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Of Textbooks and Tamale | chasing questions
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About Agriculture Extension in Ghana. The importance of graphing calculators (and technological literacy, among other things). The Definition of Productivity →. Of Textbooks and Tamale. June 3, 2012. 8220;that city of perennial anonymity amid the crowd, that place of relentless haste where eyes met only by accident and the smile on the lips of a stranger was a build-up for some kind of proposition.” – The Lost Steps, by Alejo Carpentier. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). What do you think? You are...
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No fat people shirts | chasing questions
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About Agriculture Extension in Ghana. The Definition of Productivity. Chasing the light North →. No fat people shirts. June 7, 2012. Now, to be honest, I have never considered myself fat. Maybe on the heavier side, sometimes happier than others about my weight, but not fat. Was I ever wrong. At least in a Ghanaian sense. Besides the frequent observations of my fatness (detailed here. I discovered early on how difficult it might be procuring additional western-style clothing for someone of my bulk. Click ...
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What does complexity mean? | chasing questions
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About Agriculture Extension in Ghana. Somehow I’m terrified. The importance of graphing calculators (and technological literacy, among other things) →. What does complexity mean? May 8, 2012. As funny as this is, it’s simple for us to recognise that it’s also a bit ridiculous. Ghana is a place where this hand-powered sewing machine works alongside stunning runway-quality Ghanaian fashion (pictures from Alex Fox’s Poia di Zorra. This is some of the nuance and complexity I try to explain when I talk about ...
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Trust Relationships in Agricultural Extension | Impact, not Intent
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Impact, not Intent. Stranger in a strange land. Trust Relationships in Agricultural Extension. November 27, 2011. I spent the morning yesterday harvesting rice with some farmers in Kpandai. The farmers I was with had planted a local variety of rice seed on their fields. This was interesting to me, as I knew these farmers had access to improved varieties of seeds through MoFA’s Block Farm Program. This is a great example here ( Johnson and Grayson, 2005. Also called ‘reliableness’ or ‘predictability’ rela...
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impactnotintent | Impact, not Intent
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Impact, not Intent. Trust Relationships in Agricultural Extension. November 27, 2011. I spent the morning yesterday harvesting rice with some farmers in Kpandai. As I was cutting rice stalks with a kitchen knife in one hand and collecting bundles in the other, I was interested in learning how the farmers I … Continue reading →. Stranger in a strange land. November 13, 2011. On gift giving and choppin’. October 28, 2011. The ‘Last Mile’ in Agricultural Development. October 16, 2011. October 3, 2011. I wen...
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Impact, not Intent | Page 2
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Impact, not Intent. Newer posts →. Common constraints to extension work. May 4, 2011. Time seems to fly by in Ghana. It’s been more than a month since my last update – time I’ve spent travelling around different districts in the Northern Region. I left Kpandai, went back to Tamale for a meeting with the rest of the team, then went up to Gushegu for a week before finally getting to Saboba yesterday. I’ll be here for a week at least before heading down south to Kumasi and Cape Coast. The MoFA staff I’ve be...
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chasing questions | interacting with Ghana | Page 2
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About Agriculture Extension in Ghana. Newer posts →. 4 final papers in 1 lovely package. April 16, 2012. I should have just handed this in:. We are always encouraged to draw upon multiple resources for a more cohesive approach to synthesis, right? Let’s talk about the trees and the stars. April 15, 2012. And wait they’re not married? And what is in this food that I’ve been eating? Two of my newfound student roommates, Sali and Mutallah. Rouieya, my housemate. Build myself up, cut myself down. 8221; He sa...
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Somehow I’m terrified | chasing questions
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About Agriculture Extension in Ghana. Everyday I’m studyin’. What does complexity mean? Somehow I’m terrified. May 6, 2012. But what if I return, and they are not there? What if, upon endeavouring to remember every detail about a place, I go back and it is changed? Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). What do you think?
