Educational Programs for Commercial Agriculture and Agribusiness
Selected problems and opportunities inherent in educational work with large Agricultural and Agribusiness firms are examined in this paper. The problems arise largely because of the increasing size and complexity of today's large firms; the nature of their requests for assistance; and existing means of teaching the personnel of those firms. The opportunities lie in helping solve their problems in a manner which retains University contact with this important audience without disrupting academic budgets and faculty relationships.
Educational programs for commercial dairymen
Abstract The number of large dairy herds is increasing. Large herds include more audience groups than do traditional family-owned and operated herds. Every audience group or skill level requires a different educational package; developing these packages may require a different kind of research support that is customarily available. Working on specific problems of large herds is a prerequisite for developing educational programs. It also can add to academic ability to deal with emerging problems, provide training for students and current examples for teaching, increase access to firm-level data, and may afford an opportunity for additional funds. In this paper some innovate educational efforts by different professionals are reviewed; the changing character of Extension work is discussed; and some vehicles for doing user-funded work are compared, with special reference to problems associated with direct consulting.
An assessment of the Impact of Devolution on Women Empowerment in Nakuru County
-Women have been grossly marginalized in organs of decision-making and governance structures. The Constitution of Kenya has sought to bridge this gap by providing both women and men the right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres. However, gender equality has not been achieved and women are still lagging in terms of decision making processes. The main objective of the study was to detemine the impact of devolution on women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study found that substantive women representation, development of programs and accessibility of services had a positive effect on the women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study also found out that increased accessibility of Services by women influenced women empowerment, this study also concludes that the introduction of development programs had the greatest impact on women empowerment in Nakuru County. The study recommends that more programs targeting women should be introduced as these have the greatest impact on women empowerment. The findings may be used to make conclusions and recommendations.