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The Ability of Training Approaches to Reduce Agricultural Knowledge Gaps between Men and Women in Rural Uganda

Authors

• • Tian Cai
  • Michigan State University
• • Lulu Rodriguez
  • University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• • Eric Abbott
  • Iowa State University

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.

Keywords: training approaches, ICTs, gender knowledge gap, agricultural extension, row planting of beans, agricultural communication, rural livelihood

How to Cite: 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). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2831-5960.1229