Access and Utilization of Agricultural Extension Services among Rural Ethiopian Women
Indian Agricultural Research Journals
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Access and Utilization of Agricultural Extension Services among Rural Ethiopian Women
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Creator |
Melesse, Birhanu
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Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Extension System Extension activities Women Farmers Ethiopia |
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Description |
The review paper analyzed factors affecting access and utilization of agricultural extension service among rural Ethiopian women. The objective of this paper was to review factors affecting access and utilization of agricultural extension service. Secondary sources of data were used by reviewing the findings of different researchers on the research title. "Women comprise, on average, 43 percent of the agricultural labor force in developing countries. Agriculture sector has been the recognition that past efforts have failed in part because they overlooked women's role in the sector and the role of gender inequalities in reducing agricultural productivity. The following factors including age, marital status, income, and educational attainment as well as social categories such as ethnicity and gender influence the abilities of technicians to deliver the knowledge they have and the willingness and capacity of producers and processors to make use of the services offered influence that men and women farmers have on the content of agricultural extension services and the manner in which it is delivered. In general, strengthening women's skills is essential to enable women to participate in agricultural extension service and articulate their extension needs
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Publisher |
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
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Date |
2020-06-30
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAEM/article/view/159568
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Source |
Journal of Agricultural Extension Management; Vol. 21 No. 1 (2020); 137
0976-3120 |
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Language |
eng
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https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAEM/article/view/159568/57070
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Rights |
Copyright (c) 2024 MANAGE
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