCES AND ISSUES." JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE 7, no. 3 (September 7, 2017): 1071–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/jaa.v7i3.6287.
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A detail study on the experience of agricultural extension in Nepal was done by discussion with experts, academicians and involved agricultural officers of Nepal along with review of different documents, books and articles on the subject matter. Since from the first effort of extension service, Training and visit, Integrated Rural Development Approach, Tuki Approach, Farming System Research and Extension Approach, Block Production Program were the approaches used in the past. Conventional Educational Approach, Pocket Package Approach, Projectization Approach, Farmers Group Approach, Farmers Field School Approach, Partnership Approach are the approaches being followed presently in agricultural extension in Nepal. The extension efforts in the country are guided by the National Agricultural Extension Strategy. Department of agriculture under ministry of agricultural development is responsible for providing public extension service via District Agriculture Development Office (DADO), Agriculture Service Centre, Contact Centre, Model Agriculture Service Centre and Community Agriculture Service Centre at the farmers level. Farmers Group and cooperatives, International and National Nongovernmental organizations, Community Based Organizations and few private entities are providing the private extension services. major issues found in public extension systems are lack of motivation among the rural youths, farmers; natural resource degradation and climate change and sustainability issues; inadequate number of the extension workers and their qualification and skills; inadequate infrastructure and capacity for use of ICTs among the ground level extension workers; lack of monitoring and assessment of impact of extension activities in rural farmers; low level of need based extension coverage particularly for small farmers; ineffective and weak linkages between stakeholders at different levels; low level of education of farmers; insufficient budget and investment for extension activities; domination of supply driven approaches rather than demand driven; inadequate extension services in parts of value addition and market exposure.
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Momoh, Onaivi Yakubu, Joseph Gambo Akpoko, and Mathew Olu Akinola. "Impact of agricultural services and training centre project on tomato farmers’ livelihood in Plateau State, Nigeria." Journal of Agricultural Extension 22, no. 1 (February 5, 2018): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v22i1.4.
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Muttaqin, Fauzan Zein, Widhya Aligita, Soni Muhsinin, Dadang Juanda, and Aiyi Asnawi. "Desa Mitra dalam Budidaya Tanaman Obat Keluarga Menuju Desa Cibiru Wetan sebagai Sentra Herbal." Jurnal Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat 3, no. 2 (December 21, 2018): 159–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.30653/002.201832.59.
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PARTNER VILLAGE IN FAMILY MEDICINE PLANT CULTIVATION TOWARDS CIBIRU WETAN VILLAGE AS A HERBAL CENTER. The area of Cibiru Wetan Village is a farming area because besides the limited water supply, the land is hilly. With the initiative and participation of women farmer groups which had so many achievements and skills, it was necessary to explore the potential that could provide a new icon for Cibiru Wetan Village. The purpose of the activity was to socialize and practice the cultivating of the medicinal plants carried out by a group of women farmers with simple and effective technology and finally able to become a center of dried herbs production. The method used in the cultivation program for medicinal plants was divided into three stages. The first stage was to provide material counseling on family medicinal plants including the understanding of the benefits of the plant, the second stage was to provide an explanation or training in planting family medicinal plants and the last stage or third stage was to practice directly in planting these medicinal plants. The results showed a positive understanding of both groups for both the socialization and counseling stages as well as for the practice of medicinal plants cultivation. It could be concluded, the partner village activities in medicinal plants cultivation could improve the understanding of the target group.
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Gebremariam, Luchia Tekle, and Hadush Hagos. "Determinants of intensity of bread wheat packages adoption in Tigary, Northern Ethiopia." Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 6, no. 9 (September 9, 2018): 1101. http://dx.doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v6i9.1101-1107.1757.
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The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the intensity of use of improved bread wheat package adoption in the study area. Two kebeles was selected randomly among the potentially wheat producing kebeles in each selected districts and a total of 120 randomly selected households were interviewed for this study. Tobit model was used to elucidate factors affecting adoption of technology packages. Result of the econometric model indicated, male headship (sex), TLU and multiple production objective orientation were important variables which had positively and significantly influenced adoption and intensity of adoption of improved bread wheat production package. Whereas, age of the household, increased annual off-non farm income, increased areas of own farm land, being far apart from the farmer training center and residences had shown negative relationship with adoption and intensity of adoption. The overall finding of the study underlined the high importance of institutional support such as extension; credit and market to enhance adoption of improved wheat production package. Therefore, policy and development interventions should give emphasis to improvement of such institutional support system so as to achieve wider adoption, increased productivity and income to small scale farmers.
