COOPERATION BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL ЕXTENSION SERVICES AND COOPERATIVES – THE STATE AND POSSIBILITIES
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One of the key links in the system of knowledge and information transfer in Serbian agriculture is the extension service, which acts as a mediator between scientific institutions and different user groups. Extension officers prefer to cooperate with already formed user groups, such as agricultural cooperatives, because they unite farmers with similar production and are convenient for group methods of extension work. This paper aims to examine the quality of cooperation between agricultural extension services and agricultural cooperatives in Serbia and to evaluate the views of farmers (cooperative members) on the success of this cooperation. For this research, a survey was conducted with 220 respondents, members of agricultural cooperatives. The analysis showed that over 80% of cooperative members cooperated with extension service, and that they were more satisfied with the quantity of extension services than with the quality. More than half of the respondents believe that extension ser...vices need to be adapted to the needs of cooperatives, and that the cooperatives should be given more attention in the media appearances of extension officers. This research provides an important insight into the form and specifics of cooperation between agricultural extension services and agricultural cooperatives, on the basis of which measures for their continuous improvement can be proposed. Copyright © 2023 Authors.
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agricultural cooperatives / agricultural extension service / attitudes of farmers / cooperationИзвор:
Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 2023, 68, 3, 363-376Финансирање / пројекти:
- Министарство науке, технолошког развоја и иновација Републике Србије, институционално финансирање - 200116 (Универзитет у Београду, Пољопривредни факултет) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200116)
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Nikolić, Marija M. AU - Vučković, Dejana J. AU - Mihailović, Nikola Ž. PY - 2023 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6480 AB - One of the key links in the system of knowledge and information transfer in Serbian agriculture is the extension service, which acts as a mediator between scientific institutions and different user groups. Extension officers prefer to cooperate with already formed user groups, such as agricultural cooperatives, because they unite farmers with similar production and are convenient for group methods of extension work. This paper aims to examine the quality of cooperation between agricultural extension services and agricultural cooperatives in Serbia and to evaluate the views of farmers (cooperative members) on the success of this cooperation. For this research, a survey was conducted with 220 respondents, members of agricultural cooperatives. The analysis showed that over 80% of cooperative members cooperated with extension service, and that they were more satisfied with the quantity of extension services than with the quality. More than half of the respondents believe that extension services need to be adapted to the needs of cooperatives, and that the cooperatives should be given more attention in the media appearances of extension officers. This research provides an important insight into the form and specifics of cooperation between agricultural extension services and agricultural cooperatives, on the basis of which measures for their continuous improvement can be proposed. Copyright © 2023 Authors. T2 - Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) T2 - Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade) T1 - COOPERATION BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL ЕXTENSION SERVICES AND COOPERATIVES – THE STATE AND POSSIBILITIES EP - 376 IS - 3 SP - 363 VL - 68 DO - 10.2298/JAS2303363N ER -
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Nikolić, M. M., Vučković, D. J.,& Mihailović, N. Ž.. (2023). COOPERATION BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL ЕXTENSION SERVICES AND COOPERATIVES – THE STATE AND POSSIBILITIES. in Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 68(3), 363-376. https://doi.org/10.2298/JAS2303363N
Nikolić MM, Vučković DJ, Mihailović NŽ. COOPERATION BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL ЕXTENSION SERVICES AND COOPERATIVES – THE STATE AND POSSIBILITIES. in Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade). 2023;68(3):363-376. doi:10.2298/JAS2303363N .
Nikolić, Marija M., Vučković, Dejana J., Mihailović, Nikola Ž., "COOPERATION BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL ЕXTENSION SERVICES AND COOPERATIVES – THE STATE AND POSSIBILITIES" in Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 68, no. 3 (2023):363-376, https://doi.org/10.2298/JAS2303363N . .