7 p., The increasing use of computers on the farm raises the question of whether these new skills will be valued in off-farm employment. Data suggests that computers are used predominantly for a single group of tasks that may not develop the "systems skills" that are becoming increasingly important in off-farm employment.
Tembo, Rachael (author) and Maumbe, Blessing M. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
South Africa
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02157
Notes:
Pages 19-42 in Blessing M. Maumbe (ed.), E-agriculture and e-government for global policy development: implications and future directions. Information Science Reference, Hershey, Pennsylvania. 321 pages.
Fountas, Spyros (author), Pedersen, Soren Marcus (author), and Blackmore, Simon (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2005-07-18
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23520
Notes:
In the e-book, E.Gelb and A. Offer (eds.), ICT in Agriculture: perspectives of technological innovation. Center for Agricultural Economic Research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 15 pages.
