Farmers' decision-making process under drought

M Keshavarz, E Karami - Journal of arid environments, 2014 - Elsevier
Although a large body of research exists discussing the subject of drought management and
the mechanisms that are employed by farmers to formulate decisions during such an event …

Multifunctional agriculture: an approach for entrepreneurship development of agricultural sector

S Tohidyan Far, K Rezaei-Moghaddam - Journal of Global …, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of this paper is to compare and analyze agricultural transition periods in order
to provide a new framework for agricultural development in Iran. Considering the …

Evaluation of policies promoting sustainable agriculture in South Africa

RH Khwidzhili, SH Worth - South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2017 - ajol.info
South Africa will require the establishment of a formal inclusive policy on sustainable
agricultural practices. This will not only assist the country in avoiding further exploitation of …

[PDF][PDF] Agricultural sustainability: Implications for extension systems

MS Allahyari - African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2009 - academia.edu
Extension could play a key role in fostering sustainability through its educational programs
but there has been a growing realization that traditional extension models have not been …

Scale and drivers of female agricultural labor: Evidence from Pakistan

I Mohiuddin, MA Kamran, SM Jalilov, MD Ahmad… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agricultural labor is largely informal, particularly for female agricultural labor in developing
countries. Despite significant participation in the agricultural labor force in Pakistan …

Educated and engaged communicators are critical to successful integrated pest management adoption

RC Gott, DR Coyle - Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Integrated pest management (IPM) programs combining multiple compatible pest control
tactics can result in effective commodity protection, pesticide use reduction, and cost savings …

Modeling the determinants of the social impacts of agricultural development projects

M Ahmadvand, E Karami, MT Iman - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2011 - Elsevier
In an attempt to help policy-makers improve the social sustainability of development
projects, this study identifies the key determinants of farmers' attitudes relating to the social …

[PDF][PDF] Extension mechanisms to support sustainable agriculture in Iran context

MS Allahyari - American Journal of Agricultural and Biological …, 2008 - researchgate.net
Sustainable agriculture, as a managerial philosophy has risen to meet environmental,
economic and social complications. Agricultural extension as a source of information plays …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of desired competencies of agricultural extension agents in sustainable agriculture development activities in southwest Nigeria.

OS Alabi, AO Ajayi - … , Economic Engineering in Agriculture & Rural …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Abstract Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) in Nigeria are saddled with the responsibility
of helping farmers improve their knowledge and skill in agriculture thereby improving their …

Extension agents and conflict narratives: A case of Laikipia County, Kenya

J Bond - The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This work investigated the narratives of development extensionists in relation to
natural resource conflict, in order to understand the competing discourses surrounding the …