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Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices

Due to the expansion of crop productions there has been an increase in the fertilizers’ use by farmers in Malaysia. Recently Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAP) is gaining attention within agricultural sector. The Department of Agriculture facilitates regular delivery of SAP knowledge to farmer...

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Main Authors: Tiraieyari, Neda, Hamzah, Azimi, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Uli, Jegak
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Language:English
Published: Science Publications 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28958/1/ajessp.2013.45.50.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.289582017-12-06T02:41:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28958/ Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices Tiraieyari, Neda Hamzah, Azimi Abu Samah, Bahaman Uli, Jegak Due to the expansion of crop productions there has been an increase in the fertilizers’ use by farmers in Malaysia. Recently Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAP) is gaining attention within agricultural sector. The Department of Agriculture facilitates regular delivery of SAP knowledge to farmers through extension workers. However extension workers’ perceptions and knowledge on SAP is not known well in Malaysia. A survey of extension workers was conducted in peninsular Malaysia to identify their perceptions and knowledge about SAP and determine the extent to which extension workers communicate SAP to the farmers. A descriptive research design was used to collect data from 400 extension workers. Results suggest extension workers’ perceptions and knowledge of SAP are favorable. Extension workers indicated that they communicate SAP information to the farmers. Further investigation from farmers’ perspectives is required to discover to what extent extension plays significant role in promoting adoption of the program. Science Publications 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28958/1/ajessp.2013.45.50.pdf Tiraieyari, Neda and Hamzah, Azimi and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Uli, Jegak (2013) Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 9 (1). pp. 45-50. ISSN 1553-345X; ESSN: 1558-3910 http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajessp.2013.45.50 10.3844/ajessp.2013.45.50
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description Due to the expansion of crop productions there has been an increase in the fertilizers’ use by farmers in Malaysia. Recently Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAP) is gaining attention within agricultural sector. The Department of Agriculture facilitates regular delivery of SAP knowledge to farmers through extension workers. However extension workers’ perceptions and knowledge on SAP is not known well in Malaysia. A survey of extension workers was conducted in peninsular Malaysia to identify their perceptions and knowledge about SAP and determine the extent to which extension workers communicate SAP to the farmers. A descriptive research design was used to collect data from 400 extension workers. Results suggest extension workers’ perceptions and knowledge of SAP are favorable. Extension workers indicated that they communicate SAP information to the farmers. Further investigation from farmers’ perspectives is required to discover to what extent extension plays significant role in promoting adoption of the program.
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author Tiraieyari, Neda
Hamzah, Azimi
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Uli, Jegak
spellingShingle Tiraieyari, Neda
Hamzah, Azimi
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Uli, Jegak
Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices
author_facet Tiraieyari, Neda
Hamzah, Azimi
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Uli, Jegak
author_sort Tiraieyari, Neda
title Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices
title_short Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices
title_full Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices
title_fullStr Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices
title_sort knowledge and perceptions of extension workers on sustainable agricultural practices
publisher Science Publications
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28958/1/ajessp.2013.45.50.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28958/
http://thescipub.com/abstract/10.3844/ajessp.2013.45.50
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