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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Analysis of Communication and Dissemination Channels Influencing the Adoption of Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Western Kenya
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Adolwa, Ivan S.; Okoth, Peter F.; Mulwa, Richard M.; Esilaba, Anthony O.; Mairura, Franklin S.; Nambiro, Elizabeth – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: The following study was carried out to evaluate the socio-economic factors influencing access to Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) information and knowledge among farmers in western Kenya, and subsequent ISFM uptake with a view to assessing communication gaps. Design/Methodology/Approach: Structured questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Information Sources, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Information and Communication for Rural Innovation and Development: Context, Quality and Priorities in Southeast Uganda
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Sseguya, Haroon; Mazur, Robert; Abbott, Eric; Matsiko, Frank – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: To examine the status and priorities for agricultural information generation, dissemination and utilization in the context of agricultural innovation systems in southeast Uganda. Design/Methodology/Approach: Group discussions were conducted with six communities in Kamuli district, southeast Uganda. The focus was on information sources and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Information Sources, Rural Development, Innovation
Developing Partnerships to Promote Local Innovation
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Waters-Bayer, Ann; van Veldhuizen, Laurens; Wettasinha, Chesha; Wongtschowski, Mariana – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2004
Local innovation in agriculture and natural resource management is the process through which individuals or groups discover or develop new and better ways of managing resources, building on and expanding the boundaries of their existing knowledge. Prolinnova (Promoting Local Innovation) is a NGO-led global partnership programme that is being built…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Natural Resources, Partnerships in Education, Motivation
Advising Beef-Cattle Farmers: Problem-Finding Rather than Problem-Solving. Characterization of Advice Practices in Creuse
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Magne, Marie-Angelina; Ingrand, Stephane – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2004
French farms have to adapt quickly in an economic and social context that is in profound change. For this, advice procedures must themselves be reconsidered. The aim of this work was to characterize the advice practices in beef-cattle systems in Creuse and define farmers' and advisers' requirements according to future methods of providing advice.…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Educational Change, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Laborers