13 pages., Via online journal., The investigation of the rising use of pesticides in the Yazd City is a remarkable issue, the respective witnesses on the factors affecting the issue are lacking. For this reason, this contribution was intended to investigate the determinants of the pesticide use behavior (PUB) using the design of sequential-exploratory mixed method in central Iran. In the qualitative phase, verbal data (i.e., pesticide narratives) were collected. The heuristic units of the case study were thematically analyzed using the Atlas.ti software. The obtained results served as the data that were applied to develop the conceptual framework, including grounded concepts. By surveying 306 cucumber farmers, the proposed model was tested using the path analysis in the interface of SPSS and AMOS, indicating the model fits with the data well. The study finds that attitude towards the indigenous knowledge of the pest and disease management forecasts the PUB indirectly by the mediation of attitude, behavioral intention, and PBC. Moreover, large-scale farmers have a better understanding of the usefulness of the IPM. Furthermore, the scientific pesticide knowledge and imitation influence the PUB. Habitual behavior and avarice also have a negative impact on the PUB. In addition, trust has an indirect impact on the PUB via behavioral intention. It is necessary to take policy initiatives to enhance the efficient PUB by (1) establishing a network of indigenous knowledge relevant to the pest and disease management together with the scientific pesticide knowledge, (2) disseminating the innovations that mitigate the impact of pesticides (e.g., Biochar), (3) giving information to farmers so that they are persuaded to make money as much as they fulfill their fundamental needs, change their detrimental habits of pesticide use, and (4) raising the trust in cucumber farmers by establishing a close communication between agricultural experts and cucumber farmers and updating the technical knowledge of agricultural experts in the ground of pest and vector management as well as the use of pesticides.
Abbott, Eric A. (author / Iowa State University), Carr, Ana Ramirez (author / Iowa State University), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Format:
conference papers
Publication Date:
1997-03-04
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20286
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, Section F; from "1997 conference papers : Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 13th Annual Conference, 3, 4, 5 April 1997, Arlington, Virginia
Abbott, Eric A. (author), Schmidt, A. (author), Temnikov, V. (author), Ukhanova, T. (author), and Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Iowa State University; Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Iowa State University; Press Video Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Procurement, Moscow, Russia; Press Video Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Procurement, Moscow, Russia
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1997
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 101 Document Number: C08709
Notes:
Agricultural Communicators in Education 1997 Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July 15, 1997
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: C10352
Journal Title Details:
83 pages
Notes:
Supported by the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, with additional supported from the Farm Foundation and the Rural Development Initiative Project at Iowa State University, http://www.soc.iastate.edu/rdi-tech/page7.html, Proceedings of a Workshop, Feb. 25-27, 1997, Kansas City, Missouri
City, Utah
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17329
Notes:
A paper presented at the 18th International Conference of Agricultural Economists., Pages 257-261 in Bruce L. Greenshields and Margot A. Bellamy (eds), Rural development: growth and equity. International Association of Agricultural Economists Occasional Paper No. 3. Gower Publishing Company Limited, England. 312 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes2 Document Number: C12329
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Pages 166-178 in Borton, Raymond E. (ed.), Selected readings to accompany getting agriculture moving. Volume 1. Agricultural Development Council, New York, NY. 526 p.
"While the net may provide a new medium for dissent and opposition, its impact is offset by two principal factors." Factors cited include the digital divide and growing commercialism.
Abdullah, Ma'n (author), Theobald, Dale E. (author), Butler, Donna (author), Kroenke, Kurt (author), Perkins, Anthony (author), Edgerton, Sara (author), and Dugan, William M. Jr. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: C25803
Aberle, Jennifer T. (author), Fetsch, Robert J. (author), Haddock, Shelley A. (author), Peterson, Rick L. (author), and Zimmerman, Toni Schindler (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26222
23 Pgs., Information and Communication Technology is a potent force in the developing world for social, economic and educational transformation of individuals, agencies and institutions. This study examined the veritable roles of ICT in empowering rural women farmers in Rivers State. The specific objectives were to examine the demographic characteristics of the respondents, identify ICT devices in use by the respondents; information needs of the respondents, the roles of ICTs in rural women empowerment and constraints to the use of ICT devices by the respondents. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from respondents and oral interview where necessary. The respondents were 120 rural women farmers purposively selected from the farmers list obtained from the ADP (Agricultural Development Project) Office in the Area. The results indicate that 54.2% of the respondents are married, 57.5% with secondary education, 52.5% hold a farm size of 0.25 – 1 hectare of land. ICT devices in use include mobile phones, television, radio and other devices. They need information on inputs, prices, markets, produce demand, new practices and technologies. ICT play various roles in empowering the women such as offering entrepreneurial opportunity, breaking isolation, providing linkages to inputs and markets, assisting small and medium size business, reducing poverty, and illiteracy and improving income and savings of rural women. The problems affecting use of ICT devices include absence and erratic supply of electricity, lack of ICT skills, low level of awareness etc. Government should provide basic amenities to the rural dwellers to improve their socio-economic well-being.