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Abadi, Teklemariam, Desale Gebretsadik, Abadi Girmay, Tesfahun Mekuanint, and Daniel Desta. "Enhancing Soybean Production Through On-Farm Demonstration of Improved Soybean Varieties at Tselemti and Tahtay Adyabo Districts of North-Western Zone Tigray, Ethiopia." Agricultural Science 2, no. 2 (August 1, 2020): p99. http://dx.doi.org/10.30560/as.v2n2p99.
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Soybean is a drought tolerant crop which can grow from low to medium altitudes. In the lowland areas of North-Western Tigray the growing of leguminous crop is very low. To introduce soybean commodity in North-western Tigray, demonstration of improved soybean varieties were conducted in 2018/19. The trail was conducted at Tahtay Adyabo and Tselemti Districts that have a potential for growing the soybean. It was conducted by selecting three Kebelles from the districts. A total of 35 farmers were involved in the intervention. The necessary training was given to the participant farmers and experts. Following this improved seed of Awassa-95 and Gizo varieties at Tahtay Adyabo Districts, and Wegayen and Gizo seed at Tselemti District were offered to participant farmers. Each farmer have been planted a plot size of 0.02 ha for each of the two varieties. The descriptive result shows, Awassa-95 soybean variety has given significantly higher yield at Tahtay Adyabo as compared to Gizo variety. The variety was gave an average yield of 1067 kg/ha and 570 kg/ha respectively Awassa-95 and Gizo varieties. On the other hand an average yield of 1231 kg/ha and 1052 kg/ha, respectively was obtained for Gizo and Wegayen varieties at Tselemti District. This shows that Tselemti District is more better for the cropping of Gizo variety. Moreover, the improved soybean verities (Gizo at Tselemti district and Awassa-95 at Tahtay Adyabo district) were found to be early maturing and best option to moisture stressed areas for the society protein source. Based on the result it is recommended to be popularize Awassa-95 soybean variety at Tahtay Adyabo District and Gizao soybean varieties at Tselemti District to large farmers. Therefore, the research center and the office of agriculture and rural development of the Districts to be popularized the varieties to large number farmers of the areas.
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Nurlaila, Selvia, and Moh Zali. "Faktor Mempengaruhi Peningkatan Populasi Sapi Madura di Sentra Sapi Sonok Kabupaten Pamekasan." Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Peternakan Tropis 7, no. 1 (January 16, 2020): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.33772/jitro.v7i1.8711.
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ABSTRAKPenelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan karakteristik peternak dan potensi alam terhadap peningkatan populasi sapi madura di sentra sapi sonok. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode survei dengan jumlah sampel 100 peternak di sentra sapi sonok. Analisis data menggunakan analisa regresi linear berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hubungan faktor karakteristik peternak yakni variabel umur peternak, tingkat pendidikan, jumlah tanggungan keluarga, lama beternak, tujuan pemeliharaan dan pelatihan secara simultan tidak memberi pengaruh signifikan terhadap peningkatan populasi sapi madura dan faktor potensi alam yakni curah hujan, luas lahan pertanian, rumah tangga peternak dan jumlah penduduk secara simultan memberikan pengaruh signifikan terhadap peningkatan populasi sapi madura di Sentra Sapi Sonok. Variabel tertinggi adalah variabel luas lahan pertanian yaitu 0,843 hal ini dapat dijadikan acuan dalam peningkatan populasi dimana semakin luas lahan pertanian maka semakin besar terjadinya peningkatan populasi yang berkaitan dengan persediaan pakan hijauan dan pakan penguat ternak. Variabel rumah tangga peternak yaitu 0,0819 karena semakin banyaknya rumah tangga peternak maka semakin banyak populasi sapi dan variabel curah hujan yaitu 0,011 karena semakin tinggi curah hujan maka ketersediaan pakan hijauan ternak semakin berlimpah. Kemudian variabel yang nilainya negatif yaitu jumlah penduduk sebesar -0,725 diidentifikasikan bahwa semakin menurun jumlah penduduk maka populasi sapi akan mengalami penurunan. