Via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Describes a program designed to encourage farmers to take "positive approaches to help protect the environment and keep peace with their neighbors."
Retrieved January 28, 2007, 25 pages., Gaunle refers to something associated with a village. Deurali is a public place in the village, where people congregate. This newspaper is published by a non-governmental organization, Rural Development Palpa. It "is used as a platform for local leaders and villagers to express what is important to them rather than being a channel for the government or political elite to push their agenda."
Describes a mentoring program sponsored by the National Immigrant Farming Initiative that links aspiring Latino immigrant farmers with established U.S. farmers
Iran: Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology (IranDoc)
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13056
Journal Title Details:
V.22, Iss.1
Notes:
20 pages, abstract available in English., Varying forms of ICT is used nowadays to disseminate information and innovations among farmers. The present study investigates the level of access and confidence in various information and communication technologies with respect to pest control (e.g. Sunn Pest). A survey was performed over wheat farmers in Hamedan Province. 203 farmers where selected using multi-level, multi-step sampling. The required data was collected using a questionnaire composed of 35 open and two closed questions. Findings demonstrated that Hamedani Farmers have limited access to modern information sources such as computers, e-journals and e-magazines, and agricultural brochures. Organizational institutions and traditional sources of information such as agricultural extension and service centers, TV, neighbors and friends, Agricultural suppliers and such are increasingly available to these farmers. The findings demonstrates that farmers have high confidence in agricultural research center, Hamedan Agricultural Jahad Organization and regional agricultural service and extension. Given the current situation regarding presentation of specialized information on wheat pests and diseases, particularly the Sunn Pest, Agricultual extensions and Service centers that are highly available to the farmers, pose the most viable choice. There seems to be a significant correlation between area planted, level of production and farmers’ access and confidence in ICT. There is a significant, but negative correlation between farmers’ age and their confidence in ICT. Level of access to and confidence in ICT seems to have significant correlation with level of education, social standing and participation in training courses.
