Exploring the Availability and Use of Agricultural Extension Services by Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Al-Udein District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen
This research aimed to study the availability of extension services that are provided to the coffee small-scale farmers in the Al-Udein district of Yemen. In addition, it outlines the other extension sources that farmers might depend on for the improvement of their knowledge and skills. The research...
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| author | Ali Khalil Abduwahab Hezber Raed Ali Hammed Al-Arabi Amar Mohammed |
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| description | This research aimed to study the availability of extension services that are provided to the coffee small-scale farmers in the Al-Udein district of Yemen. In addition, it outlines the other extension sources that farmers might depend on for the improvement of their knowledge and skills. The researchers found that the majority of respondents (70.8%) do not have access to any public institutions that provide extension services. Furthermore, the whole respondents (100%) stated that they are highly dependent on their experiences gained from the traditional practices. Moreover, more than (90%) of the respondents moderately depend on their friends and neighbors as a source of knowledge and skills. Furthermore, the researchers pointed out that (100%) of the respondents never depend on classical organizations as sources of agricultural extension knowledge. Additionally, (90%) of the respondents do not, at all, depend on agriculture exhibitions, agriculture films, printed materials, radio or TV programs as sources of knowledge and skills. However, (6.3%) of the respondents said that they are highly dependent on ‘WhatsApp’ as a source of knowledge. Finally, the researchers recommended that it is necessary to enhance the role of public extension services and encourage farmers to use the social media platforms and mobile phones in order to support the exchange of knowledge between extension services in one hand and between farmers themselves in the other hand which will led to enhancing the knowledge exchange process effectively and efficiently. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-862410bc83104456acfa1abcd4e7aebe2023-09-21T11:18:28ZengNew Valley University, Faculty of AgricultureNew Valley Journal of Agricultural Science2805-24202805-24392022-04-012418219510.21608/nvjas.2022.141754.1061252054Exploring the Availability and Use of Agricultural Extension Services by Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Al-Udein District, Ibb Governorate, YemenAli Khalil0Abduwahab Hezber1Raed Ali2Hammed Al-Arabi3Amar Mohammed4Department of Economy and Agriculture Extension, Faculty of Agriculture &Food Science, Ibb University, Yemen.Department of Economy and Agriculture Extension, Faculty of Agriculture &Food Science, Ibb University, Yemen.Department of Economy and Agriculture Extension, Faculty of Agriculture &Food Science, Ibb University, Yemen.Department of Economy and Agriculture Extension, Faculty of Agriculture &Food Science, Ibb University, Yemen.Department of Economy and Agriculture Extension, Faculty of Agriculture &Food Science, Ibb University, Yemen.This research aimed to study the availability of extension services that are provided to the coffee small-scale farmers in the Al-Udein district of Yemen. In addition, it outlines the other extension sources that farmers might depend on for the improvement of their knowledge and skills. The researchers found that the majority of respondents (70.8%) do not have access to any public institutions that provide extension services. Furthermore, the whole respondents (100%) stated that they are highly dependent on their experiences gained from the traditional practices. Moreover, more than (90%) of the respondents moderately depend on their friends and neighbors as a source of knowledge and skills. Furthermore, the researchers pointed out that (100%) of the respondents never depend on classical organizations as sources of agricultural extension knowledge. Additionally, (90%) of the respondents do not, at all, depend on agriculture exhibitions, agriculture films, printed materials, radio or TV programs as sources of knowledge and skills. However, (6.3%) of the respondents said that they are highly dependent on ‘WhatsApp’ as a source of knowledge. Finally, the researchers recommended that it is necessary to enhance the role of public extension services and encourage farmers to use the social media platforms and mobile phones in order to support the exchange of knowledge between extension services in one hand and between farmers themselves in the other hand which will led to enhancing the knowledge exchange process effectively and efficiently.https://nvjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_252054_c08829befaf4ff5ff7033f7767f05b86.pdfagriculture extensionsmall-scale farmerscoffeeal-udeinyemen |
| spellingShingle | Ali Khalil Abduwahab Hezber Raed Ali Hammed Al-Arabi Amar Mohammed Exploring the Availability and Use of Agricultural Extension Services by Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Al-Udein District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen New Valley Journal of Agricultural Science agriculture extension small-scale farmers coffee al-udein yemen |
| title | Exploring the Availability and Use of Agricultural Extension Services by Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Al-Udein District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen |
| title_full | Exploring the Availability and Use of Agricultural Extension Services by Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Al-Udein District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Availability and Use of Agricultural Extension Services by Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Al-Udein District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Availability and Use of Agricultural Extension Services by Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Al-Udein District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen |
| title_short | Exploring the Availability and Use of Agricultural Extension Services by Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Al-Udein District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen |
| title_sort | exploring the availability and use of agricultural extension services by small scale coffee farmers in al udein district ibb governorate yemen |
| topic | agriculture extension small-scale farmers coffee al-udein yemen |
| url | https://nvjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_252054_c08829befaf4ff5ff7033f7767f05b86.pdf |
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