A extensão rural pública e o perfil dos extensionistas do Centro de Desenvolvimento Agropecuário de Concepción - Paraguai

• Ano de defesa: 2009
• Autor(a) principal: Mendoza, Benito Armando Solis
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; BR; Agronomia; UFSM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Extensão Rural
• Palavras-chave em Português: Extensão rural; Perfil extensionistas; Centro de desenvolvimento agropecuário; Agencia local de assistência técnica; Paraguay; Rural extension; Extensionist profile; Agricultural center development; Local technical assistant agency; CNPQ::CIENCIAS AGRARIAS::AGRONOMIA
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/8837

The present study describes as the objectives of Public Rural Extension in Paraguay and the extensionist profile in the Departament of Concepcion and Amambay. To reach the objectives a case study format was employet with a questonaire containing open-ended questions used to explore the metodhology of work of extension in the field and the extension agent profile. The study also includes a basic background of local extension agents in the area selected. It is concluded that the service of public extension is carried out in a deficient way due to the structural conditions (mainly lack of resources) that affect the service, and, as a result, the attitude and motivation of the extension agents working in the ACD. At the end some suggestions are presented to improve the situation.