Cooperative extension service

As a future Extension specialist and researcher, my research interest focus on inclusion and diversity in Cooperative Extension Service (CES). My primary focused is to develop and deliver extension programs that best aligns with culturally diverse audience needs to better ensure that a healthy quality of life is fulfilled. In the past, Extension has done minimum work with changing program delivery from one size fit all. Currently, extension has great programs that are not culturally relevant for

Cooperative Extension works to offer diverse educational programs in agriculture, community development, food and nutrition, youth development, and natural resources (Franz & Townson, 2008). It consists of being a part of every state’s land grant universities, the United States Department of Agriculture, and local county governments. Part of the reason it got its name is because it is an extension of the land-grant universities. It is currently the largest adult education organization in the United

1.2 Agricultural Extension System: the Bangladesh case In Bangladesh a multitude of agencies from private and public origin offer extension support to the farmers (ASIRP, 2006). Although recent years witness a noticeable change in agricultural extension service providers, the public institutions still remain the dominant. The new entrants to the field include non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the private sector agribusiness enterprises and grass-root institutions eg. Self-Help and micro-credit

With great willingness, I am applying for the position of Senior Program Development Specialist with the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative. My longtime friend, Madelyn Keck, learned of the position and suggested I apply. I am seeking both a change and a challenge and this opportunity provides both. My education, skill-set, and experience make me an excellent candidate for this vacancy. The following are examples of how my past accomplishments will allow me to meet the needs of the Oklahoma Health

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Purdue extension EC-722 Industry Analysis: The Five Forces Cole Ehmke, Joan Fulton, and Jay Akridge Department of Agricultural Economics Kathleen Erickson, Erickson Communications Sally Linton Department of Food Science Overview Assessing Your Marketplace The economic structure of an industry is not an accident. Its complexities are the result of long-term social trends and economic forces. But its effects on you as a business manager are immediate because it determines the competitive

A competitive world of numerous public and private service providers placed perceived quality as one of the crucial determinant in selecting a product or service. With the aim of determining service quality present study investigate multiple public and private agricultural extension service providers in Bangladesh. SERVQUAL model was employed to measure service quality using face to face interview with 391 respondents. This study was also complimented with qualitative methods like key informant interviews

quality is satisfying the customer’s requirement continually. Service quality is the ability of the organization to meet or exceed customer expectations (Kitchroen, 2004). Research diagnose several characteristics those are associated with service quality. Schneider & Bowen (1995) proposed three crucial issues security, esteem and justice

3.4 Farmer’s satisfaction with extension services This study used five point Likert scale to measure client satisfaction. As very few responses were recorded in very dissatisfied category so this category is merged with dissatisfied category. Slightly more than two third of the farmers are either satisfied (71.1%) or very satisfied (5%) with the content of extension service (Figure 1). Farmer satisfaction is highest with agent’s behavior where 16% farmers are very satisfied and 65.1% satisfied. On

Cooperative Extension and Extension Programs A significant part of all land-grant universities is Cooperative Extension (MSU, n.d). It is a partnership between the land-grant universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work. Today, the Extension Service provides research and non-formal education programs “traditional Extension” or “reaching out” to meet public needs. In Mississippi, county and regional extension offices are providing educational