Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08864
Notes:
Pages 37-78 in Ormrod, James S. (ed.), Changing our environment, changing ourselves: nature, labour, knowledge and alienation. United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK, London. 315 pages.
11 pages., ISSN : 2311-8547, via online journal., The objective of this study was to analyze the impacts of an extension program (education and training practice) as perceived by smallholder cattle farmers to develop their smallholder farm practices and reduce the costs of production. The study used data from 22 participant smallholder farmers with backgrounding cattle systems. In-depth interview questionnaires were used and collected before and after providing the extension program in Saraburi province, Thailand. Two leaders of this group were selected for observation and as farm models. Environmental differences were investigated during the rainy, winter and summer seasons. This study detailed the socioeconomics of the smallholders, the characteristics and management of livestock farms. The satisfaction levels of the extension programs were also analyzed. The benefits and costs of this program were examined and developed after the program finished. The study found backgrounding cattle farms was a major livelihood within the community. The community was of low income and living in poverty. The farmers were at high levels of risk in terms of feeding costs and cattle market. The program provided knowledge to be enable the farmers to understand and develop the farm systems. Most of the smallholders agreed on the good-practice farming and group activities. The farm leaders influenced their perceptions. The farmers were encouraged to do activities together: learning cattle market information, good-practice cattle farms, and cattle rations management. The success of the extension program improved the economic community, community relationships, and community attitudes. The extension program applied to a pro-active policy. Collaboration learning activities for smallholders benefit the farmers' community. This program improves economic relationships, attitudes, and builds a sustainable agricultural community.
Arunrat, Noppol (author), Wang, Can (author), Pumijumnong, Nathsuda (author), Sereenonchai, Sukanya (author), Cai, Wenjia (author), and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control (SKLESPC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Institute of Communication Studies (ICS), Communication University of China, Dingfuzhuang East Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2017-02-01
Published:
Thailand: Elsevier Ltd.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D08153
Drescher, Larissa S. (author) and Hasselbach, Johanna (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2014-05
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02722
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Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2014 AAEA/EAAE/CAES joint symposiump Social networks, social media and the economics of food, Montreal, Canada, May 29-30, 2014. 31 pages.
Lawson, Laura (author), Drake, Luke (author), and Fitzgerald, Nurgul (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2016
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08843
Notes:
Pages 141-158 in Dawson, Julie C. and Morales, Alfonso (eds.), Cities of farmers: urban agricultural practices and processes. United States: University of Iowa Press, Iowa City. 333 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes10 Document Number: D09187
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Francis C. Byrnes Collection, The folder contains Social Action: The Process in Community and Area Development (C10556) by George M. Beal and Daryl J. Hobbs with worksheets and lecture notes based on the article.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08825
Notes:
Pages 1007-1023 in Rob Roggema (ed.), Agriculture in an urbanizing society volume two: proceedings of the sixth AESOP conference on sustainable food planning. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Pages 601-1274.
