10 pages., Researchers investigated empowerment in the context of two strategies, Integrated Weed Management and Integrated Pest Management. Findings suggested: "With the rise of chemical resistance, the agricultural industry has placed considerable emphasis on the need to accelerate and achieve farmer adoption if IWM and IPM, but our evidence suggests that greater emphasis should be given to understanding the socio-cultural factors that affect farmer decision making. Farmer empowerment emerged as a core concept from the data."
Wanyama, J.W. (author), Amudavi, D.M. (author), Khan, Z.R. (author), Njuguna, E.M. (author), Midega, C.A.O. (author), and Pickett, J.A. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2007-05
Published:
Kenya
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00410
Notes:
Pages 358-370 in proceedings of the 23rd annual meeting of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education, Polson, Montana, May 20-24, 2007.
Via website.
Haron, H. (author / State Department of Agriculture, Kelantan, 15990 Lundang, Kota, Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1989
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06805
Notes:
AGRICOLA IND 91042717, In: Harris, K.M., ed. Crop protection information : an international perspective : proceedings of the International Crop Protection Information Workshop; held at CAB International, Wallingford, UK, April 1989. Wallingford, Oxon, UK : CAB International, 1989. p. 127-138., The status of the information dissemination network of the Department of Agriculture, Peninsular Malaysia, is examined within the framework of Malaysia's National Agricultural Policy and the extension services of the Department. The paper provides information of the network itself, the types of information distributed and the materials utilized to disseminate crop protection information to end users. Some inadequacies and constraints in disseminating crop protection information are discussed. The paper concludes with three recommendations for the development of the service. (original)
