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1. "Ten seeds": how mobiles have contributed to development in women-led farming cooperatives in Lesotho

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Vincent, Katharine (author) and Cull, Tracy (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2013
Published:: Lesotho
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07530
Journal Title:: Information Technologies & International Development
Journal Title Details:: 9 (1): 37-48

2. A bitter toast at Press Freedom day

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: IFAJ Press Freedom Committee (author)
Format:: Press statement
Publication Date:: 2021-04-30
Published:: USA: International Federation of Agricultural Journalists
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13038
Notes:: 5 pages

3. A network approach for evaluating and communicating forest change models

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Drescher, Michael (author) and Perera, Ajith H. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2010-02
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07698
Journal Title:: Journal of Applied Ecology
Journal Title Details:: 47 (1): 57-66

4. A services environment facilitating manufacturing and agriculture

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Rentzhog, Magnus (author) and Anér, Emilie (author)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: International
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07532
Journal Title:: International Trade Forum
Journal Title Details:: (1): 12-13

5. A study of women farmers’ agricultural information needs and accessibility: a case study of apa local government area of Benue State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Okwu, O. J. (author) and Umoru, B. I. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-02
Published:: International Scholars Journals
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11001
Journal Title:: African Journal of Gender and Women Studies
Journal Title Details:: 4(2):1-7
Notes:: 7 pages., via online journal., The study was aimed at determining women farmers' agricultural information needs and accessibility, using Apa local government area of Benue State as a case study. A sample size of 70 women farmers was initially taken for the study but only data for 65 respondents were analyzed. Simple random sampling technique was used for the sample selection and questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The result showed highest information needs in the areas of pesticides and fertilizer applications and improved farm implements. Husbands, fellow women and mass media were the main sources of agricultural information to women farmers and accessibility of information from these sources was relatively high. Age, educational level and income of women farmers showed significant relationships with their accessibility to agricultural information at 5% level of significance. It is recommended that enough information should be provided in the needed areas and women adult literacy and economic empowerment programmes should be given serious attention to enhance their access to needed agricultural information.

6. Access and application of information and communication technology (ICT) among farming households of south east Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Nnenna, Ezeh Ann (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2013
Published:: Science Hub
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 101 Document Number: D10886
Journal Title:: Agriculture and Biology Journal Of North America
Journal Title Details:: 4(6):605-616
Notes:: 12 pages., via online journal., Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage in Nigeria has gone a long way but despite its existence, there seems to exist limited access and utilisation of the technologies among farmers in south-East Nigeria. Consequent upon this, the study analysed the access and application of information and communication technology (ICT) among farmers of South East farmers, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed in selection of 240 Farmers for the study. Primary data were collected with the aid of a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were employed to achieve objectives i, ii, and iii. The result of the analysis showed that 62.50% of farmers were males and married (84.17%) with average household size of 7 persons. Also, majority (45.42%) of the farmers completed primary education. Further analysis revealed that although many ICT facilities exist; radio, television and phones sourced personally from open market were the most readily available ICT facilities owned, accessed, and utilized by most farmers. Consequently, the level of access and utilization of these facilities were found to be generally low among the respondents as the mean access (1.2) and utilisation (1.8). The result further showed that information on physical farm measurement (2.6), how to estimate farm output (2.7), new varieties of seeds and seedling (x=2.6), best planting techniques (x=2.6) and use of fertilizer (x = 2.8) were the identified major areas extension agents applied ICTs in facilitating agricultural activities by extension agents as use of fertilizer (x = 2.5) was the major area ICTs facilitated agricultural activities for the farmers. Based on the findings, the study recommended the strengthening of the use of contemporary ICTs (phones, internet, etc.) rather than conventional ICTs such as radio and television, provision of adequate training on the use of ICTs for farmers, and extension agents and other agricultural stakeholders.

7. Access to and usage of information among rural communities: a case study of Kilosa district Morogoro region in Tanzania

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mtega, Wulystan Pius (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2012
Published:: Tanzania
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07588
Journal Title:: Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
Journal Title Details:: 7 (1): 1-12

8. Access to and utilization of information and communication technologies by agricultural researchers and extension workers in Zimbabwe

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mugwisi, Tinashe (author), Mostert, J. (author), and Ocholla, D.N. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015-01
Published:: Zimbabwe
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06867
Journal Title:: Information Technology for Development
Journal Title Details:: 21(1) : 67-84

10. Adoption barriers in a high-risk agricultural environment

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Veil, Shari (author)
Format:: Conference paper
Publication Date:: 2009
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06933
Journal Title:: Conference Papers -- National Communication Association
Notes:: pages 1-30

11. Adoption of ICT-based market information and farm-gate prices received: the case of smallholder farmers in Uganda

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kiiza, Barnabas (author) and Pederson, Glenn (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: Uganda
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06858
Journal Title:: Journal of Current Issues in Media & Telecommunications
Journal Title Details:: 6(1) : 109-126

12. Africa, agriculture, aid

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kuyvenhoven, A. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2008-03
Published:: Africa
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07691
Journal Title:: NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences
Journal Title Details:: 55 (2): 93-112

13. Agribusiness competitiveness in the 1990s: discussion

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mefford, Dean A. (author)
Format:: Discussion paper
Publication Date:: 1991-12
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07519
Journal Title:: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:: 73 (5): 1474-1475

14. Agricultural Information Need of Smallholder Farmers in Chitwan District, Nepal

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mishra, B.P. (author) and Bhatta, S. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: Nepal: Nepal Journals Online
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12526
Journal Title:: International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology
Journal Title Details:: Vol 9 (2)
Notes:: 10 pages, Agricultural information is very essential for smallholder farmers to increase farm production and productivity. However, there is no proper access to accurate and adequate agricultural information to smallholder farmers. This paper attempts to identify the existing agricultural information source and the agricultural information need of the smallholder farmers along with usefulness of the provided agricultural information. Household level data were obtained from four wards of Bharatpur metropolitan of Chitwan district during 2019. The result showed agrovet shops as most common source of agricultural information for smallholder farmers. The most needed agricultural information was about input market and prices followed by disease and pest control. Moderately useful agricultural information was provided to smallholder farmers. Findings of this research suggest that context specific agricultural information should be provided through the existing channels to the smallholder farmers.

15. An Attempt towards structuring agricultural information using WhatsApp as query redressal social media platform

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: S., Mohan Kumar (author), Suman, Saurabh (author), Kulkarni, Umakanth P. (author), and N.H., Siddalingaswamy (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-06
Published:: Verizona Publisher
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11161
Journal Title:: Journal of Robotics and Mechanical Engineering Research
Journal Title Details:: 3(1)
Notes:: 6 pages., via online journal., ICT has been initiated and implemented effectively by the public private partnership, government, researchers and various Institutions. Availability of wireless service, Internet and mobile communication have forced ICT to find foothold in daily routine of the Indian farmers. ICT has huge impact in agricultural development but still in natal stage. Many farmers are not availing the actual potential of ICT due to poverty, social constraint, illiteracy, language barriers and unwillingness to adopt new technology. Many Indian farmers have reported positive change in income, quality of produce and timely access to the market information by using latest mobile application. WhatsApp is the most popular and easy to use Mobile Instant Messaging service amongst the Indian farmer. It supports sharing of localized information and utilizing these services as query redressal public platform. This paper is an attempt to gather meaningful agricultural data for analysis and filtering of relevant need based information assessment. The main focus of the present work is to develop an automatic information handling and redressal of the need based agricultural information system using WhatsApp as social media platform.

