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2. Connectivity and digital inclusion in Far North Queensland's agricultural communities: Policy- focused report
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Marshall, Amber (author), Dale, Allan (author), Babacan, Hurriyet (author), and Dezuanni, Michael (author)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Australia: The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13200
- Notes:
- 55 pages
3. Factors influencing the information needs and information access channels of farmers: An empirical study in Guangdong, China
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lu, Yonghe (author) and Chen, Yongshan (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-01-08
- Published:
- China: SAGE Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12412
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Information Science
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 46 Issue (1)
- Notes:
- 20 pages., China, Information needs, access, rural communities, small farms, information channels, surveys, development, Information plays an important role in meeting the quantitative and qualitative goals of agriculture in the 21st century. As an emerging economy in a developing continent, China has already made many interventions to use information technology to support agricultural development. However, information service in some rural areas is still severely limited. The overall impact of the changing information environment on the farmers’ information needs and access channels has not been fully studied. Thus, this study systematically investigates the characteristics of the information needs and channels of farmers in Guangdong, China. We have collected 4006 questionnaire samples and used correlation analysis to explore the relationships between farmers’ information needs and access channel preferences. The results indicate that individual characteristic factors, social factors and family factors have different degrees of influence on farmers’ information needs and access channel preferences. These findings can provide a reference for information construction in the rural areas of Guangdong Province and thus promote its economic development. This study can also provide useful insights for policy-makers and researchers from other developing countries to formulate implementation plans to promote agricultural development.
4. Pro-poor Rural Growth of Agricultural Food through Rural Public Library Services for the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bakare, Abdullahi A. (author), Olaniyi, Esther (author), and Oloruntola, Mosunmade Opeoluwa (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-01-01
- Published:
- United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12373
- Journal Title:
- Library Philosophy and Practice
- Journal Title Details:
- Winter 2020
- Notes:
- 18 pages., The economic challenges in Nigeria make it to suffer from food insecurity which is due to low agricultural production and productivity. Specific initiatives by the Federal Government on pro-poor rural agricultural food growth to achieve SDGs to end hunger have been established. Similar structures have also been established in all the 36 States of the Federation and, in some cases, at Local Government Area level. The government is also with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and a wide array of stakeholders. Use of pro-poor rural agricultural food growth through rural public library services to achieve the goal 1 and goal 2 targets of SDGs (end poverty and hunger) is particularly the focus of this study. This paper submits that public libraries have a great role to play in the implementation of SDGs by using emerging technology, collaborating on capacity building and going into partnership with critical stakeholders to make information available to poor rural farmers. Hence, materials from the key partners of the government on information about production forecasts, increased agricultural productivity, soil composition, markets for different crops, dairy and poultry farming, farm mechanics, land use, preservation of soil, rainfall and cultivation of different types of crops, effective extension service delivery and feedback on situation for improved research and policy implementation on agriculture should be acquired by public libraries, organized, preserved and made available to rural poor to facilitate pro-poor rural agricultural food growth for the attainment of SDGs in Nigeria.
5. Sustainable development through participatory communication: an assessment of selected community projects in Cross River State, Nigeria
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- John, Godswill (author) and Etika, David Nandi (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Nigeria: Asian Institute for Development Communication (AIDCOM)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11914
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Development Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- 30(2) : 60-71
- Notes:
- Online from UI Library subscription., Report of research about use of participatory communication in development projects involving agriculture, natural resources, and other topics at community levels. Findings emphasized need to give priority to it when carrying out community projects.