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22. Farmers’ perception of the quality of mobile-based extension services in Egypt: a comparison between public and private provision
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kassem, Hazem S. (author), Shabana, Rasha M. (author), Alotaibi, Bader M. (author), and Ghoneim, Yomna A. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-04
- Published:
- SAGE Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10523
- Journal Title:
- Information Development
- Notes:
- 20 pages., via online journal., During the last 10 years, different initiatives have been implemented to provide mobile-based extension services for the agricultural sector in Egypt. The current study compared the quality of agricultural extension messages between public and private providers. A simple random sample of 120 farmers was selected representing 7% of the total farmers registered in the databases of Ministry of Agriculture (public services) and Shoura company (private services). Farmers assessed a sample of 10 messages delivered by both providers in terms of six indicators namely (1) access, (2) utilization, (3) timeliness, (4) trust, (5) satisfaction, and (6) sharing information with other farmers. The findings revealed the lack of access to messages by the farmers in the two services. However, more than 50% had utilized the majority of messages (in case of access). The study also showed significant differences between perception of farmers to quality attributes in public and private services (Access 6.77, 0.01; Utilization 8.44, 0.004; Timeliness 8.55, 0.002; Satisfaction 8.88, 0.001; information sharing 7.62, 0.009) except for trust (1.11, 0.4). Findings provide practical implications to support mobile-based extension services to enable sharing information and link farmers with other actors in the agricultural value chain.
23. Growers know sustainability, but they aren't sure about consumers and buyers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Karst, Tom (author)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12-16
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12003
- Journal Title:
- Packer
- Notes:
- Online via subscription. 5 pages., Article summarizes results of a survey among farmers and consumers conducted by Aimpoint Research for The Packer. Findings showed that growers believe they best understand sustainability while believing that very few if any food retailers and consumers completely understand it. Nearly two-thirds of surveyed consumers said they believed sustainability efforts from the food industry are a response to their demands rather than industry driven by industry while two-thirds of growers said they believe sustainability efforts are industry driven. Report also compared beliefs by growers and consumers about where they get sustainability information.
24. Indiana newspapers and their service to agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sample, G.W. (author) and Swaim, J.S. (author)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- N.D.
- Published:
- USA: Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08958
- Notes:
- Page 17 in Lucinda Crile, Findings from studies of bulletins, news stories, and circular letters. Extension Service Circular 488. Revision of Extension Service Circular 461, which it supersedes. May 1953. 24 pages. Summary of bachelor's thesis, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. 3 pages. No date.
25. Information needs of the female farmers in agricultural activities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Huda, Saiful (author), Kabir, Md. Rayhan (author), Tabassum, Sumaiya (author), Sonet, Md. Rubayet Al Ferdous (author), and Muhammad, Noor (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-01-11
- Published:
- Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D11006
- Journal Title:
- Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology
- Journal Title Details:
- 30(2): 1-11
- Notes:
- 11 pages., via online journal., The purposes of this study was to determine the selected characteristics of the female farmers, to determine the information needs of the female farmers in practicing agriculture and to explore the relationship between information need and selected characteristics of the female farmers. Data were collected using interview schedule from a sample of 50 farmers out of 100 farmers of target group and 50 farmers out of 100 farmers of control group selected random sampling procedure from the beneficiaries of PROTIC project of Dimala upazila under Nilphamari district. Besides the usual descriptive statistical parameter, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used for the statistical analysis. The information needs were determined on 20 selected agricultural activities related information. It was revealed that the highest information needs was observed on ‘pesticides name’ in target groups. Lowest information needs was observed on ‘pond preparation’. In case of control groups the highest information needs was observed on pesticides name’ while lowest information needs was observed on ‘water quality management’ among the selected information of practicing agricultural activities. In target groups majority of the respondents (74 percent) mentioned medium information needs while 14 percent low and 12 percent high information needs. Among the control groups 62 percent farmers opined medium information needs while 16 percent mentioned about low information needs and 22 percent showed high information needs for practicing agricultural activities. In response to target groups it was observed that extension media contact and agricultural knowledge, annual income and aspiration while in response to control group farmers’ agricultural knowledge and aspiration are positively and age was negatively correlated with information needs of female farmers in practicing agriculture.
