Guide to Extension Training

Guide to Extension Training
Author: Peter Oakley
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1985
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251014530

The framework of development; Understanding extension; Social and cultural factors in extension; Extension and comunication; Extension methods; The extension agent; The planning and evaluation of extension programmes; Extension an special target groups.

Crop Protection and Sustainable Agriculture

Crop Protection and Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Derek J. Chadwick
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2008-04-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470514485

The increase in the world population and changes in welfare have led to an enormously expanding demand for food. In the industrialized world, food surpluses rather than shortages are a problem together with adverse environmental impacts from the overuse of chemicals and excessive exploitation of agricultural land. In the developing world, food production cannot keep up with population growth and the gap between demand and supply is growing. This book explores the theme of sustainable agricultural development in the developing world, with a particular focus on crop protection. Includes chapters on the ecology of food production, on sustainable agriculture and crop protection methods, on the economics of food production and more.

Papers Presented at the Expert Consultation on Sustainable Fishing Technologies and Practices

Papers Presented at the Expert Consultation on Sustainable Fishing Technologies and Practices
Author: Andrew R. Smith
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2000
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251045251

The publication contains the 17 invited papers which were presented and discussed at the Expert Consultation on Sustainable Fishing Technologies and Practices held in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada (1-6 March 1998). The papers cover four broad categories. The first section deals with the methodologies for development and assessment of the effectiveness of fishing gears. The second section deals with the review of impact assessments of fishing activities on the marine habitat. Representative examples of sustainable fishing technologies and practices are dealt with in the third part and finally the fourth and final section deals with the introduction and implementation of sustainable technologies and practices.

Improving Agricultural Extension

Improving Agricultural Extension
Author: Burton E. Swanson
Publisher: Fao
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1997
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This book on Improving Agricultural Extension: a Reference Manual offers a critical review and inventory-analysis of the "State of the Art" in agricultural extension theory and best practices written by internationally known agricultural extension practitioners, educators and scholars. A total of 38 authors from 15 countries contributed to the 23 chapters of this book and thus they provided broad international perspectives, covering both theory and practice, as well as micro and macro issues related to agricultural extension. It is the third edition of a classic reference manual on agricultural extension published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Aimed at agricultural extension planners, managers, trainers, educators, and field practitioners, this book could be useful in improving the quality of agricultural extension and in generating new ideas and methods for increasing further the cost-effectiveness of agricultural extension programmes. It provides many sound and practical suggestions for developing and improving the conceptual, technical, and operational methods and tools in order to strategically plan, efficently manage, and scientifically evaluate a problem-solving, demand-driven and needs-based agricultural extension programmes.

Strategy Beyond Markets

Strategy Beyond Markets
Author: John M. de Figueiredo
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2016-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 178635019X

Strategy Beyond Markets is organized around three themes: Public Politics, Private Politics, and Integrated Political Strategy. The book explores the way these strategies influence political environments, firms and corporations.

Small-scale Poultry Production

Small-scale Poultry Production
Author: Emmanuel Babafunso Sonaiya
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251050828

This technical guide seeks to promote sustainable small-scale, family-based poultry production, by reviewing all aspects of small-scale poultry production in developing countries. It includes sections on feeding and nutrition, housing, general husbandry and flocks health, regional differences in health practices.

Public Communication Campaigns

Public Communication Campaigns
Author: Ronald E. Rice
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780761922063

This edition provides readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public communication campaigns. It includes a variety of recent campaign dimensions, such as community-orientated and entertainment-education campaigns.