AGRICOLA IND 87058773, A sample survey was conducted to evaluate five newsletters produced by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries for graziers in western Queensland. The results revealed that readership of the newsletters was high and information had been useful in decision making on properties. Recurrent themes arose in the features respondents most liked in their newsletter. Graziers liked information relevant to their situation, new ideas, practicality, variety, timeliness, clarity of expression and diagrams which assisted understanding. Many graziers recognized intrinsic value in the communication; that newsletters were regular, personal, and locally produced also made them highly valued. The results highlighted the important role of these newsletters and enabled minor distribution problems to be addressed. They also indicated subject areas which could be accorded higher priority.
Shehata, A.H. (author / Director General, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1987
Published:
Netherlands
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06887
Notes:
AGRICOLA IND 89051559, In: International Workshop on Agricultural Research Management : report of a workshop, 7 to 11 September 1987, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Hague, Netherlands : ISNAR, 1987. p. 201-206.
Binswanger, Hans P. (author), Pingali, Prabhu L. (author), and Binswanger: Chief of the Agriculture Research Unit, World Bank; Pingali: Economist, International Rice Research Institute
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1987
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 72 Document Number: C03407
Notes:
This paper is a shortened version of authors' "The evaluation of farming systems and agricultural technology in sub-Saharan Africa," presented at the Alexander von Humboldt Award Colloquium; 1984; University of Minnesota, In: Ruttan, Vernon W.; and Pray, Carl E., eds. Policy for agricultural research. Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1987. p. 283-318
