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Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Ruth, Taylor K. (author) and Rumble, Joy N. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2017
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08982
Journal Title:
Journal of Applied Communications
Journal Title Details:
101(2) : 72-85
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Peckham, Janet G. (author) and Galloway, Emily (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2017
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09309
Notes:
Paper presented at the 2017 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association annual meeting,Chicago, Illinois, July 30-August 1, 2017. 16 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Buscaren, Durrie (author)
Format:
Radio script
Publication Date:
2016-10-14
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07703
Notes:
Online script provides link to the radio program (7:00), Script retrieved online via WILL Radio/TV/Online. 10 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia (author), Okello, Julius Juma (author), Sindi, Kirimi (author), Low, Jan W. (author), and Mcewan, Margaret (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2019-02
Published:
United States: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12262
Journal Title:
The Journal of Development Studies
Journal Title Details:
v. 55, iss. 2
Notes:
17 pages, We examined the effect of multidimensional farmers' beliefs on the likelihood of cultivating planting materials of biofortified orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) varieties. Using a panel dataset and combining difference-in-differences regression with propensity score matching, results showed positive effects of beliefs related to health benefits, yielding ability, sweetness, disease-resistance, storability, early maturity, colour, and that children enjoy eating OFSP roots, on cultivation of OFSP varieties. The proportion of OFSP roots out of total sweet potato production for a household increased among farmers' who held these beliefs. Efforts to promote biofortified crops can, therefore, benefit from taking farmers' multidimensional beliefs into consideration.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Zajc, Jožica (author) and Erjavec, Karmen (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014-08
Published:
Slovenia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06864
Journal Title:
Public Understanding of Science
Journal Title Details:
23(6) : 678-687