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The Mobile Farm Extension Services (M.F.E.S.' Project was undertaken at Eminabad, District Gujranwala from January 1987 to June 1988jointly by the Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (F.F.C.), Pakistan and &1/ S EniChem Agricoltura S.P.A. of Italy. The main objectives of the project were to create awareness and promote the use of modern crop production technology among the farmers for getting enhanced per hectare yield and income, in addition to finding out the part played by education in this respect. The study area comprised 25 km radius from the project centre. Wheat, rice and sunflower were selected as target crops. The data collected from 150 respondents revealed a positive and statistically significant correlation between their education and use of the recommended plant protection measures by them as compared to the illiterates.

M,.Tamil Akbar, Jamil Ahmad, Niaz H.Malik. (1990) EDUCATION TRIGGERS UP THE USE OF RECOMMENDED PLANT PROTECTION MEASURES AMONG THE FARMERS, , Volume 27, Issue 4.
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