Abuhassan, M.A. (author), Cheah, P.F. (author), Choo, T.W. (author), Kamaruddin, M. (author), Pharo, H.J. (author), Sopian, M.J. (author), and Ruminant Development Project, Department of Veterinary Services, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990-05
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 91 Document Number: C06560
Current Contents Agr/Bio, The emphasis on cow records in Malaysian dairy extension programmes reflects the importance of herd fertility in the economics of dairying. Manual record keeping has not been able to make an impact on management due to difficulties experienced in quality control of the data and in analyzing the data to produce useful information for farm managers. Computerized recording systems have been in use in Malaysia since 1985, both on government farms and in the smallholder dairy sector. The aim of both is firstly to improve farm efficiency by the provision of information to managers and extension workers and secondly to provide information for departmental planning purposes. The systems used in Malaysia are outlined, and the results over the first three years of operation are summarized. (author)
Acker, David G. (author / Iowa State University), Androulidakis, Stavros (author / Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki), Lansdale, Elizabeth K. (author), Smith, Bradford K. (author / Ford Foundation), Warner, Randall (author / American Farm School), and Lansdale, Bruce M. (author / American Farm School)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2001-04-04
Published:
Europe: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C20912
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, pages 1-9, from "Emerging trends in agricultural and extension education", AIAEE 2001, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference, April 4-7, 2001, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Author reports that weekly newspapers in New York State are not losing influence. Reports kept by months at Cornell show that the newspapers are using not only more of the college editors' material, but more agricultural news in general.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26480
Notes:
Pages 211-232 in Zachary Michael Jack (ed.), Love of the land: essential farm and conservation readings from an American Golden Age, 1880-1920. Cambria Press, Youngstown, New York. 463 pages., From an 1899 book by Adams, The modern farmer in his business relations (pages 39-50).
Adams, Mike (author / AgriTalk), Bauer, Kyle (author / KFRM, Clay Center, Kansas), Coyle, Rick (author / Northern Ag Network), Hansen, Mike (author / RFD-TV), and Lancaster, Curt (author / Texas Farm Bureau Network)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2010-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C30207
10 pages., via online journal., Purpose: Agricultural extension graduates do not get jobs and farmers are not getting agricultural
extension services, and therefore, both the farmers and agricultural graduates do not receive benefi ts.
The study assessed the interest of agricultural extension students in providing private extension services
to farmers, examined their perception towards private extension services and identifi ed extension skills
possessed by the students.
Research Method: The study comprised all the fi nal year students in the Universities in Osun State. A
two – stage sampling procedure was used to select the respondents. One university was selected from
each category of federal, state and private. A total of 68 respondents were selected and interviewed.
Data collected were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings: The results show that the mean age, mean years of formal education of the respondents
were 23.75 ± 2.02 and 17.40 ± 1.16, respectively. About half (51.5%) of the respondents had positive
perception towards the private extension service while 57 percent had high interest in providing private
extension services. Majority of them possessed teaching skills (97.1%), innovation dissemination
skills (95.5%) and communication skills (88.2%). Also, sources of agricultural information available
(χ2=22.448), types of sponsors (χ2=6.102) and marital status (χ2=16.535) had a signifi cant association
with respondents’ interest in providing private agricultural extension services.
Research Limitation: The study focuses on the interest of agricultural extension graduates to provide
private extension services; however, these graduates may have an interest in other areas that have not
been investigated.
Original Value: The study provides an insight to show the interest and capability of agricultural students
to be engaged in private extension services as a livelihood
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 50 Document Number: C00327
Notes:
AgComm Teaching, Edinburgh, Scotland: Economics and Management Department, The East of Scotland College of Agriculture. 114pp. (Economics and Management Series No. 15)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 117 Document Number: C12877
Notes:
Proceedings of seminars organised by the Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC) at Jaipur, Dhenkanal and Madras, India, during 1994, Chapter 8 in V.S. Gupta and Rajeshwar Dyal (eds.), Rural press: problems and prospects. Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi, India. 106 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C35799
Notes:
Pages 355-362 in L. John Martin and Ray Eldon Hiebert (eds.), Current issues in international communication. Longman, White Plains, New York. 390 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36786
Notes:
Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 8, 15 pages., Presentation by APA encouraging radio stations to advertise their programs in farm papers.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36836
Notes:
Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 11, Special Bulletin No. 34. 2 pages., Association member urges farm publishers to survey subscribers about their intentions for buying autos.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36965
Notes:
Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 16, 6 pages., APA emphasizes need for gathering current agricultural statistics and reporting them promptly.