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian, pemeliharaan dan keikutsertaan dalam pelatihan tidak memberi pengaruh signifikan terhadap peningkatan populasi. Faktor potensi alam yang terdiri dari curah hujan, luas lahan pertanian, rumah tangga peternak dan jumlah penduduk secara simultan memberikan pengaruh signifikan terhadap peningkatan populasi sapi madura di sentra sapi sonok Kabupaten Pamekasan.Kata kunci: Populasi, regresi linier berganda, sapi madura, sentra sapi sonok ABSTRACTThe study aims to determine the relationship of breeder characteristics and natural potential to increase madura cattle population in sonok cows center. The method used is a survey method with a sample of 100 breeders in sonok cows center. Data analysis uses multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed the relationship between the characteristics of the breeders, namely the age of the breeders, the level of education, the number of family dependents, the length of the breeders, the purpose of maintenance and training simultaneously did not significantly influence the madura cattle population increase and natural potential factors namely rainfall, area of agricultural land, housing farmer ladder and population simultaneously have a significant influence on the increase in madura cattle population at the Cows Sonok Center. The highest variable is the area of agricultural land that is 0.843 it can be used as a reference in increasing population where the more extensive the agricultural land, the greater the increase in population associated with forage supply and animal feed reinforcement. The variable of farmer household is 0.0819 because of the increasing number of farmer households, the more cattle population and the rainfall variable is 0.011 because of the higher rainfall, the availability of forage feed is more abundant. Conclusions from the results of research, maintenance and participation in training did not have a significant effect on population increase. Natural potential factors consisting of rainfall, area of agricultural land, household of farmers and population simultaneously have a significant influence on the increase of madura cattle population in the center of sonok cattle in Pamekasan RegencyKeywords: Population, madura cattle, multiple linear regression, sonok cows center.
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Nnodim, A. U., and P. D. Aleru. "Influence of Non-Formal Education on Entrepreneurship Skill Development Among Rural Farmers in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State." International Journal of Adult Education and Technology 11, no. 1 (January 2020): 60–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijaet.2020010104.
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The purpose of the article was to determine the influence of non-formal education on entrepreneurship skill development among rural farmers in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The study design was descriptive survey. The target population was six hundred and fifty (650) members of the farmers' co-operative societies in the Ikwerre Local Government Area. The sample size was two hundred (200) farmers purposively selected based on the size of farm holdings. Instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire in a 4-point rating scale of agreement. The instrument was tested using Cronbach Alpha reliability test and was found to be reliable at 0.79. Data collected were analyzed descriptively using mean and standard deviation. The findings showed that community outreach, on-the-job training and co-operative training programmes were veritable tools for rural farmers' entrepreneurship skill development. Hence, the need to situate agricultural entrepreneurship centres in the rural area was recommended.
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Ratuanar, Ogif. "APLIKASI ARSITEKTUR EKOLOGIS PADA PERANCANGAN BALAI BESAR PELATIHAN PERTANIAN BAWANG MERAH DI NGANJUK." ARSITEKTURA 15, no. 2 (November 1, 2017): 349. http://dx.doi.org/10.20961/arst.v15i2.15398.
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<p class="AbstractTitle"><em>Design of Shallot Agricultural Training Center in Nganjuk </em><em>s</em><em>tarts </em><em> from the potential of </em><em>shallot </em><em>farming with abundant crops. Many of the farmers who want to develop more knowledge about </em><em>shallot </em><em>, not just local farmers but also from other regions.</em><em> This region n</em><em>eed a </em><em>space </em><em>of agricultural education activities that can accommodate a variety of </em><em>agricultural </em><em>training</em><em> especially in shallot farming</em><em>,. With the approach of ecological architecture </em><em>that pay attention </em><em>t</em><em>o</em><em> natural factors such as: climate, </em><em>ecological </em><em>materials and health of </em><em>its</em><em> users. The result of planning with ecological design strategy will result in space of activity which suited to need and environmentally friendly building area.</em></p><p class="AbstractTitle"><em><br /></em></p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>: Trainning center, Shallot, Nganjuk, Ecology</em>
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Wordofa, Muluken, and Maria Sassi. "Impact of Farmers’ Training Centres on Household Income: Evidence from Propensity Score Matching in Eastern Ethiopia." Social Sciences 7, no. 2 (December 25, 2017): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci7010004.
