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2. Information Needs and Use of Information Sources by the Farmers: A Survey of Kurukshetra District, Haryana
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Singh, Joginder (author) and Kumar, Rajiv (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- International: International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12197
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 10 Issue 4
- Notes:
- 7 pages., The study highlighted the information needs and information sources used by the farmers of Kurukshetra district. Data were elicited through the questionnaire. All the farmers needed information on availability and use of pesticides, fertilizers for the crop, disease, pest, weed control, knowing and selling market prices of crops followed by government schemes/policies (98.1%), variety and new cropping system, availability of seeds (96.2%), Agricultural loan (73.1%), weather/weather forecast (73.1%), etc. The majority of the respondents (59.6%) were using newspapers in which Dainik Bhaskar (46.2%) was the first choice of farmers and (30.8%) banners and wall paintings were also assisted. Mobile phones (69.2%) and Television (67.3%) were major electronic sources among them. All the respondents were using these sources to increase agricultural production, availability and know the current market prices. While (90.4%) were using proper use of fertilizers/medicines/pesticides and curing diseases followed by (82.7%) know about new agricultural technology, weather (76.9%). Insufficient information literacy, information communication technology (ICT) skills (87.7%), and inadequate training opportunities (61.5%) were the main constraints faced by farmers. Satisfaction was high in electronic sources (53.8%) than print information (23.1%) sources for their agricultural information among the farmers of Kurukshetra.
3. Quantifying the effectiveness of extension delivery methods on practice change - the experience of the Grazing BMP [Best Management Practices] Extension Support Project
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Moravek, Timothy (author), Nelson, Brigid (author), Anderson, Angela (author), and Reid, David (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- Australia: Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11208
- Journal Title:
- Rural Extension and Innovation Systems Journal
- Journal Title Details:
- 13(2) : 70-75
- Notes:
- Addressed the effectiveness of extension delivery methods used by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries beef extension team in enabling change in producer practice. Findings were based on a survey of randomly selected producers who had engaged with the project from 2011 to 2015. "This analysis has shown the value in conducting a robust evaluation program both for demonstrating practice change and informing future extension programs."
4. Utilizing digital media in agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Landry, Lesley (author), Carlson, Wayne (author), Johnson, Michele (author), Harding, Shawn (author), Stewart, Janine (author), and Steever, Sara (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-01
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06564
- Journal Title:
- Agri Marketing
- Journal Title Details:
- 54(1) : 18-20