Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22984
Notes:
Pages 64-69 in V.S. Gupta, Rural press: problems and prospects. Press Institute of India, New Delhi. 78 pages., Describes role of the rural press, as well as issues facing it. Urban-based newspapers generally dominate the national scene. "What they file about rural issues, based often on government handouts, gets relegated to inside or insignificant columns."
Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo (author), Babu, Suresh Chandra (author), Glendenning, Claire J. (author), Govindarajan, Senthil Kumar (author), and International Food Policy Research Institute.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2011-12
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00940
Notes:
ACDC holds contents page and discussion section. URL provides full-text access., Via AgEcon Search. 53 pages.
Kanyogonya, Keith K. (author) and Hein, Charles T. (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1979
Published:
International: Afrolit Society, Nairobi, Kenya
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00522
Notes:
Pages 18-22 in Charles T. Hein and Keith K. Kanyogonya (eds.), Rural press for village post-literacy literature. Afrolit Paper No. 5. Fifth Biennial Afrolit Society Pan-African Literacy Workshop Report, Afrolit Society, Nairobi, Kenya. 93 pages
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00523
Notes:
Pages 28-39 in Charles T. Hein and Keith K. Kanyogonya (eds.), Rural press for village post-literacy literature. Afrolit Paper No. 5. Fifth Biennial Afrolit Society Pan-African Literacy Workshop Report, Afrolit Society, Nairobi, Kenya. 93 pages
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C23930
Notes:
Via The Hoot, Media Foundation, New Delhi, India. 3 pages., Describes the approach of a vernacular fortnightly published in Orissa's Western Nuapada district. "Besides being interactive and people-centred, the newspaper makes people cognizant of their rights."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22983
Notes:
Pages 57-63 in V.S. Gupta, Rural press: problems and prospects. Press Institute of India, New Delhi. 78 pages., Reports that there are about 250 farm periodicals published in India, of which about 190 are in Hindi and other regional languages. About 8,000 small newspapers operating in and for the countryside. "Although there are 21 agricultural universities and 33 research institutes of the ICAR, there seems to be a near absence of concern for using farm periodicals as media for transfer for technology."
