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Agricultural extension is the application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education.The field of 'extension' now encompasses a wider range of communication and learning activities organized for rural people by educators from different disciplines, including agriculture, agricultural marketing, health, and business studies.
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The key journal in the field is the Journal of Applied Communications. [8] Researchers have focused on a variety of areas examining consumer attitudes toward agricultural products and practices including genetic engineering [9] and genetically modified food, [10] natural and organic food and production, [11] and food-related risks. [12]
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This is a category which contains journals published by North American Research Publishing (NARP). NARP was listed on Beall's list before the list was taken down in 2017 and is considered to engage in predatory publishing practices.
A milestone in the history of Cooperative Extension occurred in 1862, when Congress passed, and President Abraham Lincoln signed into law, the Morrill Land-Grant College Act, which granted each state 30,000 acres (120 km²) of public land for each of its House and Senate members. States gained the ability to use this land as trust funds through ...
Agricultural extension agencies promote more profitable and sustainable farming, while health extension agencies promote improved health. Extension agents are represented by professional organisations such as the Australasia-Pacific Extension Network and publish in journals such as the Journal of Extension .
Agricultural expansion describes the growth of agricultural land (arable land, pastures, etc.) especially in the 20th and 21st centuries.. The agricultural expansion is often explained as a direct consequence of the global increase in food and energy requirements due to continuing population growth (both which in turn have been attributed to agricultural expansion itself [1] [2]), with an ...