Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT: Citrus is one of the major exported fruits of Pakistan. Especially Kinnow cultivar is famous across the globe because of its aroma and taste. The overall production of citrus is reported as half of the potential because of the non-adoption of research-based practices and lack of agricultural extension services and training of the citrus growers. In the last few years, the department of agricultural extension has started training programs called Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for citrus growers in the major citrus growing zone of the Punjab province, i.e., Sargodha region. This research was conducted in the Sargodha district to evaluate the knowledge and skills gained by the farmers from the FFS. The interview schedule was designed for the purpose of data collection. The data was collected from 120 farmers randomly selected from 15 FFS in the study area. All the respondents were participants of the FFS. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The Results of the study showed that 40% of the farmers learned about citrus verities, one-third of respondents learned about the management of new plants/orchards, 28% of the respondents got knowledge about the cultivation of fruits, and one-fourth of respondents acquired knowledge and skills about layout and management of citrus orchards. These findings conclude that training course has a positive influence on farmers’ farm management skills; hence emphasize on its persistence and further improvement by the concerned authorities. |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab provinceFruit & vegetablefarmer field schoolcitrusagricultural extensionfarmers’ trainingPakistanABSTRACT: Citrus is one of the major exported fruits of Pakistan. Especially Kinnow cultivar is famous across the globe because of its aroma and taste. The overall production of citrus is reported as half of the potential because of the non-adoption of research-based practices and lack of agricultural extension services and training of the citrus growers. In the last few years, the department of agricultural extension has started training programs called Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for citrus growers in the major citrus growing zone of the Punjab province, i.e., Sargodha region. This research was conducted in the Sargodha district to evaluate the knowledge and skills gained by the farmers from the FFS. The interview schedule was designed for the purpose of data collection. The data was collected from 120 farmers randomly selected from 15 FFS in the study area. All the respondents were participants of the FFS. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The Results of the study showed that 40% of the farmers learned about citrus verities, one-third of respondents learned about the management of new plants/orchards, 28% of the respondents got knowledge about the cultivation of fruits, and one-fourth of respondents acquired knowledge and skills about layout and management of citrus orchards. These findings conclude that training course has a positive influence on farmers’ farm management skills; hence emphasize on its persistence and further improvement by the concerned authorities.Universidade Federal de Santa Maria2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782021000900901Ciência Rural v.51 n.9 2021reponame:Ciência Ruralinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)instacron:UFSM10.1590/0103-8478cr20200807info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessImam,Muhammad FakharWan,WenkaiKhan,Nasir AbbasRaza,Muhammad HammadKhan,Muhammad Awais AliYaseen,Muhammadeng2021-05-28T00:00:00ZRevista |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province Imam,Muhammad Fakhar Fruit & vegetable farmer field school citrus agricultural extension farmers’ training Pakistan |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province |
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Effectiveness of agricultural extension’s farmer field schools (FFS) in Pakistan: the case of citrus growers of Punjab province |
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Imam,Muhammad Fakhar |
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Imam,Muhammad Fakhar Wan,Wenkai Khan,Nasir Abbas Raza,Muhammad Hammad Khan,Muhammad Awais Ali Yaseen,Muhammad |
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Wan,Wenkai Khan,Nasir Abbas Raza,Muhammad Hammad Khan,Muhammad Awais Ali Yaseen,Muhammad |
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Imam,Muhammad Fakhar Wan,Wenkai Khan,Nasir Abbas Raza,Muhammad Hammad Khan,Muhammad Awais Ali Yaseen,Muhammad |
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Fruit & vegetable farmer field school citrus agricultural extension farmers’ training Pakistan |
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Fruit & vegetable farmer field school citrus agricultural extension farmers’ training Pakistan |
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ABSTRACT: Citrus is one of the major exported fruits of Pakistan. Especially Kinnow cultivar is famous across the globe because of its aroma and taste. The overall production of citrus is reported as half of the potential because of the non-adoption of research-based practices and lack of agricultural extension services and training of the citrus growers. In the last few years, the department of agricultural extension has started training programs called Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for citrus growers in the major citrus growing zone of the Punjab province, i.e., Sargodha region. This research was conducted in the Sargodha district to evaluate the knowledge and skills gained by the farmers from the FFS. The interview schedule was designed for the purpose of data collection. The data was collected from 120 farmers randomly selected from 15 FFS in the study area. All the respondents were participants of the FFS. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The Results of the study showed that 40% of the farmers learned about citrus verities, one-third of respondents learned about the management of new plants/orchards, 28% of the respondents got knowledge about the cultivation of fruits, and one-fourth of respondents acquired knowledge and skills about layout and management of citrus orchards. These findings conclude that training course has a positive influence on farmers’ farm management skills; hence emphasize on its persistence and further improvement by the concerned authorities. |
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