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    2. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SPILLOVER

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Grobler, Wynand (author) and David, Oladipo Olalekan (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-12-01
    Published:
    International: Elsevier
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12207
    Journal Title:
    International Journal of eBusiness and eGovernment
    Journal Title Details:
    Issue 11(2)
    Notes:
    17 pages, The positive spillover impacts of the efficiency of information and communication technology (ICT) and land accessibility as factor inputs to agricultural productivity are well documented in the literature. Furthermore, input-output efficiency as a measurement of factors contributing towards gross production is no exception in this regard. Few studies on agricultural production and ICT at the household level in South Africa show divergent empirical results. This study investigates the effect of information and communication technology (ICT) and land for farming in the context of household food production in South Africa. Household engagement in agricultural activities is proxy for agricultural production, farm land size is a proxy for land accessibility, telephone and internet use are proxies for ICT in this study. Household data of twenty-one thousand, six hundred and one (21,601) households on agricultural activities and ICTs were generated from the existing survey data of General household survey, 2015 by Statistics South Africa. Majority of the households are not engaging in agricultural activities due to no access to land for farming, but more than 80 percent of the households have access to at least one form of ICTs penetration i.e. mobile telephony. The logit regression shows that internet connection in the household have positive and significant impact on household agricultural production but land accessibility is indirectly related and significant to household food production in South Africa. Therefore land accessibility may be a barrier to agricultural activity involvement in South Africa. The study shows that the positive spillover impacts of ICT may not be possible due to lack of access to land for agriculture. Land for farming, CDMA telephony and internet are highly required for agricultural activities in order to promote food production, reduce cost of telecommunications, promoting agricultural research and development via internet accessibility.

    3. Adoption as adaptation: Household decision making and changing rural livelihoods in Lombok, Indonesia

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Williams, Liana J. (author), van Wensveen, Monica (author), Grunbuhel, Clemens (author), and Pupsadi, Ketut (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2022-01
    Published:
    United States: Elsevier
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12575
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Rural Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    89
    Notes:
    9 pages, In agricultural research for development adoption of new technology tends to be cast in categories: adoption, partial adoption, dis-adoption or non-adoption. While these may serve for pragmatic classification and measures for project success or impact they fail to properly acknowledge the ongoing and independent efforts of farmers (and others) in experimentation and integration of knowledge across a range of sources. This paper explores responses to practices for cattle management introduced during a research project, at project close, and five years after the project has finished. We consider the perceptions and application of new knowledge by farmers, extension staff, and policy makers. By taking a longer-term view, we demonstrate how farming households adapt and integrate knowledge from different sources into their daily practice, influenced by local institutions and changing cultural expectations, as well as external researchers. We also consider the influence of changing government priorities and incentives in steering farm-management decisions. Results suggest that a focus on measures to build capacity and empower farmers with information to adapt and respond to change, regardless of project activities, is a much more important goal and indicator of impact than measuring adoption.

    4. After the disaster guidebook: designing a post-disaster communication intervention for rural landowners

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Bice, Channing (author) and Carter, Susan (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2023-09-20
    Published:
    USA: Clemson University Press
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12966
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    V.61, N.2
    Notes:
    11 pages, Extension is well-positioned to facilitate communication strategies that foster community resilience and disaster recovery, particularly for rural residents. This paper proposes a new approach to post-disaster communication that strengthens rural community capacities in locally and culturally relevant ways. The findings revealed specific post-disaster information needs, preferences for local resources, and communication that encourages resilience through a document analysis and interviews with informants recovering from the 2020 Colorado wildfires. The practical recommendations discussed serve as a starting point for Extension professionals in other areas to consider ways to engage with their communities before, during, and after a disaster.

    5. Agricultural information sources, channels and strategies for sharing agricultural research findings among farmers in Iringa district in Tanzania

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Malekani, Andrew (author) and Mubofu, Christian (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2020-03-24
    Published:
    United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12363
    Journal Title:
    Library Philosophy and Practice
    Journal Title Details:
    Spring 2020
    Notes:
    15 pages., The aim of this research was to investigate the agricultural information sources and strategies for disseminating agricultural research findings to farmers in Iringa District, Tanzania. A total of 90 farmers were interviewed by using a self-administered questionnaire. The statistical Package for Service Solutions (SPSS) software and Spreadsheet were used as instruments to analyse the findings. Results of this study indicate that radios, church leaders, village leaders and seminars are the main channels of information used by extension officers to disseminate agricultural information to farmers. With regard to strategies the study revealed that, the use of religious leaders and government officials; use of primary school teachers and pupils; non-political interference; repackaging and packaging of technical information reports; deployment of extension officers in rural areas; use of community-based organisations and the establishment of agricultural information boards were the main effective strategies for disseminating agricultural research information to farmers. It is therefore, concluded that radio, church leaders, seminars, Newspapers, brochures and fliers should be intensively used to disseminate agricultural information among farmers so as to raise productivity in their farms. The study suggest that, there is a need to use other disseminators such as influential people, religious leaders, political leaders, primary school teachers and pupils to disseminate such information in addition to repackaging of agricultural research findings to tailor it to the farmers’ needs.

    6. Agriculture-related injuries: discussion in Canadian media

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Randall, Jason R. (author), De Oliveira, Leo Pennetta (author), Belton, Kathy (author), and Voaklander, Don (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2020
    Published:
    Canada
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D11993
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Agromedicine
    Notes:
    8 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription, Examined news media reporting on farm injuries in Canada, 2010 through 2017. Only 6.3% of 856 identified articles included a prevention message. Authors concluded that prevention messages are rare in media reporting of farm injuries and are decreasing over time. "Improved reporting is needed to aid in farm injury prevention."

    7. An evaluation of small groups serving as an engine room for innovation in the Northern Territory mango industry

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Hunt, Warren (author), McConchie, Cameron (author), Healy, Matthew (author), and Corriveau, Amelie (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    Australia
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D11652
    Journal Title:
    Rural Extension and Innovation Systems Journal
    Journal Title Details:
    15(1) : 73-80
    Notes:
    8 pages., Case study of an extension project based around small groups associated with the mango industry from 2012-2015.

    9. Availability and accessibility of ICT in rural communities of Nigeria

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kari, Hudron K. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    unknown
    Published:
    USA: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27140
    Journal Title:
    Electronic Library
    Journal Title Details:
    Vol. 25, Issue 3, pp. 363-372
    Notes:
    Published in 2007.