了解农民对坦桑尼亚咨询服务的看法:从主要组件分析和Q方法论中获得的比较见解
Annette Goodluck1, David Jakinda Otieno1, Willis Oluoch-Kosura1
1Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, P.O. Box 29053-00625, Kenya.
Heliyon
|August 8, 2024
概括
农民 农民 农民 农民
科学领域:
- 农业扩展 农业扩展
- 农村发展 农村发展
- 农民的看法 农民的看法
背景情况:
- 多元化的农业咨询服务正在像坦桑尼亚这样的发展中国家出现.
- 这些不同的提供者提供不同的有效性和机构安排.
- 农民对这些服务的看法没有得到充分的记录,这阻碍了人们对这些服务的接受程度的理解.
研究的目的:
- 记录和分析农民对坦桑尼亚农业多元化咨询服务的看法.
- 评估所提供的服务与农民实际咨询需求之间的一致性.
- 评估主要组件分析 (PCA) 和Q方法在理解农民感知方面的实用性.
主要方法:
- 雇佣主要组件分析 (PCA) 采用了627名农民的样本.
- 使用Q-方法与23个农民的样本.
- 通过定量和定性方法对比和对比发现.
主要成果:
- 多元化提供商提供广泛的服务,从生产到市场信息.
- 无论是PCA还是Q方法论都表明,目前的咨询服务不能满足农民的需求.
- 每种方法都相互补充,解决了个人的局限性.
结论:
- 建议使用PCA和Q方法的组合来全面分析农民的感知.
- 了解农民的看法对于提高农业咨询服务的有效性至关重要.
- 未来的研究应该考虑补充方法方法的方法,以获得更丰富的见解.
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