Rivera, William M. (author / University of Maryland)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2000-03-29
Published:
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20235
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, In section D of the "2000 conference proceedings: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 16th Annual Conference, March 29th-April 1st, 2000, Arlington, Virginia, USA
2 pages., "If African farmers feel disenfranchised and marginalized, the system is not working. Now's the time to try to fix it, improve communication systems, and move towards feeding hungry people."
14 pages, This study examines how smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions may influence their engagement in peer mobilization and collective action. Forty smallholder coffee farmers were interviewed in the Central Highlands region of Peru using a closed-ended instrument. The sample of smallholder farmers was achieved using purposive and snowball sampling methods. Quantitative data on farmers’ attitudes and aspirations regarding working with peers, autonomy, and external support as well as knowledge, skills, and behaviors pertinent to collective actions were collected and analyzed using descriptive and correlational procedures. Key findings indicate farmers perceive a need for external support, feel there are benefits of collective actions, and aspire to work with their peers. Based on the findings, it is recommended that practitioners and farmer group leaders focus training efforts on building smallholders’ knowledge and skills in mobilization, encourage peer association/collective action as a source of external support, and target knowledgeable, skilled and confident farmers to lead collective actions. This study has implications to bolster support for farmer-to-farmer extension and technical assistance systems and inform the identification of leader farmers.
Claar, J. B. (author / Director, Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois)
Format:
Course syllabus
Publication Date:
1983
Published:
International: International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS), College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D11186
Notes:
This file, "INTERPAKS Managerial Course," is maintained in the International Programs records of the Agricultural Communications Program, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign., 5 pages., Syllabus for a five-week short course offered by INTERPAKS, September 17-October 19, 1984, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
