加强农技推广人员自身建设

通过对农技推广工作者素质的优劣分析，提出加强农技推广人员自身建设的８条措施。     

重庆市基层农技推广服务体系现状及发展对策

文章简介重庆市基层农技推广机构的现状,阐述其发挥的作用,指出目前存在的问题。提出"明确农技推广职能(划分为公益性职能、经营性职能),强化农技推广组织,优化农技推广人员,创新农技推广机制,增加农技推广投入,提高农推人员素质"的对策建议。     

农业技术推广体系管理信息系统研究与开发

全国基层农技推广体系改革基本完成,针对基层农技推广体系中机构、人员信息在收集、统计、分析方面存在的问题,设计开发了一套可以覆盖全国基层农技推广体系的管理系统,避免了因逐级上报产生的数据不统一、数据错误、效率低、成本高、保密性差、统计时间过长的弊端。     

我国基层农技推广信息化的策略探讨

本文概述了我国农技推广信息化的发展现状,农业部和各地农技推广中心也建立了一系列f-j户网站,并开始推进农技推广管理和服务手段的信息化,农业部和科技部系统也针对农业技术服务组织实施了一系列信息化项目。但全国性的农技推广信息化的实施也存在组织难度大、目标难确定、投入资金难保障、信息和服务资源难集成等困难。本研究提出了农业部科教部门牵头组织、以基层农技推广的管理和服务作为基本目标,基层农技推广体系改革与建设项目应给予必要支持,以项目带动信息和服务资源的集成和共享等建议。     

农技推广的新形式—技术承包服务

阐述了技术承包全方位服务是农技推广工作的最佳结合点,指出在实际工作中,应善于掌握推广工作的技能,利用各种优势,做好农技推广工作：一是努力争取领导重视;二是采取多种形式,搞好农技培训;三是把农技推广工作与其它社会服务形式相结合;四是健全农技推广网络;五是明确农技推广人员的责,权,利,健全责任制。     

吉林省基层农技推广体系的发展历程

本文分析了吉林省农业社会化服务体系发展阶段,吉林省基层农技推广体系的现状及其改革情况,吉林省农技推广体系在各发展阶段所发挥的作用。     

吉林省基层农技推广体系的发展历程

本文分析了吉林省农业社会化服务体系发展阶段,吉林省基层农技推广体系的现状及其改革情况,吉林省农技推广体系在各发展阶段所发挥的作用.     

梁平县农业技术推广机构现状与发展对策

随着我国基层农技推广机构改革与建设的不断深入,全国基层农技推广机构建设正在逐步得到完善和发展。但是,长期存在的"体制不顺、机制不活、队伍不稳、素质不高"等问题仍未得到根本解决,将继续阻碍着各地农技推广事业的健康发展,其现状堪忧。文章在对梁平县种植业农技推广机构现状调查分析的基础上,提出其改革对策。     

建立适应现代农业发展需要的基层农技推广体系

基层农技推广体系是农技推广的桥梁和纽带,是现代农业的基本保障。多年来重庆市基层农技推广体系在技术推广、提高农民素质及农业农村经济发展方面做出了极大贡献,但还存在诸多急需解决的问题。要建立适应现代农业发展需要的基层农技推广体系,必须加大改革创新力度,坚持改革与扶持并重原则。     

浅析农技推广信息综合服务系统建设中的风险管理

本文以农技推广信息综合服务系统项目的建设为例,通过一定的专家评分方法,得出项目建设过程中存在的六个主要风险,并提出相应的风险控制对策,以降低对项日的影响。     

Principal Areas of Applying Information and Communication Technologies in the Agricultural Extension System of Iran

This study investigated areas for potential application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the agricultural extension system of Iran. Two hundred forty-one extension staff (out of 1,145) in the Ministry of Agriculture were selected and studied as a sample through a stratified random sampling technique. The findings revealed that six factors/components containing 32 variables determined about 68.91% of the variations in the areas of application. The six factors were Management of documentation and preparation of extension information (14.88% of variance), Planning and implementation of extension education programs (13.6%), Professional empowerment of extension agents (10.8%), Expansion of intra-organizational relationships (10.27%), Facilitation of organizational processes (9.7%), and Improving communication through e-mail services (9.64%).     

Slicing and Dicing the Digital Preservation and Dissemination of Land Grant Research: A Survey of and Model for Digital Collections of Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Publications

The management and dissemination of agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension documents have been a challenge for over 100 years. Digitization of these documents, as well as the standardization and public dissemination that such projects can provide, represent both additional obstacles and possible solutions for addressing these challenges. The authors survey the current landscape of digital collections for agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension documents, after which they present a recent, efficient digitization project at the University of Idaho Library as a possible template for other institutions looking to digitize similar documents.     

Effect of Information Communication Technology on Agricultural Information Access Among Researchers,Extension Agents,and Farmers in South Western Nigeria

This study compared researchers, extension agents, and farmers’ perceptions of the effect of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on agricultural information access. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 88 researchers, 115 extension agents, and 271 farmers. Data collected through a structured questionnaire were analyzed using means, standard deviation, and one-way analysis of variance. The results showed that, of the 29 statements on the rating scale, researchers, extension agents, and farmers agreed with and were positively disposed to 25, 23, and 19, respectively. A significant difference in the effect of ICT on agricultural information access among researchers, extension agents, and farmers (F = 6.49, p < .05) was observed. Access to agricultural information through ICT will continue to improve, since perceptions are overtly positive among researchers, extension agents, and farmers.     

基于Android平台的农业新品种推广信息采集系统

介绍了Android平台的系统架构、特点及配套使用的SQLite嵌入式数据库,总结了基于Android平台的农业新品种推广信息采集系统开发环境的搭建和系统的特点,指出了该系统的不足之处及需要改进的方向。     

Utilization of Satellite Imaging and Information Communication Technology in Agricultural Information Dissemination in Nigeria

This study appraised the level of usage of satellite imaging and selected Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools by agricultural extension workers (EWs) in the North Central Zone of Nigeria. Specifically, information on usage of satellite imaging, personal skill ratings, and constraints faced by respondents in the usage of ICT equipment were gathered. Findings revealed that a majority of the respondents (97%) perceived themselves as incompetent in reading and interpreting satellite imaging for agricultural information dissemination. The study posited that government at various levels should assist in training EWs on digital compatibility.     

Zoonoses and Public Health

The study assessed the communication competence of agricultural extension workers in Benue State, Nigeria. Ninety-three respondents were selected and studied using stratified and random sampling techniques. Data were collected from the use of a well-structured questionnaire. The results obtained revealed that the majority (57%) showed a low level of communication knowledge/skill. Logit regression statistics showed significant effect of respondents’ educational qualification, work experience, and rank (salary grade level) on their communication competence at 5% level of probability. It is therefore recommended that Benue State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority should adequately train their staff so as to correct their low communication knowledge/skill.     

Delivering Actionable Plant Health Knowledge to Smallholder Farmers Through the Plantwise Program

Delivering actionable, high-quality plant health knowledge to smallholder farmers and the extension workers who support them is a major challenge. Few farmers access information via the Internet and remote locations make them difficult to reach. The Plantwise program has been working with local partners to implement processes and delivery channels for reaching more farmers with the agricultural advice they need to grow more and lose less to pests. Responding to feedback, content types and formats have been improved, quality control and updating mechanisms have been implemented, and new tools have been developed to deliver information to all who need it.