Corruption, as an international legal term, may include various crimes that have special links with each other, which are all called (corruption crimes). In this context, there is not specific crime that can be called corruption crime, but this term includes various ones. Accordingly, the UN convention in counter- corruption has put rules and investigative, judicial procedures for corruption fighting and to inflect punishment thereof. Although UN convention has required the member states to define corruption and the ones responsible for committing them as well to inflect punishment, but they asked the members to consult the legal rules that are included in the convention. The research includes the concept of corruption and means of prevention thereof.

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Journal: 10.18488/journal.1.2018.89.751.769

This study aimed at analyzing the impact of the adoption of agricultural extension recommendations on the success of palm cultivation in Jordan. Data were collected via structured questionnaire from 40 palm farmers in DairAlla area in Jordan. A comprehensive survey through a well-constructed questionnaire with items related to the objectives of the study was used to collect necessary data. Descriptive statistical analysis procedure was followed. Means, standard deviations, and percentages were determined; T and f tests, correlations, and regression analysis were conducted. The results of the study showed that there was a medium level in the degree of adoption of the investigated farmers of the agricultural extension recommendations. Recommendations related to land preparation for agriculture, disease control, and irrigation methods were the most adopted recommendations. The results also revealed that there was a significant effect on the farmers' adoption of recommendations at 5% level for education level, farming experience, and land area variables.

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Journal: Vol. 5, No. 10; 2013

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Farmers's participation in extension activities is one of the most important issues facing extension providers in Jordan. The determination of the reasons that prevent farmers from participation in some extension activities is another problem. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of vegetables farmers’ participation in agricultural extension activities in the Dear Alla area of Jordan and to investigate the reasons that prevent farmers’ participation in agricultural extension activities. Approach: The study investigated farmers’ socioeconomic characteristics, extension activities, farmers’ opinion concerning the activities and the degree of participation of farmers regarding the conducted activities. The study was conducted to cover the Dear Alla area. The dear Alla area is one of the most important vegetable production areas of the Jordan Valley. The population of this study included all the vegetable farmers in this area. Results: The sample obtained through the simple random sampling technique. A total number of 320 vegetable farmers were selected. A structured questionnaire was designed to obtain information from farmers. The questionnaire consisted of two main parts; the first part was related to personal and socioeconomic characteristics of the sample individuals. The second part was related to extension activities. Conclusion/Recommendations: High, medium and low levels of interviews farmers’ participation in agricultural extension activities were noticed. Three activities resembled 43% of the total investigated activities (7 activities) were high in the degree of farmers’ satisfaction indicating high levels of farmers’ participants. Other three activities were with medium level and also resembled 43% of the total investigated activities. The remaining activity was low in participation and resembled 14% of the total investigated activities. The date of the activity is not suitable for farmers and the preoccupation with another concern or job resembled 60% of the reasons for farmers not to participate in agricultural extension activities. The other three reasons: (Does not know the date of activity, unwillingness to participate and activities do not meet their needs) resembled the remaining 40% of the reasons for the interviewed farmers not to participate. In the light of the findings of the study extension activities should be planned with full involvement of farmers to increase their level of participation and using local leaders as contact farmers could enhance farmer participation and will be beneficial in this regard.

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Journal: 7 (2): 201-206, 2012

The aim of this study was to estimate supply and demand functions for dairy cows milk production and to suggest recommendations to overcome problems related to the supply and demand of milk. A sample of 90 respondents was selected from Ad Dulay area. Multiple regression technique was used in this study Log-log demand and supply functions for raw milk production, milk price, and number of milking animals. The variable cost were considered to be the most influential variables in raw milk supply function, while milk price and consumer’s income were the variables to be considered in the demand function. Therefore, encouraging farmers to establish dairy industry is needed to accommodate surplus milk

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Journal: 7(3): 1-5, 2015