Investigation of agricultural extension challenges concerning interaction with other AKIS actors from agricultural extension specialists` view point

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Noori Mojtaba; SADIGHI HASAN; Shabanali Fami Hossain; KABOLI NARJES

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research Year:2015 | Volume:46 | Issue:3 Page(s): 517-527

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Investigation of agricultural extension challenges concerning interaction with other AKIS actors from agricultural extension specialists` view point

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Noori Mojtaba | SADIGHI HASAN | Shabanali Fami Hossain | KABOLI NARJES | Issue Writer Certificate

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agricultural extension challengesQ2

agricultural knowledge and information systemQ3

interactionQ2

agricultural extension specialistsQ2

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This study Investigates challenges facing extension services concerning interaction with other AKIS1 actors from agricultural extension specialists` point of view. The research design for this study employed a survey method. Though Krejcie and Morgan simply size table and 103 specialists were purposive selected as a sample out of 140 agricultural extension specialists in Iran and finally 90 questionnaires was collected. A questionnaire was used to collect data concerning interactive challenges of extension services with other six AKIS actors namely research sector, education sector, farmers, policy makers, private sector and farmers organization. Specialists` interaction with other related sub-systems was also investigated. Content and face validity of the questionnaire were confirmed by a panel of experts consisting of agricultural extension and education specialists. Questionnaire reliability was estimated by calculating Cronbach’ s alpha. The overall Cronbach’ s alpha coefficient for the instrument was 0. 95. Results of this study revealed that interactive challenges of extension services were as follow respectively; interaction with policy makers, research centers, farmers, education sector, farmers’ organization and privet sector. Findings showed that major challenges facing extension services in interaction with other intended actors in this study were; lack of guaranteed sanction by policy-makers in reflection the problems facing farmers through extension agents, reluctance of researchers and extension agents to cooperate with each other, disproportion ratio of extension agents and farmers, and inadequate experiences of private sector in providing extension services. Findings revealed that there was no significant difference between perceptions of agricultural extension faculty members, ministerial senior managers of deputy of agricultural extension and education and Ph. D. Student regarding interactive challenges of agricultural extension services with other AKIS actors.

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Noori, Mojtaba, SADIGHI, HASAN, Shabanali Fami, Hossain, & KABOLI, NARJES. (2015). Investigation of agricultural extension challenges concerning interaction with other AKIS actors from agricultural extension specialists` view point. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICUTURAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, 46(3 ), 517-527. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/146291/en

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Noori Mojtaba, SADIGHI HASAN, Shabanali Fami Hossain, KABOLI NARJES. Investigation of agricultural extension challenges concerning interaction with other AKIS actors from agricultural extension specialists` view point. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICUTURAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH[Internet]. 2015;46(3 ):517-527. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/146291/en

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Mojtaba Noori, HASAN SADIGHI, Hossain Shabanali Fami, and NARJES KABOLI, “Investigation of agricultural extension challenges concerning interaction with other AKIS actors from agricultural extension specialists` view point,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICUTURAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, vol. 46, no. 3 , pp. 517–527, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/146291/en

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