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However, extension has various meanings to different extension professionals involved in promotion of new ideas and information and building capacity among various groups of people – not just farmers. See Extension Agency . Historically the term extension is said to have arisen from university programs designed to extend new knowledge to British city populations. It was adopted by agricultural, health and other agencies in the Americas and other regions, where extension services are often a major feature of rural life. Extension practioners today work in a number of extension domains, and are represented by several professional organizations (such as APEN ), networks (such as AGREN ) and extension journals (such as Journal of Extension ). An extension agent is a university employee who develops and delivers educational programs to assist people in economic and community development, leadership, youth development, family issues, agriculture and environment. Another program area extension agents provide is 4-H and Youth. Many extension agents work for Cooperative Extension Service programs at Land-grant Universities . They are sometimes referred to as County agents or educators. |
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