16. Analysis of Village Extension Agents' Access and Use of Information and Communication Technology in Delivery of Extension Services in the Central Agricultural Zone of Plateau State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Vihi, S.K. (author), Tor, L.G. (author), Jesse, B. (author), Dalla, AA.. (author), Onuwa, G.C. (author), and Haroun, M. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2021-10-21
Published:: Russia: iVolga Press
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12427
Journal Title:: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
Journal Title Details:: Vol.118(10
Notes:: 11 pages, This study examined village extension agent’s access and use of information and communication technology in extension services delivery to farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria. The population for the study consisted of all the village extension agents (VEAs) of the Plateau Agricultural Development Program (PADP) in the central agricultural zone of the state. Multistage sampling technique was employed in selecting the respondents for the study. Primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaires and interview techniques and were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings from the study shows that majority (77%) of the sampled village extension agents (VEAs) were males with a mean age of 43 years, Majority (87%) of the respondents were married with a mean household size of 4 persons. The study also showed that majority (80%) of the VEAs had tertiary education with a mean working experience of 13 years and average monthly income of ₦64875. The result also shows that four (4) out of the seven (7) listed ICT facilities were adjudged the ICT facilities accessible to VEAs in the study area having had mean values above the discriminating index (x̅ =2.50). They included; GSM (phone) (x̅ =3.94), radio (x̅ = 2.83), television (x̅ = 2.73) and computer (x̅ = 2.68). Based on 2.50 discriminating index, only two out of seven listed conventional ICT facilities had mean values above the discriminating index (x̅ 2.50) and thus were adjudged the ICT facilities used by VEAs. The GSM (phone) had the highest mean value of 3.62 followed by radio with mean value of 2.54. The logit regression result shows that coefficients of years of working experience and monthly income were significant and positively related to ICT use, while age and complexity in use of ICT were significant and negatively related to ICT use. Major constraints to use of ICT by VEAs includes; lack of administrative support in provision of ICT (87%), lack of in-service training on ICT use (66%), Poor salary/remuneration (64%), lack of awareness of ICT importance in extension (56%) among others. The study recommends intervention, serious synergy, and proactive response on the part of the government, non-governmental organization,s and extension organizations in ICT provision and training of VEAs on ICT use as well as stepping up campaigns on the importance of ICT use in agricultural extension delivery.

17. Attention, access and the global space of interpretation: media dynamics of the IPCC AR5 launch year

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kunelius, Risto (author) and Yagodin, Dmitry (author)
Format:: Book chapter
Publication Date:: 2017
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08850
Notes:: Pages 59-80 in Kunelius, Risto Eide, Elisabeth Tegelberg, Matthew Yagodin, Dmitry (eds.), Media and global climate knowledge: journalism and the IPCC. United States: Palgrave Macmillan, New York City, New York. 309 pages.

18. Awareness, Access and Utilization of Information on Climate Change by Farmers in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Chukwuji, Charles Nwabueze (author), Tsafe, Aliyu Gadanga (author), Sayudi, Sale (author), Yusuf, Zainab (author), and Zakariya, Ja'afar (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-01
Published:: United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D12374
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Journal Title Details:: Winter 2019
Notes:: 25 pages., The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study consisted 1200 respondents comprising (staff of the Zamfara State Agricultural Development Project, FADAMA III Project, IFAD, Animal rearers and Farmers). Instruments of data collection used for the study were the questionnaire, interview and discussions. One thousand two hundred questionnaires were distributed to respondents and only 988 (82.2%) were dully returned and found usable. The results of the responses were interpreted using simple percentage and frequency tables. The findings of the study include, that 95% of Zamfara State population are farmers, Maru and Gusau Local Government Areas recorded the highest farmers’ population. It was also discovered that there was a high rate of awareness of climate change information in the State with Radio, Television, extension services as major sources of climate change information in the State. It was also discovered that farmers in the State utilize climate change information like taking decisions on what and when to plant, planting improved crop varieties among others. There is also the challenges of reduction in annual rainfall, deforestation, insect-pests attack, high temperature among others. Recommendations were made for intensified awareness campaign on climate change, increased budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector for more mitigation and adaptation capacity for the farmers.

19. Beyond access to information: understanding the use of information by poor female mobile users in rural India

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Potnis, Devendra Dilip (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: India
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07321
Journal Title:: The Information Society
Journal Title Details:: 31 (1) : 83-93

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

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

21. COWShED: communication within white spots for breeders

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
Notes:: 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.

22. CSR communication in a South African agricultural company

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kloppers, Elbé (author) and Fourie, Lynnette (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014-12-16
Published:: South Africa
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06865
Journal Title:: Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research
Journal Title Details:: 40(4) : 305-322

23. Can women's self‐help groups improve access to information, decision‐making, and agricultural practices? The Indian case

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Raghunathan, Kalyani (author), Kannan, Samyuktha (author), and Quisumbing, Agnes R. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-08
Published:: Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: D10822
Journal Title:: Agricultural Economics
Notes:: 14 pages., via online journal,, Effective agricultural extension is key to improving productivity, increasing farmers’ access to information, and promoting more diverse sets of crops and improved methods of cultivation. In India, however, the coverage of agricultural extension workers and the relevance of extension advice is poor. We investigate whether a women's self‐help group (SHG) platform could be an effective way of improving access to information, women's empowerment in agriculture, agricultural practices, and production diversity. We use cross‐sectional data on close to 1,000 women from five states in India and employ nearest‐neighbor matching models to match SHG and non‐SHG women along a range of observed characteristics. We find that participation in an SHG increases women's access to information and their participation in some agricultural decisions, but has limited impact on agricultural practices or outcomes, possibly due to financial constraints, social norms, and women's domestic responsibilities. SHGs need to go beyond provision of information to changing the dynamics around women's participation in agriculture to effectively translate knowledge into practice.

24. Celebrity vegans and the lifestyling of ethical consumption

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Doyle, Julie (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2016-07-15
Published:: International
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: D08392
Journal Title:: Environmental Communication
Journal Title Details:: 10 (6): 777-790

25. Central American regional agricultural productivity enchancement (CARAPE): a concept paper for a proposed ROCAP project

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Byrnes , Kerry J. (author)
Format:: Report
Publication Date:: 1990-06-18
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes3 Document Number: D09153
Notes:: Kerry J. Byrnes Collection

26. Challenges in Accessing Agricultural Information Sources and Services by Farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Olorunnishola, Emmanuel (author), Yusuf, Sherif (author), Zwalmam, Singya Zhimwang (author), and Suberu, Saka Bamidele (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2021-05-01
Published:: United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12358
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Journal Title Details:: Summer 2021
Notes:: 12 pages., Agriculture play significant role towards sustainability of developing nations’ economy particularly Nigeria by providing abundant raw materials required by the industry, as well as ensures food security and a healthy nation. This study examines the challenges of accessing agricultural information sources and services by farmers in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. Survey method was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprise of 16066 from which 78 farmers of the study area were selected using stratified random sampling and purposive sampling procedure. From the copies of questionnaires administered only 60 were duly completed and returned. Frequency and percentages were used in analyzing data collected. The findings from the study showed that information needs of farmers among others include application of improve techniques, irrigation management, seeds prices, farm wild fire management and prevention, purchase and use of fertilizer, government blueprint on agriculture, and meteorology information need of farmers in Edu Local Government . The findings further revealed that poor communication system, absence of library and information centre, absence of extension agents, insufficient knowledge on marketing of farm produce , insufficient credit facilities, insufficient information on government policies, insufficient fund were the challenges faced by farmers in accessing agricultural information sources and services. The study recommended among others that central facility providing and disseminating information on agricultural related services should be created in the study area that would be accessible to all farmers in order to meet their information needs.

