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p.2 Background – Israel: p.2 Israel's Extension Service (IES); p.3 The Israeli Extension Serv... more p.2 Background – Israel: p.2 Israel's Extension Service (IES); p.3 The Israeli Extension Service and ICT; p.7 Case Studies and Issues p.11 1. a. Adoption of e-mail; 1. b. Development and Adoption of the IES Internet site; p.12 2. From a Land-line phone in the office to an Office in the hand-held mobile; p.13 3. Discussion and opinions: Ongoing challenges facing the adoption of ICTfor Extension; p.15 4. Summary; p.16 5. References: p.17 Apendii: • IAALD/AFITA/WCCA (2008) conference: ICT Adoption recommendations compatible with Israeli Extension Service experience; p.18 • B 1. The Organizational framework of the Israeli Extension Service; p.19 • B 2. Israel's Agricultural information Environment; p.20 • B 3. A regional Agricultural Production Information Infrastructure; p.21 • ICT supported R&D in the Arava Regional Research program; p.22 • D: The role of extension in developing a Management Information Systems (MIS) -The Cohen nursery case study; p.23 • E. Internet Services f...
Ma'ayan is a software package developed by the Israeli extension service. The package was de... more Ma'ayan is a software package developed by the Israeli extension service. The package was developed under the assumption that extension has a comparative advantage in bridging the gap between farmers' need for innovative farm management practice, managerial information and software to support it. Farmers producing a wide range of products adopted Ma'ayan. In many cases the adoption process had to overcome various barriers such as: insufficient knowledge using a PC, conservatism, cost benefit considerations, etc.. This review details the results of successful implementation of Ma'ayan as a case study of adoption of a software package for farm-management.
p.2 Background – Israel: p.2 Israel's Extension Service (IES); p.3 The Israeli Extension Serv... more p.2 Background – Israel: p.2 Israel's Extension Service (IES); p.3 The Israeli Extension Service and ICT; p.7 Case Studies and Issues p.11 1. a. Adoption of e-mail; 1. b. Development and Adoption of the IES Internet site; p.12 2. From a Land-line phone in the office to an Office in the hand-held mobile; p.13 3. Discussion and opinions: Ongoing challenges facing the adoption of ICTfor Extension; p.15 4. Summary; p.16 5. References: p.17 Apendii: • IAALD/AFITA/WCCA (2008) conference: ICT Adoption recommendations compatible with Israeli Extension Service experience; p.18 • B 1. The Organizational framework of the Israeli Extension Service; p.19 • B 2. Israel's Agricultural information Environment; p.20 • B 3. A regional Agricultural Production Information Infrastructure; p.21 • ICT supported R&D in the Arava Regional Research program; p.22 • D: The role of extension in developing a Management Information Systems (MIS) -The Cohen nursery case study; p.23 • E. Internet Services f...
Ma'ayan is a software package developed by the Israeli extension service. The package was de... more Ma'ayan is a software package developed by the Israeli extension service. The package was developed under the assumption that extension has a comparative advantage in bridging the gap between farmers' need for innovative farm management practice, managerial information and software to support it. Farmers producing a wide range of products adopted Ma'ayan. In many cases the adoption process had to overcome various barriers such as: insufficient knowledge using a PC, conservatism, cost benefit considerations, etc.. This review details the results of successful implementation of Ma'ayan as a case study of adoption of a software package for farm-management.