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2. An international Master's program in green ICT as a contribution to sustainable development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Klimova, Alexandra (author), Rondeau, Eric (author), Andersson, Karl (author), Porras, Jari (author), Rybin, Andrei (author), and Zaslavsky, Arkady (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-11
- Published:
- USA: Elsevier Science Publishers
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07540
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Journal Title Details:
- 135: 223-239
3. Analysis of conservation agriculture preferences for researchers, extension agents, and tribal farmers in Nepal using Analytic Hierarchy Process
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Reed, Brinton (author), Chan-Halbrendt, Catherine (author), Tamang, B.B. (author), and Chaudhary, Narendra (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014-05
- Published:
- Nepal: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: D07799
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- 127: 90-96
4. Commentary: social justice and sustainable agriculture: moving beyond theory
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Clancy, Katherine (author / Department of Nutrition and Foodservice Management, Syracuse University)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1994
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 100 Document Number: C08578
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 11(4) : 77-83
5. Cover crops and specialty crop agriculture: exploring cover crop use among vegetable and fruit growers in Michigan and Ohio
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Schoolman, E.D. (author) and Arbuckle, J.G. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-07
- Published:
- USA: Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12643
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 77, N.4
- Notes:
- 15 pages, Cover crops—crops grown primarily to protect and improve soil—are widely considered to be an important component of sustainable agricultural systems because their use can provide multiple ecosystem services without compromising yields over time. Specialty crops—fruits, vegetables, and horticultural crops—are increasingly important to US agriculture and food security and uniquely vulnerable to climate-related problems that cover crops can help to address. Yet far less research has been conducted on cover crop use by farmers who grow mainly specialty crops, compared to the much larger body of research on farmers who principally grow row crops like corn (Zea mays) and soybeans (Glycine max). In this study, we draw on survey data from a stratified, random sample of 881 specialty crop growers in Michigan and Ohio to accomplish two main goals. First, we seek to characterize cover crop use among this important group of farmers, focusing on types of cover crop used and use of multiple types. Second, we examine the relationship between cover crop use on vegetable and fruit farms and key social and economic factors, with particular attention to farmers’ environmental values, adherence to organic principles, and sources of information. According to survey results, cover cropping is more likely when farmers (1) manage certified organic (p < 0.01) or organic-in-practice (p < 0.05) farms; (2) report being influenced by private crop consultants (p < 0.01); (3) attach high importance to agri-environmental goals (p < 0.01); and (4) grow vegetable crops instead of or in addition to fruit crops (p < 0.001). No relationship was found to exist between cover cropping and farmers’ concerns about climate-related risks, education level, or perceived self-efficacy. We conclude by suggesting that the importance of structural factors to farmers’ decisions about cover crops should not be underestimated. Promoting and strengthening the market for organic food may be the most direct pathway toward increasing the number of farmers who use cover crops. Historically important entities in agricultural networks, including cooperative extension and conservation nongovernmental organizations, might enhance their impact on cover crop use by forming new partnerships with private crop consultants.
6. Exploring the barriers to the adoption of climate-smart irrigation technologies for sustainable crop productivity by smallholder farmers: evidence from South Africa
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Serote, Batizi (author), Mokgehle, Salmina (author), Senyolo, Grany (author), Plooy, Christian du (author), Hlophe‐Ginindza, Samkelisiwe (author), Mpandel, Sylvester (author), Nhamo, Luxon (author), and Araya, Hintsa (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-01-19
- Published:
- Switzerland: MDPI
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12769
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 13, Iss. 2
- Notes:
- 21 pages, Climate change continues to impact the livelihoods of smallholder farmers due to low adaptive capacity. In South Africa, the challenge is exacerbated by water scarcity and shortened crop-growing seasons. Climate-smart irrigation innovative technologies (CSIT) enhance smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate change. However, there is still a limited level of effective adoption and usage of these technologies in smallholder communities. This study investigated the barriers affecting the adoption of CSIT in rural areas of the Vhembe and Capricorn districts in Limpopo Province, South Africa. We explored the farmers’ socioeconomic factors extracted from farmers’ perceptions of CSIT-specific attributes. A multi-stage randomized sampling technique was used to select 100 smallholder farmers (SHF). Data analyzed by descriptive statistics such as percentages and frequency distribution are presented in graphs and tables. According to the findings, insufficient communication channels, a lack of financial availability, unstable land tenure systems, and insufficient training are the main obstacles to implementing CSIT. There is a need for policy and decision-makers to improve the communication channels for disseminating agro-meteorological information to the intended beneficiaries.
7. Novel approaches and practices to sustainable agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Muhie, Seid Hussen (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-11-08
- Published:
- Netherlands: Elsevier B.V.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12804
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 10
- Notes:
- 11 pages, The world population is increasing in a disquieting rate while the quantity of food to gratify this snowballing human population is an annoyance to agrarian scientists and policymakers around the globe. Today's population is snatching natural resources from the future which can endanger the future generation's right to have nutritious food and clean air. The causes for this challenge can be enumerated and listed out, but singled out as lack of and/or poor implementation of novel approaches and practices for sustainable agriculture. Some of the novel approaches are but not limited to climate smart agriculture (CSA), organic farming, biodynamic agriculture, sustainable intensification and regenerative agriculture; and novel practices as integrated farming system (IFS), precision agriculture, integrated nutrient management (INM) and integrated pest management (IPM). The adoption of these approaches and practices has been proven to safeguard agricultural sustainability.
8. Role of information and communication technologies towards sustainability transitions in agriculture and food systems
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nwafor, S.C. (author), Agba, S.A. (author), Ugbem-Onah, C. (author), and Uwandu, Q.C. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-08-31
- Published:
- Nigeria: Agricultural Society of Nigeria
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12760
- Journal Title:
- Nigerian Agricultural Journal
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 53, N.2
- Notes:
- 6 pages, Food sustainability transitions refer to transformation processes necessary to move towards sustainable food systems. Digitization is one of the most important ongoing transformation processes in global agriculture and food chains. The review paper explores the contribution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to transition towards sustainability along the food chain (production, processing, distribution, consumption). It also reviewed the Challenges to ICT Use in the Food Chain. From the review, it was found that ICT has enormous roles to play in boasting food production and promoting equitable distribution and marketing of food produce. ICTs can contribute to agro-food sustainability transition by increasing resource productivity, reducing inefficiencies, decreasing management costs, and improving food chain coordination. Key challenges to effective utilization of ICT in promoting food security were identified to include lack of access to ICT tools, low literacy level, and inadequate capital among others.
9. Saving food: Food preservation as alternative food activism
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Click, Melissa A. (author) and Ridberg, Ronit (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2010-09-16
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09771
- Journal Title:
- Environmental Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- 4(3) : 301-317
10. Soil sensing: a new paradigm for agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rossel, Raphael A. Viscarra (author) and Bouma, Johan (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-10
- Published:
- International: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: D07801
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- 148: 71-74