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Creamer, N. G., K. R. Baldwin, and F. J. Louws. "642 A Training Series in Organic Farming Systems." HortScience 34, no. 3 (June 1999): 558C—558. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.34.3.558c.
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Consumer demand for organically produced food and the desire by many farmers to eliminate chemical fertilizers and pesticides is increasing the need for research and educational programs to support organic farmers. To date, the land-grant universities and the cooperative extension service have been viewed by organic farmers as unresponsive to this need. The primary reason for the unresponsiveness has been inadequate training and resource materials available to extension agents. In 1998, we conducted an intensive training for agriculture agents in North Carolina. Funding was provided by the USDA SARE Professional Development Program. More than 50 agents participated in a series of workshops that were offered together as a graduate course worth four NCSU credits. Much of the training was conducted on the Organic Unit at The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), a 100-acre facility dedicated to research and education in organic farming systems. The hands-on training consisted of lectures, demonstrations, field trips, and class exercises. The topic areas included soil biology/ecology; crop rotation; organic nutrient management; composting; cover crop management; organic weed, insect, and disease management; appropriate tillage practices; organic greenhouse management; marketing organic produce; integrating animals into organic crop production systems; delivery systems for disseminating information to organic producers, and; social and community development aspects of sustainable agriculture. Unique features of the workshops were the interdisciplinary approach to teaching them, and the integration of information about interactions between production factors. The training was very well-received and will serve as a model for future extension programming. A training manual, slide sets, extension publications, and a Web site are being created to further support agents as they conduct programming in their own counties.
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Rusdi, Evizal, Fembriarti Erry Prasmatiwi, Sarno Sarno, Otik Nawansih, Dedy Miswar, and Liska Mutiara Septiana. "Penguatan Kelompok Tani Berbasis Produksi dan Agrowisata Kopi di Kecamatan Way Ratai, Kabupaten Pesawaran, Lampung." Agrokreatif: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 7, no. 1 (March 23, 2021): 85–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/agrokreatif.7.1.85-93.
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Lampung Province is the center of Robusta coffee production while Arabica coffee has begun to be developed in the area, including in Harapan Jaya Village, Way Ratai Subdistrict, District of Pesawaran. This village is an ecotourism destination and also has a potential of agrotourism, especially Arabica coffee farming. The objectives of the Community Service Activities are: 1) Increasing knowledge and skills of farmer group members in Arabica coffee agrotechnology; 2) increasing coffee plantation productivity through proper maintenance; and 3) Formulating a model of strengthening farmer group based on coffee agrotourism. This program was carried out at the Karya Subur Farmer Group, in Harapan Jaya Village in year 2018–2019. The methods used are discourse, training, demonstration plots, mentoring, and discussion. The results of this program conclude that: 1) Increasing the knowledge and skills of farmer group members in Arabica coffee agrotechnology; 2) Increasing productivity of coffee plantations plot belonging to the group members assisted; and 3) a model of strengthening of farmer groups based on coffee production and agrotourism is through increasing group capacity in tourism and tourism activities related to the coffee production process from upstream to downstream, increasing accessibility and facilities coordinated with village officials, and increasing agro tourism promotion especially to educational institutions, professionals, and communities.
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Beseler, Cheryl, and Lorann Stallones. "Using a Neural Network Analysis to Assess Stressors in the Farming Community." Safety 6, no. 2 (April 16, 2020): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/safety6020021.
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In the 1980s and 1990s, with decreasing numbers of full-time farmers and adverse economic conditions, chronic stress was common in farmers, and remains so today. A neural network was implemented to conduct an in-depth analysis of stress risk factors. Two Colorado farm samples (1992–1997) were combined (n = 1501) and divided into training and test samples. The outcome, stress, was measured using seven stress-related items from the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale. The initial model contained 32 predictors. Mean squared error and model fit parameters were used to identify the best fitting model in the training data. Upon testing for reproducibility, the test data mirrored the training data results with 20 predictors. The results highlight the importance of health, debt, and pesticide-related illness in increasing the risk of stress. Farmers whose primary occupation was farming had lower stress levels than those who worked off the farm. Neural networks reflect how the brain processes signals from its environment and algorithms allow the neurons “to learn”. This approach handled correlated data and gave greater insight into stress than previous approaches. It revealed how important providing health care access and reducing farm injuries are to reducing farm stress.
