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2. Client focused extension approach for disseminating soil fertility management in central Kenya
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Muchai, Serah W.K. (author), Muna, Monicah W.M. (author), Mugwe, Jane N. (author), Mugendi, Daniel N. (author), and Mairura, Franklin S. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- ESci Journals Publishing
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11154
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 2(2): 129-136
- Notes:
- 8 pages., via online journal., Land degradation and soil nutrient depletion have become serious threats to agricultural productivity in sub- Saharan Africa. To improve agriculture production, research has led to recommendation of a range of integrated Soil fertility Management (ISFM) options, of proven effectiveness, for soil fertility improvement. Although many factors contribute to the low adoption of ISFM by farmers, communication gaps between extension agents and farmers lie at the heart of the problem. Hence, the study sought to investigate factors considered by agricultural extension agents in selection of communication channels to disseminate soil fertility information in the central highlands of Kenya. Structured questionnaires were used to elicit information from 105 extension agents. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. In choosing the communication method to be used in dissemination of soil fertility management (SFM) practices, target group was scored as the most relevant factor followed by type of SFM, time available then number of staff sequentially. Education was perceived to highly influence the selection of workshop (M= 3.4) while age was perceived to highly influence the selection of video showing (M= 2.8) as extension methods in dissemination of SFM. The implication of the study is that diverse communication channels should be utilized to get to farmers of different socio economic characteristics.
3. Commentary: Do you really have the broadband the FCC thinks you have?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Gonsalves, Sean (author) and Parker, Christine (author)
- Format:
- Commentary
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-22
- Published:
- United States: Daily Yonder, The
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12878
- Journal Title:
- Daily Yonder, The
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 4pgs, Billions of dollars in funding will be administered based on the FCC’s broadband availability map. Is it right? Check your own address and see.
4. Experiencing biodiversity as a bridge over the science-society communication gap
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- MEINARD, YVES (author), QUÉTIER, FABIEN (author), and Gereco, Espace Saint-Germain Bâtiment le Saxo, 30 avenue du Général Leclerc Institut für Evolutionsbiologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Zürich Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, UMR 5553 du CNRS, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 09 Biotope, 22 Boulevard du Maréchal Foch, BP 58
- Format:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English with Spanish / English abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2014-06
- Published:
- USA: Wiley-Blackwell
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08304
- Journal Title:
- Conservation Biology
- Journal Title Details:
- 28 (3): 705-712
5. Maine leaders discuss whether public broadband investments should support national private providers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Campbell, Carolyn (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-03-20
- Published:
- United States: Daily Yonder, The
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12877
- Journal Title:
- Daily Yonder, The
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 5pgs, Millions of Maine’s fiber dollars is going to a mix of government entities, regional internet service providers, and large, out-of-state companies. Some worry these national companies have not worked well with communities in the past. Others say the investments should be evaluated on what they deliver, not who gets the money.
6. Mobile phones, off-farm employment and household income in rural india
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rajkhowa, Pallavi (author) and Qaim, Matin (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03-01
- Published:
- United States: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12484
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Notes:
- 17 pages, Rural households in developing countries often depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. However, many also pursue off-farm economic activities either to complement their farm income or because they lack access to agricultural land. Rural off-farm employment is often informal and temporary. Searching for jobs can be associated with high transaction costs, which may be a constraint on some households’ participation in off-farm employment. The increasing spread of mobile phones may help to reduce these transaction costs. Here, we test the hypothesis that mobile phone ownership increases rural households’ participation in off-farm employment and—through this mechanism—also improves household income. We use nationally representative panel data from rural India and regression models with household fixed effects to control for confounding factors and unobserved heterogeneity. We find that mobile phone ownership is positively associated with the likelihood of participating in various types of off-farm employment, including casual wage labour, salaried employment and non-agricultural self-employment. This association is larger in female-headed than in male-headed households. The estimates also show that mobile phone ownership is positively associated with household income, partly channeled through the off-farm employment mechanism.
7. New FCC broadband map of the U.S. as ‘a step in the right direction’
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Eaton, Kristi (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-12
- Published:
- United States: Daily Yonder, The
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12879
- Journal Title:
- Daily Yonder, The
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 3pgs, Experts say while the map is an improvement for future money allocation, some issues persist.
8. Technology transfer preferences of researchers and producers in sustainable agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Miller, Rhonda L. (author) and Cox, Loralie (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2006
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: D11343
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 44(3)/RIB/3RIB2
- Notes:
- Online via the University of Illinois Online Catalog, using the Article search term, "demonstrations", This study involved determining preferences of researchers and producers regarding their preferences for providing and gathering information. Findings revealed and described differences in preference. Authors identified on-farm demonstrations as particularly important for technologies that involve major transitions in farming methods.