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12. A study of the use of information & communication technology in disseminating farm information to farmers in India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Solanki, Surabhi (author) and Verma, Seema (author)
- Format:
- Conference proceedings
- Publication Date:
- 2019-06
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11119
- Notes:
- 8 pages., Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Computing in Science, Technology and Management., In any country, agriculture plays important role in the prospect of economy and sustainability. As technology grow day by day so it is necessary for the farmer to know about the technology, innovations and take them into practice, so they make strong themselves in terms of economic and sustainability. In this paper discussed the intensity exposure to information and communication technology and its relationship to the characteristics of farmers at different stages of adoption use of information and communication technology for different farm practices and also know the preferences of farmers regarding the use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT). In the continuation of this process conduct the personal interview to collect personal details of farmers as well as farm information that associate them to know about the adoption of information technology. The data collected through personal interview of farmers have been classified, tabulated and analyzed to know how efficiently and effectively information and communication technology disseminate farm information to the farmer.
13. A summary of research in progress at Iowa State University
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Abbott, Eric A. (author)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 1985
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 198 Document Number: D09729
- Notes:
- NCR-90 Collection, Eric Abbott Collection, Iowa State University, 5 pages.
14. A useful list of major ethical issues
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Fredericks, Eldon (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1991-04
- Published:
- USA: Communication, Information, and Technology Staff, Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: C22546
- Journal Title:
- CITExtension
- Journal Title Details:
- 1 : 1
15. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SPILLOVER
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Grobler, Wynand (author) and David, Oladipo Olalekan (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-12-01
- Published:
- International: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12207
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of eBusiness and eGovernment
- Journal Title Details:
- Issue 11(2)
- Notes:
- 17 pages, The positive spillover impacts of the efficiency of information and communication technology (ICT) and land accessibility as factor inputs to agricultural productivity are well documented in the literature. Furthermore, input-output efficiency as a measurement of factors contributing towards gross production is no exception in this regard. Few studies on agricultural production and ICT at the household level in South Africa show divergent empirical results. This study investigates the effect of information and communication technology (ICT) and land for farming in the context of household food production in South Africa. Household engagement in agricultural activities is proxy for agricultural production, farm land size is a proxy for land accessibility, telephone and internet use are proxies for ICT in this study. Household data of twenty-one thousand, six hundred and one (21,601) households on agricultural activities and ICTs were generated from the existing survey data of General household survey, 2015 by Statistics South Africa. Majority of the households are not engaging in agricultural activities due to no access to land for farming, but more than 80 percent of the households have access to at least one form of ICTs penetration i.e. mobile telephony. The logit regression shows that internet connection in the household have positive and significant impact on household agricultural production but land accessibility is indirectly related and significant to household food production in South Africa. Therefore land accessibility may be a barrier to agricultural activity involvement in South Africa. The study shows that the positive spillover impacts of ICT may not be possible due to lack of access to land for agriculture. Land for farming, CDMA telephony and internet are highly required for agricultural activities in order to promote food production, reduce cost of telecommunications, promoting agricultural research and development via internet accessibility.
16. AI for social good: unlocking the opportunity for positive impact
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Tomašev, Nenad (author), Mohamed, Shakir (author), Teh, Yee Whye (author), Schaul, Tom (author), Cornebise, Julien (author), Hutter, Frank (author), Picciariello, Angela (author), Connelly, Bec (author), Snyder, Kyle (author), Belgrave, Danielle C. M. (author), Ezer, Daphne (author), Cachat van der Haert, Fanny (author), Mugisha, Frank (author), Abila, Gerald (author), Arai, Hiromi (author), Otake-Matsuura, Mihoko (author), Emtiyaz Khan, Mohammad (author), Almiraat, Hisham (author), Proskurnia, Julia (author), Othman, Mustafa (author), Glasmachers, Tobias (author), de Wever, Wilfried (author), De Winne, Ruben (author), and Clopath, Claudia (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-05-18
- Published:
- UK: Nature Portfolio
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13090
- Journal Title:
- Nature Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- V.11, N.2468
- Notes:
- 6 pages, Advances in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) present an opportunity to build better tools and solutions to help address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, and deliver positive social impact in accordance with the priorities outlined in the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The AI for Social Good (AI4SG) movement aims to establish interdisciplinary partnerships centered around AI applications towards SDGs. We provide a set of guidelines for establishing successful long-term collaborations between AI researchers and application-domain experts, relate them to existing AI4SG projects and identify key opportunities for future AI applications targeted towards social good.
