Agricultural education
Hadi Moumenihelali; Mehrdad Amouoghli Tabari; Vahid Khosravi; Hoda Abadian; Alireza Nabipour
Abstract
The integrated pest management strategy, as an important environmentally friendly policy, has received special attention in agricultural extension training courses in recent years. Accordingly, the purpose of this research was to evaluate the relationship between rice farmers' reaction towards extension ...
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The integrated pest management strategy, as an important environmentally friendly policy, has received special attention in agricultural extension training courses in recent years. Accordingly, the purpose of this research was to evaluate the relationship between rice farmers' reaction towards extension training courses, integrated pest management knowledge, and practical use of the learned knowledge of rice farmers participating in extension training courses on rice integrated pest management in Mazandaran province. The study is descriptive and ex-post facto, conducted using a survey method in 2023. The targeted population of this study consisted of 250 rice farmers who were participating in the extension training courses. Using Krejcie and Morgan table and simple random sampling method, 146 people participated in this study. A questionnaire with a five point Likert scale was used to collect data. The content validity of the research instrument was confirmed by a panel of experts from the Rice Research Institute of Iran, and the agricultural jihad organization of Mazandaran province. The reliability of the research instrument was confirmed using the ordinal theta coefficient with a rate of 0.85 to 0.95 for the research variables. Data analysis was done using SPSS27 and Smart PLS software. The results showed the reaction of the rice farmers was not negative towards the quality of the held training courses. Additionally, the level of their knowledge of integrated pest management was evaluated as average. Most of the farmers acknowledged that they applied their learned knowledge at an average level in practice. The results of the path analysis showed that the learned knowledge of integrated pest management had the most direct effect on the practical use of rice farmers. Also, rice farmers' reaction towards extension training courses, in addition to directly affecting the practical use of rice farmers, indirectly affected it through the learned knowledge.
Hadi Moumenihelali; Enayay Abbasi; Jamileh Aliloo
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Goal of this study was aimed to examine and evaluate the role of paddy rice farmers' education under the project of Hamagam Ba Keshavarz based on Kirkpatrick's model in the Amol Township. The study was carried out by using a survey and causal-comparative method. The targeted population of this study ...
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Goal of this study was aimed to examine and evaluate the role of paddy rice farmers' education under the project of Hamagam Ba Keshavarz based on Kirkpatrick's model in the Amol Township. The study was carried out by using a survey and causal-comparative method. The targeted population of this study consisted of 2,500 farmers who were participating in the project in 2016. Using Cochran's formula and simple random sampling method; 240 paddy rice farmers were selected as sample. A questionnaire was used to collect data. To determine the validity and reliability of the data collection instrument; the opinions of experts and calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient and ordinal theta were used, respectively. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and ordinal theta indicated that research instrument was reliable in various sectors (≥0/84). The analysis of data carried out using SPSS software. Results of descriptive statistics showed that HBK project had influenced in level on learning and behavioral characteristics of the farmers. In addition, most of paddy rice farmers had good reaction toward the project. Educational effect of HBK project, using binomial test showed that practical means of the reactional and behavioral characteristics in the project were significantly higher of the theoretical means. Furthermore, the paired t- test results showed that HBK educational project were largely effective in improving knowledge of paddy rice farmers and rice production.
