Munthali, Nyamwaya (author), Lie, Rico (author), Van Lammeren, Ron (author), Van Paassen, Annemarie (author), Leeuwis, Cees (author), and Asare, Richard (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2021-06-12
Published:
South Africa: University of Witwatersrand
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12435
37 pages., Information and communication technologies (ICTs), specifically those that are digital and interactive, present opportunities for enhanced intermediation between actors in Ghana’s agricultural extension system. To understand these opportunities, this study investigates the capabilities of ICTs in support of seven forms of intermediation in the context of agricultural extension: disseminating (information), retrieving (information), harvesting (information), matching (actors to services), networking (among actors), coordinating (actors), and co-creating (among actors). The study identifies the types of ICTs currently functioning in Ghana’s agricultural system, and applies a Delphi-inspired research design to determine the consensus and dissensus of researchers, scientists, and practitioners about the potential of these ICTs to support each of the seven intermediation capabilities. The findings reveal that experts reached consensus that interactive voice response (IVR) technologies currently have the highest potential to support disseminating, retrieving, harvesting, and matching. Meanwhile, social media messaging (SMM) technologies are currently seen as highly capable of supporting coordinating and, to a lesser extent, co-creating, but no consensus is reached on the potential of any of the technologies to support networking.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08912
Notes:
Pages 60-79 in Koteyko, Nelya Nerlich, Brigitte Hellsten, Iina (eds.), Climate change communication and the internet. United Kingdom: Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, England. 217 pages.
Adrian, Judith G., eds. (author), Sadowske, P. Sue (author), and Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 91 Document Number: C06660
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, In: Sandowske, P. Sue and Adrian, Judith G., eds. Outlook report : perspectives on the '90s. Madison, WI : Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin, 1990. p. 13-15
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08863
Notes:
Pages 15-35 in Ormrod, James S. (ed.), Changing our environment, changing ourselves: nature, labour, knowledge and alienation. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK, London. 315 pages.
Dillon, Justin (author) and Teamey, Kelly (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2002
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08793
Notes:
Pages 143-162 in Dillon, Justin, Towards a convergence between science and environmental education: the selected works of Justin Dillon. United States: Routledge, New York City, New York, 2017. 361 pages.