17. Access and use of agricultural market information by smallholder farmers: Measuring informational capabilities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ko, Jesuk (author), Magesa, Mawazo M. (author), and Kisangiri, Michael (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-03-03
- Published:
- International: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12194
- Journal Title:
- The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 86, Issue 6
- Notes:
- 21 Pages, While farmers sell their crops, middlemen provide a linkage between them, markets and buyers. Middlemen have good knowledge of working conditions of markets and have access to agricultural market information. Due to poor access to markets and agricultural market information by smallholders, there is a feeling that middlemen benefit more while farmers sell their crops. Good access to markets and market information may help farmers bypass middlemen while selling crops and thus benefit more. Thus, it is best to improve the informational capabilities (ICs) of farmers in agricultural marketing. Thus, this research measured ICs of farmers accessing market information, through a program NINAYO, while selling their crops. The research utilized the informational, psychological, social, and economic dimensions of the empowerment framework in identifying capability indicators to formulate survey questions. Data were collected from smallholders in six regions in Tanzania. The analysis utilized measures of life satisfaction and results showed that about half of the variation in the dependent variable, satisfaction with capabilities, was explained by the model. Backward elimination analysis confirmed that life satisfaction is multidimensional. Robustness test confirmed a positive relationship between satisfaction and capabilities. Overall, results confirmed ICs are multidimensions, their improvement empowers farmers in agricultural marketing.
18. Access to and utilization of information and communication technologies by agricultural researchers and extension workers in Zimbabwe
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mugwisi, Tinashe (author), Mostert, J. (author), and Ocholla, D.N. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-01
- Published:
- Zimbabwe
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06867
- Journal Title:
- Information Technology for Development
- Journal Title Details:
- 21(1) : 67-84
19. Accounting for Risk and Stability in Technology Adoption
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hoag, Dana L. (author) and Engler-Palma, Alejandra (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- Canada
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26186
- Journal Title:
- Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 55 (2007) pp. 365-379
20. Adoption and intensity of use of mobile money among smallholder farmers in rural Ghana
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kofi Asravor, Richard (author), Boakye, Afia Nyarko (author), and Essuman, John (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-21
- Published:
- International: SAGE Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12310
- Journal Title:
- Information Development
- Journal Title Details:
- Online First
- Notes:
- 10 pages., he impact of mobile money services in sub-Saharan Africa have been largely recognised. However, empirical studies are principally lacking on the factors influencing the decision to own a mobile phone (first hurdle), register with mobile money (second hurdle) and the intensity of use of mobile money services (third hurdle). This study examined the determinants of the mobile phone ownership, drivers of registration (participation) of mobile money services, and the intensity of use of mobile money services in rural Ghana by employing the triple hurdle approach. The first and second hurdle were analysed using the logit model while quasi-poisson regression was used to analyse the third hurdle. The analysis from the cross-sectional data showed that the decision to own a mobile phone was driven by household size, marital status, the farm size, access to electricity, income status and the type of occupation engaged, whereas the decision to register with mobile money was influenced by the age, educational status, marital status, household size, farm size and the type of occupation engaged in by the household head. The intensity of usage of mobile money services was influenced by the age of the household head, higher educational level, marital status of the household head, household and farm size as well as the distance of the household heads from the mobile money agent which directly influences the intensity of use of mobile money services by household heads. The study recommends that strategies that promote access to electricity and occupation in the formal sector or both farming and trading in the rural communities should be promoted. Furthermore, policy attention should focus on location, farmers and farm characteristics.