27. Challenges of smallholder farmers in accessing agricultural information in Southern Ethiopia

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Meggerssa, G.R. (author), Gemede, B.G. (author), and Jarsa, A.W. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2020-05-01
Published:: Bulgaria: Trakia University Press
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12414
Journal Title:: Agricultural Science and Technology
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 12, Number 1
Notes:: 10 pages, The study was focused on identifying sources of agricultural information and analyzing challenges faced by smallholder farmers in accessing agricultural information in Southern Ethiopia. To achieve the stated objectives the study district was selected purposively from Wolaita zone by selecting five kebeles randomly. At the end, a total of 150 sample households were randomly selected from these five kebeles. To collect the data both primary and secondary sources were used for the purpose of this study. Primary data were collected directly from sample respondents through structured and semi-structured interview schedules, observation and focus group discussions. Secondary data were collected from Woreda agriculture and rural development office report, and other relevant books, journal articles and the Internet. After the relevant data were collected, the descriptive statistics such as mean, frequency, and percentage, and the inferential statistics such as chi-square tests were also used. The findings indicate that female farmers, illiteracy, location of market center, information seeking behavior of farmers, low rate of extension-farmers linkages, inadequate operational skill of aids, language barriers, lack of training, lack of rural electrification, lack of development agents, absence of rural networks, inadequate reading materials, and inappropriate time of broadcasting are the main challenges smallholder farmers were faced with. Therefore, to overcome the challenges strong commitment and reformation should be done in the study area by the concerned stakeholders.

28. Challenges to rural journalism in Pakistan

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Riaz, Saqib (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: Pakistan
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09308
Journal Title:: Journal of Social Sciences
Journal Title Details:: 9(2) : 72-81

29. Chapter 2 – responding to climate change in the agriculture and rural development sector in Vietnam

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Dung, P.T. (author) and Sharma, S. (author)
Format:: Book chapter
Publication Date:: 2017
Published:: Vietnam
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07640
Journal Title:: Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Asia, Volume 2
Journal Title Details:: pp. 13-25

30. Chicago marketplaces: advancing access to healthy food

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Roubal, Anne (author) and Morales, Alfonso (author)
Format:: Book chapter
Publication Date:: 2016
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08845
Notes:: Pages 191-211 in Dawson, Julie C. and Morales, Alfonso (eds.), Cities of farmers: urban agricultural practices and processes. United States: University of Iowa Press, Iowa City. 333 pages.

31. Cities of farmers: urban agricultural practices and processes

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Dawson, Julie C. (author) and Morales, Alfonso (author)
Format:: Book
Publication Date:: 2016
Published:: United States: University of Iowa Press, Iowa City.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08840
Notes:: 333 pages.

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

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

33. 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

34. Communication, engagement and science-based policy

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
Notes:: 3 pages., via online journal., UC ANR works to bridge the gap between scientists and policymakers.

35. Community access cable television - a real opportunity for extension

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Lang, Mary Beth (author), Blacklock, Kristine L. (author), and Rossing, Boyd E. (author)
Format:: Research paper
Publication Date:: 1984-10
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 198 Document Number: D09713
Notes:: NCR-90 Collection, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service. 7 pages.

36. Computer diffusion among New York farmers

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Yarbrough, Paul (author) and Scherer, Clifford (author)
Format:: study summary
Publication Date:: 1985-10-23
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09880
Notes:: NCR-90 Collection, From Document D09879, "Recent communications studies at Cornell University". Page 1.

37. D.C. radio host tackles "rural-urban divide," says small-town stories "unknown"

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues (author / University of Kentucky)
Format:: Radio news report
Publication Date:: 2005-09-30
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23447

38. 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.

39. Documenting agriculture in two dimensions: background research

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Reid, Debra A. (author)
Format:: Book chapter
Publication Date:: 2017
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08804
Notes:: Pages 61-83 in Debra A. Reid, Interpreting agriculture at museums and historic sites. United States: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham, Maryland. 265 pages.

40. Drivers of transaction costs affecting participation in the rental market for cropland in Vietnam

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Hoang, Trieu Huy (author), Lyne, Michael (author), Ratna, Nazmun (author), and Nuthall, Peter (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2016
Published:: Australia: Wiley-Blackwell
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07559
Journal Title:: Australian Journal of Agricultural & Resource Economics
Journal Title Details:: 60 (3): 476-492

41. Economic and social benefits of rural telecommunications: a report to the World Bank

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Hudson, Heather (author / McLaren School of Business, University of San Francisco)
Format:: reaearch report
Publication Date:: 1995-06
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23539
Notes:: 97 p., The purpose of this report is to set the stage for a re-examination of investment priorities and strategies in rural telecommunications by synthesizing what we know about the role of telecommunications in the development process. The report provides an overview of the evidence to date of the economic and social benefits of rural telecommunications. The report reviews key studies and identifies theory and research findings that are particularly relevant to rural regions of developing countries. It also includes research conducted in industrialized countries that appears particularly relevant for rural regions of the developing world.

42. Effect of information communication technology on agricultural information access among researchers, extension agents, and farmers in south western Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Oladele, O. I. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2011
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10485
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
Journal Title Details:: 12(2): 167-176
Notes:: 11 pages., via online journal., This study compared researchers, extension agents, and farmers’ perceptions of the effect of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on agricultural information access. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 88 researchers, 115 extension agents, and 271 farmers. Data collected through a structured questionnaire were analyzed using means, standard deviation, and one-way analysis of variance. The results showed that, of the 29 statements on the rating scale, researchers, extension agents, and farmers agreed with and were positively disposed to 25, 23, and 19, respectively. A significant difference in the effect of ICT on agricultural information access among researchers, extension agents, and farmers (F = 6.49, p < .05) was observed. Access to agricultural information through ICT will continue to improve, since perceptions are overtly positive among researchers, extension agents, and farmers.

43. Efficiency effects of access to information on small-scale agriculture: empirical evidence from Uganda using stochastic frontier and IRT models

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Abdul-Salam, Yakubu (author) and Phimister, Euan (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2016-09-09
Published:: Uganda: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: D08323
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:: ONL

44. Egypt's cyber cafes for the poor

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Anderson, Tetiana (author)
Format:: Article
Publication Date:: 2001-02-20
Published:: Egypt
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24271
Notes:: 3 p.

45. Electronic field trips for science engagement: the streaming science model

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Loizzo, Jaime (author), Harner, Mary J. (author), Weitzenkamp, Deborah J. (author), Kent, Kevin (author), and University of Florida University of Nebraska- Kearney University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-11
Published:: United States: New Prairie Press
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11061
Journal Title:: Journal of Applied Communications
Journal Title Details:: 103(4)
Notes:: 13 pages, via online journal, While institutions of higher education work to engage PK-12 youth in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) concepts and careers via in-person programming, PK-12 teachers and students face many logistical and access constraints for physically traveling to sites off of school grounds during the school day. Throughout the years, electronic field trips (EFTs) have offered a digital way for schools to engage in meaningful ways with museums, parks, laboratories, and field research sites. In order for EFTs to be effective, they should be cost effective and created collaboratively with teachers, students, subject matter experts, and instructional design and communication professionals. Streaming Science is an online science communication platform that aimed to develop and implement an effective EFT model. Three Streaming Science live interactive EFTs webcasted online were piloted from various locations during 2017-2019 to test wireless internet connections, mobile technologies, STEM content, and impacts on students’ interest, attitudes, and learning. The model proved iPads and mobile applications in the field for web streaming were effective for connecting scientists with school audiences. In this professional development article, authors describe the Streaming Science EFT model, including recommendations for instructional design, the pre-production process, content development, teacher collaboration, student engagement, mobile hardware and software, and assessment.

