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2. Does the farmer field schools program improve farmers' behavior to adopt the drought-tolerant rice varieties in Pangasinan, the Philippines?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Cho, Sunmee (author) and Kim, Taeyoon (author)
- Format:
- Journal article summary
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Philippines
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11672
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Development
- Journal Title Details:
- 42 (Special Issue) : 71-99
- Notes:
- 6 pages., Article is a revision of material presented at the annual conference (2017) of the Korea Association of SouthEast Asian Studies., Results show that participants of the farmer field schools (FFS) program were more likely to adopt the drought-tolerant rice varieties by 9.9% compared to the non-participants. "It also demonstrates that the FFS with the Local Farmer Technician system is effective in improving farmers' adoption of the newly introduced varieties in the survey area.
3. Hen housing system information effects on U.S. egg demand
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ochs, Dan (author), Wolf, Christopher A. (author), Widmar, Nicole Olynk (author), Bir, Courtney (author), and Lai, John (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11449
- Journal Title:
- Food Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 87 : 101743
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription., A choice experiment was used to evaluate the U.S. public's willingness to pay for egg attributes including housing system, color, size, and certifying agency. A significant difference in willingness to pay for hen housing systems was found using video information treatments describing hen housing systems. Participants were indifferent between hen housing systems when they viewed video treatments describing hen housing systems. However, they clearly preferred the cage-free system when they viewed no video treatments. "Results point towards potential public misunderstanding of the costs and benefits associated with the "cage-free" egg label designation."
4. How apps impact farming communities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mutiga, Mary Wangari (author), Ndung'u, Simon Ndogo (author), and Thiga, Moses Mwangi (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-05-15
- Published:
- Kenya: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02732
- Journal Title:
- ICT Update
- Notes:
- Via online. 3 pages.
5. Introductory animal science-based instruction influences attitudes on animal agriculture issues
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bobeck, E.A. (author), Combs, D.K. (author), and Cook, M.E. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-02
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: D10857
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Animal Science
- Journal Title Details:
- 92(2) : 856-864
- Notes:
- The demographics of incoming university animal science majors have shifted from students with a farm background to urban students with no history of direct livestock contact. Research completed before the Internet was a central source of information indicated that incoming urban students tend to express no opinion or a neutral opinion regarding livestock agriculture issues. Due to the changing background of incoming students enrolled in introductory university-level animal science classes, we sought to determine 1) if livestock background (self-identified as raised in a farm or urban setting), sex, or animal science career interest influenced the opinions of incoming students regarding critical issues involving livestock farming practices and 2) if 15 wk of introductory animal science instruction changed student opinions. A total of 224 students were given 2 identical anonymous surveys (start and end of 15 wk) with 5 demographic questions and 9 animal issue statements. For each statement, students marked their opinion by placing a vertical line on a continuous 130 mm horizontal line, where a vertical line placed at 0 mm = strongly agree and 130 mm = strongly disagree. Data were analyzed by ANOVA to determine any significant effects of instruction, background, sex, and future career preference on survey responses. Before instruction, urban students were less agreeable than farm students that animal farming was moral and humane and that farmers are concerned about animal welfare and livestock are of value to society (P ≤ 0.05). Urban students were more likely than farm students to purchase organic foods or food based on environmental/welfare standards (P ≤ 0.05). Introductory animal science instruction resulted in students becoming more agreeable that animal farming was humane, farmers are concerned about animal welfare, and animal agriculture is a value to society (P ≤ 0.05). Postinstruction, students were more likely to buy food products based on price (P ≤ 0.05). Males found farm practices more humane than females (P ≤ 0.05), but sex differences were not evident for other questions. Future professional career plans did not affect student opinions. Data showed that incoming urban students tend to be more neutral with regards to animal farming issues, and introductory animal science instruction fosters a more agreeable attitude towards animal farming practices, especially in students with urban backgrounds.
6. Participatory theater as a science communication tool in Timor Leste
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- McGillion, Chris (author) and McKinnon, Merryn (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- Timor Leste
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: D06464
- Journal Title:
- Science Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- 36(4) : 510-510
7. Teaching engineering, teamwork and tolerance by bringing multi-discipline, multi-cultural students together via a project of common interest: vertical, hydroponic, smart garden with global and universal (space) applications
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ruiz-Carpio, Miguel Rafael (author), Safai, Cyrus (author), Djobo, Arafat (author), Gaichuk, Ivan (author), and Safai, Nick M. (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: D10863
- Notes:
- Poster/paper published in proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education annual conference and exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2018, pages 1-15., Motivating, promoting interest in teaching engineering subjects is always a challenge for undergraduate engineering students especially for junior and lower level students. This approach also brought social awareness to members of the group, as well as tolerance and responsibility. It also emphasized to the students a tolerant and an open-minded world, now and forevermore. A group of multinational, multicultural undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College, majoring in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Computer engineering are working on a project involving vertical farming, hydroponic watering, and making the plant growing process smart. Food and its availability is of major concern in all nations, especially the underdeveloped communities. Students get exposed to different engineering disciplines, and learn how to work in a multicultural team and become socially responsible in an ever increasing connected world. Each student also becomes a teacher to other students at times discussing his specialty and field of engineering.
8. The effects of a participatory approach on the adoption of agricultural technology: focusing on the social network structure in rural Ethiopia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Takahashi, Ryo (author), Todo, Yasuyuki (author), and Degefa, Terefe (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- Ethiopia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10921
- Journal Title:
- Studies in Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 117 : 50-56
- Notes:
- This study empirically examined the effects of the participatory approach on the adoption of new crop varieties and agricultural practices. Particularly, we focused on the social network structure and examined how the introduced technologies diffused through networks in rural Ethiopia. Our empirical results indicate that if farmers knew and trusted fellow participants, the probability of adopting a new variety increased by 25 percentage points. However, this network had no statistical impact on the diffusion of new agricultural practices. We conclude that the participatory approach has great potential in the adoption of new crop varieties through the social networks of farmers in Ethiopia.
9. Use of model farmers proves effective in increasing safety practices among Navajo agricltural workers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- summary report
- Publication Date:
- 2014-11
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D05981
- Notes:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. NIOSH Publication No. 2015-177. 3 pages.