New Mexico State University in collaboration with the University of Florida and the University of Arizona have launched a Hispanic needs assessment survey as part of a federal grant. This initiative, integrating NMSU’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and Cooperative Extension Service, will identify natural resource extension, wildlife and agricultural needs in Hispanic communities.
The survey is intended only for Hispanic adults living in New Mexico, Arizona or Florida and takes 15 minutes to complete. To take the survey, visit https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6kU8XpglqIpuBDw.
Based on the results of the survey, the universities’ goals are to provide translated documents that will improve these communities’ accessibility to areas of knowledge in natural resource extension, wildlife and agriculture.
“Despite many efforts, there is still several barriers to the effective delivery of extension programming to members of Hispanic communities,” said Alvaro Romero, urban entomology associate professor. “Including lack of awareness of the most salient issues, unfamiliarity among Hispanic community members of the role of natural resource extension and lack of linguistically and culturally appropriate extension resources.”
This initiative is funded by a United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant: “Developing a National Program for Providing Extension Resources in Spanish: Innovative Approaches to a Program Delivery.”