New Professional Farmers’ Training (NPFT): A multivariate analysis of farmers’ participation in lifelong learning in Shaanxi, China

Dan, Zhao; Chen, Yu‐Chun; Parolin, Bruno; Xiao, Fan

doi:10.1007/s11159-019-09790-5

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“…Higher income due to increased profitability in large-scale farms enables the increased utilization of modern technologies and management practices, which in turn benefit N use efficiency and reduce of NH 3 emissions . Advanced agricultural management practices, such as irrigation and mechanization, are invested in more readily by large-scale farms, and farmers on these farms typically have better agricultural knowledge and skills, applying these to improve agricultural labor productivity and the use efficiency of agricultural inputs. , …”

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“…15 Advanced agricultural management practices, such as irrigation and mechanization, are invested in more readily by large-scale farms, and farmers on these farms typically have better agricultural knowledge and skills, applying these to improve agricultural labor productivity and the use efficiency of agricultural inputs. 27,28 Emissions in Different Crops. In this paper, crops were divided into four categories (rice, wheat, maize, and other crops) and the relationship between NH 3 emissions and farm size for each crop type was analyzed.…”

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“…It is already realized that tailored educational programs and support systems are vital to enhancing the productivity and sustainability of agriculture in the Philippines. According to Dan et al (2019) education becomes crucial to the rural labor force to become modern professional farmers who are knowledgeable, skilled, and well-versed in the latest agricultural management techniques and thus improve agricultural productivity and foster the development of modern agriculture.…”

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TESDA Rice Extension Services Program and Agricultural Competence among Farm Field Student Farmers

H. de Pedro,

Quirap

2024

IJMRA

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This study evaluated the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Rice Extension Service Program (TESDA RESP) training program's effectiveness in enhancing agricultural competence among farm field student farmers. It examines the level of support provided by the program in terms of resources and training, explores its relationship with agricultural competence, and analyzes differences in program support and rice farmers’ competence across demographic profiles. Data was gathered via quantitative correlational research, assessing student farmers' demographic profile in terms of age, educational background years of farming experience, participation in other TESDA training programs; perception of training delivery support; and level of agricultural competence in rice farming. The study was focused on the province of Misamis Oriental and conducted among farm field schools and training institutions that are recipients of the scholarship program under RESP. Statistical analysis indicates that Resource and Training Support significantly influences the agricultural competence of the student farmer respondents. Demographic profiles, however, show that it does not statistically affect student farmer's level of competence upon having completed the training program in the Production of High-Quality Inbred Rice, Seed Certification, and Farm Mechanization. The findings suggest that the TESDA RESP program effectively enhances agricultural skills, hence advocating for its sustainability to foster skilled rice farmers and agricultural workforce in Misamis Oriental.

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“…Scholars have not reached a consensus on the definition and classification of professional farmers (Zhao et al, 2019). According to Zhong et al (2018), this paper selects agricultural reclamation farmers with vocational characteristics as representatives of professional farmers for analysis.…”

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Understanding the differences in cultivated land protection behaviors between smallholders and professional farmers in Hainan Province, China

Chen²,

Ji³

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Cultivated land protection and quality improvement have become inevitable requirements for alleviating ecological and environmental pressure and sustainable agricultural development. It is of practical significance to explore the differences and causes of cultivated land protection behaviors (CLPB) between smallholders and professional farmers for formulating targeted protection policies and improving their effectiveness. Based on 422 mango farmers' survey data in Hainan Province, this paper explored the internal and external characteristics between smallholders and professional farmers, and used the Fairlie decomposition method to compare and analyze the sources of differences in farmers' CLPB. The results showed that: (1) the CLPB of smallholders and professional farmers differ significantly; (2) the sources of differences in CLPB between smallholders and professional farmers are different, including differences in internal characteristics and differences in external characteristics; (3) differences in internal characteristics are the main cause of the differences in farmer's CLPB, and the contribution of differences in external characteristics was smaller, of which planting years, annual household income and planting scale are the top three factors. It is suggested that differential protection policies should be designed for smallholders and professional farmers, such as guiding smallholders to carry out large-scale operations and improve their organizational level, encouraging and guiding professional farmers to sign long-term contracts to stabilize the land tenure, and formulating subsidy policies for cultivated land protection.

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New Professional Farmers’ Training (NPFT): A multivariate analysis of farmers’ participation in lifelong learning in Shaanxi, China

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Ammonia Emissions from Croplands Decrease with Farm Size in China

Ammonia Emissions from Croplands Decrease with Farm Size in China

TESDA Rice Extension Services Program and Agricultural Competence among Farm Field Student Farmers

Understanding the differences in cultivated land protection behaviors between smallholders and professional farmers in Hainan Province, China

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