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    3. An explorative study of ICT for developmental impact in rural areas of Bangladesh

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ashraf, Md. Mahfuz (author), Grunfeld, Helena (author), Harris, Roger (author), Alam, Nabid (author), Ferdousi, Sanida (author), and Malik, Bushra Tahseen (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2011
    Published:
    Bangladesh
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: D06306
    Journal Title:
    Media Asia
    Journal Title Details:
    38(1) : 22-31

    6. Can women's self‐help groups improve access to information, decision‐making, and agricultural practices? The Indian case

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Raghunathan, Kalyani (author), Kannan, Samyuktha (author), and Quisumbing, Agnes R. (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-08
    Published:
    Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: D10822
    Journal Title:
    Agricultural Economics
    Notes:
    14 pages., via online journal,, Effective agricultural extension is key to improving productivity, increasing farmers’ access to information, and promoting more diverse sets of crops and improved methods of cultivation. In India, however, the coverage of agricultural extension workers and the relevance of extension advice is poor. We investigate whether a women's self‐help group (SHG) platform could be an effective way of improving access to information, women's empowerment in agriculture, agricultural practices, and production diversity. We use cross‐sectional data on close to 1,000 women from five states in India and employ nearest‐neighbor matching models to match SHG and non‐SHG women along a range of observed characteristics. We find that participation in an SHG increases women's access to information and their participation in some agricultural decisions, but has limited impact on agricultural practices or outcomes, possibly due to financial constraints, social norms, and women's domestic responsibilities. SHGs need to go beyond provision of information to changing the dynamics around women's participation in agriculture to effectively translate knowledge into practice.

    10. Expanding the village knowledge centres in Pondicherry

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Senthilkumaran, S. (author) and Arunachalam, Subbiah (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    India
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02005
    Notes:
    Pages 16-41 in J.B. Ambekar (ed.), Agricultural communication and sustainable development. Shruti Publications, Jaipur, India. 279 pages.