Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11397
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5 pages., Via online from website., Results of a national survey among U.S. adults suggest that "Americans are closely divided over the health benefits of organic produce."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09930
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Online from Tyson Foods, Springfield, Arkansas. 10 pages., Report based on predictions from a "Trendtellers Council" of Tyson employees. They were invited to identify "what's next on the horizon when it comes to food."
Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng (author), Fongar, Andrea (author), Godecke, Theda (author), Jackering, Lisa (author), Mwololo, Henry (author), and Njuguna, Michael (author)
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Journal article
Publication Date:
2018-12-18
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International: Oxford University Press
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12393
24 pages., We analyse how agricultural extension can be made more effective in terms of increasing farmers’ adoption of pro-nutrition technologies, such as biofortified crops. In a randomised controlled trial with farmers in Kenya, we implemented several extension treatments and evaluated their effects on the adoption of beans biofortified with iron and zinc. Difference-in-difference estimates show that intensive agricultural training can increase technology adoption considerably. Additional nutrition training helps farmers to better appreciate the technology’s nutritional benefits and thus further increases adoption. This study is among the first to analyse how improved extension designs can help to make smallholder farming more nutrition-sensitive
