Extension Agents’ Perception on Suitability of Climate Change Information Disseminated to Smallholder Farmers
| Autor: | Blessing Mudaniso, Paramu L. Mafongoya, Zafezeka Mbali Zikhali, Maxwell Mudhara, Obert Jiri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
media_common.quotation_subject 0208 environmental biotechnology Geography Planning and Development Climate change 02 engineering and technology Development 01 natural sciences 020801 environmental engineering Geography Extension (metaphysics) Perception Environmental planning Agricultural extension 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Asian and African Studies. 56:2052-2070 |
| ISSN: | 1745-2538 0021-9096 |
| Popis: | This study examined gaps in climate information within public agricultural extension in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It assessed extension officers’ climate change perceptions, knowledge and climate education. Lastly, the study examined the extension approaches for overall suitability of climate information disseminated to rural smallholder farmers. The results indicated that participants were predominately male, with tertiary education. Education levels had an influence on exposure to climate education and extension approaches in disseminating agricultural information to farmers. There is a need to retool extension officers in climate change extension work, integrating indigenous knowledge to increase suitability and acceptability of information by smallholder farmers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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