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HM, Pahrudin. "The Study of Government’s Role for Welfaring Rubber Farmer in The Globalization Vortex." Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik 21, no. 2 (December 5, 2017): 117. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jsp.30436.
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Rubber is a type of plant that has been cultivated by the people of Indonesia for long a time. Until now, farmers have become the largest party to cultivate rubber in Indonesia (85.10%) and contribute greatly to the nation’s economy, but are still far from prosperous. Rubber products produced by farmers are priced cheap so that they incomes are very small and create income inequality. As an export commodity, rubber is highly dependent with overseas which determines the price. In this context, the government through the bureaucratic system serves to produce a series of innovative-solutive development program in order to keep the people from the negative impacts of globalization. This effort can be run by the government with adopting The New Public Service Paradigm as part of efforts to better public services for the people. It is implementation in the form of domestic rubber needs priorities, bringing the industry to the center of rubber, training of rubber farmers, and improvement of transportation infrastructures.
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Belachew, Kifle, Mebratu Gebremariam, and Kumlachew Alemu. "Integrated Management of Common Bacterial Blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Phaseoli) of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaries) in Kaffa, Southwest Ethiopia." Malaysian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 3, no. 2 (December 31, 2016): 85–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.18034/mjmbr.v3i2.411.
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This study was conducted to determine the effect of integrated management of common bacterial blight (Xanthomonas axopodai) of bean on disease development, yield and yield components. A field experiment was conducted at Chena district Dahera peasant association on farmers training center field during 2011/2012 main cropping season using four resistant common bean cultivars and one susceptible local check. Host resistance was integrated with seed treatment using Apron 2g/kg and cultural practice. The experiment was arranged in randomized complete block design in factorial combination with three replications. The results indicate that integrating of resistant varieties with chemical seed treatment and cultural practice were highly significant (p < 0.001) in reducing common bacterial blight development and increased seed yield and yield component of a bean. The highest percent severity index of common bacterial blight (71.95%) was observed in the control treatment when growing of local cultivar under farmer management practice. This level was reduced significantly to below 26% when planting chemically treated seed of the cultivars Awassa dumme, AFR-702 and Ibado on the ridges, with an average yield of more than 22 qt/ha. Generally, integrating host resistance with seed treatment and cultural practice could reduce the severity of common bacterial blight and increase yield and yield component of the bean. However, an extensive similar study should be conducted across different locations to come with a tangible recommendation.
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Gross, Anne, Susan Mann, Saul Weingart, Michael Kalfin, Andrew David Norden, Lori A. Buswell, Michael Constantine, et al. "Disseminating team training across an academic cancer center and community-based satellites." Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 31_suppl (November 1, 2013): 188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.31_suppl.188.
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188 Background: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is the first cancer center to implement Team Training (TT). This program illustrates critical lessons about disseminating a quality improvement initiative across an academic center and its regional community-based satellites. Methods: We adapted TT principles to the needs of our satellite centers. This required recognizing different work flows and communication patterns, identifying hazards in routine communications, integrating satellite-main campus communication, and facilitating situational awareness when practicing at multiple sites. Key components included: support from executive leadership and Board of Trustees; previous success at the main campus; use of data and actual near-miss scenarios; development of workflows for critical communications; and workflows for shared care of patients at different sites. Results: Staff surveys demonstrated safer, more efficient, and more respectful practice environments. Higher scores were seen across most categories in comparison to main campus. We observed an increase in the number of chemotherapy orders without issues (81.7% to 91.9%) and a decrease in the number of missing (7.0% to 3.4%) or noncommunicated order changes (3.1% to 1.0%) when the patient arrived for treatment pre TT vs. post TT. Patient perception of teamwork, measured by Press-Ganey, showed a statistically significant increase at both the main and satellite campuses. Conclusions: TT improved communication, task coordination, perceptions of efficiency, quality, safety, and patient perception of care coordination, at both the academic main campus and our community-based satellite practices. [Table: see text]
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Fauzi, Amin. "Evaluasi Pascapelatihan pada Kelompok Tani Hutan Pemegang Izin Perhutanan Sosial di Jawa Barat dan Jawa Tengah Tahun 2019." Agrokreatif: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 6, no. 3 (November 27, 2020): 289–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/agrokreatif.6.3.289-296.
