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2. HAT network hits the road again
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nash, Erin (author)
- Format:
- Blog
- Publication Date:
- 2021-08-08
- Published:
- USA: National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Platte City, Missouri
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13182
- Notes:
- 2 pages
3. Social media application in agriculture extension programming for small scale rural farmers: is knowledge impeding the lack of adoption?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Moonsammy, Stephan (author) and Moonsammy, Donna Marie Renn (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-08-01
- Published:
- USA: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12627
- Journal Title:
- Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 27 Iss. 3
- Notes:
- 18 pages, The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge level of farmers on basic computer literacy, social media use, and to explore which social and demographic factors affected their knowledge capacity. The study had a final sample of 176 participants from the northern, southern and central regions of Trinidad and Tobago. A survey instrument comprising of 14 multiple-choice questions with one accurate response was developed to decrease bias of farmers randomly selecting the accurate response. The questions addressed knowledge on basic computer and social media literacy. Analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA with post-hoc testing. Results indicated that there were significant differences in farmers’ performance in the knowledge test based on characteristics such as age, education, and household use of social media and the internet. Based on the findings, minimal training in computer and social media literacy did not impede the farmers’ use of the computer or social media. These discoveries highlight the potential of extension programs using the internet and social media applications to improve communication efficiency among agricultural stakeholders within farming communities.
4. Using renewable energy to meet the energy needs of smallholder farmers: are there policies to promote adoption in Ghana?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Karbo, R. T. (author), Frewer, L. J. (author), Areal, F. (author), and Yu, E. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-06-30
- Published:
- Ghana: Council for Scientific and Industrial Research of Ghana
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12764
- Journal Title:
- Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 57, N.1
- Notes:
- 15 pages, Integrating renewable energy (RE) technologies into agriculture can contribute to attaining sustainable production. Farmers’ adoption of RE in agriculture can lead to substantial reductions in Greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions as well as providing alternative income sources for farmers, and reliable energy supplies for farms and households. Policies can facilitate, support, or encourage farmers’ adoption of RE. However, it is not clear what policies currently exist which facilitate or promote the adoption of RE technologies in Ghanaian agriculture. This paper aims to identify policies in Ghana that can facilitate the adoption of RE in agricultural production. A policy review was conducted to identify such policies, evaluate their potential impact on RE adoption, and suggest paths to enhance RE adoption by farmers. These policies are focused on two aspects: 1) promoting solar energy and 2) the conversion of agricultural waste to energy. Noting limitations including the underdevelopment of the RE sector and the lack of a central policy to promote RE utilization in Ghanaian agriculture, the review suggests that policymakers need to fully implement provisions of the Renewable Energy Act-(832) (2011) through the application of, for example, policy levers such as subsidies, tax exemptions, financing, and training potential end-users in the agricultural community.