46. Empowering rural women through information provision: the strategic roles of the library

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Ukwoma, Scholastica C. (author) and Njoku, Ezii O. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2013-02
Published:: Nigeria
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06907
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Journal Title Details:: pp. 1-17

47. Enhancing farmers’ agency in the global crop commons through use of biocultural community protocols

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Halewood, Michael (author), Villanueva, Ana Bedmar (author), Rasolojaona, Jazzy (author), Andriamahazo, Michelle (author), Rakotoniaina, Naritiana (author), Bossou, Bienvenu (author), Mikpon, Toussaint (author), Vodouhe, Raymond (author), Fey, Lena (author), Drews, Andreas (author), Kumar, P. Lava (author), Rasoanirina, Bernadette (author), Rasoazafndrabe, Thérèse (author), Aigbe, Marcellin (author), Agbahounzo, Blaise (author), Otieno, Gloria (author), Garforth, Kathryn (author), Kiene, Tobias (author), and Nnadozie, Kent (author)
Format:: Journal Article
Publication Date:: 2021-01-06
Published:: USA: Springer
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12038
Journal Title:: Agriculture and Human Values
Notes:: 16 pages, via Online Journal, Crop genetic resources constitute a ‘new’ global commons, characterized by multiple layers of activities of farmers, genebanks, public and private research and development organizations, and regulatory agencies operating from local to global levels. This paper presents sui generis biocultural community protocols that were developed by four communities in Benin and Madagascar to improve their ability to contribute to, and benefit from, the crop commons. The communities were motivated in part by the fact that their national governments’ had recently ratified the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol, which make commitments to promoting the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities and farmers, without being prescriptive as to how Contracting Parties should implement those commitments. The communities identified the protocols as useful means to advance their interests and/or rights under both the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol to be recognized as managers of local socio-ecological systems, to access genetic resources from outside the communities, and to control others’ access to resources managed by the community.

48. Envirnmental NGOS as news sources: a sociological approach to the study of environmental journalism in South Africa

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kwenda, Jaquelyne Crystal (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2013
Published:: South Africa
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: D07008
Journal Title:: Global Media Journal
Journal Title Details:: 7(1) : 67-91

49. 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

50. Exploring social barriers to adaptation: Insights from western Nepal

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Jones, Lindsey (author) and Boyd, Emily (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2011-10
Published:: Nepal
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07717
Journal Title:: Global Environmental Change
Journal Title Details:: 21 (4): 1262-1274

51. Extension Agents’ Perception on Suitability of Climate Change Information Disseminated to Smallholder Farmers

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mbali Zikhali, Zafezeka (author), Mafongoya, Paramu (author), Mudhara, Maxwell (author), Jiri, Obert (author), and Mudaniso, Blessing (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2021-04-16
Published:: United States: SAGE Journals
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12527
Journal Title:: Journal of Asian and African Studies
Journal Title Details:: 56 (8)
Notes:: 18 pages, This study examined gaps in climate information within public agricultural extension in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It assessed extension officers’ climate change perceptions, knowledge and climate education. Lastly, the study examined the extension approaches for overall suitability of climate information disseminated to rural smallholder farmers. The results indicated that participants were predominately male, with tertiary education. Education levels had an influence on exposure to climate education and extension approaches in disseminating agricultural information to farmers. There is a need to retool extension officers in climate change extension work, integrating indigenous knowledge to increase suitability and acceptability of information by smallholder farmers.

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

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

53. Factors affecting the selection of information sources of sustainable agricultural practices by Malaysian vegetable farmers

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Tey, Yeong Sheng (author), Brindal, Mark (author), Li, Elton (author), Gill, Gurjeet (author), Bruwer, Johan (author), Abdullah, Amin Mahir (author), Radam, Alias (author), Ismail, Mohd Mansor (author), and Darham, Suryani (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10491
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
Journal Title Details:: 19(2) 162-175
Notes:: 15 pages., via online journal., Information is key in reducing the uncertainties of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs). The objective of this study was to improve the understanding of the relationship between utilized informational sources and other key identified factors affecting Malaysian vegetable producers' choices. The findings of a multivariate probit model suggest that information sources are complementary. The choices for these sources are influenced by heterogeneity in access to credit, social network (member of farmers association), and farm settings (distance from farm to market, resource depletion issues, and geographical regions). Future promotion of SAPs should be delivered through the provision of quality content disseminated through the preferred information sources, which target potential users.

54. Factors influencing the information needs and information access channels of farmers: An empirical study in Guangdong, China

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Lu, Yonghe (author) and Chen, Yongshan (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-01-08
Published:: China: SAGE Journals
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12412
Journal Title:: Journal of Information Science
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 46 Issue (1)
Notes:: 20 pages., China, Information needs, access, rural communities, small farms, information channels, surveys, development, Information plays an important role in meeting the quantitative and qualitative goals of agriculture in the 21st century. As an emerging economy in a developing continent, China has already made many interventions to use information technology to support agricultural development. However, information service in some rural areas is still severely limited. The overall impact of the changing information environment on the farmers’ information needs and access channels has not been fully studied. Thus, this study systematically investigates the characteristics of the information needs and channels of farmers in Guangdong, China. We have collected 4006 questionnaire samples and used correlation analysis to explore the relationships between farmers’ information needs and access channel preferences. The results indicate that individual characteristic factors, social factors and family factors have different degrees of influence on farmers’ information needs and access channel preferences. These findings can provide a reference for information construction in the rural areas of Guangdong Province and thus promote its economic development. This study can also provide useful insights for policy-makers and researchers from other developing countries to formulate implementation plans to promote agricultural development.

55. Farm households' simultaneous use of sources to access information on cotton crop production

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Yaseen, Muhammad (author), Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed (author), and Soni, Peeyush (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2018
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10489
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
Journal Title Details:: 19(2): 149-161
Notes:: 14 pages., via online journal., This study has investigated farm households' simultaneous use of social networks, field extension, traditional media, and modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) to access information on cotton crop production. The study was based on a field survey, conducted in Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected from 399 cotton farm households using the multistage sampling technique. Important combinations of information sources were found in terms of their simultaneous use to access information. The study also examined the factors influencing the use of various available information sources. A multivariate probit model was used considering the correlation among the use of social networks, field extension, traditional media, and modern ICTs. The findings indicated the importance of different socioeconomic and institutional factors affecting farm households' use of available information sources on cotton production. Important policy conclusions are drawn based on findings.

