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2. A nationwide chinese consumer study of public interest on agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Liao, Danfeng (author), Cui, Kai (author), and Ke, Lijing (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2022
- Published:
- United States: Nature
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12711
- Journal Title:
- npj Science of Food
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 6, Issue 1
- Notes:
- 6pgs, A nationwide study was undertaken in China to understand why public interest has shifted away from agriculture and to discuss approaches that may help restore interest and support for agriculture. The study collected 2586 questionnaires from 242 cities in 31 provinces in mainland China. The results suggest that agriculture is still of public interest, but interest has shifted from traditional farming to the consumer perspective in food safety, nutrition and health, food security and agricultural history. Two groups in this study, the younger generation and those with college degrees, show less interest in production agriculture. The accelerating shift in population from rural China to urban areas explains why these two groups are less connected with agricultural issues. The authors contend that it is critically important to keep the urban population knowledgeable of the importance of agriculture and suggest ways to improve communication and support from this educated, city-dweller point of view in order to ensure a stable and secure future. The approach of science appreciation (ways to effectively communicate science to general publics) is proposed to effectively gain renewed interest and engagement with the public in the science of agriculture in order to optimize the needs and benefits from agriculture to society.
3. Agricultural research capacity and extension linkages in Myanmar: assessment and recommendations
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Broughton, Duncan (author) and Win, Su Su (author)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Myanmar: Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11673
- Notes:
- 7 pages., Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy, Research Paper 131, Burma Food Security Policy Project (FSPP)., Analysis revealed that Myanmar has one of the smallest, most underfunded agricultural research systems in Southeast Asia. It is cited as having critical gaps in research capacity, an agricultural research capacity that is highly fragmented, weak linkages between research and extension at local level, and lack of overall strategy for development of agricultural research and extension. Strong economic justification was cited for higher rates of investment in agricultural research, along with recommendations for action.
4. Assessing intercultural communication: testing technology tools for information sharing in multinational research teams
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ward, Wesley S. (author) and Given, Lisa M. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- USA: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10363
- Journal Title:
- Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology
- Journal Title Details:
- 70 : 338-350
- Notes:
- 13 pages., Via online journal., Agricultural research in developing countries often involves collaboration between dispersed multicultural teams of scientists from developed and developing countries. The teams use information and computing technologies (ICTs) to communicate between team members, who originate from different cultures using different languages. This paper investigates the usability and utility of a range of ICTs used for communication between team members from different cultures. The research used an intercultural heuristic evaluation tool, or I‐CHET, to evaluate nine ICTs used by Australian and Lao scientists for team communication. The evaluation showed that asynchronous ICTs (e.g., e‐mail) were preferred by non‐native English speakers, while synchronous media (e.g., audio conferencing, instant messaging, Skype) presented considerable problems between team members from different cultures. Most ICTs evaluated in the study demonstrated little consideration for non‐native English speakers and for inexperienced ICTs users. However, all evaluated ICTs demonstrated the ability to transmit information and encourage communication between information users in scientific collaborations. The I‐CHET assessment tool highlights the ongoing need for a “toolbox” of communication ICTs for research collaborations that can be adapted to suit the cultural and professional needs of multinational teams, worldwide.
5. Describing interdisciplinary agricultural research center directors' perceptions of science communications through goals and beliefs
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- McLeod-Morin, Ashley (author), Telg, Ricky W. (author), Rumble, Joy (author), and Association for Communication Excellence (ACE) University of Florida The Ohio State University
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-02
- Published:
- United States: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 131 Document Number: D11306
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- 104(1)
- Notes:
- 18 pages., via online journal, This study explored the perceptions of science communication held by interdisciplinary agricultural research center directors and identified the directors’ goals and beliefs, specifically related to science communication. Ten interdisciplinary agricultural research center directors from top research, land-grant institutions were interviewed for this study. Findings from this study determined that the directors’ perceptions were rooted in service to the public, knowledge, public good, obligation, and relationships. Participants discussed attempting to bring awareness to science as a goal of science communication. They also discussed feeling obligated to communicate about science as part of a land-grant institution. Participants particularly believed that faculty with Extension appointments were more so obligated to communicate with the public. Future research should determine the science communication participation of Extension faculty. Additionally, future research should determine if faculty at land-grant institutions are more inclined to communicate about science when compared to faculty not associated with land-grant institutions.
6. From their mouths to our ears: research practices and needs of agricultural scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Delserone, Leslie M. (author) and Dinkelman, Andrea L. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10486
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
- Journal Title Details:
- 18(3-4): 373-400
- Notes:
- 29 pages., via online journal., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Libraries was one of 19 participants in a national study of the research practices and needs of agricultural researchers. Two UNL Libraries faculty members interviewed 11 UNL scholars during the summer of 2016. The ethnographic research approach revealed four core themes: interdisciplinarity and collaborations, scientific communication practices, scientific research data issues and practices, and challenges and opportunities. Illustrated by the sample of faculty comments presented here, the themes have direct implications for the UNL Libraries, while in other cases these point to concerns and opportunities for the university, the academy, and the nation.
7. GOPP: Goal-oriented project planning
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- Philippines: Caramelo & Bauermann Printing Corporation
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 126 Document Number: C18561
- Notes:
- 64 pages; Research Management Learning Packages; Wilfredo B. Carado, Module Developer; ISBN 9711900912
8. Implementing a staff development program in a national agricultural research system
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 98 Document Number: C08157
- Notes:
- Theodore Hutchcroft collection. Same as C08804., Mimeographed, [198-] 5 p.
9. Management of agricultural research: participant manual
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- U. S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Extension Service, Division of (author) and International Training Division, Office of International Cooperation and Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
- Format:
- Manual
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes1 Document Number: C12135
- Notes:
- Francis C. Byrnes Collection, 24 p., Sections of this manual involve the research environment, research program development and research operations (including public relations and dissemination of research results).
10. Research and extension linkages with special reference to rainfed cotton production in India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lokhande, M.R. (author) and Basu, A. K. (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- India: Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20504
- Notes:
- Burton Swanson Collection, 15 pages