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Social forestry is sustainable forest management system implemented by local communities of Forest Farmer Group (FFG) aiming to increase community welfare, environmental balance and social cultural dynamics. Environment and Forestry Training Center Kadipaten conducted training to support social forestry programs with on-site model and was held August‒October 2018 in West Java and Central Java. The post-training evaluation was conducted one year after the training finished from June‒August 2019. The post-training evaluation aims to assess the suitability of the training materials with the needs of the farming business and the benefits of the training on the farming business developed by KTH. Data collection is done through questionnaires and interviews. The data analysis used descriptive analysis. The evaluation results on several training, i.e measurement and participatory mapping of social forestry areas, agroforestry engineering, oyster mushroom cultivation, making, packaging and marketing of bokashi, and nature tour guide showed that aspects of the relevance of the training to the needs of farming businesses are in the medium to high categories. The benefits of training to the farming businesses are in the medium and high category. To improve the quality of the training process and results, it is necessary to conduct a more careful analysis of training needs so that the training program is in line with the needs of the target community.
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Shofi, Afdila Syifa'atus, Titin Agustina, and Sri Subekti. "PENERAPAN GOOD AGRICULTURE PRACTICES (GAP) PADA USAHATANI PADI MERAH ORGANIK." JSEP (Journal of Social and Agricultural Economics) 12, no. 1 (March 25, 2019): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.19184/jsep.v12i1.9944.
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Sirtanio Rural Agriculture Training Center (P4S) is an organic farming training institution in Banyuwangi. The technological innovations introduced by P4S are outlined in the form of Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) to make it easier for farmers to adopt organic farming systems. The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the level of application of GAP SOP on organic red rice farming farmers participating in Sirtanio P4S in Banyuwangi, (2) the factors that influence farmers decisions in the implementation of organic red rice farming GAP SOP for farmers participating in Sirtanio P4S in Banyuwangi, and (3) the correlation between the application of GAP SOP on organic rice farming of participant farmersin Sirtanio P4S in Banyuwangi towards organic red rice production. The determination of the study area uses the purposive method, namely in the Village Sumberarum District Songgon Banyuwangi Regency East Java, Indonesia. The research method uses descriptive and analytical methods. The sampling technique for this study is total sampling. The data retrieval uses interview, observation and document analysis methods. The results showed that (1) the level of application of organic farming in Songgon District as a whole was high (64,52%); (2) the factors that significantly influence the decision making of organic red rice farmers in adopting organic GAP SOP as recommended were age, income, and land ownership status; and (3) there was a significant relationship between the application of organic GAP SOP to rice production organic red in Sumberarum Village.
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Jaya, Kasman, Sayani, Ratnawati, and Rastam. "HUBUNGAN ANTARA FAKTOR SOSIAL DEMOGRAFI DENGAN PERILAKU PETANI DALAM MENGAPLIKASI PESTISIDA." Jurnal Agrotech 9, no. 2 (December 24, 2019): 39–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.31970/agrotech.v9i2.35.
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This study aims to determine the relationship of social domographic factors with the behavior of farmers in applying pesticides to shallots in Sigi Biromaru District, Sigi Regency. This research uses quantitative methods using univariate analysis for frequency distribution and bivariate analysis (chi square) to determine the correlation between variables. Both use Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) 20.0. Determination of the location of the study was conducted purposively based on previous observations. The area is a center of shallot and horticulture plants in Sigi Regency, namely; Oloboju Village and Bulupountu Village, Sigi Biromaru District. The results of the study concluded that the use of pesticides by shallot farmers was over intensity with the reason for maximum production results. Unwise behavior of farmers in controlling pests and diseases with the high use of pesticides in the field, shows that there is no relationship between age, education, experience and Integrated Pest controlling (IPC) training with the behavior of shallot farmers in applying pesticides.
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Lydiah, Miriti, Masiga Casper, Wamue Ngare, and Maina Immaculate. "GENDER RESPONSIVE STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE EMPLOYED IN IMPROVED BEE KEEPING IN TRANS MARA SUB COUNTY, NAROK COUNTY, KENYA." Journal of Livestock Policy 1, no. 1 (March 14, 2019): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.47604/jlp.v1i1.847.
