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Agricultural Extension Services in the Mountain Areas of Greece |
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Written by Dr. Anastasios Michailidis
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Abstract
Small ruminant production is one of the main agricultural activities for farmers in the Mountain villages in the region of West Macedonia in Greece. Educational and training programs concerning animal production toward women in the research area are far from an acceptable level, despite women’s significant role in production. A survey was conducted, in ten villages in the Florina’s Mountains, with 100 women to find out women’s role in the labour distribution, decision-making, reasons for rearing small ruminants and the importance of the agricultural extension service as an information source. Data were statistically analyzed using categorical regression, frequencies, percentages and means.
Keywords: Categorical Regression, Greece, Information Source, Ruminant, Women farmers
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