Stefan Mann

Causes and Impacts of Various Agricultural Extension Service Strategies in Bangladesh

Stefan Mann, Safiul Islam Afrad, Shibly Sadik, Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Swati Nayak & Rashid Asef Diplo · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2024

Purpose: The success factors of agricultural extension are not well known. In addition, extension services are often treated as homogeneous actors in agricultural research. We intend to show the impact of different strategies in agricultural extension. Methodology: A survey of 39...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2024/v42i102562

Rice Variety Preferences in Bangladesh – What is the Role of Public Breeders?

Amlan Biswas, Md. Safiul Islam Afrad, Muhammad Ziaul Hoque, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Swati Nayak, Saidul Islam, Nuruzzaman & Stefan Mann · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2023

This study compared preferred rice varieties by millers and farmers in Bangladesh, hypothesizing that public breeders would focus on public goods like disease resistance, whereas private breeders would focus on profits in the entire chain. Primary data were collected from 99 farm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2023/v41i51913