Here are the latest episodes of Hungry Planet: In the sixth episode of Hungry Planet: Roberto Baggio, Italian soccer star and FAO Goodwill Ambassador, witnesses the devastation of climate change on crops in the Peruvian Andes; Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor and comedian, visits a school in Haiti and pledges meals… Read More
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Save and grow – A new paradigm of agriculture
Save and grow – A new paradigm of agriculture
Mobile phone as Extension tool – Pakistan Case study
DFID funded a study, carried out by CABI to see how emerging mobile applications can help the agriculture sector.The study investigated the opportunity presented by the mobile phone market and telecom infrastructure to overcome the problems faced by agriculture extension.
Presentation on ICT for Agricultural Extension
While searching for case studies on ICTs being used in Agricultural Extension, I came across this interesting presentation. If we compare this and the Agricultural Extension in Mauritius, it’s clear that we have a very long way to go where ICTs are concerned. Ict for ag View more presentations from… Read More
Can the use of ICTs help in improving the effectiveness of Agricultural Extension?
The term “Agricultural Extension” Agricultural Extension is a term which is not always easy to define as different extension practitioners have defined it differently over the years, under different situations. Some definitions of Agricultural Extension are as follows: Agricultural Extension is an informal education process that assists farmers in improving… Read More