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Purpose: This study sought to explore the gender responsive strategies that can be employed in Improved Bee Keeping in Trans Mara Sub County, Narok County, Kenya
Methodology: The study used an investigative survey design with a mixed method approach. Through stratified random sampling, 180 respondents were interviewed for household surveys, 16 key informants (KII), and four (4) focus groups discussions (FGDs), comprising of 36 participants. Structured and Semi-structured interviews with closed and open ended questions were used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data based on research objectives. An interview guide was used to collect information from participants in FGDs and interview schedules for KIIs. The data collected was analysed using SPSS and excel spreadsheet.
Findings: Findings showed that both genders suggested the fact that training centres will improve access to bee keeping skills. However, while men did not mind the locality, women needed the centres on-farm. Women’s solutions are geared towards capital and gender related factors that constrain them while men’s are on improvement of services offered. The study found that the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) centre in the study area has plans to assist bee keepers to advertise and market their products through associations, a scenario that triggered diverse solutions from both genders to marketing challenges.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study suggests that projects with bee interventions should plan for gender responsive forums where all key players, including men and women farmers, can come together in order to strengthen production and marketing depending on the prevailing challenges.
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Ali, Adam Elradi M., Mohammed Adam A. Hamad, Mohamed Atta Ali Abdallh, and Mutasim Ali M. Elagab. "The Role of Extension Officers in Delivering Agricultural Services to the Small-Scale Farmers, Gezira State, Sudan." American International Journal of Agricultural Studies 3, no. 1 (May 25, 2020): 51–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.46545/aijas.v3i1.166.
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This research was carried out in Gezira State, Sudan. The objective of this research is to assess the role of extension officers in transferring agricultural services and innovations to the farmers. Field survey was used to collect the data by using structured questionnaire which designed and pre-tested. Secondary data was collected from books, scientific journals and relevant documents. Based on Steven Samson equation the sample size were 36 extension officers selected by using quota sample technique. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis depends on descriptive statistics, correlation, and Regression analysis. The findings indicated that the high percentages (47%) of extension officers their experiences between 11 to 15 years and 33% had no training courses. 81% of the respondents had strong-direct links with the farmers, and their source of information of inputs and technical packages was the research centres (75%). The extension officers explained that they had high cost in transferring information to the farmers, required information and more interested partners on the feedback was research institution (83%). Correlation test shown personal characters, business career had significant correlation with the link with the research (.031) the value (R=.359), high significantly correlated between the nature of the relationship with farmers and link with research sig (.001) value of correlation (.534). The results of regression test indicated that the link with research had impact with significant value (.427beat) sig (.049) other partners had no significant. Recommendations: Based on the findings the research recommends: clear direct link for the extension officers with all agricultural partners in order to facilitate the delivery of information to the farmers. Private sector should involve in designing the extension policy and continuing training sessions have to be held to all extension officers.
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Salviana DS, Vina. "PENGEMBANGAN INDUSTRI NON-CORPORATE PARTISIPATIF INTEGRATIF PADA INDUSTRI MINYAK ATSIRI KENANGA." Jurnal Teknik Industri 13, no. 1 (March 29, 2012): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.22219/jtiumm.vol13.no1.31-36.
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This research is considered as 'action research' which was tried to analyze the problems of aetheric oil industry madeof Cananga flower. Research was held in Blitar Regency, East Java, as one of center aetheric oil production in Indonesia,which has potential to increase its production up to international scale. Based on this perspective, it was important to build such community empowerment based on integrative-participative model through business industry groups with basic characteristic non-corporate as suitable alternative for the development of Cananga farmer community. The results of this research were enhance distilation process, dealing with the waste from the distilation process, expanding the business unit of aroma therapy as the main product and also improving business mentality through some training activity for business motivation building.
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Carey, Edward, Katherine Kelly, Mary Hendrickson, Dan Nagengast, James Quinn, Craig Volland, and Lala Kumar. "The Growing Growers Training Program: An Apprenticeship Program for Market Gardeners Serving Kansas City." HortTechnology 16, no. 3 (January 2006): 439–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.16.3.0439.
