Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development
Düvel, GH
BSc(Agric) MInstAgrar DInstAgrar(Pret) - Professor and Director: SAIAE
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 3246
Fax number: 012 420 3247
E-mail address: gduvel@postino.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Agricultural technology: Adoption behaviour, processes and models
The functioning of groups and opinion leaders in the adoption of technology
Extension management and the evaluation of extension officers and extension organisations
Agricultural training
Agricultural development
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Düvel GH, Chiche Y, Steyn GJ: 2003. Maize production efficiency in the Arsi Negele farming zone of Ethiopia: A gender perspective. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 32, pp 60-72.
Habtemariam AG, Düvel GH: 2003. Towards a categorisation of behaviour determinants with a view to a more meaningful analysis, intervention and evaluation of adoption behaviour. South African Journal of Agricultural Extension, 32, pp 73-84.
Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:
Düvel GH: 2003. Extension management - the weak link in agricultural and rural development in South Africa. In 19th Annual Conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE): Going forward in Agricultural Extension Education - Trends, Policies, and Designs Worldwide, AIAEE, pp 202-211.
Düvel GH: 2003. Towards a method for reconciling felt and unfelt needs. In 19th Annual Conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE): Going forward in Agricultural Extension Education - Trends, Policies, and Designs Worldwide, Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE), pp 203-211.
Research and technical/policy output for clients:
Düvel GH: Policy Document: 2003. Towards an appropriate extension approach for South Africa - Executive repot. For: National Department of Agriculture.
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