Amudavi, David M. (author), Lawver, David E. (author), Udoto, M. (author), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2010-05
Published:
Kenya
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00420
Notes:
Abstract of article in the proceedings of the 26th annual meeting of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, May 16-19, 2010.
10 pages, Low agricultural productivity remains one of the main factors influencing poverty and food insecurity among smallholder farmers in many developing countries. Among the key interventions assumed to influence agricultural productivity of smallholders is the provision of agricultural extension services to farmers. Access to agricultural extension however remains low in most developing countries thus slowing down agricultural productivity growth. This study therefore sought to determine the labor productivity effects of agricultural extension in northern Ghana using data from a cross-section of 300 smallholder farm households. The results of a binary probit model indicated that participation in agricultural extension increased with farming experience, farm size, access to irrigation and group membership but decreased with years of formal education and household size. Regression estimates of a labor productivity model revealed a positive and statistically significant relationship between agricultural extension and labor productivity. Also, labor productivity increased with farming experience, household income, access to irrigation, degree of specialization in production and the level of conventional inputs used per man-day of labor but decreased with participation in off-farm work. The authors recommend an increase in agricultural extension coverage to ensure that more farmers are reached with information on modern technologies to enhance their labor productivity. Furthermore, farmers need access to inputs such as seed and fertilizer to improve the productivity of labor.
Anderson, H. Calvert (author / Inter-American Popular Information Program, American International Association), Vieira, Phil (author / Farm broadcaster, West Indies), Appiah, Ofosu (author / Radio Ghana), and Jain, G.P. (author / Sevagram, Delhi, India)
Format:
Panel report
Publication Date:
1967-06
Published:
International: First International Congress of Farm Writers.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 73 Document Number: D10794
Notes:
Item located in Document 10786. Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Pages 78-86 in J.S. Cram (ed.), Proceedings of the first International Congress of Farm Writers at Macdonald College, Quebec, Canada, June 18-21, 1967. 112 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: C26957
Notes:
Background paper for the World Development Report 2008 by the World Bank and affiliated organizations. 44 pages., A background paper for "Innovating through science and technology," Chapter 7 of the World Development Report 2008.
Anjaneyulu, Shri K. (author / Assistant Station Director, All India Radio, Nagercoil in Tamilnadu) and Assistant Station Director, All India Radio, Nagercoil in Tamilnadu
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-12
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 76 Document Number: C04074
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C23330
Notes:
Pages 229-247 in Cees J. Hamelink and Olga Linne (eds.), Mass communication research: on problems and policies. The art of asking the right questions. Ablex Publishing Corporation, Norwood, New Jersey. 417 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C14113
Notes:
First published in Media Development, 1, 1992., Chapter 10 in Charles Okigbo (ed.), Development Communication Principles. African Council for Communication Education, Nairobi, Kenya. 365 pages.
Antoine, P.P. (author) and Byrnes, Francis C. (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: C08801
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Paper presented at Workshop 1993 Developing African Agriculture: New Initiatives for Institutional co-operation. Cotonou, Benin. July 28-30, 1993. 10 p.
Antony, G. (author), Fleming, E.M. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05397
Anyaegbunam, Chike (author), Mefalopulos, Paolo (author), and Moetsabi, Titus (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 180 Document Number: C36209
Notes:
Section 2 in Don Richardson and Lynnita Paisley (eds.), The first mile of connectivity, Communication for Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. Via online. 9 pages.
Anyaegbunam, Chike (author), Mefalopulos, Paolo (author), and Moetsahi, Titus (author)
Format:
Handbook
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
International: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 175 Document Number: C29815
Notes:
Posted at ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/y5793e, Second Edition. 160 pages., Handbook prepared for the SADC Centre of Communication for Development in collaboration with the Communication for Development Group, Extension, Education and Communication Service, Sustainable Development Department of FAO. Only the 13-page introduction is filed.
Apentibadek, Norbert (author) and Koopman, Martine (author)
Format:
Brief
Publication Date:
2011-01
Published:
The Netherlands: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D10108
Notes:
8 pages., Via Website., This learning brief describes the lessons learned in the ACDEP Rural Access to Information project. This project established a multimedia centre at the ACDEP Secretariat and five satellite information centres. The project explored the opportunities for knowledge sharing, communication and information exchange to accelerate community (health and agriculture) development programmes.
AgComm Teaching, Among the introductory observations about development development: "The experience in Africa has been rather pathetic. It is being discovered that mobilization of the masses for popular participation in decision making is easier said than done."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 131 Document Number: D11317
Notes:
6 pages., Pages 37-42 in 27th annual meeting of the Caribbean Food Crops Society. Dominica, Volume 27., Authors recall some aspects of agricultural information before analyzing the problems of this information sector, the importance of which sometimes is unrecognized by agricultural administrators, researchers, extensionists, and producers. Perspectives for the development and better management and use of information resources are proposed through the use of new information technologies (databases, microcomputers, software, agricultural thesauruses, CD-ROMs, etc.), networks, and the sharing of resources through cooperation at local, regional, and international levels."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17121
Notes:
Pages 271-287 in Gwyn E. Jones and Maurice J. Rolls (eds.), Progress in rural extension and community development, Volume 1, Extension and rural advantage in rural development. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. 336 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C14195
Notes:
Chapter 15 in Neville Jayaweera and Sarath Amunugama (eds.), Rethinking development communication. Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre, Republic of Singapore. 264 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 99 Document Number: C08352
Notes:
cited reference, In: Paul D. Warner and Raymond Campbell, eds. Proceedings of a Regional Workshop of Agriculture and Community Development Interface, October 8-11, 1989, Williamsburg, VA. Mississippi, MS : Southern Rural Development Center, June 1990. (SRDC Publication No. 131) p. 29-31
Arnott, David (author), Chadwick, David R. (author), Wynne-Jones, Sophie (author), and Jones, David L. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2019-10-18
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12810
Notes:
8pgs, On the 23rd June 2016, the UK referendum on European Union (EU) membership resulted in a vote to leave the EU. This departure, should it occur, would see the implementation of a new agricultural policy within the UK which will most likely see the removal of direct financial support to farmers. In this study, we use combined agricultural survey and rural payments data to evaluate the extent of reliance upon Pillar 1 payments, based on a sample of 24,492 (i.e. 70%) of farm holdings in Wales. This approach eliminates some of the variation found in the Farm Business Survey through the delivery of a more comprehensive picture on the numbers and types of farm holding potentially facing economic hardship and the quantities of land and livestock associated with those holdings. We estimate ˜34% of our sampled Welsh farm holdings face serious financial difficulties and show ˜44% of agricultural land on sampled farm holdings in Wales being vulnerable to land use change or abandonment. Based on our results, we consider the potential social and ecological impacts that the removal of direct payments may have on land use in Wales. We also discuss the use of a more balanced approach to land management that could support governmental visions to keep farmers on the land, improve productivity and deliver high quality ‘Public Goods’.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17054
Notes:
Pages 109-126 in Jan Servaes, Thomas L. Jacobson and Shirley A White (eds.), Participatory communication for social change. Sage Publications, New Delhi. 286 pages.
