Effect of Community-Based Paid Extension in Reducing Vulnerability of Smallholder Dairy Farmers of Southwest Bangladesh
Subject Areas : Education and trainingMd. Ektear Uddin 1 , A K M Pervez 2 , Qijie Gao 3 , Md. Rahman 4 , Md. Islam 5
1 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali-8602, Bangladesh
2 - College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China & Dept. of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension, University of Rajshahi
3 - College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P. R. China
4 - Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
5 - Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka
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