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This study examined the agricultural extension services offered for vegetable production in the Southern Agricultural Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 150 vegetable f...

Background: Climate change has a negative impact on smallholder farming, affecting both agricultural production and livelihoods. Agricultural extension services offer an essential role in enabling smallholder farmers to...

The purpose of the article is to investigate the application of financial analysis as a tool for ensuring the economic security of small agricultural enterprises in Ukraine, identify existing problems and define prospect...

The current study aims to determine farmers’ perception on climate change and its impact on vegetable production tomatoes, cucumbers and green pepper…etc., and identify socio-economic shacieteristics as age, educatio...

This Campbell systematic review examines the effectiveness of farmer field schools in improving intermediate outcomes (such as knowledge and pesticide use) and final outcomes (such as agricultural yields, incomes and emp...

Climate change is creating serious challenges for fisheries in coastal Nigeria. Fisheries extension workers, who support fishers with advice and training, must themselves be resilient to continue delivering services. Thi...

Climate-smart agricultural (CSA) technologies are vital for enhancing the climate resilience of high-value, climate-sensitive crops like vanilla in Sub-Saharan Africa. While institutional support through agricultural ext...

This study assessed the adoption of digital financial services (DFS) among smallholder farmers in North Central Nigeria. It investigated their usage, knowledge, and how their educational level affected the adoption of DF...

Abstract Rural households in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected regions face chronic food insecurity aggravated by climate variability, environmental degradation, and armed conflict. Despite existing policy frameworks, empir...

Abstract Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is one of the important interventions to mitigate the negative consequences of climate change and is arguably the most practical and sustainable one. It offers three benefits: red...

Water scarcity traps smallholder farmers in a vicious circle of poverty and challenges individual well-being. This study explores the impact of climate change on water resources and the factors influencing smallholder fa...

Drought is a common phenomenon that affects more people within the context of Africa than any other disaster. Likewise, drought is an extreme and common occurrence within the lowland areas of Chipinge district in Zimbabw...

Este artigo traça um painel histórico sobre a gênese, desenvolvimento, crise e reformas realizadas nos serviços públicos de extensão rural ao longo da década de 1990, oferecendo uma visão geral sobre os seus prin...

This study examined the management of conflicts between rural farmers and herders in Nigeria. Data were collected through a survey of 300 farmers selected using multistage sampling procedure. Data analysis included the u...

This study assessed perceptions and coping strategies to climate change among agro-pastoralists in the Laasgeel District of Somalia. A simple random sampling technique was employed to collect data from 204 participants u...

Materias / palabras clave: extension, advisory services, agriculture, agriculture extension; Agriculture