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    2. A study of women farmers’ agricultural information needs and accessibility: a case study of apa local government area of Benue State, Nigeria

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Okwu, O. J. (author) and Umoru, B. I. (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-02
    Published:
    International Scholars Journals
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11001
    Journal Title:
    African Journal of Gender and Women Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    4(2):1-7
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    7 pages., via online journal., The study was aimed at determining women farmers' agricultural information needs and accessibility, using Apa local government area of Benue State as a case study. A sample size of 70 women farmers was initially taken for the study but only data for 65 respondents were analyzed. Simple random sampling technique was used for the sample selection and questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The result showed highest information needs in the areas of pesticides and fertilizer applications and improved farm implements. Husbands, fellow women and mass media were the main sources of agricultural information to women farmers and accessibility of information from these sources was relatively high. Age, educational level and income of women farmers showed significant relationships with their accessibility to agricultural information at 5% level of significance. It is recommended that enough information should be provided in the needed areas and women adult literacy and economic empowerment programmes should be given serious attention to enhance their access to needed agricultural information.

    3. An Attempt towards structuring agricultural information using WhatsApp as query redressal social media platform

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    S., Mohan Kumar (author), Suman, Saurabh (author), Kulkarni, Umakanth P. (author), and N.H., Siddalingaswamy (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-06
    Published:
    Verizona Publisher
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11161
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering Research
    Journal Title Details:
    3(1)
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    6 pages., via online journal., ICT has been initiated and implemented effectively by the public private partnership, government, researchers and various Institutions. Availability of wireless service, Internet and mobile communication have forced ICT to find foothold in daily routine of the Indian farmers. ICT has huge impact in agricultural development but still in natal stage. Many farmers are not availing the actual potential of ICT due to poverty, social constraint, illiteracy, language barriers and unwillingness to adopt new technology. Many Indian farmers have reported positive change in income, quality of produce and timely access to the market information by using latest mobile application. WhatsApp is the most popular and easy to use Mobile Instant Messaging service amongst the Indian farmer. It supports sharing of localized information and utilizing these services as query redressal public platform. This paper is an attempt to gather meaningful agricultural data for analysis and filtering of relevant need based information assessment. The main focus of the present work is to develop an automatic information handling and redressal of the need based agricultural information system using WhatsApp as social media platform.

    4. Can women's self‐help groups improve access to information, decision‐making, and agricultural practices? The Indian case

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Raghunathan, Kalyani (author), Kannan, Samyuktha (author), and Quisumbing, Agnes R. (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-08
    Published:
    Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: D10822
    Journal Title:
    Agricultural Economics
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    14 pages., via online journal,, Effective agricultural extension is key to improving productivity, increasing farmers’ access to information, and promoting more diverse sets of crops and improved methods of cultivation. In India, however, the coverage of agricultural extension workers and the relevance of extension advice is poor. We investigate whether a women's self‐help group (SHG) platform could be an effective way of improving access to information, women's empowerment in agriculture, agricultural practices, and production diversity. We use cross‐sectional data on close to 1,000 women from five states in India and employ nearest‐neighbor matching models to match SHG and non‐SHG women along a range of observed characteristics. We find that participation in an SHG increases women's access to information and their participation in some agricultural decisions, but has limited impact on agricultural practices or outcomes, possibly due to financial constraints, social norms, and women's domestic responsibilities. SHGs need to go beyond provision of information to changing the dynamics around women's participation in agriculture to effectively translate knowledge into practice.

    5. Chapter 2 – responding to climate change in the agriculture and rural development sector in Vietnam

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Dung, P.T. (author) and Sharma, S. (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2017
    Published:
    Vietnam
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07640
    Journal Title:
    Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Asia, Volume 2
    Journal Title Details:
    pp. 13-25

    6. Geographic information and communication technologies for supporting smallholder agriculture and climate resilience

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Haworth, Billy T. (author), Biggs, Eloise (author), Duncan, John (author), Wales, Nathan (author), Boruff, Bryan (author), and Bruce, Eleanor (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-12-10
    Published:
    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10418
    Journal Title:
    Climate
    Journal Title Details:
    6(4)
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    20 pages., Article 97, Via online journal., Multiple factors constrain smallholder agriculture and farmers’ adaptive capacities under changing climates, including access to information to support context appropriate farm decision-making. Current approaches to geographic information dissemination to smallholders, such as the rural extension model, are limited, yet advancements in internet and communication technologies (ICTs) could help augment these processes through the provision of agricultural geographic information (AGI) directly to farmers. We analysed recent ICT initiatives for communicating climate and agriculture-related information to smallholders for improved livelihoods and climate change adaptation. Through the critical analysis of initiatives, we identified opportunities for the success of future AGI developments. We systematically examined 27 AGI initiatives reported in academic and grey literature (e.g., organisational databases). Important factors identified for the success of initiatives include affordability, language(s), community partnerships, user collaboration, high quality and locally-relevant information through low-tech platforms, organisational trust, clear business models, and adaptability. We propose initiatives should be better-targeted to deliver AGI to regions in most need of climate adaptation assistance, including SE Asia, the Pacific, and the Caribbean. Further assessment of the most effective technological approaches is needed. Initiatives should be independently assessed for evaluation of their uptake and success, and local communities should be better-incorporated into the development of AGI initiatives

    9. Information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture: a report to the G20 agricultural deputies

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2017
    Published:
    Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10296
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    57 pages., Report from FAO, Via website., This report responds to the request by the G20 Agricultural Ministers to FAO, IFPRI and OECD in June 2016 to build on their preliminary assessment of existing ICT applications and platforms and make specific proposals for consideration and action by G20 Agriculture Deputies ahead of the next G20 Agricultural Ministers meeting on the best possible mechanism to improve agricultural ICT exchange and cooperation. The report is organized as follows: (i) The section Summary, Evaluation and Recommendations is targeted to policy makers and draws from the detailed review undertaken in Sections 1 to 4 of the report. It provides a succinct but comprehensive account of ICTs in agriculture, including evaluating their impact. It identifies gaps, and puts forward a number of recommendations for the G20 in line with the G20 comparative advantage for collective action. Policies and measures to promote ICTs are crucial for the G20 economies and for agriculture in particular. G20 Ministers of Agriculture can take action to integrate ICTs in agricultural policies and initiatives. The report makes a number of recommendations for concrete actions in the area of ICTs that promote sustainable food systems and contribute to the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.(ii) Sections 1 to 4 contain a detailed, albeit not exhaustive review of ICTs in agriculture. There is plethora of ICT applications on agriculture, ranging from using radio to satellite remote sensing, and in Section 2 every effort has been made to provide a comprehensive picture through the discussion of selected applications. Section 3 reviews the platforms and initiatives that promote the use of ICTs, and Section 4 examines governance issues specifically related to principles, rights and privacy. A number of Annexes provide more detail to the reader on a number of areas related to governance.

    10. The use of mobile phones as a panacea to facilitate quick food trade rollout between markets and countrysides: a study of Ayaou-Sran

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Oura, Raphaël Kouadio (author) and Kouassi, François N’goran (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2015
    Published:
    Ivory Coast
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07590
    Journal Title:
    Net Journal of Agricultural Science
    Journal Title Details:
    3 (4): 104-111