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    2. Breaking the walls of social exclusion of women rural by means of ICTs: The case of 'digital divides' in Galician

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Novo-Corti, Isabel (author), Varela-Candamio, Laura (author), and García-Álvarez, María Teresa (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2014-01
    Published:
    Spain
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07399
    Journal Title:
    Computers in Human Behavior
    Journal Title Details:
    30 : 497-507

    3. COWShED: communication within white spots for breeders

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Seye, Madoune R. (author), Diallo, Moussa (author), Gueye, Bamba (author), and Cambier, Christophe (author)
    Format:
    Conference paper
    Publication Date:
    2019-02
    Published:
    France: IEEE
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10498
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    3 pages., 22nd Conference on Innovation in Clouds, Internet and Networks and Workshops (ICIN), via online database., Livestock transhumance in Senegal is done in several areas and more specifically in Sylvo-pastoral areas located in the Ferlo's region where it is difficult or impossible to communicate with terrestrial communication systems. The main reason is due to the existence of white spots. The lack of communication between breeders does not allow the dissemination of vital information such as water points location, bush fires geographic location, epidemic area, and available pastureland. However, in undeserved areas, satellite communications are very expensive for rural population. Therefore, we propose a low-cost communication based on LoRa transmission that enables different services like short message text, voice messages, status of a water points, geographic location. The deployed architecture is a delay tolerant ad-hoc network that can cover a large area with a mesh system.

    4. Communicating the findings and recommendations of environmental impact assessment (EIA) reportis in Africa: some observations

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kakonge, John O. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2013
    Published:
    Interational
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07350
    Journal Title:
    Global Media Journal: African Edition
    Journal Title Details:
    7(1) : 1-12

    5. Communication, engagement and science-based policy

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Megaro, Anne (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-02-01
    Published:
    USA: University of California
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10457
    Journal Title:
    California Agriculture
    Journal Title Details:
    73(1):4-4
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    3 pages., via online journal., UC ANR works to bridge the gap between scientists and policymakers.

    7. Factors Influencing Use of Information and Communication Technologies among Farmers in Rural Punjab, Pakistan

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Luqman, Muhammad (author), Yaseen, Muhammad (author), Ashraf, Saleem (author), Mehmood, Muhammad Umer (author), and Karim, Mujahid (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-04
    Published:
    African Journals Online
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11068
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Agricultural Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    23 (2)
    Notes:
    12 pages., via online journal., This study explored the factors influencing the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) among farmers in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Punjab province is divided into three agro-ecological zones viz Northern, Central and Southern. In this study, one district from each zone was randomly selected. Total sample size comprises of 150 farmers. Farmers were interviewed using a self-administered interview schedule comprising of open and close-ended questions. Respondents’ access to ICTs was low level. Chi-square test revealed a significant association between the age of respondents and adoption of ICTs. Young respondents were leading users of ICTs in the study area. Size of landholding and income level of the respondents had a significant association with the frequency of use of ICTs in agriculture. Among various ICTs tools, mobile/cell phone attracted 47.3% of respondents to access agricultural information. Factors militating use of ICTs include; electricity/power issues (x̄=2.95/3.00), language barriers (x̄=2.93/3.00), limited knowledge and skills about ICTs (x̄=2.89/3.00), high cost (x̄=2.87/3.00) and limited availability of ICTs (x̄=2.85/3.00). Extent of ICTs use to access agricultural information can surge with t

    8. Farmers’ use of mobile phone-based farm advisory services in Punjab, Pakistan

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Khan, Nasir Abbas (author), Qijie, Gao (author), Sertse, Selamawit Fantahun (author), Nabi, Nur Md (author), and Khan, Palwasha (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-08
    Published:
    SAGE Journals
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11010
    Journal Title:
    Information Development
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    13 pages., via online journal., The agriculture sector in Pakistan faces enormous challenges of lack of farm knowledge adoption due to the farmers’ lack of access to the latest information. Recently various mobile phone-based farm advisory services (FAS) have been introduced as an alternative to the conventional extension methods. Despite many ICT initiatives, the performance of these projects remains unsatisfactory. The current study was designed to identify these FAS, farmers’ extent of use, and factors associated with their adoption. Two hundred and forty farmers were surveyed in the rural areas of district Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed with SPSS software. Findings revealed that 77.08% of the sampled farmers were using mobile-based FAS. Telecom and private sector FAS were reported to have the highest share of users (37.08% and 25.83% respectively). Results of the logistic regression showed that farmers’ educational level, mobile use skills, mobile possession duration and the number of mobile phones in a family were found positively significant, while farmers’ age and contact with extension agents were negatively significant. The findings conclude that education and digital literacy are essential for the use of mobile-based alternatives and emphasize the need for training and educating the farmers.

    9. Geographic information and communication technologies for supporting smallholder agriculture and climate resilience

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Haworth, Billy T. (author), Biggs, Eloise (author), Duncan, John (author), Wales, Nathan (author), Boruff, Bryan (author), and Bruce, Eleanor (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-12-10
    Published:
    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10418
    Journal Title:
    Climate
    Journal Title Details:
    6(4)
    Notes:
    20 pages., Article 97, Via online journal., Multiple factors constrain smallholder agriculture and farmers’ adaptive capacities under changing climates, including access to information to support context appropriate farm decision-making. Current approaches to geographic information dissemination to smallholders, such as the rural extension model, are limited, yet advancements in internet and communication technologies (ICTs) could help augment these processes through the provision of agricultural geographic information (AGI) directly to farmers. We analysed recent ICT initiatives for communicating climate and agriculture-related information to smallholders for improved livelihoods and climate change adaptation. Through the critical analysis of initiatives, we identified opportunities for the success of future AGI developments. We systematically examined 27 AGI initiatives reported in academic and grey literature (e.g., organisational databases). Important factors identified for the success of initiatives include affordability, language(s), community partnerships, user collaboration, high quality and locally-relevant information through low-tech platforms, organisational trust, clear business models, and adaptability. We propose initiatives should be better-targeted to deliver AGI to regions in most need of climate adaptation assistance, including SE Asia, the Pacific, and the Caribbean. Further assessment of the most effective technological approaches is needed. Initiatives should be independently assessed for evaluation of their uptake and success, and local communities should be better-incorporated into the development of AGI initiatives