56. Farmer opinions on agricultural technologies in Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Basuno, Edi (author)
Format:: Conference paper
Publication Date:: 2006-03-06
Published:: Indonesia
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24314
Notes:: 6 p. Paper presented at the Australasia Pacific Extension Network in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, March 6-8, 2006

57. Farmers Preferred Information Sources for Agricultural Productivity in Hebei Province, China

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Haseen, Muhammad (author), Xu, Shiwei (author), Wen, Yu (author), Luqman, Muhammad (author), Saqib, Raheel (author), Ameen, Muhammad (author), Hassan, Sadia (author), and Butt, Tahir Munir (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2021-06-01
Published:: Pakistan: University of Agriculture: Peshawar, Pakistan
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12429
Journal Title:: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 37 (2)
Notes:: 7 pages., Agricultural information sources play a pragmatic role in knowledge building among the farming community. Farmers use various traditional and modern information sources such as extension field staff, fellow farmers, private sector, electronic media, print media, and information communication technologies (ICTs) gadgets to get the latest information necessary for agricultural productivity. This study aimed to explore the patterns of farmers to access and receive information from different sources. A well-structured and expert reviewed interview schedule was used to collect data from farmers from Huailai county. A total of 122 interviews were conducted for the collection of data. Data were recorded using EpiData software program and a logistic regression model was applied using the computer-based statistical program “STATA”. The findings indicate that media (electronic media and print media) was the key information source for the farmers and 40.16% of farmers accessed media particularly for agricultural information whereas 34.43% used agricultural extension field staff (government) to acquire agricultural information. The government of China should start some educational interventions for farmers to improve their educational level so that the farming community could utilize multiple information sources for crop productivity.

58. Farmers’ Readiness to Adopt Social Media as Agro-Information Reception Tool During Covid-19 Pandemic in Ondo State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Fasina, O. O. (author), Tehinloju, O.A. (author), and Ikuerowo, J.O. (author)
Format:: Conference paper
Publication Date:: 2022-02-24
Published:: Nigeria: AJOL
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12444
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural Extension
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 26 No. 1 (2021)
Notes:: Conference paper / Journal article, This study examined farmers’ readiness to assess social media as agro-information reception tool in the study area. An interview guide was used in collecting data from 120 farmers who were randomly selected. Data collected were analysed with the aid frequency counts percentages and logit regression. The results showed that half of the respondents (50%) had primary education. About 90% were aware of whatsapp and 12.6% were aware of blogs, respectively. Education, farming experience, membership of farmers’ group and extension access were the variables that positively influence farmers’ readiness to assesssocial media as agro-information reception tool while respondents’ age negatively influence readiness to assess social media. Enlightenment programmes for farmers on the use of social media and an improved extension services to keep the farmers acquainted with the benefits of social media.

59. Farmers’ choice of market channels and producer prices in India: role of transportation and communication networks

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Negi, Digvijay S. (author), Birthal, Pratap S. (author), Roy, Devesh (author), and Khan, Md. Tajuddin (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2018-12
Published:: Science Direct
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10419
Journal Title:: Food Policy
Journal Title Details:: 81(106-121)
Notes:: 16 pages., Via online journal., This paper assesses the effect of transportation and communication networks on farmers’ choice of market channels for paddy and wheat, and subsequently on the prices they receive from these channels. It is found that smallholder farmers sell more to informal channels i.e. local traders and input dealers, and typically receive lower prices from them compared to the government-set minimum support prices (MSP). The prices realized from the sales in regulated markets are also less than the MSP despite these being claimed to be more transparent in price discovery. Econometric results show that farmers’ access to transportation and information enables them to obtain better price terms from informal as well as formal channels. The effect of information is relatively stronger, implying that farmers’ access to transportation itself is not sufficient but is effective when combined with provision of market information. Further, our proposition is that despite a positive impact of the improved market access on price realization from informal traders, farmer-trader relations are unlikely to undergo a meaningful change because of the tied transactions involving inputs, credit and outputs.

60. Farmers’ perception of the quality of mobile-based extension services in Egypt: a comparison between public and private provision

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kassem, Hazem S. (author), Shabana, Rasha M. (author), Alotaibi, Bader M. (author), and Ghoneim, Yomna A. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-04
Published:: SAGE Journals
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10523
Journal Title:: Information Development
Notes:: 20 pages., via online journal., During the last 10 years, different initiatives have been implemented to provide mobile-based extension services for the agricultural sector in Egypt. The current study compared the quality of agricultural extension messages between public and private providers. A simple random sample of 120 farmers was selected representing 7% of the total farmers registered in the databases of Ministry of Agriculture (public services) and Shoura company (private services). Farmers assessed a sample of 10 messages delivered by both providers in terms of six indicators namely (1) access, (2) utilization, (3) timeliness, (4) trust, (5) satisfaction, and (6) sharing information with other farmers. The findings revealed the lack of access to messages by the farmers in the two services. However, more than 50% had utilized the majority of messages (in case of access). The study also showed significant differences between perception of farmers to quality attributes in public and private services (Access 6.77, 0.01; Utilization 8.44, 0.004; Timeliness 8.55, 0.002; Satisfaction 8.88, 0.001; information sharing 7.62, 0.009) except for trust (1.11, 0.4). Findings provide practical implications to support mobile-based extension services to enable sharing information and link farmers with other actors in the agricultural value chain.

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

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
Notes:: 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.

62. Feasibility of using mobile phones as an educational medium in agricultural extension services in Guilan Province, Iran

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Allahyaria, Mohammad Sadegh (author), Atashi, Maryam Ranjbar (author), and Dunn, Emily Shea (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2018
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10476
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
Journal Title Details:: 19(2): 129-140
Notes:: 13 pages., via online journal., This study examined the feasibility of the use of mobile phones as an educational tool in agricultural extension services in the Guilan Province of Iran. A descriptive-survey methodology was employed on a sample population of 120 agricultural extension agents. Data were analyzed at descriptive and inferential levels using SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). The results of the factor analysis indicated that the application of mobile phones in extension activities was influenced by three factors: economic, skill, and infrastructure. These factors accounted for 52.3% of the variance. Moreover, the possibility for the development of mobile phones as an educational medium is impacted by social, financial-credit, information-communicational, psychological, and improper conditions factors that, in total, captured 70.4% of the variance.

63. Final evaluation for "At Home Today"

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Cowley, Sandra (author) and Randall, Jim (author)
Format:: Paper
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09808
Notes:: NCR-90 Collection, Department of Agricultural Communications, University of Nebraska. 30 pages.

64. From their mouths to our ears: research practices and needs of agricultural scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Delserone, Leslie M. (author) and Dinkelman, Andrea L. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2017
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10486
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
Journal Title Details:: 18(3-4): 373-400
Notes:: 29 pages., via online journal., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Libraries was one of 19 participants in a national study of the research practices and needs of agricultural researchers. Two UNL Libraries faculty members interviewed 11 UNL scholars during the summer of 2016. The ethnographic research approach revealed four core themes: interdisciplinarity and collaborations, scientific communication practices, scientific research data issues and practices, and challenges and opportunities. Illustrated by the sample of faculty comments presented here, the themes have direct implications for the UNL Libraries, while in other cases these point to concerns and opportunities for the university, the academy, and the nation.

