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            AG364A: Integrated Pest Management 

            Prabhuraj, A (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-04)
            Insect pests cause huge economic loss to crops across the globe affecting total food production which is essential to meet the demands of growing human population. Avoiding such loss is of the immediate concern for all and ...
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            AG393B: Generation of employment among rural youth through agricultural entrepreneurship 

            (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-04)
            The youngest country in the world is India, where more than 65 percent of the population is under 35 years of age while more than 50 percent of the population is under 25 years of age. It is also a big challenge for our ...
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            Agricultural Higher Education in the 21st Century: Non-traditional educational models 

            Kanwar, Asha; Balasubramanian, K; Balaji, Venkataraman (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.
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            Agriculture MOOCs: Learnings from Five AgMOOCs 

            Mishra, Gaurav (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)
            IIT Kanpur and the Commonwealth of Learning delivered five agriculture based massive open online courses (MOOCs). This report provides insights on learners’ feedback on the course pedagogy and its relevance, content, ...
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            Alternative Learning Platforms for Agri-Students through e-Mediation: An initiative of agMOOCs 

            Jirli, Basavaprabhu; Sarma, Birinchi Kumar; Singh, Abhishek (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)
            Agricultural education in India is offered through a network of 75 State Agricultural Universities, f ive Deemed Universities , four Central Universities with faculty of Agriculture, three ...
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            Capacity Building in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) for Agricultural Development in Zambia 

            Chikoye, Mungule D; Siaciwena, Richard (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
            In its efforts to reduce poverty and improve food security, the Government of Zambia has given priority to agriculture. However, this sector faces a lot of challenges such as the need for trained human resource. // In ...
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            Communication and capacity building to advance adaptation strategies in agriculture in the context of climate change in India 

            Balaji, Venkataraman; Ganapuram, Sreedhar; Devakumar, C (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 ...
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            Contemporary information and knowledge management: impact on farming in India 

            Kumar, R Ajith; Balaji, Venkataraman; Guntuku, Dileepkumar; Prabhakar, T V; Yaduraju, N T (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 ...
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            e-Choupal: The Power of ICT for Farmers’ Empowerment in India 

            Sharma, Kapil D (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 ...
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            Empowerment of Agricultural Skills through Distance Education at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 

            Santhy, P; Jothi, G; Valluvaparidasan, V (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 ...
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            Evaluation of RADA Text Messages on Agricultural Disaster Risk Management (ADRM) 

            K’nIfe, K’adamawe (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 ...
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            Farmer education and training (FARM-ED): enhancing access to agricultural education in Africa 

            Chancellor, T C B; Hanlin, R E; Long, L-A; Dhlamini, N; Yaye, A (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 ...
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            Fostering Community Preparedness to Cope with Drought: new initiatives and results from a study involving ODL and ICT from South Central India 

            Kiran, Neelam L; Naresh, Kumar V R; Sreedhar, Ganapuram; Sylvester, Asil G; Balaji, Venkataraman (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 ...
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            Global Agricultural Knowledge Initiative: Strengthening the Global Competence of Students, Faculty and Extension Agents 

            Holz-Clause, Mary; Dileepkumar, Guntuku (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 ...
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            Good Agricultural Practices (GAP): An Introductory Course for The Bahamas 

            Pierre, Gina (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-06)
            The Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) and The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources (MAMR) in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have partnered to provide farmers with ...
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            Imparting skill development training to the Lakadong turmeric farmers of the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya 

            Roy, Debjani; Kurup, Jayashree (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 ; ...
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            Implementing L3 Pilot Project in Mauritius M-Powered (Mauritius-Process Oriented Women Entrepreneurship Development) 

            Sukurdeep, Naren (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 ...
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            Improving Access to Postgraduate Training in Crop Protection for Agricultural Practitioners Through Distance Learning at the University of Nairobi, Kenya 

            Muthomi, J W; Mwang’ombe, A W; Olubayo, F M (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 ...
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            Introduction to Agriculture in Small States 

            Virtual University for the Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) (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. ...
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            Introduction to Basic Horticulture in the Pacific 

            Silatolu, Ateca (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 ...
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