Training Needs of Extension Agents In AL Diwaniyah Province, Iraq
One of the main factors limiting the establishment of effective training programs for extension agents is the inadequacy of information on their training needs. Specifically the study was conducted to assess training needs of extension agents in some agricultural extension areas.60 extension agent...
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| Language: | English |
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Agricultural Extension |
| Online Access: | http://aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/1510 |
| Summary: | One of the main factors limiting the establishment of effective training programs for extension agents is the inadequacy of information on their training needs. Specifically the study was conducted to assess training needs of extension agents in some agricultural extension areas.60 extension agents were selecting , face-to-faces interviews with a pre-tested structured questionnaire used to collect data. The collected data was analyses using frequency, percentage, weighted arithmetic mean, simple correlation.Findings of the study revealed that forty-five of the respondents had medium training needs about some agricultural extension areas . The respondents had a high level of training needs in the area of post-harvest technology ,integrated pest management (IPM), Information and communication technology (ICT),value addition of agricultural commodities, floriculture management, marketing of agricultural commodities ,protected agriculture, planning and implementation agricultural extension programs, climate change, fish farming technologies, organic agriculture ,and determination of farmers training needs. significant and negative correlation was investigated between training need and educational qualification, years of experience, and number of training attended. The study recommends that training course should be conducted for extension agents in areas where respondents showed a middle and high training needs.
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| ISSN: | 1119-944X 2408-6851 |