65. Fuelling an environmental conflict through information diffusion strategies

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Maillé, Marie-Ève (author) and Saint-Charles, Johanne (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014-09
Published:: Canada
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06882
Journal Title:: Environment Communication
Journal Title Details:: 8(3) : 305-325

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

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

67. Georgia's new college of ag dean Bullish on state's farm industry

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Haire, Brad (author)
Format:: Interview
Publication Date:: 2016-06-01
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07563
Journal Title:: Southeast Farm Press
Journal Title Details:: 43 (14): 1-2

68. How natural wine became a symbol of virtuous consumption

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Monroe, Rachel (author) and The New Yorker
Format:: Online article
Publication Date:: 2019-11-18
Published:: United States: Condé Nast
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: D11362
Notes:: 14 pages., via online magazine

69. 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

70. How small kansas companies bring fast internet to rural places that telecom giants ignore

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Condos, David (author)
Format:: Article/Audio Story
Publication Date:: 2022-05-03
Published:: United States: National Public Radio
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12789
Journal Title:: High Plains Public Radio
Journal Title Details:: Online
Notes:: Installing fiber-optic internet in sparsely populated places like western Kansas is extremely expensive, even with government subsidies. But some smaller, local broadband providers are finding ways to make it work where the big national companies have not.

71. Huge response to virtual conference is bold statement on sharing information

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Roberts, Owen (author)
Format:: Online article
Publication Date:: 2020-06-10
Published:: Canada: International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, Quebec, Canada
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13055
Notes:: 3 pages

72. 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

73. 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

74. Identifying forest health gaps: A needs assessment of tree and forest health extension education

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Gusto, Cody (author), Silvert, Cody (author), Diaz, John (author), Carton de Grammont, Paloma (author), Coyle, David (author), and University of Florida
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2020-02
Published:: United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: D11360
Journal Title:: Journal of Extension
Journal Title Details:: 58(1)
Notes:: 14 pages, via online journal, There is growing demand for a broader conception of tree and forest health by commercial and private timberland owners, who make up a substantial proportion of Extension clientele in the southeastern United States. There has been little research to comprehensively capture and represent Extension agents' needs, concerns, and perceived barriers as they respond to client questions and requests regarding tree and forest health topics. Our needs assessment results highlight needs and barriers Extension agents encounter as they address tree and forest health requests from clientele. We provide recommendations for research and practical applications for improving relevant resource support in Extension.

75. Identifying gender-responsive approaches in rural advisory services that contribute to the institutionalisation of gender in Pakistan

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Lamontagne-Godwin, J. (author), Cardey, S. (author), Williams, F. E. (author), Dorward, P. T. (author), Aslam, N. (author), and Almas, M. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-04
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10639
Journal Title:: The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
Journal Title Details:: 25(3): 267-288
Notes:: 23 pages., via online journal., Unequal reach and access to information is an issue that affects women involved in agricultural activities around the world. Recent initiatives to address gender unequal access to agricultural information have been clumsy, overlooking participatory approaches that focus on transformative change. This study uses Pakistani rural advisory services to compare farmers' and extension workers’ perceptions of access to agricultural information, to identify culturally acceptable gender-responsive schemes.

76. Impact indicators for community garden programs: Using Delphi methods to inform program development and evaluation

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Diaz, John (author), Webb, Susan (author), Warner, Laura (author), Monoghan, Paul (author), and University of Florida
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2017-12
Published:: United States: American Society for Horticultural Science
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10348
Journal Title:: HortTechnology
Journal Title Details:: 27(6) : 852-859
Notes:: 8 pages., Via online journal., With growing interest in food system solutions to address poor health outcomes related to preventable chronic diseases, organizations and researchers are examining the value of community gardens as interventions to promote individual and community health. Research suggests that participation in community gardens improves access to fresh, healthy foods and increases fruit and vegetable consumption. In addition to these physical benefits, research also documents a variety of social and communal benefits, by expanding social capital, stabilizing neighborhoods, and cultivating relationships. Unfortunately, most of these studies focus on a specific case, cross case, or intervention studies within a geographically specific locale. Learning lessons from successful community garden programs can be difficult because community gardens often rely on the synergy of a complex network of support agencies that assist in various technical and educational capacities. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the use of a framework for program development and evaluation that stakeholders, including extension, can adopt to show program outcomes. The framework used a Delphi approach with a diverse panel of community garden stakeholders to reach consensus about program outcomes. The study demonstrated that the panel could reach consensus on a variety of short-, medium-, and long-term outcomes.

77. Improving agricultural productivity and markets: the role of information and communication technologies

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: McNama, Kerry (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2009-04
Published:: USA: World Bank
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10320
Journal Title:: Agricultural and Rural Development Notes
Journal Title Details:: 47 :1-4
Notes:: 4 pages., Via online journal., Raising the productivity of smallholders is a necessary condition for increasing incomes and improving livelihoods among the rural poor in most developing countries. This increased productivity is essential to both household food security and to agriculture-based growth and poverty reduction in the larger economy. Smallholder productivity is limited by a variety of constraints including poor soils, unpredictable rainfall, and imperfect markets, as well as lack of access to productive resources, financial services, or infrastructure. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are also vitally important to commercial and large-scale agriculture, and to agriculture-related services and infrastructure such as weather monitoring and irrigation. This note focuses on the sometimes less-obvious importance of ICT in improving the information, communication, transaction, and networking elements of smallholder agriculture in developing countries.

78. Influence of information literacy skills in accessing agricultural information: with special reference to paddy farmers of Ampara district, Sri Lanka

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mashroofa, Mohamed Majeed (author) and Wathmanel Senevirathne (author)
Format:: Conference paper
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague, Netherlands.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: D10847
Notes:: 17 pages., via depository, IFLA Library., Access to information plays crucial role in getting best agricultural products with some other factors such as soil, weather, biochemical products and their application. Several types of information are required by farmers of Sri Lanka for agricultural activities. This study focuses on the relationship of information literacy and the enhanced access to agricultural productivity. Therefore, this research aims to determine the information literacy level of paddy farmers of Ampara district in Sri Lanka in accessing agricultural information and explores how much this support the enhanced agricultural productivity. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select sample paddy farmers of Ampara district. 57 farmers were selected as the sample from all nineteen D.S. divisions of Ampara as three from each division. Survey method was used to collect data for this study. Questionnaire and Interview were used as research instruments. District Officer of Agriculture was interviewed and farmers were administered with questionnaires. Result was analyzed mainly quantitatively by using SPSS and Mini Tab. Qualitative analysis is also carried out. This study resulted that majority respondents preferred verbal communication, print sources and the use of computer and internet is reported poor. Communication gap, poor communication services, lack of libraries, lack of information literacy skills, poor infra structure and inadequate extension services might have caused poor access to information. Department of Agriculture under Central government and Agrarian Services Board under provincial ministry serve to these farmers as much as possible to provide information. However the information received by farmers indicated that it is not to the expected level. Therefore, it is concluded that government and local authorities should develop the existing services, information and communication systems to facilitate the farmers to access relevant information on time in order to gain best agricultural productivity. Though the perception of farmers indicates that they are information literate, facts and information related to format, mode and sources they preferred shows that these farmers are not much skilled on information literacy. This study recommends educating the farmers on access to information. Information Literacy should be taught to the farmers from the grass root level.

