THE ROLE OF EXTENSION IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT by Ifeoma Irohibe Department of Agricultural Extension‚ University of Nigeria‚ Nsukka Agriculture is the science of cultivating crops and rearing animals for the benefit of man and also includes other processes such as processing‚ storage and marketing of agricultural produce. The agricultural sector is essential in the economic development and poverty alleviation drive of many sectors. The importance of this sector is more pronounced in developing
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Role of play in child development. Erikson states that play is a diagnostic tool that tells us about the child‚ he also believes that two of the major functions are to resolve problems‚ and creative expression. Piaget‚s 4 stages of cognitive development are Sensorimotor 0-2 where children begin to act intentionally‚ for example knocks a mobile. Pre-operational 2 – 7 classifies objects by a single feature‚ for example groups together the same colour building blocks. Concerete operational
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Agency Theory Agency theory is widely used in different companies‚ businesses and organizations Agency Theory is basically about the association between the boss‚ which is the Principal‚ and the worker‚ which is the Agent. A good example for an application of the Agency Theory would be sharecropping‚ where the Principal is the landowner and the Agent is the farmer. Another example for the Agency Theory in a more familiar organizational structure would be the relationship between a company’s shareholders
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Nursing Roles in Policy and Program Development Jill Harrison St. Joseph’s College Abstract Community-based nursing has a tradition of engaging in social justice activities and advocating for access and equitable health services for disenfranchised populations. Despite ongoing efforts to reform the nation’s health system and improve the health status of our population‚ prolonged neglect of the public health infrastructure has resulted in increased chronic diseases across the lifespan‚ prevalent
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Role of a Training and Development Manager To meet the challenges set by the rapid transformations in the technology and business operations‚ the work force need to be aware of the changeover and its impact on his work. Training helps him to bridge the gap on where he is to where he has to be‚ thereby adding to the productivity. The training manager is to analyse the current position of the work force and direct them to the advancements through proper training. The role played by the training
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health centres. Most of us have heard of ‘5 a Day’‚ Change 4 life’ and ‘Sun awareness’. They are examples of health education campaigns and that is the focus of this unit. Health education aims to improve individuals’ physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional or social health. In order for this to happen‚ behaviour must change or adapt as a result of health education campaigns Whilst only a small number of learners may be contemplating a career directly in health education it should become clear
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Section 17-1 I. Election Campaigns Need to know info A. Running for political office is very expensive B. National elections select all representatives and 1/3 of the senators are held every 2 years C. Senators & representatives spend huge amounts of time and effort to raise money for their campaigns D. People running for big office positions need to have access to very big amounts of money to run their campaigns E. The presidential campaign isn’t only costly‚ it is also very time consuming
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What the campaign is ? Our campaign name is Fairtrade for fair learning‚ first I will explain what is fairtrade? Fairtrade helps the producers‚ the farmers and the workers in developing the countries to improve the quality of their lives. It promotes fairer trade conditions‚ helps producers to strengthen their position in world markets and combat poverty. More precisely‚ Fairtrade can gurantee a price that covers production and a living wage; No use of child labour; Few or no chemicals to protect
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For my speech I chose the WWF campaign “Saving the Arctic”. WWF is an international non-governmental organization which works in many countries around the world. The WWF campaign that I am going to discuss is concerned with the major ecological changes In the Arctic. These changes affect the life and survival of Arctic animals‚ endangering their natural habitat. I chose to discuss particularly this campaign because I think many people neglect the responsibilities of their actions and abuse the nature
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Major challenges and transitions in the development of adolescents Adolescence is the very critical‚ dynamic and influential milestone in human development. During the period of adolescence children grow up‚ move from the immaturity into the maturity of adulthood. The ages of (12 – 19) are usually tough for children as they experience many changes in their physical and emotional domains. These changes give rise to risky attitudes. As well‚ they often feel misunderstood as they are struggling to leave
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