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2. Accessing agricultural extension by video
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mkoka, Charles (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- International: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D11611
- Journal Title:
- Spore
- Journal Title Details:
- 194 : 24-25
- Notes:
- Online from publisher website., By embracing modern technology and engaging enthusiastic young people, the work of an NGO in Malawi is extending the reach of agricultural extension across the country.
3. Genome-edited versus genetically-modifed tomatoes: an experiment on people’s perceptions and acceptance of food biotechnology in the UK and Switzerland
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bearth, Angela (author), Kaptan, Gulbanu (author), and Kessler, Sabrina Heike (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03-22
- Published:
- USA: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12625
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 39
- Notes:
- 15 pgs, Biotechnology might contribute to solving food safety and security challenges. However, gene technology has been under public scrutiny, linked to the framing of the media and public discourse. The study aims to investigate people’s perceptions and acceptance of food biotechnology with focus on transgenic genetic modification versus genome editing. An online experiment was conducted with participants from the United Kingdom (n = 490) and Switzerland (n = 505). The participants were presented with the topic of food biotechnology and more specifically with experimentally varied vignettes on transgenic and genetic modification and genome editing (scientific uncertainty: high vs. low, media format: journalistic vs. user-generated blog). The results suggest that participants from both countries express higher levels of acceptance for genome editing compared to transgenic genetic modification. The general and personal acceptance of these technologies depend largely on whether the participants believe the application is beneficial, how they perceive scientific uncertainty, and the country they reside in. Our findings suggest that future communication about gene technology should focus more on discussing trade-offs between using an agricultural technologies and tangible and relevant benefits, instead of a unidimensional focus on risk and safety.
4. Normative coherence through social entrepreneurship: Fostering women’s empowerment in Myanmar
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Perekrestova, Vlada (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- United States: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12450
- Journal Title:
- Development Policy Review
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 40 (2)
- Notes:
- 24 pages., Motivation Women’s empowerment has been an integral part of the discussion on normative coherence for development, but its implementation is not very effective in Myanmar. Gender must be kept at the forefront of policy analysis in order to avoid unintended consequences for women. Purpose The article argues that the Government of Myanmar lacks initiatives on women’s economic empowerment, but that social enterprises could prove to be a more appropriate way to implement international norms in gender equality. Methods and approach This case study uses descriptive research to verify how social entrepreneurship can contribute to women's empowerment by increasing women’s participation in the labour market. The empirical part of this study is based on field research undertaken in February 2019. Findings In Myanmar, there is still a gap between normative policies and social practices. Women’s legal and actual equality cannot be realized by law and philosophy alone, but also depends on a shift in political, economic, and social actions to ensure that women can participate in the public sphere on an equal basis as men, and enjoy equal economic opportunities. The article explores the role that social enterprises are already playing as an example of how international development norms are implemented at the local level. Policy implications The article highlights the appropriateness of social enterprises as catalysts of gender equality and as agents of normative gender coherence for development. Social enterprises take an inclusive and sustainable approach to addressing issues, making women’s livelihoods central.
5. Participation - A Promise Unfulfilled?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Braden, Sue (author) and Chronic Poverty Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Format:
- Conference paper
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- United Kingdom
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28218
- Notes:
- Posted online at http://www.chronicpoverty.org/pdfs/2003conferencepapers/Braden.pdf, Presented at "Staying poor: chronic poverty and development policy," a conference at Manchester, UK from April 7-9, 2003.
6. The scope for NGO-Government interaction in agricultural technology development : an international overview
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bebbington, Anthony (author), Farrington, John (author), and Overseas Development Institute Regent's College
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19518
- Notes:
- Burton Swanson Collection