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2. Communication and capacity building to advance adaptation strategies in agriculture in the context of climate change in India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Balaji, Venkataraman (author), Ganapuram, Sreedhar (author), and Devakumar, C. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-07
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07527
- Journal Title:
- Decision
- Journal Title Details:
- 42 (2): 147-158
3. Dissemination of information to dairy farmers in Jammu and Kashmir: Developing a web module
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Singh, Jaspal (author), Jumar, Pranav (author), and Singh, Amandheep (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-11-03
- Published:
- International: SAGE Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12195
- Journal Title:
- Information development
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol 36, Issue 4, 2020
- Notes:
- 13 pages., The Internet is booming with need-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) catering to the needs of a huge number of farmers. For dissemination of scientific dairy practices a need-based Web Module for Scientific Dairy Practices (WMSDP) was developed. A total of 120 farmers from Jammu District and 20 scientists from the Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu were selected by proportionate random sampling for assessing and prioritizing the information needs of the farmers. Information on healthcare management was highly required by the farmers, followed by information on fodder production and management, general management, nutrition and feeding, and least on breeding and reproduction. The scientists prioritized information on general management as most required, followed by information on healthcare management, breeding and reproduction, nutrition and feeding, and least on fodder production and management. Keeping the information needs of the farmers and priority of the scientists in mind, an interactive IT-enabled web module was developed using the latest Microsoft dot (.) net technology. The perceived utility of WMSDP was calculated based on six indicators and the overall perceived utility score was found to be 11.18 out of 12.00. ICT tools like WMSDP can be an excellent medium for dissemination of required information to the farmers.
4. Evaluating farmers’ access to agricultural information: evidence from semi-arid region of Rajasthan State, India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Parmar, Ishwar S. (author), Soni, Peeyush (author), Kuwornu, John K. M. (author), and Salin, Krishna R. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-03-21
- Published:
- MDPI
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 11 Document Number: D10331
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture
- Journal Title Details:
- 9(3)
- Notes:
- 17 pages., Via open source journal., The rural farmers in western Rajasthan State are uneducated and most of the applications of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) are demonstrated and run in the English Language. The majority of these rural farmers who are illiterates with a very low level of understanding of the English Language find it difficult to take advantage of the availability of ICT to facilitate their access to information for their farm businesses. This study examined the role of ICT in enhancing the farmers’ access to production and marketing information in western Rajasthan State in India. Primary data was collected from 133 farmers consisting of 71 ICT users and 62 Non-ICT users through questionnaire administration. The results of the Analysis of Variance test regarding the farmers’ access to different types of production and marketing information revealed that the user type (i.e., ICT versus Non-ICT user) significantly explains the differences in farmers’ access to the different types of marketing and production information. These results are consistent with the empirical results of the student’s t-test that farmers’ access to different types of production and marketing information from ICT sources is significantly higher than from Non-ICT sources. Consistently, the empirical results of the multiple regressions revealed that the percentage of production and marketing information obtained from ICT sources had positive significant influence on the farmers’ access to marketing and production information; and that the percentage of marketing and production information obtained from Non-ICT sources had negative significant influence on the farmers’ access to marketing and production information. These results suggest that ICT sources of marketing and production information play a crucial role in the farmers’ access to this information for their business operations. The implication is that proper education and training of farmers (especially the female farmers) about the utilization of ICT sources to accelerate access to information is crucial
5. How research assisted the rollout of a mobile agriculture information service
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mistry, Purvi (author) and Samant, Ameya (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- USA: Warc LTD
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07565
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Market Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 54 (5): 589-602
6. ICT-based distance education in South Asia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Berman, Sally D. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Published:
- Asia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07586
- Journal Title:
- International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
- Journal Title Details:
- 9 (2): 1-6
7. ICTs adoption for accessing agricultural information: evidence from Indian agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Das, Bibhunandini (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07529
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Economics Research Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 27 (2): 199-208
8. The impacts of information on returns from farming: evidence from a nationally representative farm survey in India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Devesh, Roy (author), Pratap, S. (author), Kumar, Shiv (author), and Negi, Digvijay S. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-05-01
- Published:
- International: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12458
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol 46, Issue 4
- Notes:
- 12 pages, Using a nationally representative sample of farm households from India, this paper examines the impact of use of information on net farm incomes. Employing methodologies that mitigate potential biases in the estimation of the impact, the empirical results show that farmers who use information realize over 12% higher net returns per hectare. The paper also establishes a pecking order in access to information. Small farmers and those at the bottom of social hierarchy (based on caste) have access to fewer information sources, and they depend more on informal social networks and input dealers for their information needs. The larger farmers and those from upper caste rely relatively more on sources such as radio, television and newspaper.
9. Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Alvi, Muzna (author), Barooah, Prapti (author), Gupta, Shweta (author), and Saini, Smriti (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-01
- Published:
- International: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12415
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 188
- Notes:
- 8 pages, gender, women, extension systems, acces, cell phones, farmers, Nepal (Southern Asia), India (Southern Asia), COVID-19 induced lockdowns have had far reaching impacts on the rural sector, particularly on women farmers. These impacts have been exacerbated by lack of access to reliable and timely agriculture information. Using panel phone survey data from India and Nepal, we study how women's access to agricultural extension was impacted by the lockdowns and its effect on agricultural productivity. We find that women's already low access to formal extension was reduced further, leading to an increased reliance on informal social networks. In both countries, nearly 50% farmers reported negative impacts on productivity due to inaccessibility of information during the lockdown. In India, we find that access to formal extension is mediated by crop type, geographic location and caste identity. We discuss ways in which extension systems in India and Nepal can be made more inclusive and resilient to future crisis, including by adapting group and community-based approaches to post-pandemic best practices.