Browsing by Subject "Agriculture"
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Agricultural Higher Education in the 21st Century: Non-traditional educational models
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-06-16)Speech delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar at 'Agricultural Higher Education in the 21st Century: A global challenge in knowledge transfer to meet world demands for food security and sustainability'. Zaragoza, Spain June 2015. -
Communication and capacity building to advance adaptation strategies in agriculture in the context of climate change in India
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-04)Climate change is perhaps the most serious issue that affects food security of a very large number of human beings and animals. Impacts of climate change will be particularly significant in South Asia where most of food ... -
Contemporary information and knowledge management: impact on farming in India
(2011)Farming is an important part of Indian economy and it involves a wide range of stakeholders, of whom the small holder farmers are the largest group. Information sharing on new production processes with farmers was prominent ... -
e-Choupal: The Power of ICT for Farmers’ Empowerment in India
(2013-11)Choupal in Hindi language means a village gathering place. Taking this gathering place to the virtual world, ITC (one of the India’s largest and oldest business conglomerates) introduced the e – Choupal to empower rural ... -
Empowerment of Agricultural Skills through Distance Education at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
(2010-11)The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, a century old renowned institution committed for the development of agricultural education and research in the state of Tamil Nadu has ventured ... -
Evaluation of RADA Text Messages on Agricultural Disaster Risk Management (ADRM)
(Youth Crime Watch/Office of Social Entrepreneurship, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 2012-12)The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is implementing a project in L3F funded by COL. One activity of the project is the use of text messages to advise farmers across Jamaica on steps to avoid or minimize the ... -
Farmer education and training (FARM-ED): enhancing access to agricultural education in Africa
(2013-11)The vast majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)are smallholders, many of whom are women, who have limited access to inputs and markets and face a growing number of production challenges. Few young people are being ... -
Fostering Community Preparedness to Cope with Drought: new initiatives and results from a study involving ODL and ICT from South Central India
(2010-11)Drought has emerged as a key concern in the context of climate variability induced by Climate Change processes and over a billion people are vulnerable, according to UN estimates. Drought preparedness is recognized as the ... -
Global Agricultural Knowledge Initiative: Strengthening the Global Competence of Students, Faculty and Extension Agents
(2010-11)Education and Training traditionally involve learning from teachers and other pedagogical standards. The role of the teacher is to impart knowledge to those who do not possess them. Teachers talk in front of the class, and ... -
Imparting skill development training to the Lakadong turmeric farmers of the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya
(2010-11)The present paper is the report on the Lakadong variety of turmeric which has the highest curcumin content in the world (7.4%) is native to the Lakadong area of the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya ( Lat 25° 10' 60N ; ... -
Implementing L3 Pilot Project in Mauritius M-Powered (Mauritius-Process Oriented Women Entrepreneurship Development)
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver and NPCC Mauritus, 2008)The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has confirmed its agreement with the National Productivity & Competitiveness Council(NPCC) to develop a successful pilot project on Mauritius Process Oriented Women Entrepreneurship ... -
Improving Access to Postgraduate Training in Crop Protection for Agricultural Practitioners Through Distance Learning at the University of Nairobi, Kenya
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)The Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection of the University of Nairobi launched the first postgraduate training by distance learning in 2010. Development of the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode of delivery ... -
Introduction to Agriculture in Small States
(Virtual University for the Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC), 2010)Upon completion of the “Introduction to Agriculture Course”, you will be able to: 1. Explain the importance of agriculture to small states. 2. Demonstrate an appreciation of the relevance of agriculture to food security. ... -
Introduction to Basic Horticulture in the Pacific
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-01)This unit was written for people in Samoa who want to learn more about horticulture by the National University of Samoa. It is presented according to the National Competency Standard of the Samoa Qualifications Authority ... -
Introduction to Horticulture in Tuvalu
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)This course is an introduction to basic horticulture in Tuvalu. It was originally written by the National University of Samoa and has now been contextualized for Tuvalu by local teachers. The course is intended for school ... -
Introduction to Permaculture
(Matuaileoo Environmental Trust Inc, Apia, Samoa ; Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada, 2015-02)Matuaileoo Environmental Trust Incorporated (METI) in Samoa, with support from COL, has developed an introductory manual on Permaculture. This manual has been prepared as a self-instructional course for Taiala to enable ... -
Knowing and Growing Network of Organic Women Farmers in the Caribbean: Digital media for learning, networking and farm management
(2010-11)With no explanation for climate change or the abrupt shifts in weather, farmers may think this is ‘God’s work’ - and beyond the control of mere mortals. By extension, farmers might not consider themselves actors of consequence ... -
Knowledge and Skill Development using Mobile Technology for Reducing Risks among Farmers
(2013-11)Indian resource poor farmers face several challenges such as lack of information on soil fertility, availability of quality seeds and other inputs, dependable weather forecast linked advisories, suitable crop varieties, ... -
Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model
(International Society for Horticultural Science, 2012)This paper examines the relevance of the current theoretical perspectives in extension for promoting horticultural revolution in developing countries. At present agricultural education and extension occurs within a framework ... -
The L3Farmers Project: Report and recommendations to the Commonwealth of Learning on Open and Distance Lifelong Learning for Smallholder Farmers and Agricultural Communities
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2004)The following report is based upon Commonwealth of Learning (COL) initiated online discussions, meetings at the second Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in Durban, South Africa, and research by the authors into ...
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