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Gow, Gordon A.; Dissanayeke, Uvasara; Jayathilake, Chandana K.; Kumarasinghe, Isuri; Ariyawanshe, Kumudu; Rathnayake, Sanduni – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2020
This article reports on a technology stewardship training program to promote ICT leadership development with agricultural extension practitioners in Sri Lanka. Researchers used a multi-method approach with a single embedded case study. Data were collected using a pre-course survey, formal course evaluation, classroom observation, and…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Information Technology
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, 2011
The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is one of four regional centers in the United States that have worked to improve the quality of life in rural communities for nearly 40 years. With funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the land-grant universities in our 12-state region, the NCRCRD…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Quality of Life, Rural Areas, Rural Development
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, 2009
The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is one of four centers in the United States that work to improve opportunities and quality of life in rural communities. With funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the land-grant universities in its 12-state region, the NCRCRD engages Extension…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Quality of Life, Rural Areas, Rural Development
Gboku, Matthew L. S.; Modise, Oitshepile M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2008
In a rapidly changing society like Botswana, the competition for employment, training and progression on the job has become very high. The development of skills is therefore a crucial and integral part of nation building, which needs a direct link to a training programme to continuously help staff to cope with the different needs they meet in the…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Rural Extension, Extension Agents, Rural Areas
Integrating and Institutionalizing Lessons Learned: Reorganizing Agricultural Research and Extension
Goletti, Francesco; Pinners, Elise; Purcell, Timothy; Smith, Dominic – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2007
The majority of the population of Vietnam lives in rural areas and depends on agriculture for their livelihood. Consistent growth of the agriculture sector over the past two decades has contributed to a remarkable reduction in the poverty rate and the virtual elimination of hunger in the rural areas of Vietnam. In order to continue the growth…
Descriptors: Poverty, Agricultural Education, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
Albaladejo, Christophe; Couix, Nathalie; Barthe, Laurence – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2007
This paper is an interpretation by researchers of oral and written accounts of ten development agents who have participated in various seminars and discussions since 2001, organized by researchers of INRA and of the University of Toulouse. According to the transcripts of lectures, discussions and articles written by development agents, it seems…
Descriptors: Socialization, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Rural Development
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1989
The background, organization, and recent publications of the Southern Rural Development Center (SDRC) are presented in this annual report of the 1988-1989 fiscal year. Forty-three activities and projects are briefly described, including conferences, meetings, and workshops sponsored and co-sponsored by SDRC. Four regional task forces are…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Development, Regional Programs, Rural Areas
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1988
Activities of the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) during the 1987-1988 fiscal year are described in this annual report. Meetings of SRDC task forces and their members are listed with brief descriptions of specific activities. Regional conferences, meetings, and workshops sponsored and co-sponsored by the SRDC are described. Other…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Regional Programs, Rural Areas, Rural Development
Wells, Betty; And Others – Small Town, 1991
Community clusters allow small towns to combine their efforts to enhance economic development, promote tourism, or share public services. Two successful clusters of communities in Iowa are the Area Community Commonwealth and the North Iowa Rural Area Development. Both clusters participated in Iowa State University's Cooperative Extension Service…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Development, Economic Development, Leadership Training
Roberts, Nigel, Ed. – 1989
The contributors to this document compare the main approaches to agricultural extension in sub-Saharan Africa; the cost-effectiveness in view of precarious national budgets; the weaknesses of the system for generating technology; the difficulties in forging productive partnerships between researchers, extensionists and farmers; the ineffective…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Higher Education, Modernization
Woods, E. J.; And Others – 1994
The institutions and practices of agricultural extension in Australia are changing to meet the changing needs of rural people and communities. Issues and challenges facing rural people include the declining relative economic importance of agriculture; the declining agricultural workforce; and the shift in agriculture from a purely production…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1990
Home to 65 million people, rural America is no longer insulated from national and international events. Once dependent entirely upon agriculture and natural resource industries, today rural America relies upon manufacturing and service industries. Jobs and other income opportunities in rural America must respond to global business cycles and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Higher Education, Land Grant Universities
Murphy, Ellen Contreras – Grassroots Development, 1995
A confederation of 10 coffee producers from southern Mexico seeks to improve the lives and incomes of participants by taking advantage of the lucrative organic coffee market. A farmer-to-farmer extension approach teaches over 200 participants to improve the quality and production of coffee in a manner that conserves natural resources and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Farmer Education, Agriculture, Cooperatives
Norman, Charles; Brooks, Rusty – 1990
Rural economic development requires local consensus and a coordinated effort by community leaders and the public at large. In 12 rural Georgia counties, the University of Georgia is implementing a Rural Revitalization Initiative (RRI) that emphasizes collaboration of public officials and private individuals across disciplines, professions,…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Coordination, Community Development, Cooperative Programs
Reeder, Rick – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1999
Describes 1999 federal funding to large general-assistance programs affecting small towns and rural areas (including Housing and Urban Development, federal disaster relief, rural extension activities, and Bureau of Indian Affairs assistance programs); increased funding for Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities; reauthorization of the Economic…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development, Federal Aid