79. Information Communication Technologies (Icts) Employed By Young Farmers in Access and Use of Dairy Agricultural Information in Murang’a County, Kenya

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Thuo, Marth (author), Njoroge, Rose W (author), and Wamalwa, Lucas W. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-06-28
Published:: India: Publishing India Group
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12417
Journal Title:: International Journal of Knowledge Management and Practices
Journal Title Details:: Volume 7 Issue (1)
Notes:: 6 pages., young farmers, Kenya (Africa, Eastern), mobile communication systems, communication networks, technology, dairy, access, Information Communication Technology (ICT) has changed the way information is created, stored, accessed and disseminated. It has the potential to enhance access and use of agricultural information by farmers in rural areas thereby improving their farming practices. The study was undertaken to assess how young farmers use ICT technologies in accessing and using dairy agricultural information in Murang’a County, Kenya. The study aimed at assessing the awareness by farmers on technologies available for use in accessing agricultural information and strategies used by farmers in accessing and using dairy agricultural information as a way of promoting dairy farming production. The results of the study revealed that 88% of the farmers agreed that they were aware of the use of technology in accessing agricultural information. 75% of the respondents used radio where television was rated second while mobile phones were rarely used. Majority at (80%) never used technologies such as computers, CD/DVD and social media to access and use dairy agricultural information. Three quarters (75%) preferred using other sources such as extension workers, friends, and relatives over technology. All the extension officers interviewed used technology to acquire and disseminate information. Radio was highly used, followed by internet/web services and social media. The study concluded that dairy farmers have limited access to modern technologies such as mobile phones in access and use of agricultural information. The Kenya National Library Services in collaboration with the Department of Livestock Production should set up exhibitions and information literacy programs for dairy farmers. Infrastructure should be improved in the rural areas of Murang’a County by setting up Cyber cafes within the subcounties and educate dairy farmers on the use of ICT technologies to access and use agricultural information.

80. Information Needs of Cassava Farmer-Processors on Cassava Value Addition Technologies in Oyo State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Bamidele Olajide, Rasak (author), Sanni, Lateef O. (author), Atser, Goodwin (author), Dixon, Alfred (author), and Oladokun, Ibukunoluwa O. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: Nigeria: Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12216
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural Extension
Journal Title Details:: Vol 25 No 3 (2021)
Notes:: 12 pages., The rapidly expanding end-use markets for cassava implies a surge in the production and processing of cassava roots into various value-added forms. This study investigated the information needs of cassava farmers on cassava value addition technologies in Oyo State, Nigeria, to ascertain areas of information gap for farmers to maximally exploit the opportunities inherent in the product value addition. Using a multistage sampling procedure, 130 registered cassava farmers were sampled and interviewed. Data were collected on respondents’ personal and enterprise characteristics, access to information, perceived benefits and constraints to accessing information and information needs on cassava value addition. Data were analysed using percentages, means and correlational analysis at p=0.05. Results indicate that respondents were married (91.5%), with mean farm size and farming experience of 2.3 ha and 20.1±13.8 years, respectively, while fellow farmers ranked first as major source of information. Though respondents were constrained with low income (70.0%), they reckoned that if they had access to information on value addition, their postharvest loss will be reduced (89.2%). Respondents had information gap on information needs on cassava adhesives (1st), glucose syrups (2nd) and confectionaries (3rd). Farming experience (r = -.236), constraints (r = -.288) and access to sources of information were significantly related to respondents’ information needs. It is recommended that information on improved cassava value addition technologies be made available to cassava farmers through relevant sources, especially during emergencies coupled with hands –on training for effective application of information acquired. Keywords: Information needs, Information sources, Access to information, Cassava value addition technologies.

81. Information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture: a report to the G20 agricultural deputies

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (author)
Format:: Report
Publication Date:: 2017
Published:: Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10296
Notes:: 57 pages., Report from FAO, Via website., This report responds to the request by the G20 Agricultural Ministers to FAO, IFPRI and OECD in June 2016 to build on their preliminary assessment of existing ICT applications and platforms and make specific proposals for consideration and action by G20 Agriculture Deputies ahead of the next G20 Agricultural Ministers meeting on the best possible mechanism to improve agricultural ICT exchange and cooperation. The report is organized as follows: (i) The section Summary, Evaluation and Recommendations is targeted to policy makers and draws from the detailed review undertaken in Sections 1 to 4 of the report. It provides a succinct but comprehensive account of ICTs in agriculture, including evaluating their impact. It identifies gaps, and puts forward a number of recommendations for the G20 in line with the G20 comparative advantage for collective action. Policies and measures to promote ICTs are crucial for the G20 economies and for agriculture in particular. G20 Ministers of Agriculture can take action to integrate ICTs in agricultural policies and initiatives. The report makes a number of recommendations for concrete actions in the area of ICTs that promote sustainable food systems and contribute to the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.(ii) Sections 1 to 4 contain a detailed, albeit not exhaustive review of ICTs in agriculture. There is plethora of ICT applications on agriculture, ranging from using radio to satellite remote sensing, and in Section 2 every effort has been made to provide a comprehensive picture through the discussion of selected applications. Section 3 reviews the platforms and initiatives that promote the use of ICTs, and Section 4 examines governance issues specifically related to principles, rights and privacy. A number of Annexes provide more detail to the reader on a number of areas related to governance.

82. Information and communication technology: An assessment of Turkish agriculture

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Tekin, A.B. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2011-06
Published:: England: I P PUBLISHING LTD
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: D07827
Journal Title:: Outlook on Agriculture
Journal Title Details:: 40 (2): 147-156

83. Information behaviour of migrant Hispanic farm workers and their families in the Pacific Northwest

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Fisher, Karen E. (author), Marcoux, Elizabeth (Betty) (author), Miller, Lupine S. (author), Sanchez, Agueda (author), and Ramirez Cunningham, Eva (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2004-10
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24567
Journal Title:: Information Research
Journal Title Details:: 10(1) : Paper 199
Notes:: 13 p.

84. Information needs of rural women: a study of three villages of Bangladesh

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Hossain, Arman (author) and Islam, Shariful (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2012
Published:: Bangladesh
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07347
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Journal Title Details:: Special section : 1-15

85. Information seeking behaviours of rural women in Malaysia

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri Abu (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2011-01
Published:: Malaysia
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06950
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Journal Title Details:: pp. 86-93

86. Inspiring the outdoor experience: does the path through a nature center lead out the door?

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Beery, Thomas (author) and Ingemar Jönsson, K. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: Sweden
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07444
Journal Title:: Journal of Interpretation Research
Journal Title Details:: 20 (1): 67-85

87. Intellectual property exhaustion, breeder frustration, and hindered innovation

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Endres, A. Bryan (author), Guarino, Jessica (author), and Nathani, Nabilah (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2023-08-22
Published:: USA: Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12955
Journal Title:: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Journal Title Details:: V.12, N.4
Notes:: 11 pages, Private-sector dominance of plant breeding constitutes the present norm of organic seed genetics research, which has generated concerns in the organic farming community in this era of robust intellectual property protections. Intellectual property restrictions primarily in the form of certificates, patents, and contractual arrangements are blamed for stifling the innovation of organic seed varieties. To better understand the challenges small-scale and university-based breeders and researchers face in organic corn seed genetic development, this article provides an overview of intellectual property structures surrounding seed innovation and sharing. After describing the legal landscape in which organic corn seed research and development occurs, the article details research efforts exploring the veracity of claims that contractual arrangements (in the form of seed-sharing agreements between breeders and universities) stifle the innovation of organic varieties. In doing so, the article describes the search methodology utilized and highlights a critical barrier to research: the closely guarded nature of private contracts that parties are reluctant to reveal. While we were able to identify several data points that highlighted the importance of seed-sharing agreements as a part of the intellectual property regime controlling organics research and breeding, we were unable to obtain contracts or identify disputes over contractual language to further analyze. Such contractual language only becomes available upon consent and release by individual parties to the contract or by litigation that exposes the contractual language, both of which we attempted to explore and utilize. The article concludes with a discussion of why contractual arrangements in the context of organic corn seed development are an informative piece of the intellectual property puzzle worth exploring, as well as future points of research necessary to yield data substantiating the concerns of stakeholders in the organic seed industry.

