Jones, Monty P. (author) and Sanyang, Sidi (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29859
Notes:
Pages 141-143 in Ian Scoones and John Thompson (eds.), Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development. Practical Action Publishing, Warwickshire, U.K. 357 pages.
Labonne, Julien (author) and Chase, Robert S. (author)
Format:
Research paper
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Philippines: Sustainable Development Network, Social Development Department, The World Bank
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D11237
Notes:
Via online. Policy Research Working Paper No. 4996. 24 pages., Authors explored the impact of access to information on poor farmers' consumption. Results indicated that farmers purchasing a mobile phone experienced larger growth rate per capita consumption over the 2002-2006 period. Estimates ranged from 11 percent to 17 percent.
2 pages., "If African farmers feel disenfranchised and marginalized, the system is not working. Now's the time to try to fix it, improve communication systems, and move towards feeding hungry people."
