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2. Assessing learning regimes leading to sustainable intensification at the farm level: a new perspective for management assistance for family farms
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Aurelie, Toillier (author), Baudoin, Alice (author), and Chia, Eduardo (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- Burkina Faso
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: D11346
- Notes:
- Paper presented during the 11th European International Farming System Association (IFSA) Symposium, "Farming systems facing global challenges: capacities and strategies," April 1-4, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. 11 pages in proceedings, The study involved "learning regime" as the set of mechanisms that are triggers for and lead to the acquisition of new knowledge and skills, allowing the head of the farm to improve production and management methods. Authors identified four types of regimes, calling into question the assumption of homogeneity of farmers' capabilities to change their routines to acquire new skills. Findings prompted suggestion that creating spaces for exchanges between producers who are at common stages of development or have similar problems, leveraging specific know-how of different ethnic groups and inter-cultural exchanges, and facilitating access to existing information in a given territory seem to be some of the many possible ways of strengthening existing dynamics of learning.
3. Listening and trust - the basis for working with forest and farm producers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Savenije, Herman (author) and Pasiecznik, Nick (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-09
- Published:
- International: AgriCultures Network, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 192 Document Number: D03420
- Journal Title:
- Farming Matters
- Journal Title Details:
- 30(3)
- Notes:
- Via online issue. 4 pages., Interview with Jeff Campbell, manager of the Forest and Farm Facility.
4. Media and development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Scott, Martin (author)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- International: Zed Books Ltd., London, UK.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06817
- Notes:
- 231 pages.
5. Opportunities for development journalism in Papua New Guinea
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rowlands, Lyndal (author) and Khosla, Vipul (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-11
- Published:
- Papua New Guinea
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09330
- Journal Title:
- Pacific Journalism Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 20(2) : 96-117
6. Psychological and socio-economic factors in design of agricultural programming in radio Teocelo, Veracruz
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Martiñón-Martínez, Antolín Silvestre (author), Cruz-Lozano, Mario Alberto (author), Macías-López, Antonio (author), Pérez-Magaña, Andrés (author), Sánchez-Quintanar, Concepción (author), and Niño-Velázquez, Edilberto (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Language:
- Spanish
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- Mexico
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08751
- Journal Title:
- Ra Ximhai
- Journal Title Details:
- 10(3) : 141-151
7. Salt blocks and mental blocks
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bentley, Jeff (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-03-16
- Published:
- Malawi
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: D05737
- Notes:
- "Blog Stories on Extension." Online via the website of AgroInsight, Ghent, Belgium. 2 pages., Example of negative results from a top-down approach to Extension teaching.
8. The change of livelihood and mindset of fish farmer empowerment in the village of Indonesia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Zulkarnain (author), Lubis, Djuara P. (author), Satria, Arif (author), and Hubeis, Musa (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-12
- Published:
- Indonesia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: D06513
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Journal Title Details:
- 2(8) : 20-27
9. Trust, trust attitudes and group participation in rural development activities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Peralta, M. Alexandra (author) and Shupp, Robert (author)
- Format:
- Poster
- Publication Date:
- 2014-07
- Published:
- Nicaragua
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02707
- Notes:
- Poster presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2014 AAEA annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 27-29, 2014. 2 pages.
10. Where to put the focus on rural development: changing the focus from funding to learning
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Katona Kovacs, Judit (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10918
- Journal Title:
- Studies in Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 116 : 41-48
- Notes:
- Why is a change in the focus of rural development needed? Sinek (2009) pointed out that the first question addressed by successful entrepreneurs when establishing their companies is, why should the enterprise be created, what is the purpose of it? With the outcome of a conversation with an academic colleague in mind, that even scientific papers have a story to tell, the author has structured this paper in line with the 'golden circle' approach of Sinek (2009), namely asking why, then how and then what? At the beginning of her research career in rural development, the author examined the role of the European Union's (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Hungary, with special regard to agri-environmental management. As this research was linked to policy regulations it was in rather a 'top down' direction, examining the effects of selected tools such as agri-environmental measures, direct payments and the LEADER approach. The experience gained during this period (2001-2006) redirected the interest of the author to human and social capital. Examination of sustainability, resilience and system thinking has become a basic element in her work. Acceptance by agriculture that corporate social responsibility is a pre-condition for the licence to produce is now an established societal demand. Production methods that have regard for the planet and people as well as profi t have become a 'must' for the food industry (Slingerland and Rab-binge, 2009). The author keeps in mind the three dimensions of sustainability (nature, society and economy), in which nature creates the frame, the limits of growth, and society is understood to be part of it. Each human being, as an indi-vidual part of society, has his/her responsibility and has to understand the system he/she lives in. This is very important because, as Senge (2011) points out, people do not believe that they infl uence the future, while Johnson (2013), in line with Meier (2005), states that our future is based on how we as individuals live and talk today. In Hungary, human and social resources, which play an important role in the rural economy, show a great defi cit (Katona Kovács, 2006a). Appreciating the importance of human and social capital and their deficit in the North Great Plain NUTS 2 region where she lives, the author is look-ing for ways to increase these resources. This is the first and most important answer to the why question. Since 2006 the author's research work has sought answers to how human and social capital could be increased in local economies, as key factors for future development, even in the improvement of agri-environment management. Although there are good examples of changes generated through policy instruments, such as the LEADER pro-gramme (ÖIR, 2004), instead of trying to form or to increase human and social capital via 'top down' policy mechanisms, while keeping the importance of these instruments in mind, the author is looking for 'bottom-up' tools and participatory actions. This preference is based on an increasing body of evidence. For example, Dam et al. (2009) explore the transi-tion of societal organisation from heavy reliance on the state towards self-organisation by citizens in communities. They note that private citizens are increasingly expected to take responsibility for the direction of their own lives. The suc-cess of the LEADER programme also comes from the space it gives for bottom-up approaches, for partnership and co-creation. Based on the model elaborated by Lukesch (2007), Katona Kovács et al. (2011) examined, from the three modes of operation offered by the model (animating actions, struc-turing actions and consolidating actions), the types of activities of the Local Action Groups (LAGs) in the North Great Plain region. Their results demonstrate the importance of animating actions amongst the LAGs in the region. In this region the level of governance is such that "the ability of people to articulate their common needs is the starting point for many innovations ... It is the only point where we can speak about development programmes in the strict sense" (Lukesch, 2007, p.16). Today animating actions are the most needed operations in the North Great Plain region, so as to encourage different actors to work together and experience the results of common thinking. Dialogue about the common needs is an important first step to help the development of local communities.