88. Internet Usage in Agricultural Extension Activities in Lampung Province, Indonesia

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Listiana, Indah (author), Sumardjo (author), Sadono, Dwi (author), Tjitropranoto, Prabowo (author), and Ariyanto, Dafit (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-10
Published:: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D11596
Journal Title:: International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering
Journal Title Details:: 8(12): 1486-1493
Notes:: 8 pages., via online journal., ow internet usage by extension agent, impact on the inhibition of the flow of information to the farmers and lead to the income received by farmers. In the digital era today, if the extension agent is not encouraged to use the internet then they will be left behind and will be left out by the farmers. This study aimed to (1) analyze the internet availability in Lampung Province (2) to analyze the level of internet usage for extension agent in Lampung and (3) to analyze factors influencing internet usage of extension agent. This research was conducted in Lampung Province with analysis unit of extension agent in the office of BP3K (Extension Agency of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry) which has been facilitated by computer and internet network. Respondents consisted of 355 extension agent served in BP3K. Multiple Linear Regression Analysis was used to determine the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable. The availability of facilities and internet network in Extension Offices is not sufficient even extension agent used their private facilities. The Internet network had reached the remote areas very well in spreading and transmitting information. Almost all extension agent have internet-connected devices and internet-based applications. Extension agents facilitated by computer and internet network communicating using social media, however capabilities in using the internet to search information related agricultural technology remained low. The use of the internet by extension agent was influenced by the nature of internet innovation, the number of Internet-based applications and the amount of existed hardware.

89. Joining forces to protect the future of agriculture and the planet

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Fraley, Robb (author)
Format:: Lecture
Publication Date:: 2017-06-26
Published:: United States: Medium
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: D11284
Notes:: 26 pages., via website

90. Knowledge management best practices among rice farmers in selected areas of Tanzania

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mtega, Wulystan Pius (author) and Ngoepe, Mpho (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-07-19
Published:: South Africa: SAGE Journals
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12389
Journal Title:: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 52 (2)
Notes:: 14 pages., For improved rice production, farmers need access to timely and relevant knowledge at each stage of the rice-cropping calendar. To understand how farmers involve themselves in acquiring and sharing agricultural knowledge, this study investigates how knowledge management best practices can be enhanced among rice farmers in selected rural areas of Tanzania. Data were collected from 226 rice farmers in three districts (Kilombero, Kilosa and Mvomero) of the Morogoro region in Tanzania. Findings from structured questionnaires and focused group discussion indicate that rice farmers accessed, shared and used agricultural knowledge. It was found that individual, institutional and knowledge factors influence the performance of agricultural knowledge management activities. For enhancing effective agricultural knowledge management, it is important to take into consideration the knowledge management best practices, which include developing effective knowledge infrastructure, involving different stakeholders and using appropriate information and communications technology tools in enhancing access to knowledge. It is concluded that effective knowledge management activities increase the level of adoption of agricultural innovations. It is recommended that the proposed agricultural knowledge management best practices be adapted for improving rice production.

91. Limits and barriers to adaptation to climate variability and change in Bangladeshi coastal fishing communities

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Sallu, Susannah (author), Islam, Md. Monirul (author), Hubacek, Klaus (author), and Paavola, Jouni (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2014
Published:: Bangladesh
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07716
Journal Title:: Marine Policy
Journal Title Details:: 43 : 208-216

92. Making environmental communication work: creating useful guidance

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Besley, John (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015-06-08
Published:: Interational: Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D08441
Journal Title:: Environmental Communication
Journal Title Details:: 9 (3): 398-403

93. Making our science accessible to the public

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Brummer, E. Charles (author) and CSSA
Format:: Magazine article
Publication Date:: 2017-02-16
Published:: USA: American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08219
Journal Title:: CSA News
Journal Title Details:: 60 (2): 20

94. Media access and political efficacy in the eco-politics of climate change: Canadian national news and mediated policy networks

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Stoddart, Mark C.J. (author), Tindall, David B. (author), Smith, Jillian (author), and Haluza-Delay, Randolph (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2017-01-26
Published:: Canada: Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: D08339
Journal Title:: Environmental Communication
Journal Title Details:: 386-400

95. Media coverage of toxic risks: a content analysis of pediatric environmental health information available to new and expecting mothers

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mello, Susan (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2015-12
Published:: USA
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 154 Document Number: D07021
Journal Title:: Health Communication
Journal Title Details:: 30(12) : 1245-1255

96. Modernization of agriculture and use of information and communication technologies by farmers in coastal Yogyakarta

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Subejo, Daya Untari (author), Untari, Dyah Woro (author), Wati, Ratih Ineke (author), and Mewasdenta, Gagar (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-12
Published:: Netherlands: Elsevier B.V.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12245
Journal Title:: Indonesian Journal of Geography
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 51 No. 2,
Notes:: 15 pages, In the development process, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), which also commonly referred to as electronic media or cyber media have been acknowledged as a new instrument that could facilitate the need of new information and innovation for rural people or farmers. However, several studies reported that extension and communication based electronic media in developing countries encounter more problems rather than in developed countries. This research aims to investigate the ownership, access, utilization or functions of ICTs for obtaining information supporting the daily life of farmers and for promoting various farming activities in the coastal area of Kulon Progo Regency Yogyakarta. The research method of the study was a descriptive method that has been conducted by a mixed method. The study found that in line with modernization in agriculture, farmers have been using conventional and new electronic media including television, radio and mobile phone with function for getting new information. Conventional electronic media are still dominant while the use of new electronic media has been gradually increasing. Information gathered from ICTs includes social, cultural, economic, health and environmental issues. The use of new electronic media particularly the internet via smartphone has newly started to be utilized among farmers in the coastal farming area who intensively engaged in horticulture crops cultivation mainly for getting and exchange the market information. Information on technological innovation is still dominant among farmers. Better infrastructure and mobility access, improvement of telecommunication network and development of content and format of information provided by new media will be prospective in the future.

97. Monitoring small farm credit

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Wilson, Frank A. (author) and University of Bradford, Project Planning Centre, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 1983
Published:: United Kingdom: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Folder: 160 Document Number: D07765
Journal Title:: Agricultural Administration
Journal Title Details:: 14 (4): 191-202

98. Navigating farming risks by simultaneous diversification and credit through formal and informal communication channel

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Ullah, Raza (author), Rehman, Mariam (author), Anjum, Maria (author), Kamran, Muhammad Asif (author), Bakhsh, Khuda (author), Saboor, Abdul (author), and Lahore College for Women University, Lahore Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2016
Published:: Pakistan: Asianet-Pakistan
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08246
Journal Title:: Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research
Journal Title Details:: 29 (4): 381-391

99. Networking through the glass ceiling

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Braund, Claire (author)
Format:: Conference paper
Publication Date:: 2006-03-06
Published:: Australia
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24326
Notes:: 7 p. Paper presented at the Australasia Pacific Extension Network in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, March 6-8, 2006

100. Ontology engineering and knowledge services for agriculture domain

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kawtrakul, Asanee (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2012-05
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: D07693
Journal Title:: Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Journal Title Details:: 11 (5): 741-751

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