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2. A positive deviance inquiry on effective communicative practices of rural Indian women entrepreneurs
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jain, Pallavi (author), Sachdev, Anu (author), Singhal, Arvind (author), Svenkerud, Peer J. (author), and Agarwal, Sakshi (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11912
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Development Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- 30(1) 10-22
- Notes:
- Online via UI Library electronic subscription., Authors used the Positive Deviance approach to identify the effective communication practices of rural women entrepreneurs in Uttar Pradesh, India, who succeed against overwhelming odds. A variety of participatory processes and liberating structures - improv theater, personal storytelling, discovery and action dialogues, and card-sorting games - were used to identify the highly uncommon practices of these entrepreneurs.
3. A study of women farmers’ agricultural information needs and accessibility: a case study of apa local government area of Benue State, Nigeria
- 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
- Notes:
- 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.
4. A tale of two case studies: comparing Coca-Cola's divergent corporate social responsibility initiatives and the resulting ethical implications
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Austin, Lucinda L. (author / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Schultz, MaryClaire (author / Elon University), and Gaither, Barbara Miller (author / Elon University)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10898
- Notes:
- See also D10895., Pages 95-103 in Brigitta R. Brunner and Corey A. Hickerson (editors), Cases in public relations: translating ethics into action. Oxford University Press, New York City, New York. 359 pages., Reports on goals of McDonald's to increase transparency with consumers. While their goals are clear, their actions fall short."
5. 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.
6. Ag communicators: watchdogs for the world of agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Archive
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C09762
- Notes:
- National Association of Farm Broadcasters Archives, University of Illinois. NAFB Publications Series No. 8/3/89. Box No. 9. Contact http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/ or Documentation Center, Official Historian's Records 42 : 85<br>Clipping from "Mid-Am Report," page 14<br>Stamped "Aug 1985"
7. Agricultural extension service and vegetable production: the case of women farmers in Imbulpe ds division in Sri Lanka
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rathnachandra, Dilini (author) and Malkanthi, Pushpa (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-07-06
- Published:
- Poland: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12674
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 64, N. 2
- Notes:
- 9pgs, This study was conducted to identify the agricultural extension needs of women farmers and to assess the impact of their participation in agricultural extension programs on vegetable production in the area. A sample of 145 women farmers from five Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions of the DS division was randomly selected for the study. Data were collected from a researcher administered survey and analyzed using descriptive statistics and a regression analysis. As per the results, a significant number of the women farmers have participated in most of the extension and training programs. However, some of them haven’t registered in the farmer organization present in the area. Agricultural extension agents of the area have focused on dissemination of more information regarding modern farming technologies, organic farming, application of agrochemicals and fertilizers, and improving market systems. The majority of women farmers have used the knowledge received from the extension programs in vegetable farming activities. Furthermore, there is a significant and positive relationship between participation in extension programs by women farmers and an increase in vegetable production. Therefore, encouragement of women farmers to register in the farmer organization, provision of timely important extension service to them, organizing training programs, and workshops to disseminate agricultural information are crucial to further enhancement of vegetable production in this area.
8. Are beginning and small-scale farmers drawn to diversification? ten years' findings from ohio
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mariola, Matthew (author), Moledina, Amyaz (author), and Nye, Larry A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-10
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12288
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- v. 58, n. 5
- Notes:
- 11 pages, Diversifying a farm's production operations or marketing channels can boost income and raise farm survival rates. But are beginning and small-scale farmers inclined toward a strategy of diversification? We analyzed 578 attendee surveys from 10 years of an Extension workshop for new and small-scale farmers in Ohio. We investigated the farming profile of beginning and small-scale farmers, the degree to which they are interested in pursuing diversified farming, and whether these interests vary by gender. We found evidence that new and small-scale farmers are interested in alternatives to commodity grain farming, that these alternatives are associated with diversified farming systems, and that some specific diversification interests vary by gender.
9. Assessment of Rural Women Farmers’ Knowledge on Selected Soya Bean Products and Accessibility to Nutrition Education Sources in Ekiti State, Nigeria
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Omoyungbo, Temitope (author), Owolabi, Ayotunde (author), Akinbobola, Tolulope (author), and Odefadehan, Olalekan (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-05-01
- Published:
- United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12356
- Journal Title:
- Library Philosophy and Practice
- Notes:
- 22 pages., This study assessed the accessibility to nutrition education sources and level of knowledge on soya bean products as alternative/cheap source of protein by rural women. Multistage sampling procedure was utilized in selecting 234 respondents in the study area. Interview schedule and focus group discussion was used to collect information from the rural women. Data was analysed through descriptive statistics (percentages, frequencies and means) and inferential statistics (Analysis of variance). The results showed that the women had access to nutrition education on soya beans mostly through; family and friends (x̅= 0.82), local health centres (x̅= 0.78), radio (x̅= 0.80) and television (x̅= 0.71) programmes. The women had overall ‘below average’ knowledge on the products. There was no significant difference in the knowledge scores of the women across the three products (soya milk, iru and cake) (F= 0.167, p≥ 0.05). The result of the bivariate analysis indicated that local health centres (P = 0.035) and Women in Agriculture (P = 0.019) were nutrition education sources whose accessibility had a significant relationship with the level of soya bean product knowledge of the rural women. There is an urgent need for an aggressive campaign on the soya product nutrition education programme in order to increase the knowledge of this important and cheap protein source.
10. Bridging the gender gap in forest stewardship: facilitating programs for women landowners
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Koshollek, Alanna (author), Thostenson, Katy (author), and Shaw, Bret (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-04
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12314
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- vol. 58, num. 2
- Notes:
- 9 pages, Nationwide, women woodland owners are increasingly taking on the primary decision-making role for their land. In Wisconsin and beyond, most existing landowner outreach efforts target mixed-gender audiences. We explored how facilitation techniques can be incorporated into a women-centric workshop to increase women landowners' confidence, knowledge, and readiness to take action in forest stewardship. We highlight three core techniques Extension workshop developers can use to promote landowner learning and engagement: creating space for participant-driven open dialogue, generating opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, and enabling participants to receive personalized advice from professionals about their land.