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The role of agricultural extension in Africa’s development, the importance of extension workers and the need for change
(EScience Press, 2017)
Agriculture is generally referred to as the mainstay of African economy, the real driver of economic growth. Agricultural extension plays a critical role in African development by bringing the farming community information ...
Self-Efficacy development in a one-to-one Mentoring Strategy For Faculty Integrating Technology in aagricultural education
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2006-03-19)
This paper describes the experiences of a graduate student and a faculty member in a one-to-one mentoring strategy to integrate technology instructions in agricultural education. In this paper the experiences of a graduate ...
Botswana Agrifood Value Chain Project Beef Value Chain Study.
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Ministry of Agriculture, Botswana, 2013)
Transformative Curricula and Teaching Practices to Meet Labour Market Needs in Tertiary Agricultural Education in Africa.
(CABI International, 2021-01-01)
This chapter describes and analyzes labour market conditions and policy, as well as programme options for improving the economic and social relevance of agricultural training in African higher education institutions. The ...
Utilisation of sunflower crop among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria and Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2014)
Sunflower is a crop with high oil and economic values which portends its great potential for enhancing agricultural productivity and poverty alleviation among smallholder farmers. These notwithstanding, optimum benefit of ...
Market prospects and willingness to pay for indigenous products: The case of Morama (Tylosema esculentum)
(Academic Journals, 2020-06)
This study analyzes the market potential of the underutilized indigenous Morama (Tylosema esculentum) products by determining the consumers’ preferences and willingness to pay. Simple random sampling was used to select 372 ...
Knowledge and utilization of job enrichment techniques among district agricultural officers in Botswana
(Academic Journals, 2010)
In Botswana, agricultural extension services delivery is faced with problems of inadequate skilled manpower to carry out research and disseminate information to farmers and existing staff are not motivated to perform at ...
Economics of Smallholder Sorghum and Maize Production Systems in Botswana: a Comparative Analysis
(Journal of Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics, 1997-10)
Sorghum and maize, the predominant crops of smallholder farmers in Botswana, compete for the same limited resources of the farmers. Unfortunately very little is known about their relative economic efficiency. Using farm-level ...
Effectiveness of field practical training for competence acquisition among students of Botswana College of Agriculture
(Academic Journals, 2011-02-18)
Field practical training is a requirement for all students who enrol in any program in the Botswana College of Agriculture, as it has been discovered that, experiential learning complements theoretical classroom teaching. ...
Re-aligning curricula and mode of delivery to impart relevant knowledge and skills to improve agricultural productivity
(RUFORUM, 2018)
The purpose of this study is to contribute to the discussion on re-aligning curricula and mode of delivery to impart relevant knowledge and skills to improve agricultural productivity as stipulated in the Africa Agenda ...