Extension-education methods to facilitate learning in sustainable agriculture.

Abstract

A study was carried out to analysis the situation of sustainable agricultural extension–education methods in Iran. A sample of 87 respondents was selected through simple random sampling. The instrument used to achieve objectives of the study was a questionnaire by reliability 0.92. Findings revealed that Iran's sustainable agricultural extension–education methods are not favorable and the extension system does not pay enough attention to them. These conditions necessitate rethinking of extension–education methods to accomplish sustainable agriculture. Based on the findings, Iranian agricultural extension specialists believe that extension system currently have to address On–farm experimentations, Providing feedback from farm management activities, Problem solving methods and Group extension methods and networking to exchange and sharing information to achieve sustainable agriculture practices at very high level.