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Adult Education, Food, and Development.
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Araujo, Jose Emilio – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Posits that, in order to reduce underdevelopment, solutions must be found for problems of production and productivity, and for the improvement of living conditions of the rural population through the elimination of structural constraints on development. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Dropouts
Extension Has Key Role in "Pest" Management
Bay, Ovid – Extension Service Review, 1972
This article describes the Department of Agriculture's new program which provides a combination of biological and cultural pest control techniques in combination with chemicals, as well as long-range pest control research. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Production, Cooperative Programs, Dropouts
Agrarian Reform and Rural Development.
Biswas, Margaret R. – Mazingira, 1979
This paper presents the plight of the world's poor, which was discussed at The World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development in July, 1979. Urban bias is attributed to the failure of rural development. More participation of rural people is needed. Progress is being made. Examples of literary programs in Iraq and the Sudan are included.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Conferences, Developing Nations, Dropouts
Literacy and Adoption of Improved Agricultural Practices (Deoria Study).
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Shankar, R. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1979
Reviews the Farmers' Functional Literacy Programme and various definitions of literacy, and describes a study in four villages of Deoria (India) to investigate the relationship between farmers' literacy status and their adoption of improved agricultural practices. Discusses the indicated trend toward agricultural improvement with rising literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Production, Correlation, Developing Nations
Ag Educators Give Assistance in Korea
Peterson, Milo J. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1975
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Dropouts
Rural Development: An Emerging Social, Economic, and Demographic Imperative
Leagans, J. Paul – Social Sciences: Education, 1974
Some major dimensions of an evolutionary trend in which the rural development process has become separated from the modern agricultural development process are analyzed and the implications related to emerging opportunities of land-grant universities, government agencies, and business enterprises for broadened public service to rural…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Demography, Dropouts
Adult Literacy and the Poor Farming People.
Mathur, J. C. – Literacy Discussion, 1978
In discussing Rafe-uz-Zaman's essay on adult literacy and national development (see v9, n1 of this journal), the author cites examples to support his thesis that mass literacy campaigns in predominately agricultural countries can be successful only if there is simultaneous undertaking of economic development programs focused on the rural poor. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agricultural Production, Content Analysis
A Participatory Planning Model for Village Education in Pakistan.
Bokhari, Khalid H.; Eastmond, Jefferson N. – 1977
Successfully field tested in four villages in the Federal Capital Area, Pakistan, the model is designed to: identify and prioritize village concerns and educational needs; validate and analyze the needs with respect to village values and goals; and select, develop, implement, and evaluate a best solution. Major steps in the model are: data…
Descriptors: Attendance, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Action