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The Growing Growers Training Program facilitates on-farm apprenticeships complemented by workshops on critical skills to train new growers and improve the skills of existing growers to meet large demand for local and organically grown produce in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The program is a collaborative effort of Kansas State University, University of Missouri Extension, the Kansas City Food Circle, and the Kansas Rural Center, and was established in response to requests by area organic growers for a training program to increase numbers of local organic producers. In Fall 2003, we developed the components of the program, including a curriculum designed to help apprentices gain a set of core competencies through practical and theoretical training activities, including one-on-one training by host farmers, readings, workshops and farm tours. During the 2004 growing season 11 apprentices worked part time or volunteered on eight host farms, and participated in a series of 11 workshops and farm tours. Based on self-assessment, apprentices felt they gained considerable skill in most of the core competencies. Both apprentices and host farmers expressed high satisfaction with the program. At the start of the 2005 season, demand for the program increased, with 25 apprentices with diverse backgrounds placed on 12 host farms. Workshop participation was not restricted to apprentices, and over 200 trainees paid to attend workshops during 2004, helping to generate funds to cover program costs. It is still early to judge program success, but eight of 11 of the 2004 apprentices were engaged in full- or parttime market gardening in 2005.
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Oruonye ED, Ahmed YM, and Joseph MOruonye ED. "Cassava value chain and food security issues in Nigeria: A Case Study of IFAD-VCDP Intervention in Taraba State." GSC Advanced Research and Reviews 6, no. 3 (March 30, 2021): 019–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/gscarr.2021.6.3.0029.
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Nigeria is the largest cassava producing country in the world. Taraba state is one of the top 5 leading producers of cassava in Nigeria. Despite its large scale production of the crop, most existing literatures covers cassava production in the southern forest belt of the country, with little or not much on cassava production in Taraba State. It is against this background that the study examines cassava value chain and food security issues in Nigeria using the case of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) value chain development programme (VCDP) intervention in Taraba State Nigeria. Cassava is generally produced as food crop and industrial raw material for starch, high quality cassava floor, ethanol, cassava chips and pellets. A number of constraints in the cassava value chain emerged which were not initially foreseen. An innovation fund was approved in 2012 to allow the programme to respond to these challenges. Value addition to local cassava is essential, to reduce the bulkiness of fresh tuber, minimize post-harvest loses, increase shelf life, stabilize product prices and facilitate easy transportation from farm to local or urban markets. The data for this study were generated through secondary (desk) research and archival materials. The findings of the study reveals that IFAD-VCDP intervention only covers 5 LGAs in Taraba State (Takum, Gassol, Wukari, Ardo-kola and Karim-Lamido LGAs). Towards the end of the year 2020, 3 additional LGAs were added which include Bali, Jalingo and Donga LGA. The programme was able to carry out sensitization of stakeholders and training of about 30 leaders of farmer organizations (FOs) in each of the selected LGAs. The programme trained farmers on how to develop appropriate and usable business plan, financial management and record keeping systems. About 25 participating farmer groups were able to access credit from financial institutions, 24 groups received inputs in cassava production. Some of the challenges include inadequate funding, lack of adequate support to the marketing component, inadequate clean water and lack of improved mechanized cassava processing equipment. Based on the findings, the study recommended increase support for cassava marketers, financial linkages and establishment of more cassava processing centres.
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Megerssa, G. R., B. G. Gemede, and A. W. Jarsa. "Challenges of smallholder farmers in accessing agricultural information in Southern Ethiopia." Agricultural Science and Technology 12, no. 1 (March 2020): 87–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.15547/ast.2020.01.016.
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Abstract: The study was focused on identifying sources of agricultural information and analyzing challenges faced by smallholder farmers in accessing agricultural information in Southern Ethiopia. To achieve the stated objectives the study district was selected purposively from Wolaita zone by selecting five kebeles randomly. At the end, a total of 150 sample households were randomly selected from these five kebeles. To collect the data both primary and secondary sources were used for the purpose of this study. Primary data were collected directly from sample respondents through structured and semi-structured interview schedules, observation and focus group discussions. Secondary data were collected from Woreda agriculture and rural development office report, and other relevant books, journal articles and the Internet. After the relevant data were collected, the descriptive statistics such as mean, frequency, and percentage, and the inferential statistics such as chi-square tests were also used. The findings indicate that female farmers, illiteracy, location of market center, information seeking behavior of farmers, low rate of extension-farmers linkages, inadequate operational skill of aids, language barriers, lack of training, lack of rural electrification, lack of development agents, absence of rural networks, inadequate reading materials, and inappropriate time of broadcasting are the main challenges smallholder farmers were faced with. Therefore, to overcome the challenges strong commitment and reformation should be done in the study area by the concerned stakeholders.