26. Information sources and communication channels related to farm practice adoption in Central India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Leagans, J.P. (author), Sharma, D.K. (author), and Department of Extension Education, J.N. Agricultural University, Jabalpur, India; Cornell University
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 26 Document Number: B02605
- Notes:
- Ithaca, NY: Department of Education, New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, 196- . 27 p. (Cornell International Agricultural Development Mimeograph 25)
27. Interpersonal communication and diffusion of innovation in agriculture sector of Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Khan, Masrur Alam (author) and Akhtar, Pervaiz (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11913
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Development Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- 30(1) : 1-9
- Notes:
- Online from UI Library subscription., Study examined interpersonal influence during the diffusion of agricultural innovation in a rural district of Pakistan. Findings revealed that interpersonal communication had a major role in agricultural activities, particularly that farmers were motivated through face-to-face discussion.
28. Learning from experts and peer farmers about rice production: experimental evidence from Cote d’Ivoire
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Takahashi, Kazushi (author), Mano, Yukichi (author), and Otsuka, Keijiro (author)
- Format:
- Journal article abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10534
- Journal Title:
- World Development
- Journal Title Details:
- 122: 157-169
- Notes:
- Abstract via online journal. 2 pages., Technological innovation is vital to economic growth and food security in sub-Saharan Africa where agricultural productivity has been stagnant for a long time. Extension services and learning from peer farmers are two common approaches to facilitate the diffusion of new technologies, but little is known about their relative effectiveness. Selection bias, whereby well-motivated training participants would perform better even without extension services, as well as knowledge spillovers, where non-participants can indirectly benefit from extension services, are among the major threats to causal inference. Using a unique sequential randomized experiment on agricultural training, this study attempts to meet the dual objectives of executing rigorous impact evaluation of extension services and subsequent spillovers on rice production in Cote d’Ivoire. Specifically, to reduce selection bias, we randomly assigned eligibility for training participation; and to satisfy the stable unit treatment value assumption, control-group farmers were initially restricted from exchanging information with treated-group farmers who had received rice management training. Once some positive impacts were confirmed, information exchange between the treated and control farmers was encouraged. We found that the initial performance gaps created by the randomized assignment disappeared over time, due presumably to social learning from peer farmers. A detailed analysis concerning the information network and peer effects provided suggestive evidence that there were information and technology spillovers from treated to control farmers after removing the information exchange restriction. Overall, our study demonstrates that information dissemination by farmers can be as effective in improving practices as the initial training provided by extension services.
29. Media sources of information and their use by the inhabitants of rural areas
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Krzyzanowska, Krystyna (author) and Wawrzyniak, Slawomir (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Poland
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11676
- Journal Title:
- Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists
- Journal Title Details:
- 21(3) : 220-227
- Notes:
- 8 pages., Online via UI Catalog., Authors investigated sources of information used by inhabitants of agricultural villages and rural areas, spanning the period 2012-2018. Findings showed that "interest in new mass media-the Internet grew significantly, whereas their interests in television or radio broadcasts decreased. It has also pointed out that the trend to read daily press and specialized papers increased. Village inhabitants (not a farmer) preferred daily press and journals, whereas farmers chose specialised press."
30. Mental health information in rural areas is best delivered face-to-face, from family and friends, study shows
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Stein, Marianne (author)
- Format:
- Research summary
- Publication Date:
- 2019-12-02
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11097
- Notes:
- Online from ACES News, University of Illinois. 2 pages., Findings of a survey among farmers in Wisconsin suggested that respondents were open to receiving agricultural health and safety information from any source. Preferred methods of delivery: magazines and newspapers, face-to-face communication. Least preferred: social media, the internet and phone support lines.