Keywords
training approaches; ICTs; gender knowledge gap; agricultural extension; row planting of beans; agricultural communication; rural livelihood
Abstract
This study explores the effectiveness of three training methods (traditional lecture-field demonstration, lecture and field demonstration + video, and video only) to narrow the gap in knowledge about row bean planting between men and women farmers in Kamuli District,Uganda. Using a pretest-posttestquasi-experimental design, this study found that the method that combined video and lecture/demonstration was significantly more effective in narrowing the gender knowledge gap. Use of video alone improved women’s knowledge scores, but did not close the gap.
Recommended Citation
Cai, T.,
Rodriguez, L.,
&
Abbott, E.
(2014).
The Ability of Training Approaches to Reduce Agricultural Knowledge Gaps between Men and Women in Rural Uganda.
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 21(2), 17-31.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4148/2831-5960.1229
