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  • Training Needs of Indonesian Agricultural Extension Workers for the 21st Century: A Recommendation Based on a Field Study

    Robert Agunga and R. Ahmad Romadhoni Surya Putra
    Agricultural extension in Indonesia has undergone major policy changes, depending on the government in power. In particular, since 1998, the government passed Law No 16/2006, aimed at making the extension system more democratic and participatory, especially for smallholder farmers. Law No. 16/2006...
    Volume 12 Issue No. 2 (December 2015)

  • Food Security in Asia and the Pacific: The Role of Smallholders

    Ganesh Thapa and Raghav Gaiha
    This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by small farmers in Asia and the Pacific region in raising agricultural productivity and in diversifying into high-value commodities. About 87 percent of the world's 500 million small farms (less than 2 hectares) are in this region...
    Volume 9 Issue No. 1 (June 2012)

  • PAFERN: Advancing Philippine Agroforestry Education and Research via Networking

    Leila D. Landicho
    Agroforestry education in the Philippines is already 30 years old. While there was interest among the state colleges and universities to offer various agroforestry education programs in the Philippines, these institutions were faced with a number of issues, development needs, and challenges that...
    Volume 8 Issue No. 1 (June 2011)

  • The Role of Agricultural Colleges and Universities in Rural Development and Lifelong Learning in Asia

    David Atchoarena and Keith Holmes
    The paper expounds on the challenges confronting institutions of higher agricultural education (HAE) in the context of the significant role of education in alleviating poverty, especially in rural areas, and in light of the changing needs of rural areas and economies. Specifically, HAE institutions...
    Volume 2 Issue No. 1&2 (December 2005)

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