@article{Ahmadpour:210357,
      recid = {210357},
      author = {Ahmadpour, Amir and Soltani, Shohreh},
      title = {The Need for a Strong Public-Private Linkage in  Agricultural Extension System (Case Study: Sari Township,  Iran)},
      journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Management and  Development (IJAMAD)},
      address = {2014-03-15},
      number = {1047-2016-85500},
      pages = {10},
      month = {Mar},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {Relationship between public and private sector is becoming  an increasingly important issue in management of  agricultural extension services. The need for a strong  linkage could be identified as the gap between desirable  and current situation. In this research, the differences  among current and desirable situation in six diverse  dimensions was calculated. The current and desirable  situation was evaluated from the overview of two groups of  experts in public (n=36) and private (n=59) sector in Sari  township. The research instrument was a questionnaire which  was filled during interviews. Reliability and validity of  questionnaire was verified using Chronbach’s alpha test and  views of panel of experts respectively. Results showed that  there is a need to reinforce the link between public and  private extension, especially in case of organizational  structure system. This study showed that, the linkage  between decision making and planning system of extension  system is inappropriate and should be improved.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/210357},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.210357},
}